Derating Analysis Tutorial

What is Derating?
Derating is a technique usually employed in electrical power and electronic devices, wherein the
devices are operated at less than their rated maximum power dissipation. Derating considers the case
temperature, the ambient temperature and the type of cooling apparatus used.

Derating Standards included in Lambda Predict

• MIL-STD-975, published by NASA, focuses on selection of parts used in the design and
construction of space flight hardware as well as mission-essential ground support
equipment.
• MIL-STD-1547, published by the Department of Defense, is targeted to aid in the
design, development and fabrication of electronic systems with long life and/or high
reliability requirements while operating under the extreme conditions of space and launch
vehicles.
• AS4613, published by the U.S. Navy, sets forth derating requirements for the reliable
application of electronic and electromechanical parts.
• NAVSEA TE000-AB-GTP-010, published by the U.S. Navy, contains derating
requirements and part selection and application information on the ten most commonly
used electrical and electronic parts.
• ECSS-Q-30-11A, prepared and maintained under the authority of the Space
Components Steering Board in partnership with the European Space Agency, contains
derating requirements applicable to electronic, electrical and electromechanical
components.
• MSFC-STD-3012, prepared by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, sets requirements
for electrical, electronic and electromechanical parts selection, management and control
for space flight and mission-essential ground support equipment for Marshall Space Flight
Center programs.

In addition to the derating standards published by the military, many semiconductor

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 Derating with the included Derating Standards in Lambda Predict

Before beginning, right-click on the top-level Item (the standard) within the System
Hierarchy and select Customize Columns. Within the System Hierarchy, add a check mark to
Derating Status and Derating and then click OK.

You should now have two new columns within the System Hierarchy.

1. Enter the Properties and Derating for each of the components.

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2. Select the top-level Item (the standard) within the System Hierarchy and then select Apply
Derating from the Prediction Tools ribbon.

3. Select a published Derating standard from the drop-down menu within the Apply Derating
Standard window and then click OK.

4. Once you have selected a published standard and applied it, some components will include
the following information within the Derating Status and Derating columns.

Not Stressed. A green icon indicates that the component meets the requirements of the derating
standard.

Exceeds Nominal. A blue icon indicates that the component does not meet the requirements of the
derating standard, but it is not overstressed (i.e., is less than the worst case values).

Stressed. A red icon indicates that the component is overstressed according to the requirements of
the derating standard.

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5. You can now select View Component Derating from the Prediction Tools ribbon for a
graphical view of the component(s) derating.

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6. The Component Derating window has three tabs (Derating, Parametric Curve, Other
Derating Criteria).

Derating:

Parametric Curve:

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Other Derating Criteria:

Creating Custom Derating Standards

1. Open the Apply Derating Standard window and select the Add button. You can edit an
existing custom derating standard by selecting it from the list and click the Edit
button.

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 2. Managing all the custom derating standards within the database can be accomplished by
selecting File->Manage Database->Custom Derating Standards Manager.

Adding a user-defined model to a custom derating standard

1. From the Custom Derating Standard window, click the Add Model button.
2. In the Model Name field, enter the name of the model.

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3. Click the Add Model button and enter a name for the model.
4. Use the Model Type, Category, Subtype and Style drop-down menus to specify which
component the model applies to.

5. In the Stress drop-down menu, select a stress type, and then use the Nominal Case and
Worst Case tables on the right side of the window to enter the derating requirements for
that stress.
6. Repeat the above steps until you have defined curves for all of the stress types that are
relevant to the component.
7. Use the Description and Notes fields to enter any additional information about the
model.

Notes:

• If a component has any subtypes (e.g. Telcordia analog IC may be bipolar, CMOS or
NMOS), you can select the Include all subtypes check box to apply your model to all
subtypes of that component.
• If a component has different styles (e.g. Telcordia analog IC may have hermetic or
non-hermetic packaging), you can select the Include all styles check box to apply to
your model to all styles of that component.
• You can add a model from a published derating standard to your custom standard,
select any of the published derating standards in the Derating Model drop-down
menu, and then use the Model Type, Category, Subtype and Style drop-down menus
to specify which component you wish to add. The Nominal Case and Worst Case
tables on the right side of the window are read-only.

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