A Study of Environmental Test Sequences for Electrical Units

Electrical units are operated by electrical and electronic components. An environmental test sequence is useful for testing electrical units to reduce reliability issues. This study introduces test sequence guidelines based on relevant principles and considerations for electronic testing according to International Standard IEC-60068-1 and the United States Military Standard MIL-STD-810G. Test sequences were then proposed based on the descriptions for each test. Finally, General Motors (GM) specification GMW3172 was interpreted and compared to IEC-60068-1 and MIL-STD-810G.

• Jung Ho Yang
• Yong Soo Kim

• Reliability
• Environmental test sequence
• Electrical units
• IEC 60068-1
• MIL-STD-810G.

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