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Optimizing the Lifetime of Optocouplers

Optimizing the Lifetime of Optocouplers

Update: 2022-09-08
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When designing a circuit, one of the main considerations you need to take is the expected lifetime; not only based on the product itself, but also all the individual components included. For optocouplers, the performance degrades over time depending on the operating conditions. In this podcast, we'll give an introduction into how Wurth Elektronik tests the lifetime of its optocouplers and how you can calculate the expected lifetime of your application. We'll also give special tips and tricks into how to operate the optocouplers for increased lifetime.  Click here to download the complete App Note, ANO006, or visit www.we-online.com/appnotes

Figure 1:

Median Time to Failure of a Device Formula

Figure 2:

Degradation of the CTR value of WE optocouplers over time

Figure 3/4:

Forward current dependency on expected average CTR

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Optimizing the Lifetime of Optocouplers

Optimizing the Lifetime of Optocouplers

Amelia Thompson