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ECE 477 Final Report Spring 2004
Conclusion
It was surprising how quickly components can fail under high temperature and
high stress situations. Although some assumptions made may have been toward the extreme
conservative side, it shows how these considerations need to be taken into account during design
time. It is interesting to note that the Power MOSFET and Power Diode are rated to last longer
than the capacitor and resistor, likely because they were designed specifically for use in power
supplies.
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