Reliability Analysis of Electronic Circuit of Compact FIuorescent Lamp using Methods MIL-HDBK-217F and FIDES

There are several guiding methods for calculating one of the main reliability indicators-failure rate of electronic components. Generally, methods are divided into three groups: methods with multiplicative pi-factors, methods with additive pi-factors and combined methods. The present paper compares the results and applicability of two methods - MIL-HDBK-217F and FIDES, which over the last years have established themselves as basic methods.