Heat Soak Test

We have inhouse, controlled environment heat soak testing chamber of dimensions 3.5m length X 2.5m width X 3.5m height, which can accommodate up to 8 control panels at a time (800mmx800mm); which can deliver a temperature range of 0°C to 60°C, complying with all the quality standards as required by the oil and gas industry in the region.

Heat Soak Test or Burn In Test is a process designed to detect early failures in components and reduce the potential for defects and failures in the actual field. During burn-in/ heat soak, the components endure extreme operating conditions, including temperature extremes, high use cycles, and high voltages. The object is to eliminate defective components or those with short lifespans before they can become a factor in a system failure. Performing burn-in accelerates a component’s lifespan beyond the point of premature failures to weed out defective parts. Components that have passed the burn-in test are highly likely to provide reliable service for the duration of a product’s life.

To ensure systems are correctly soaked/burned-in, all components forming the control panel are continuously/periodically (configurable) energized for a period of 48 hours or more based on the customer requirement, at temperature cycles at least once between 0 Degree Celsius and 60 Degree Celsius (or range as advised by the customer), and on maximum rated load. During this period, a monitoring computer shall record the state of all I/O points for the panels. This record will serve the purpose of identifying if any component fails during heat soak. The room environmental conditions during the burn-in test period, i.e., ambient temperature and humidity are noted. When at the peak temperature, the rise in temperature due to heat dissipation shall be monitored. It shall be ensured that none of the hardware malfunctions during the test and are able to withstand the total temperature.