BS EN 16602-30-11:2014

What is BS EN 16602-30-11 - Derating requirements for space products about?

BS EN 16602-30-11 specifies derating requirements applicable to electronic, electrical and electromechanical components.

BS EN 16602-30-11 applies to all parties involved at all levels in the realization of space segment hardware and its interfaces.

The objective of BS EN 16602-30-11 is to provide customers with guaranteed performance and reliability up to the equipment’s end of life. To this end, the following are specified:

• Load ratios or limits to reduce the stress applied to components
• Application rules and recommendations

Who is BS EN 16602-30-11 - Derating requirements for space projects for?

BS EN 16602-30-11 on derating requirements for space projects is relevant to:

• Product design engineers
• Quality control and regulatory bodies
• Space project managers
• System engineers for spacecraft projects
• Technical personnel for spacecraft projects

Why should you use BS EN 16602-30-11 - Derating requirements for space projects?

Derating is a process of designing a product such that its components operate at a significantly reduced level of stress to increase reliability and ensure useful life and design margins and enhance the end-of-life performance of equipment. Derating is a long-standing practice applied to components used on spacecraft.

Too high a derating can lead to over-design, over-cost, and over-sizing of components, the direct consequence being excess volume and weight.  BS EN 16602-30-11 assists in obtaining reliable and high-performance equipment without oversizing the components. For this reason, BS EN 16602-30-11 provides derating requirements depending on mission duration and mean temperature, considering demonstrated limits of component capabilities.