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Quantifying circuit performance

  • US 5,878,383 A
  • Filed: 10/29/1996
  • Issued: 03/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of determining whether a performance characteristic of an item of equipment is within a specified performance limit, comprising the steps of:

  • setting a performance limit data corresponding to said specified performance limit;

    obtaining performance data corresponding to a performance characteristic of the equipment at an extremity of a predetermined range of environmental conditions, said equipment maintained within a predetermined set of environmental conditions;

    iteratively searching said performance data for a peak performance value data within said predetermined range of environmental conditions; and

    comparing said peak performance value data with said performance limit data to determine whether a peak performance value represented by said peak performance value data is within said specified performance limit.

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