Electrical emergency lighting test duration calculator

Calculate duration margin and failed-device fraction with your own figures.

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Use duration margin and failed-device fraction to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Measured test elapsed time (minutes)
180
User-required test duration (minutes)
180
Devices tested (count)
40
Failed devices (count)
2
Duration margin (minutes)
0
Failed-device fraction (%)
5

Try another scenario

Measured test elapsed time (minutes)
181
User-required test duration (minutes)
180
Devices tested (count)
40
Failed devices (count)
2
Duration margin (minutes)
1
Failed-device fraction (%)
5
Calculation method

Calculation method

Duration margin (minutes)

Elapsed minus required duration; failed devices/tested devices. Zero tests report zero observed failures, not compliance.

Failed-device fraction (%)

Elapsed minus required duration; failed devices/tested devices. Zero tests report zero observed failures, not compliance.

Symbols and units
a
Measured test elapsed time (minutes)
b
User-required test duration (minutes)
c
Devices tested (count)
d
Failed devices (count)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Elapsed minus required duration; failed devices/tested devices. Zero tests report zero observed failures, not compliance. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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