Modeling the lifespan of OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) is a complex task as it depends on differentpotentially interacting factors. As the literature on this subject is still scant, new parametric models for calculating the lifespan of OLED are proposed in this work. The Design of Experiment (DoE) methodology is used for cost and accuracy reasons. Different lifespan models based on thermal and electrical experimental aging tests are proposed. As stress factors, current density, temperature and their interactions, which are rarely taken into account in aging studies are simultaneously involved. The analysis of the model parameters highlights the prevalence of temperature compared to current density on the luminance performance of OLEDs. Non-linear models appear as the most accurate.

Organic light emitting diodes are one of the most innovative light sources. They do not require semiconductor fabrication techniques like the LED family, they are simple to construct and are used in many original applications. The inconvenient of this product is that it does not have a long lasting useful life with more then 10000 hours. Therefore, this paper will present a parametric method to design an aging model of the OLED based on luminance decay and electrical impedance evolution. Accelerated tests using thermal factor and current density will be applied to large warm white OLED panels. A log-normal model for the luminance decay will be merged with design of experiments method to include the stress factors as well as impedance characteristics resulting in an effective degradation model that can estimate the lifetime of the OLED.