Question: I would appreciate it if you could provide your view / share your expertise on the EMC/EMI protection requirements between the 400Hz Ground Power Systems and the various ICT/ELV installations within an Aircraft. Answer: An interesting and important question! And much too big an issue to be able to deal with comprehensively, in a blog post. The … [Read more...]
Under the Medical Safety Standard IEC 60601-1-1:2014 an EMC Test Lab is not Required to Assess or Review Any Aspect of a Risk Management File
Note: This content was originally posted in January 2020 on emcstandards.co.uk. IEC 60601-1-2:2014 is a medical device safety standard that deals with safety risks that can be caused by electromagnetic interference with electronics. It is not an EMC compliance standard! If the EMC test lab has the necessary safety risk assessment competencies, they could review/assess the … [Read more...]
EMI / EMC Issues in an Industrial Automation System
A discussion between Peter Thomas (PROFIBUS/PROFINET expert) and Keith Armstrong (EMC expert), in December 2017 Peter: Hello Keith. I have spent today visiting an industrial plant in the UK. Whilst there I took the opportunity to look at several areas from an EMI point of view. I wondered what you thought of the following: I list below a few observations following … [Read more...]
Practical SI, PI and EMC Design Training Available Online
New training courses have been added to the EMC Standards website to help electronic, PCB and mechanical design engineers gain a practical understanding of how to easily achieve electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI), with the lowest overall cost. This new material consists of course notes and webinars created and delivered by … [Read more...]
Britain after Brexit, with the accent on EMC
Editor's Note (Updated June 27, 2016): Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a monumental decision that’s triggering some serious alarm bells throughout the country. As it stands, many UK laws and regulations are determined by EU legislation and it’s not immediately clear what the EMC standards ramifications in Britain will be during the two year … [Read more...]