CST (Computer Simulation Technology), a developer and distributor of electromagnetic field simulation software, has released CST BOARDCHECK™, an electromagnetic compliance (EMC) and signal integrity (SI) rule checking program. CST BOARDCHECK™ gives the user the capability to designate various nets and components that are critical for EMC, including I/O nets, power/ground nets … [Read more...]
EMI/EMC Testing on Mission Observatory
EMI and EMC testing is being conducted at Orbital Science Corporation in Gilbert, Ariz., to validate that while the Landsat Data Continuity Mission Observatory is in space, all components will function together efficiently. After EMI/EMC testing is finished successfully, the observatory will be prepared for mechanical tests next month to ensure it will survive the launch … [Read more...]
Company Earns Honors for Supplier Excellence
LCR Electronics, Inc., a manufacturer of EMI filters, backplanes, ruggedized integrated chassis and electronic control products for military, telecom, medical and commercial applications, was awarded a 4-Star honor for supplier excellence by Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business unit. LCR Electronics was f presented with the 4-Star award for supplier excellence from … [Read more...]
Product Testing Without Test House Stay
EMI Solutions offers product testing with the help of Dr. Brett Robinson and team to help make sure designs are ready for full certification testing without a test house stay. EMI Solutions has more than 50 years of combined hands-on engineering, design and test experience to help solve EMI/EMC issues. It offers radiated and conducted emissions testing; sniff testing to the … [Read more...]
Graham Kilshaw Receives Sustained Service to EMC Society Award
Graham Kilshaw, president of ITEM Media and Interference Technology, received the Sustained Service to the EMC Society Award at the IEEE EMC Symposium Awards Luncheon Thursday, Aug. 9. Fin O'Connor accepted the award on his behalf. Kilshaw received the award for service as the leader in the ongoing success of the Philadelphia Chapter of the EMC Society, including being the … [Read more...]
Bob Goldblum Receives Hall of Fame Award at IEEE Symposium
Bob Goldblum, founder and publisher emeritus of ITEM Media and Interference Technology, was presented with the IEEE Symposium Hall of Fame Award at its Awards Luncheon Thursday, Aug. 9. Goldblum was editor of the EMC Newsletter for more than 30 years. He received his BSEE in 1961 and his Masters of Engineering, Engineering Science in 1967. He started his career at ARK … [Read more...]
EU Issues EMC Regulations for Olympics
The Office of Communications for the European Union has made EMC-related regulations for the London 2012 Olympics. The regulations, titled the "Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Apparatus) London Olympic Games Regulations 2012," seek to avoid electromagnetic interference with wireless communications during the events. Any item that may cause EMI must operate … [Read more...]
What is Differential and Common Mode Current?
Answering the title question will be a hot topic at the IEEE 2012 EMC Symposium in Pittsburgh. Hopefully many of you will have the chance to attend it this year. There are always some really great technical papers presented at this show – some more practical than others. If you’re there look me up. I’ll be spending some time at the Interference Technology booth, #817.The … [Read more...]
Power Grids Collapse in India; Are Smart Grids a Solution?
India was affected by a second power failure around 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, as three regional power grids collapsed, affecting 600 million people. A Powergrid Corporation spokesman told AFP the north, northeastern and eastern grids are down, but in the process of being fixed. Power sharing was reportedly to blame for the collapse. The northern grid drew on the eastern grid … [Read more...]
Unwanted Conductive and Radiative Emissions
The last post indicated that RF signal energy coupling from the emitter to the receptor can be by conduction or by radiation and that we would discuss that later. Well it’s later! The two coupling processes are very closely linked. Radiative coupling always starts out as a conductive signal and ends up as a conductive signal. In between and especially at … [Read more...]
