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Case Study: Poor PC Board Layout Causes Radiated Emissions

 

In this case study we're going look at some recent radiated emissions fault finding we performed for a customer. This highlights how one might go about the fault finding process, some of the considerations you might have when coming up with a solution, and how poor PCB layout can give you an emissions headache. Background A new customer discovered a radiated emissions problem … [Read more...]

Simulation in EMC

 

INTRODUCTION Digitization and the spread of pervasive computing is at the forefront of the technology innovation that will shape our modern universe and it is already manifesting itself in IoT, 5G and autonomous vehicle spaces, to name just a few areas. As this spread of technology increases, so does the need to regulate it – in terms of how these devices and systems … [Read more...]

Determining Semi-Anechoic Chamber Resonance as a Source of Radiated Emission Measurement Variation Between Chambers and Comparing to OATS Measurements

 

INTRODUCTION This article describes the lack of an acceptable correlation between anechoic chamber and open field test site radiated emission measurements, which were described in reference 1 in 2000, as well as a lack of correlation between chambers. It was found that emission measurements, which were over the limits in one facility, would pass in another. The lack of a … [Read more...]

EMC Radiated Emission Measurements at 1/3/5/10/30 Meters

 

INTRODUCTION There are two principal types of emission measurements in the world of electromagnetic compatibility, conducted emission and radiated emission. The conducted emission measurements are either a voltage-capacitive tap type of measurement (typically on a power line) or they are a current-clamp type of measurement (typically on a signal line). Radiated emission … [Read more...]

Resilience is Key to the Connected and Autonomous Revolution

 

INTRODUCTION Connected and autonomous vehicles have long been hailed as the answer to safe transport. Around 1.25 million people die in road traffic accidents worldwide each year according to E&T– and driver error accounts for over 90 per cent of those deaths[1]. In theory, the removal of the driver as the lead decision maker for vehicle control should reduce this number, … [Read more...]

EMC Essentials Seminar: Online Training 2017

 

Following EMC Live 2017 Bootcamp - this one-day webinar series covers the basics of EMC theory and how to apply these principles to product design. Learn from EMC expert and Interference Technology Technical Editor, Kenneth Wyatt, and discuss how to correct typical design issues, how to perform simple pre-compliance bench top measurements, and include a number of simple … [Read more...]

FCC’s New Equipment Authorization Rules – First Report and Order FCC 17-93

 

The FCC announced New Equipment Authorization Rules in the First Report and Order FCC 17-93 on July 13, 2017, and followed this on July 20 with a live webcast of a panel discussion featuring the FCC OET and lab division Chiefs providing details of the changes and answering manufacturer questions. Highlights of the First Report and Order This report and order streamlines … [Read more...]

Book Review: Foundations of Electromagnetic Compatibility (Adamczyk)

 

OK, this is not a book for the faint-hearted. Bogdan Adamczyk is a professor of engineering and the founder of the EMC Center at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI. As such his recent book, Foundations of Electromagnetic Compatibility with Practical Applications (Wiley 2017, ISBN 978-1-119-12078-0) is crammed with derivations of basic electromagnetic … [Read more...]

Troubleshooting Radiated Immunity for Medical Products – Case Study

 

Introduction Companies making medical products have much more stringent requirements now that the new IEC 60601-1-2 (Edition 4) became effective June 17, 2017. One of the many changes included increased radiated immunity requirements in several specific wireless and communications bands (Table 1). Highlights of all the changes are included in Interference Technology’s free … [Read more...]

An Engineering Ethics Question for Today

 

I’ve been presenting a seminar on engineering ethics to students in the Electrical Engineering Department at Washington State University for a number of years. I’ve started off with a video of the Challenger explosion and the questions leading up to it as expressed by Roger Boisjoly, a Morton Thiokol engineer. Roger Boisjoly had studied data showing that the field joint … [Read more...]

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