DISA’s Joint Spectrum Center’s 13-minute video reviews electromagnetic environmental effects and the concept of spectrum supportability and demonstrates how serious EMI and spectrum problems can be to the ultimate end user, the American warfighter. Learn more. … [Read more...]
Smart Grid Takes Center Stage at CES
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show saw a blending of the consumer electronics and the energy businesses, often in the form of a smart home filled with connected devices. “Home of the future” displays included electric-vehicle chargers, smart appliances, efficient LED lights, and even small wind turbines and solar panels. In cars, Ford decided to introduce its electric Ford … [Read more...]
Indian Cars to Comply with EMC Standards
Beginning this year, new Indian car models will have to comply with the country’s Automotive Industry Standards Committee (AISC) EMC standards published in 2009. The EMC Tech Centre at the Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) in Ahmedhagar, Maharashtra, India, is the only facility in the country that can currently provide full vehicle EMC testing.Learn more … [Read more...]
Space Weather Forecasters Keep Eye on Looming ‘Solar Max’
Experts say the coming year will be an important one for space weather as the Sun pulls out of a trough of low activity and heads into a long-awaited and possibly destructive period of turbulence. The anticipated solar activity can unleash static discharges and geomagnetic storms that can disrupt or even knock out electronics.Learn more from Space Daily. … [Read more...]
IEEE EMC Society Solicits Award Nominations
Deadline: Feb. 15The IEEE EMC Society sponsors a number of awards to recognize those people who have made significant contributions to the society and/or the EMC profession. These awards are normally presented at the awards banquet during the annual symposium. You can either nominate someone online, or you can download the nomination form, fill it out, and send it to Mike … [Read more...]
California County Criminalizes Smart-Meter Installations
While citing alleged health effects from electromagnetic waves, California’s Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance recently that deems the installation of smart meters a public nuisance. A spokesman for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said the company planned to continue smart-meter installation despite the ordinance.Read more in the New York Times. … [Read more...]
Swiss Company Buys Hong Kong-Based EMC Lab
The Swiss company SGS SA recently acquired International Electrical Certification Centre Ltd (IECC), a Hong Kong-based Electromagnetic Compatibility and Product Safety testing laboratory. Accreditations held by IECC include the Hong Kong Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS), FCC (USA), IC (Canada) C-Tick (Australia/New Zealand), CSA (Canada/USA). Privately owned, IECC … [Read more...]
Rail Car Company Works On EMI Problem
Kawasaki, the manufacturer of a number of new train cars slated for use in Greenwich, Conn., is working to fix software code problems, which included an electromagnetic interference problem that caused cars to disrupt railway signal systems and garbled on-board public address announcements. Under the state’s contract with Kawasaki, the first eight pilot cars must log at least … [Read more...]
New DOE Lab to Feature EMI Shielding
Washington state construction company Fowler General Construction has been awarded a $4.96 million contract to build a new wing for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Molecular Science Laboratory at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The eight rooms of the 10,500-square-foot building will house high-resolution microscopes critical for research in geochemistry, … [Read more...]
Waterproof EMI/RFI Shielded Aluminum Enclosures
DEM Manufacturing has announced that its latest range of IP67 and IP68 aluminum enclosures has now been upgraded to include enhanced EMI and RFI protection. The new Deltron 480C and 483C ranges of aluminum enclosures now have combined IP67/IP68 ratings and EMI/RFI protection, making these enclosures suitable for demanding electrical and environmental conditions in marine, … [Read more...]
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