By Kenneth WyattMore of my clients are starting to use small third-party DC-DC converters to provide the multitude of voltages required for today’s processor and DDR RAM ICs. While these are convenient to drop onto a circuit board, they can be quite a source of radiated and conducted emissions – especially those that switch in the MHz range...To read the full blog post, … [Read more...]
EMC Standards Package
This EMC Standards package includes standards that address the unintentional generation, propagation, and reception of electromagnetic energy, the associated unwanted effects, and the correct operation of different equipment involving electromagnetic phenomena in their operation.In the package: 220+ active, draft, and archived IEEE and ANSI EMC related standards; robust … [Read more...]
New CENELEC Standards Recently Released
Rein Tech Laboratories recently listed several updates to standards in their July 2016 newsletter “MultiPoint”. Among them are the following updates as published by CENELEC. There are additional standards updates listed for IEC and ETSI standards.This is a shortened list of the CENELEC standards published or made available during the past month:EN 62610-5:2016 - 6/24/2016 … [Read more...]
Interference Technology’s Top 5 Articles
The top five “clicked-on” articles since 2005 include information on high frequency current probes & applications, RTCA/DO-160 update, electromagnetic interference sources and their most significant effects, designing electronic systems for EMI, and radiated emissions measurements from 1 to 30 meters.To read the articles and more about them, click here. … [Read more...]
FDA Finalizes Guidance In Supporting Claims Of EMC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance in supporting claims of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of medical devices.The document is recommended for use in conjunction with consensus standards, as well as other FDA guidance documents pertaining to specific devices.Typically, the FDA reviews EMC information based on the risk of device … [Read more...]
Engineering Company Releases EMI Surveyor
(July 14, 2016) Doble Engineering Company announced the introduction of the EMI Surveyor, a non-invasive surveying solution that helps generation and industrial plants optimize maintenance and improve outage planning.The EMI Surveyor can detect more than 70 different electrical insulation and mechanical defects in generators, motors, bus duct systems, … [Read more...]
Latest Medical Power Supply Series Showcased
(June 14, 2016) Delta has announced their latest medical power supply series at the MD&M East 2016 show in New York.Products on display include Delta's high energy density medical open frame and enclosed power supplies, medical grade 30W wall mount adapters, and the new MDS-350AD701 power solution model with a 350W power rating.All of the product offerings are certified … [Read more...]
Automotive-Grade Battery Monitor Released
Intersil has recently released it's new ISL78610 12-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pack monitor, which provides cell balancing, accurate voltage, and temperature monitoring to safeguard Li-ion battery packs in hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles.The ISL78600 Li-ion battery manager IC supervises up to 12 series connected cells … [Read more...]
Britain After Brexit, with the Accent on EMC
(June 24, 2016) Written by Kenneth Wyatt - 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 transition and in … [Read more...]
List of Common EMC Standards
You shouldn’t be surprised that Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of EMC standards. The list includes CISPR, IEC, ISO, European EN, FCC, and MIL-STD. There is also a link to the GR-1089-CORE EMC and product safety standards for network telecommunications equipment. A good link to bookmark.Click here. … [Read more...]
