Using out-dated standards may result in erroneous conclusions regarding the true electromagnetic compatibility of the device under test. Nikolai Panteleev and Borislava Medzhidieva EMC Testing Laboratory, Sofia, Bulgaria Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are widely used in industrial control systems for several reasons. Using specialized languages, they are easy to … [Read more...]
Achieving EMC in Pharmaceutical Industry Equipment – A Case Study
The many devices used in an industrial setting can present significant challenges in emissions control. Vinod Kumar Dhar Electronics Regional Test Laboratory (West), Indian Ministry of Information Technology, Mumbai, India While controlling electromagnetic interference is a worldwide challenge encountered in homes, shops, and offices, that task can be particularly difficult … [Read more...]
Three-Line Filters Are Cost Optimized
The series FMAC ECO and FMBC ECO from Schurter Electronic Components are compact, cost-optimized filters that feature Schurter’s ECO design. They are especially well suited to drive systems, engineering installations, and any application in which frequency inverters cause electromagnetic disturbances. These filters have been configured for use with 480-VAC installations and are … [Read more...]
Murata to Purchase Capacitor Firm
Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd., well known maker of filters, ferrite devices, and other electrical components, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Showa Denko K.K. to purchase that firm’s functional polymer capacitor business. The actual transfer of ownership is expected to take place later in 2009. The Murata announcement stressed its corporate commitment … [Read more...]
Satellite System Passes EMI, Acoustic, & Thermal Testing
In other news emphasizing the growing significance of satellite communications, the Boeing Company has announced that a Boeing-led team has completed the final testing and integration of the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) system under development for the U.S. Air Force. When launched, the SBSS is intended to revolutionize U.S. space situational awareness by providing … [Read more...]
Cancer Institute Issues Advice Re EM Exposure
In a follow-up to a story that the eNews carried last summer, Dr. Ronald Herberman of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has listed ten important precautionary steps for limiting an individual’s exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phone use. According to the Institute’s website, these recommendations have been reviewed by Pitt experts in neuro-oncology, … [Read more...]
Conductive Painting of Plastics: Delivering Value and Flexibility
Portable electronics manufacturers must evaluate coating processes based on consistency, repeatability, economy, and the availability of applicators worldwide. Roy Bjorlin, William Chen, Neil Browes and Darren Evans Spraylat Corporation Pelham, NY, USA Conductive paint technology has grown steadily in preference when conductive coatings are required on injection-molded … [Read more...]
Selecting Antenna/Power Amplifier Combinations for the Coming New RF Immunity Standards
Though far from certain, it looks as if 6 GHz is a strong candidate for the upper frequency for consumer products. Art Cohen A.H. Systems, Inc., Chatsworth, CA, USA Thomas Mullineaux Empower RF Systems, Inc. Inglewood, CA, USA Testing products for susceptibility to radiated fields above 1 GHz is on the horizon. The new medical standard now stipulates testing to 2.5 GHz, and … [Read more...]
HIRF Testing in an Anechoic Chamber
A detailed examination of radiated field and transmitted power test techniques MICHEL LE CLECH, EMITECH ABSTRACT HIGH PULSED E-FIELD TEST LEVELS increased at the end of the 1990s. At the same time, many efforts were made to develop a very efficient test technique with the mode-stirred chamber. However, by improving the antenna design and test distances, comparable levels can … [Read more...]
Reflections on Absorbers
High frequency, broadband performance links recent improvements in EMI shielding components Jim May, Ferrishield, Inc., Scranton, PA, USA Just as the electronics industry has experienced exponential change over the past decades, EMI shielding components have undergone vast changes and improvements. Just ten years ago, many of today's widely-used gaskets, filters, ferrites, … [Read more...]
