SAE International has made available the AIR6236A document. This AIR provides guidance to the EMI test facility on how to check performance of the following types of EMI test equipment: current probe, Line Impedance Stabilization Network (LISN), directional coupler, attenuator, cable loss, low noise preamplifier, rod antenna base, and passive antennas. All performance checks … [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...]
Heart Implant Devices Tested to Resist MRI Interference
(August 22, 2016) According to the Guernsey Press, “A new model of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) which is resistant to the MRI's strong magnetic fields has been tested at Golden Jubilee Hospital in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.” “The Ellipse ICD, developed by US manufacture St Jude Medical, will now be tested in a further 165 patients at 60 MRI centres around … [Read more...]
B-1B Lancer Returns to BAF for RF Testing
(August 11, 2016) The B-1B Lancer was recently brought to the Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF), the largest anechoic chamber in the world, for testing of its ALQ-161 threat protection system. “The ALQ-161 is a receiver/transmitter that detects and identifies threat radio frequencies then applies the appropriate jamming technique to protect the B-1 while on missions,” reported … [Read more...]
Driverless Cars Even Closer to Reality
Recently, Ford Motor Co. announced it will have a fully driverless car without a steering wheel or pedals for braking and acceleration by 2021. According to the Detroit News, company executives said “they plan to leapfrog semi-autonomous drive-assist systems like GM’s Super Cruise and Tesla’s Autopilot that require drivers to take control at a moment’s notice,” and “the cars … [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...]
New Low Voltage Tester of Standards by High-End Automobile Manufacturers
Spes Developement Co. has recently introduced their new family of low-voltage battery simulators, the LVTGO-VBS. The unit can perform a wide variety of tests, including tests to standards published by JLR, Ford, VW, BMW, GM, and Mercedes Benz. The LVTGO-VBS generates a wide variety of waveforms, including stop/start voltages, voltage dropouts, fast transient burst noise … [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...]
All Solid State Power Amplifier Available
R&K has recently released their All Solid State Power RF Amplifier for EMC testing, the GA701M602-5350R. The amp features a broadband frequency range of 700MHz ~ 6GHz with 1 band 200W power, a compact design, and an output power of 100W(typ.) @3dB Comp. R&K also has a wide line-up of SSPA’s suitable for EMC. … [Read more...]
A2LA Pursuing FCC Recognition to Accredit Test Firms in Non-MRA Countries
(June 28, 2016) The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently published FCC 16-74 “Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration” (released June 15, 2016), which extends the deadline for all laboratories who perform Certification and Declaration of Conformity (DoC) testing per the FCC rules to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. The previous deadline to become … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- …
- 145
- Next Page »
