At long last, Department of Defense Instruction 3222.01, the DoD Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Program, has been signed and released. For those of you following along, its been a long road! See the post from Dec 2013.So, we have a new DoD E3 Instruction…what does that mean? First of all, as the title indicates, it's an Instruction, not a Directive – the difference is … [Read more...]
The Annual IEEE EMC Show – Why Dresden? Plus Proof of the Arbitrary Selection of Automotive Amplifier Harmonic Limits
Read other posts in the "Elephant in the Test Room" series here.It is looking good for using 3D software to diagnose the performance of the radiated emissions test fixture. Should get the go ahead any day now. Meantime, let’s explore this year’s hot topic. The Annual IEEE EMC Show - Why Dresden?It is no surprise that some USA residents in the EMC industry are wondering why the … [Read more...]
What’s in a Word?
I learned a new term the other day, and it actually seemed to catch a lot folks by surprise, myself included. I am very used to hearing and am very familiar with the term “electromagnetic environment” or EME. For the US DoD, the EME is defined as (from Joint Publication 1-02):“The resulting product of the power and time distribution, in various frequency ranges, of the … [Read more...]