Read other posts in the "Elephant in the Test Room" series here.Please note, regarding the fate of Elephant #2 – ‘Disharmony in Harmonic Limits’, it has now fallen under the umbrella of ‘Linearization of EMC Amplifiers’ and will be alluded to again during the part of the design exercise that determines practical harmonic levels. And so, with no further ado, onto a whole new … [Read more...]
They’re Everywhere, They’re Everywhere – Part II
In part one of this post, I noted that there are three primary EMC coupling problems that are associated with the green wire safety ground: 1. The green wire conducted noise current modulates the signal and shows up as a differential voltage change across the load.2. The green wire forms a pick-up loop and acts like a magnetic field antenna.3. The green wire loop acts as a … [Read more...]
Elephant in the Test Room #1 Continued – The Final Piece in the Conventional Approach
Read other posts in the "Elephant in the Test Room" series here.Recap On this ThreadThe room: MIL-STD RF immunity testing – 1-18GHz 200v/mThe elephant: everyone in the room is aware that a significant fraction of the ‘calibrated’ 200v/m test field is actually created at the wrong test frequency.The culprit: notoriously high ‘start of band’ harmonics produced by all octave band … [Read more...]
Elephant in the Test Room #1 Continued – The Solid-State Approach
Read other posts in the "Elephant in the Test Room" series here.Recap On this ThreadThe room: MIL-STD RF immunity testing – 1-18GHz 200v/mThe elephant: everyone in the room is aware that a significant fraction of the ‘calibrated’ 200v/m test field is actually created at the wrong test frequency.The culprit: notoriously high ‘start of band’ harmonics produced by all octave band … [Read more...]
