August 2017

Learn how to measure conducted emissions—unwanted noise currents that devices inject into power lines. The voltage-based testing method reveals which products pass or fail compliance standards like FCC Part 15 and CISPR 25 for both AC and DC systems.

There always seem to be questions about hi-pot testing. Maybe I can present some of those questions and their answers.

Discover how engineers test electronic device resilience using Transmission Line Pulse testing, uncovering the critical science that protects our most sensitive technologies from catastrophic electrical failures.

Why do cables radiate? Common mode currents are the culprit. Through four practical experiments, learn how return paths, grounding switches, and parasitic capacitances determine whether your current stays differential—or becomes a radiating common mode problem.

This article offers an understanding of what conducted emissions are, their sources and paths, how to measure for them, and how to control them at different stages of design.

Love the technology, but tired of cubicle life? Maybe you should consider becoming a sales engineer.

Learn about the new/revised standards published in the first half of 2017.

Statistical model-based EMC design is evolving for complex electronic networks installed in enclosed spaces typical of spacecraft, aircraft and automobiles.