This article summarizes the changes in IEC 60601-1-2:2014 Amendment 1:2020 and describes how to conduct proximity magnetic fields immunity testing as required by the standard.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has released SAE J 551-16-2012 for Immunity to Radiated Electromagnetic Fields pertaining to Electromagnetic Immunity-Off-Vehicle Source (Reverberation Chamber M... Read More...
The International Electrotechnical Commission released a new test procedure, IEC/TS 62132-9. IEC/TS 62132-9 applies to “Integrated circuits – Measurement of electromagnetic immunity– Part 9: Measurement of ra... Read More...
A new edition of IEC 61000-4-19 has been published by the International Electrotechnical Committee. IEC 61000-4-19 applies to “Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-19: Testing and measurement techni... Read More...
A new edition of CISPR 16-4-2 has been published by the International Electrotechnical Committee. CISPR 16-4-2 applies to “Specification for radio disturbance and immunity measuring apparatus and methods - Part... Read More...
Electronic products are designed and tested to a variety of EMC requirements. Although specific requirements and test methods can vary by industry, ESD, transient immunity, RF immunity and RF emissions are evaluated for most products – certainly for all products that require a CE Mark.
Teseq Inc., a leading developer and provider of instrumentation and systems for EMC emission and immunity testing, has expanded its ITS 6006 immunity test system to include the new SW 6012 RF switch option.
In the rush to complete RF immunity testing on schedule, it is not all that unusual to overlook inherent test equipment limitations. While some test equipment characteristics such as power amplifier harmonics are obviously a limiting factor, the broadband characteristics of antennas, directional couplers, power meters and isotropic field probes can hardly be considered a limitation for most applications. However, when used with power amplifiers exhibiting significant harmonic distortion in Immunity test systems, the broadband characteristics of these devices can result in measurement uncertainty and unacceptable errors.
What is presented herein is controversial and you may not agree with me. In this series of articles, I examine where the future of EMC engineering may be heading. Five or ten years from now, what will be a grea... Read More...