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The Physics of Electromagnetic Compatibility Measurements

Target Audience

Teachers/Students / professional with 0-5 years’ experience (with Science / Diploma / Engineering background and studied electronics or physics as one of the subjects in their course)

Course Pre-requisites

1002 Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Compatibility is highly recommended

Course Objectives

Basic Fundamental Concepts

To make the learner to understand the fundamentals and essentials of EMC testing andits importance in product design

  1. Radiated Emissions Testing
    • Spectrum Analysis (Time and Frequency Domains)
    • Biconical, Log-Periodic, Horn and Rod Antennas
    • 3-Meter vs. 10-Meter vs. 30-Meter Measurements
    • Design for RE Compliance
    • Set-up Parameters That Affect Measurement Results
  2. ESD Testing
    • Charge, Capacitance and Voltage
    • Triboelectric Charging
    • Modelling the ESD Event
    • Dielectric Breakdown in Air and Elsewhere
    • Contact vs. Non-Contact Discharges
    • Field Coupling
    • Design for ESD Compliance
    • Set-up Parameters That Affect Measurement Results
  3. Bulk Current Injection Testing
    • The Goal of BCI Testing
    • Modelling Bulk Current Injection
    • Properties of BCI Probes
    • Design for BCI Compliance
    • Set-up Parameters That Affect Measurement Results
  4. Radiated Immunity Testing
    • TEM cell, GTEM, Tri-Plate, WOG and Far-Field Tests
    • Receiving “Antennas”
    • Faraday’s Law
    • Non-Linear Device Behavior
    • Design for RI Compliance
    • Set-up Parameters That Affect Measurement Results
  5. Electrical Fast Transient Testing
    • Differences in Methods of Inducing EFT Transients
    • Modeling the EFT Source
    • Identifying the Current Path
    • Non-Linear Device Behaviour
    • Design for EFT Compliance
    • Set-up Parameters That Affect Measurement Results
  6. Conducted Emissions Testing
    • The LISN
    • Common Mode vs. Differential Mode Emissions
    • Design for CE Compliance
    • Diagnosing a Conducted Emissions Problem
    • Set-up Parameters That Affect Measurement Results
  7. Review of Other EMC Tests
    • Lightning Immunity
    • Magnetic Field Emissions
    • Power Line Transients
    • Power Drop
    • In-Situ Tests
  8. General Test Guidelines
    • Calibration with Known Sources and Set-ups
    • The Test Plan
    • The Test Report
    • Test Repeatability
    • Interpretation of Test Results