EMC Test & Training Center

Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility

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

Basic understanding of fundamentals of EM wave, field theory and its propagation

Course Objectives

To make the learner to understand the fundamentals and essentials of EMC and its importance in product design, from underlying theory, standards and testing through to designrequirements and how to achieve EMC assurance.

  1. Fundamentals of EM Waves – recap
    • Fundamentals of EM Waves – Wave length, frequency
    • Decibels & dBµV, dBmA, dBmW
    • Harmonics
    • Electrically short vs Electrically long and its significance
  2. Introduction to EMC
    • History and myth of EMC and its implications,
    • Introduction to EMC, significance and role in industry
    • Benefits of addressing EMC early, Dangers of non-compliance
    • Emission – Radiated and Conducted
    • Immunity – Radiated and Conducted
    • Step by step approach to EMC planning
    • Classification of disturbances (man-made / natural, narrow band / wide band)
    • Coupling types and properties
  3. EMC Standards
    • Necessity and Benefits of Standards
    • Historical background
    • Brief on European and US standards
    • India & other countries (other than EU/US) standards
    • Issues with the standards in the modern era of 5G/IOT
  4. EMC Measurements
    • Conducted Emission measurements
    • Radiated Emission measurements
    • Radiated Susceptibility measurements
    • Measurement devices – antennas, spectrum analyser, EMI test receiver, LISN
  5. Designing for EMC
    • Concept and Stages of Designing for EMC
    • Signal Integrity and Power Integrity
    • Crosstalk and reflection noise
    • Shielding, Grounding and Bonding
  6. EMI Control Techniques
    • Problem Solving methodologies
    • Line filtering
    • Shielding techniques
    • Bonding techniques
    • Grounding techniques
    • EMI Gasketing
    • Display Shielding and Cable Shielding
  7. EMC Checklist
    • EMI Filter selection
    • PCB Design
    • Power Supply Design
    • Audio & Control Circuit

Case Studies followed by Exam