Uncertainties of immunity measurements

DTI-NMSPU project on uncertainties of immunity measurements

In 2002 Schaffner EMC Systems and Elmac Services completed this project on behalf of the National Measurement System Programme. This programme is sponsored by the UK DTI to support industry through improving measurement capability. The electrical segment includes work devoted to EMC tests. The project reported here looks at the RF immunity tests of IEC/EN 61000-4-3 and IEC/EN 61000-4-6.

Areas covered by the project report include:

comparison of transducers for the IEC 61000-4-6 conducted RF immunity test;
assessment of the effects of cable layout and AE common mode impedance on the repeatability of the IEC 61000-4-6 conducted RF immunity test;
analysis of field uniformity data for over 40 anechoic chambers worldwide, to determine uncertainties from under-testing of RF immunity in such chambers;
assessment of the effects of cable layout and termination variations on the repeatability of the IEC 61000-4-3 radiated RF immunity test;
investigation of the non-linearity of response of typical op-amp and digital circuits to applied RF stress.

Available documents

The project deliverables are encapsulated in an 8-page Executive summary and Best Practice Guide, a 72-page Main report, and six Annexes. These can be freely downloaded as PDF files from this page. Anybody involved in the IEC/EN 61000-4-3 and -6 immunity tests should read this material.

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	Executive summary and best practice guide Size 42kb
	Main report Size 880kb
	Main report, summary and best practice guide zipped together Size 850kb
	Annex A: conducted immunity circuit model Size 357kb
	Annex B: conducted immunity test setup Size 240kb
	Annex C: conducted immunity graph results Size 1715kb
	Annex D: details of chamber performance Size 656kb
	Annex E: radiated immunity test setup Size 437kb
	Annex F: circuit susceptibility investigation Size 341kb
	All annexes zipped together Size 3692kb