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Making Radiated an d Conducted
Compliance Measu remen ts w ithEMI Rece ive rs
Applica t ion Note 1302
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1.0 Introduction to compliance measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.0 The compliance measurements process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.0 Compliance EMI receiver requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 Requirement s above 1 GHz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.0 Preparing for conducted emissions measurements . . . . . . . . 8
4.1 Condu cted test setu p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.2 Configur ing the receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.3 Performin g conducted emissions measu remen ts . . . . . . . . . 11
5.0 Preparing for radiated emissions measurements . . . . . . . . 14
5.1 Open sit e requ iremen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.2 Rad iated em issions test set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.3 Measu rin g rad iated em issions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.4 Ambient signal measu remen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.5 Pla cement of EU T for maximu m signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.6 Ambient plu s EUT m easu rem ent s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
5.7 Eva lua tin g measu rem ent r esult s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.0 Report d evelopmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.1 Using the HP 85878A report generator software. . . . . . . . . 23
7.0 Usin g softwa re to impr ove
ra diated E MI test th roughput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Appendix A
Line imped an ce stabilization n etwork s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Appendix B
Anten na factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Appendix C
Basic electr ical r elat ionsh ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix D
Detectors u sed in E MI mea su rem ent s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Appendix E
EMC regu lat ory agen cies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Glossary of acronymsan d defin itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Table of Conte nts
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Note: In this application note, detailed measurement procedures are
provided for HP 8542E and 8546A EM I receivers.
Any product t ha t u ses th e public power grid or ha s electroniccircuitry mu st pass EMC (electroma gnetic compatibility)
requiremen ts. These requiremen ts fall into four broad types of
testing: radiated and conducted emissions testing, and radiated
and conducted immunity testing.
Cond ucted emissions testing focuses on signals present on th e AC
mains th at a re generated by the equipment u nder test (EUT). The
frequency ra nge of these m easur ement s is typically 9 kHz to
30 MHz.
Radiated emissions testing looks for signals being emitted from
th e EUT th rough space. The typical frequency range for these
measu remen ts is 30 MHz to 1 GHz, although FCC regulat ionsrequire t esting up t o 200 GHz for an int entional ra diator (such
as a wireless tra nsmitt er) operat ing at a center frequency above
30 GHz.
Figure 1 illustra tes t he difference between radiated em issions,
radiated im m un ity, cond ucted emissions, and conducted immunity.
Radiat ed immun ity is the a bility of a device or pr oduct t o
withsta nd r adiat ed electromagnetic fields. Condu cted imm un ity
is the ability of a device or product to withstand electrical
distur bances on power or data lines. Immu nity testing will not
be covered in this document.
For an electromagnetic compatibility problem to occur (such as
when an electric drill int erferes with TV reception), there m ust be
a genera tor or source, a coupling path an d a r eceptor. Unt il
recent ly, most efforts t o remove EMC pr oblems h ave focused on
reducing the emissions of the source to an acceptable level.
Figure 1. Two types of EMC measureme nts.
1.0 Introdu ctionto compliancemeasurements
Emission Immunity = Susceptibility
ConductedRadiated
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Before complian ce mea sur ement s can be perform ed on a product,
some preliminary questions must be answered:
1. Where will the pr oduct be s old (i.e., th e Un ited Sta tes,Eur ope, Japan )?
2. What is the classification of the product (i.e. information
technology equipment (ITE); industrial, scientific or medical
(ISM); automotive and communications)?
3. Where will the product be used (i.e., home, commercial,
light in dust ry or h eavy indu stry)?
With th e answer s to the a bove questions, you can det ermine wh ich
testing r equirement s apply to your product by referring t o Tables
1a a nd 1b below. For example, if you h ave determ ined th at your
product is an information technology (ITE) device and you will sellit in the U .S. th en you n eed to test t he product to FCC part 15
regulations.
Table 1a. Comparison of regulatory agency requirements.
Table 1b. Major European requ irements .
2.0 The comp liancemeasuremen ts process
European norms
Equipment type
sGeneric equipment
s Residential
s Light industrial
sIndustrial
sInformation technology equipment (ITE)
sIndustrial, scientific, medical products (ISM)
EN 50081-1
EN 50081-2
EN 55022
EN 55011
Emissions
International regulations summary(Emissions)
CISPR
11
12
13
14
15
1622
FCC
Part 18
(SAE)
Part 15
Part 15
EN 55011
EN 55013
EN 55014
EN 55015
EN 55022
EN 50081-1, 2
EN's Description
Industrial, scientific and medical
automotives
Broadcast receivers
Household appliances/tools
Fluorescent lights/luminaries
Measurement apparatus/methodsInformation technology equipment
Generic emissions standards
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EN55011 (CISPR 11)
Industrial , scien tif ic and me dical products.
Class A: Used in establishmen ts other t ha n domestic area s.
Class B: Suitable for use in domestic establishments .
Group 1: Labora tory, medical, an d scient ific equipm ent .
(For example, signa l generat ors, m easur ing receivers, frequency
coun ters, spectru m a na lyzers, switching m ode power supplies,
weighing machines, and electronic microscopes.)
Group 2: Industr ial induction h eating equipmen t, dielectric heating
equipment , indu str ial microwave heating equipment , domestic
microwave ovens, medical appar atu s, spark erosion equipment
an d spot welders. (For example, metal melting, billet hea ting,
component heat ing, soldering an d br azing, wood gluing, plasticwelding, food processing, food thawing, paper drying, and
microwave therapy equipment.)
EN55014 (CISP R 14)
Electr ic motor-opera ted a nd t herm al appliances for h ousehold an d
similar pur poses, electric tools, and electric appar atu s. Depending
on the power r at ing of the item being test ed, use one of th e limits
shown below:
DOS disk file na mes
Household and similar a ppliances
(conducted) EN014-HL
Household and similar a ppliances(radia ted) EN014-HH
Motors < 700W (conducted) EN014-P1
Motors < 700W (radia ted) EN014-P4
Motors < 1000W (conducted) EN014-P2
Motors < 1000W (radia ted) EN014-P5
Motors > 1000W (conducted) EN014-P3
Motors > 1000W (radia ted) EN014-P6
Note: Th e conducted ran ge is 150 kHz to 30 MHz a nd the radiated
range is 30 MHz to 300 MH z.
EN55022 (CISP R 22)
Informat ion technology e quipment
Equipmen t with t he prima ry fun ction of dat a ent ry, storage,
displaying, retrieval, transmission, processing, switching or
cont rolling. (For exam ple, dat a processing equipm ent , office
ma chines, electr onic business equipmen t a nd telecommun icat ions
equipment.)
European norms
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Class A ITE: Not in tended for domest ic use.
Class B ITE: In tended for domest ic use .
Table 1c. FCC regu lations
Federal Communicat ions Commiss ion
FCC Part 15
Radio frequency devices-unintentional radiators
(For example, TV broadcast receivers, FM broadcast receivers, CB
receivers, scanning receivers, TV interface device, cable system
term inal device, Class B persona l computers a nd per ipherals,
Class B digita l devices, Class A digital devices an d peripher als an d
externa l switching power supplies).
Class A digita l devices ar e mar keted for u se in a commercial,
industrial or business environment.
Class B digita l devices ar e mar keted for u se in a r esidential
environment.
For assistance, call the agency for conformation of the applicable
requiremen t. (A list of phone n um bers is included in Appendix E).
3.0 Compliance EMI receive r requireme nts
There a re several requirem ents for making compliance EMI
measurements. The first is an EMI receiver that meets CISPR 161.
A CISPR 16 r eceiver mu st h ave th e following fun ctionality in thera nge 9 kH z - 1000 MHz:
Am plit ude accu r acy:
Nominally a 2 dB absolute amplitu de accura cy is r equired
Specified bandwid t hs :
CISP R specifies th e following ban dwidth s (16 dB):
Bandwidth Frequency range
200 Hz 9 kHz - 150 kHz
9 kHz 150 kHz - 30 MHz
120 kHz 30 MHz - 1000 MHz
FCC
Equipment
s Broadcast receivers Part 15
s Household appliances/tools
s Fluorescent lights/luminaries
s Information technology equipment (ITE)
s Industrial, scientific, medical products (ISM) Part 18
s Conducted measurements: 450 kHz - 30 MHz
s Radiated measurements: 30 MHz - 1000MHz, 40 GHz
FCC
(Federal Communications Commission)
1. Comite International Special des Perturbations Radioelectriques
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The frequency response of the filters mu st a lso fall within a
ma sk defined by CISP R 16.
Specified detectors: Peak, quasi-peak, and average (see
Appendix D for a description of these detectors).The charge, discha rge time and m eter const an ts of th e
quasi-peak detector are specified.
Specified input impedance, nominal value of 50 ohms;
deviat ions specified as VSWR.
Pass product immunity in a 3 V/m fie ld .
Abil ity to pass the CISPR pulse t es t.
Other specific harmonic and intermodulat ion requirements .
The CISP R pulse t est consists of broadband pulses of a d efined
spectra l intensity of varying repetition frequen cy present ed to th e
EMI receiver. The quasi-peak detector m ust measu re th ese pulses
at a specific level within a specified accuracy. In order to meet this
pulse test, it is implied, but n ot specified, that th e receiver mu st
have:
Preselect ion: Preselect ion is achieved by input fi lters that
tra ck the receiver tun ing to reduce broadband n oise
overload a t t he front end mixer.
S en sit ivit y a n d dyn a mic r a nge
The EMI receiver must have a noise floor low enough to
measure signals at low PRFs.
Note: although high sensitivity a nd dynam ic range capabilities are
im plied to m eet th e CISPR pulse test, actual nu m bers for these
param eters are n ot specified.
A recommended feature for ensuring accura te measu rements is
overload detection. To make an accur ate m easur ement , the
receiver must be in linear operat ing mode and n ot be in sat ur ation
at th e front -end m ixer because of large na rr owband signals or
broadband em issions. A useful overload det ection scheme will
alert the user to overload conditions in all frequency ran ges and in
all modes of operation. An advanced overload detection and
measu remen t scheme will au toran ge, or a utoma tically put in
enough attenuation prior to the first mixer to measure the signal
in n on-overload conditions
The HP 8542E a nd 8546A were independently certified to meetthese CISPR-16 requirements by the German BZT1. These
receivers a lso contain au toran ging capa bilities an d overload
detection in a ll frequency ra nges a nd modes of operat ion.
1. Bundesamt fr Zulassungen der Telekommun ikution, the german appeals office for
telecommunications
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3.1 Requirements above 1 GHz:
FCC regulat ions a nd pr oposed CISPR regulat ions r equire a 1 MHz
bandwidth for measurement s above 1 GHz. The HP 8542E and8546A receivers also meet th ese requirements.
In a ddition, no quasi-peak detector is required for m easur ement s
above 1 GHz. The CISP R pulse test is not required a bove 1 GHz,
but high sensitivity in the measuring system is important to
achieve sufficient dyna mic range to perform th e measu remen ts.
According to cur rent FCC regulat ions, th e maximum test
frequen cy is th e fifth h ar monic of the h ighest clock frequ ency for
an un intent iona l radiat or (for exam ple, a compu ter) an d th e
tent h ha rm onic for a n inten tional radiat or (such as, a cellular
phone or wireless LAN).
4.0 Preparing conducted emiss ionsmeasurements
Emissions testing is divided into condu cted emissions an d ra diated
emissions t esting. Follow these steps t o set up t he equipment an d
the equipment un der test .
4.1 Conducted test setup
ANSI C63.4 describes a specific test setup for conducted emissions.
FCC Pa rt 15 deta ils th e limits for th ese tests. Figure 2 shows a
setup for a personal compu ter, requiring a t est t o CISPR 22 or
FCC pa rt 15 (Class B):
Figure 2: Side view of conducted test se tup. The LISN output conne cts tothe receiver.
ANSI C63.4 conducted emissions
test layout for desktop equipment
0.8 m
Keyboard
Non-conducting table
Peripheral
Computer
Monitor
Excess length of all power cordsto floor outlets is draped on floor
Metal floor (or ground plane) surfacedwith 0.3 cm of insulating material
LISN Junction box
Shielded powercable to line filter
LISN and junction boxes bonded to ground plane
All peripherals fed from floor outlets;monitor connected to outlet on computer.
(side view)
(CISPR 22 describes layout for ENs)
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Scroll down and highlight the required limit line (for example,
EN022_BC is the conducted limit for class B products for
EN55022). Press . (See Figure 4). The EN022_BC
conta ins both t he EN 55022 quasi-peak an d average limits.
Figure 4: Loading limit l ines for an EN55022 conducted test.
3. Next, correct the LISN by pressing the following keys:
[SETUP], , , ,
.
Scroll down t o LISN or LISN10A, depending on t he LISN you ar e
using. These files can be edited for your custom use.
Pr ess . (See Figure 5).
Figure 5: Loadin g correction factors for a LISN.
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After loading the LISN correction factors and limit lines, your
display should look like Figure 6:
Figure 6: Display corrected for a LISN and limit l ines on (no inputconnected to the receiver). The top l imit i s the qu asi -peak l imit and thebottom l imit i s the average l imit .
4.3 Performing condu cted emiss ions measuremen ts
At this point t he E MI receiver is set u p with all the corr ect
par am eters, including ban dwidth, frequen cy ran ge, LISN
compensa tion an d limit line. There is one more t hing t o consider
before star ting condu cted measu remen ts, wh ich is th e effect of the
am bient environm ent on th e results. The power cable between th e
LISN and t he EUT can act as a n a ntenna , which can cause falseEUT r esponses on th e display. To test th at th is phenomenon is not
occur ring, switch t he E UT off and check the display to insur e th at
the noise floor is at least 6 dB below the limit line. (See Figure 7).
Figure 7: A conducted test in an ambient environment.
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Switch the power to th e EUT on and observe the display. If there
ar e no signals above th e limit line, th en your job is done a nd your
product passes th e conducted emissions limit. Dat a a nd signals
close to the limit m ay n eed to be collected for your report .Remember th at l ine and n eutral mu st be tested. If there ar e
signals above the limit, closer analysis is needed.
Figure 8: Conduc ted failure
Condu cted em issions u sua lly occur in th e lower en d of the ban d.
One of th e ways to ta ke a closer look a t t he lower en d of th e ban d
is to switch to log frequency sweep. Log sweep expands the lower
decades.
Press [FREQUENCY],
In Figure 9, the display is in a log frequency format. Since log
frequency sweep expan ds th e lower decades, the signals at t he
lower frequencies are m ore clearly shown tha n in t he linear
frequency mode.
Figure 9: Log sweep for conducted test
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The next step is to perform a qua si-peak m easur ement on signals
above th e limit line. One method is to use th e measu re at ma rk
function.
Before measur ing, make su re you h ave enabled th e correct
detectors. P ress [SETUP ], , ,
Pr ess until the corr ect detectors are
un derlin ed; i.e., peak (PK), quasi-peak (QP) and Avera ge (AVG).
To measur e th e peak, qua si-peak an d avera ge level of a signal,
perform th e following:
1. Pr ess [CTRL] in th e Windows section t hen u se and to zoom in on th e signals of
interest in th e active trace. (See Figure 7).
Figure 10: Window s functio n, zooming in on signals
2. Pr ess [TEST]
3. Use the kn ob or the up/down keys to place th e mark er on a
signal of int erest.
4. Pr ess . After t he mea sur ement is
completed, the s igna l frequency and amp litu de will appear inthe box above the display.
5. Pr ess to add your signal to th e receiver
internal signal list.
Repeat the measurement procedure until all the signals above the
limit line have been measu red.
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The HP 8542E and 8546A can a utomatically measure all signals
above the limit or m ar gin with t he au tomeasur e function. P ress
[TEST], , , . These signa ls will
be stored in the signal list.
At t his point, all the measured signal values are in the intern al
list of the EMI receiver. To view the list and determine which
signa ls qua si-peak levels are a bove th e limit:
Pr ess [TEST]
Press un til QP limit 1 is sh own. (See F igure 11).
Figure 11: Sign al list
If there ar e no quasi-peak values a bove the qua si-peak limit
(positive values), and a verage values a bove the avera ge limit, th en
your product passes, or if there a re no quasi-peak values above the
average limit, then your product passes.
Remember th at a ll lines (i.e. line and neu tra l) mu st be tested.
If some of th e values ar e above the qua si-peak level using th e
quasi-peak detector a nd a lso above th e average limit with th e
average det ector, th en some t roubleshooting a nd r edesign is
required.
5.0 Preparing for radiated e miss ionsmeasurements
Performing radiated emissions measurements is not as straight-
forwar d as performin g conducted EMI measu remen ts. There is the
added complexity of the open a ir am bient environment , which can
interfere with t he emissions from the device under test.
Fortu na tely, there a re met hods to different iate between signals in
th e am bient en vironm ent (for example, TV, FM an d cellular rad io).
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5.1 Open site requireme nts
EUTs ar e measu red in a n open a rea test site (OATS). ANSI C63.4
an d CISP R 16 specify the requ irements for a n OATS, including: Preferred measurement distances of 3, 10 and 30 meters .
Antenna pos it ioning a t 1 to 4 meter he ight s
An area called the CISPR ellipse of major diameter 2X and
minor diameter 3 X, where X is the measu remen t dista nce.The ellipse mu st be free of an y reflectin g objects.
A meta l ground plane for the measurement a rea
Figure 12: The CISPR ellipse
The OATS must pass a normalized s ite at tenuat ion test ,
or NSA. The NSA is a test th at determines what value a wa ve from
a t ran smitting antenna (the E UT) is att enuated by th e receiving
an tenn a located on th e ant enna tower, referenced to a signaldirectly tra nsm itted (via cable). Note tha t wha t is received at t he
receiving ant enna is a combina tion of direct waves an d r eflected
waves. The wave att enua tion of th e OATS mu st fall with in a
specified accur acy band. The t est is perform ed at a dista nce where
the compliance tests will be performed.
Figure 13: NSA procedu re schematic, horizontal polarization
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Major diameter = 2X
Antenna EUTX
Minor diameter = 3 X
Site attenuation test
(Horizontal polarization shown)(ANSI C63.4, 1992)
1 m*
Signalgenerator
EMIreceiver
Ground plane
Maximumreceived
signal
4 meters
1 meter
Broadbandantenna
R = 3, 10, or 30 meters
Signal source ofknown amplitude
*(1.5 m forvertical)
Broadbandantenna
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For complete deta ils on OATS requ irement s, see CISPR 16 an d
ANSI C63.4., an d ANSI C63.7. ANSI C63.7 describes OATS
construction.
Note: 10 m eter anechoic cham bers an d GT EM cells can also be
used for radiated compliance m easurements.
5.2 Radiated emissions test setup
Note: Th e followin g sequence of steps for m ak ing a com plian t
measurement with the analyzer assumes that the measurement
setup is com pliant w ith th e applicable stand ard.
1. Arra nge the antenn a, EUT and E MI receiver as shown
in Figure 14. Separat e the ant enna a nd th e EUT by 3 meters
(10 meters if the regulat ion calls it out). CISPR an d ANSI
require your EUT to be in worst case mode of operation (i.e.att ached cables, monitor, scrolling Hs across the m onitor, etc.)
Figure 14: Rad iated test setup .
2. Use Table 1 (page 4) to determine the regulat ion tha t your
product must be tested to.
3. Set up the EMI receiver for the correct span, antenna
correction factors, and limit line with a mar gin. In th is case,we are t esting to the F CC part 15, class B 3 meter limit. Load
in th e appr opriate limit line using t he following steps:
Pr ess [SETUP], , , and .
Scroll down t o the r adiat ed emissions limit det ermined in Table 1
(i. e., FCC15B3M).
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CISPR radiated EMI test setup
Equipmentunder test
Antenna
EMI
receiver
Ground plane
1-4 meters aboveground plane
Table is 80 cm high,non-conductive
3608546A546A
EMIRECEIVERM RECEIERDEMODEMOD
EMCM
WINDOWSDO
STATE
EMCFUNCTION
MARKERRKER CONTROL
DATA
INPUT2INPUT1PUT
TG
OUTPUTTUT
TG 300MHz00 z ALC PROBEPOWER
T G 3 00 M Hz00 z ALC
OVERLOADBYPASS
RFFILTERF TRSECTIONECTON
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Figure 15: Loading FCC 3-meter c lass B limit.
4. Pr ess
5. Load th e appropriate an tenn a correction factors. The
HP 8542E/8546A series ha ve two preset ra diated emissions
test ba nds, 30 MHz to 300 MHz an d 300 MHz to 1 GHz. The
30 MHz to 300 MHz ban d uses a biconical anten na a nd t he
300 MHz to 1 GHz band uses a log periodic an tenn a. There is
also a broadban d ant enna (HP 11966P), which covers 30 MHz
to 1 GHz.
Pr ess [SETUP], , , , .
Scroll down t o the an tenn a you wish to use with t he kn ob or
the up/down arrows.
Figure 16: Loading correction factors for a biconical antenna.
Pr ess .
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Typical a nt enna factors a re n ow loaded into th e EMI receiver. The
display is now corrected for the loss of the an tenn a an d th e level is
measu red in dBV/m, which is a field str ength measu remen t. (See
Appendix B for m ore inform at ion on field str engt h.) So far, youhave arr anged the equipment with the EU T 3 meters from the
antenna, chosen the appropriate limit line and corrected the
display for ant enna loss.
5.3 Measuring radiated emission s
The next st ep is to evalua te th e rad iated emissions from your
product. With th e EU T off, sweep th e frequency range of inter est.
This gives you a good idea of the ambient signal levels. The ideal
situa tion is to have all th e am bient signals below th e limit line. In
ma ny cases they ar e not, so its a good idea to measu re th em an d
place the results in th e intern al list of the EMI receiver.
Figure 17: An ambient environment for radiated emissions. Ambients canoften be above your l imit l ine .
5.4 Ambient signal meas ureme nts
The pr ocess for measu ring t he a mbient signals is as follows:
1. Perform a maximum hold on th e signa ls in th e band by
pres sing [TRACE], . (This fun ction cap tu res
most signals, including low P RF signals)
2. Tur n on t he WINDOW function on by pr essing [CTRL]
under t he WINDOWS area.
3. Adjust t he with t he k nob to display n o more
th an 20 signa ls above the limit line on th e bottom a ctive tra ce.
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4. Use the au tomeasur e fun ction to automat ically measu re
th e signals above th e limit line (above the m ar gin if it was
initiated). To enable a ma rgin on th e limit line, perform th e
following:
Press [SETUP], ,, , , then en ter your m ar gin, which t ypically is 6 dB. Margins ar e
useful when considering the entire measurement uncertainty of
your t est setup (including an tenn as, cables, preamplifiers and t he
receiver.)
Pr ess [TEST], , , t o perform
the automeasure.
At this point, th e EMI r eceiver is performing a peak, qua si-peak
an d avera ge measur ement on all signals above the limit line or
ma rgin (if these detectors were ena bled). The signa ls measu red ar e
th e am bients (signa ls produced by other sources) with th e EU T off.
These signals are placed in th e intern al list.
Move the zone ma rker to the n ext group of signals on t he top tr ace
using the function a nd r epeat th e aut omatic
measurements in step 4 above. Make sure tha t a ll the signals that
ar e above the limit on t he broad tr ace are measu red. Press [CTRL]
un der th e WINDOW area to view the menu cont aining . Press and use the knob to move the
zone ma rker to the n ext group of signals.
5.5 Placeme nt of EUT for maximum sign als (manualmeasuremen t process)
Radiated emissions from electronic devices are not uniform. The
str ongest emissions m ay be from th e rear pan el or front pan el or
slots in th e shielding. To insu re th at you ar e measu ring th e worst
case em issions from your device, do th e following:
1. With t he E MI receiver adjusted to view the span of interest ,
move the EU T th rough a 360-degree rotation in 45-degree
increments.
2. At each 45-degree step, note the am plitude of th e largest
signals. With a print er conn ected t o the I/O port, press [COPY]
to obtain a screen dump at each step.
3. On each screen dum p, mark t he position of th e EUT.
After a ll the screen dum ps ha ve been captur ed, compare th em to
find the position of the worst-case emissions. In some cases, you
ma y find th at th ere ar e worst -case emissions for different
frequencies at different positions. For example, you may find
worst -case for 100 MHz emissions a t 90-degrees and at 270
degrees for 200 MHz. In th is case, th e emissions t ests mu st be
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perform ed at both positions. If you a re not su re whet her the signa l
you ar e looking at is an ambient or E UT signal, switch the E UT
off. An ambient signal will not change. Worst case emissions must
be found for both horizontal and vertical polarizations.
5.6 Ambient plus EUT measu remen ts
With t he EU T tur ned on and oriented to the worst case position,
perform au tomat ed tests a gain as follows:
1. Press [NEXT] un der [WINDOW]. This activates th e upper
tra ce to capt ur e the a dditiona l emissions from th e EUT. Press
[NEXT] again to activate the lower window.
2. Adjust th e with th e knob to display no
more th an 20 signa ls above th e limit line on th e bott om active
trace. This gives the best frequency accuracy.
3. Use th e au tomeasur e fun ction to au tomat ically measu re
th e signals above th e limit line (or a bove the m ar gin if it was
initiated): Press [TEST], , , .
To captur e the signals over th e rest of th e band, repeat th e signa l
measu remen t pr ocess (5.5) to captur e all the signa ls above th e
limit. At t his point , the E MI receiver is performing a peak, qua si-
peak a nd a verage on a ll signals above the limit line or ma rgin
within t he zone span a rea. If necessary, move the zone span to the
next group of signals a bove the limit or ma rgin an d perform
another au tomeasure. The signals measured a re the a mbients plus
th e EUT signals. These signals ar e also placed in the int erna l list.
Now that you have the ambient signals from the first test and the
am bient signals plus th e EUT signals from the second group of
tests you can perform a sort on t he list, looking for d uplicat es (the
am bient signals). To remove th e am bient signals, perform the
following:
Press [TEST], , , ,
, , and .
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Figure 18: Marking and de leting ambie nts from your list
At this point, most of th e am bient signals ha ve been deleted from
your list. Some am bients ma y have been pr esent for one of the
aut omatic measurements but not for th e other m easurement. It
would n ot h ave duplicat e signals an d would not be deleted. The
signals in the list are t he peak, qua si-peak a nd a verage values of
the EUT emissions and remaining ambient signals.
Next, find signa ls tha t a re a bove the limit. To do this, sort t he list
by quasi-peak values, with t he h ighest levels at t he top of th e list:
Press [TEST], , , , .
Next, switch on th e column tha t indicates th e value of th e quasi-
peak measur ement versus th e limit l ine.
Press [TEST], ,
Press un til VIEW QP LIM 1 is indicat ed at t he
top of th e right column see Figure 19).
Figure 19: Final EUT signal l ist
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5.7 Evaluating measurement results
If all the values in the right hand column are negative, then the
product emissions a re below th e limit a nd your product passes t hera diated emissions r equirement s. If some of the values ar e
positive, then the quasi-peak measurements are above the QP
limit and the product fails the radiated emissions measurements.
To be sure th at a signal is not ambient, it should be remeasur ed
an d th e demodulation fun ction u sed to listen to th e signal. AM/FM
demodulation is a good t ool for determ ining wheth er or n ot a
signal is an ambient.
To listen to a signa l, do the following:
Press [TEST], ,
With th e signa l list on, highlight t he signal of interest with th e
up/down keys.
Pr ess [SELECT] in t he DE MOD section
Pr ess,
Adjust th e volume t o listen to the signal. If the signal is a local
AM, FM, TV or cellular phone tr an smission, t he dem odulation
function will ena ble the operator to hear th e audio part of th e
tr an smission by dwelling at th e ma rker for a specified length of
time (usually 500 msec).
If there is any doubt about the signal being an ambient or an EUT
signal, remove the power to the E UT an d observe the signal. If the
signal remains, it is an ambient.
Note: It m ay not be convenient t o rem ove th e power from th e EUT.
In th is case using the dem odula tion fun ction m ay be th e preferred
m ethod of identifying am bients.
If you have determined that a signal is an ambient, then you need
to delete the signal.
Press [TEST], , , , high
light t he am bient signal to be deleted an d press .
After t he a mbient signals h ave been deleted from th e list, a r eport
can be d eveloped.
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6.0 Report deve lopmen t
The end r esult of the a bove testing is a report. The r eport is used
by the design engineer to correct a ny problems tha t a re foun ddur ing the t est pr ocess. You can assemble a r eport using th e
[OUTPUT] functions. The report can include a list of signals a
graph ical represen tat ion of the signa ls and u p to two pages of text,
which can be generat ed using a common PC k eyboar d tha t
connects to the rear of the EMI receiver.
6.1 Using the HP 85878A EMI report generator software
The HP 85878A report generator software comes with each
HP 8546A or 8542E EMI receiver purchase. The HP 85878A can
be used to capt ur e data from your receiver an d au tomat ically
generat e r eports.
Figure 20: Capture the data you want with a few mous e c l icks using theHP 85878A.
The HP 85878A uses object linking and embedding (OLE)
technology, so you can easily dra g an d dr op your captu red da ta in
Microsoft Word . Each da ta session you perform is stored in a
database for search and retrieval.
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Figure 21: Data icons ca n be dragged a nd droppe d to Microsoft Word.
Using Microsoft Word an d m acros, you can au tomatically genera te
large r eports. Your da ta icons ar e bookmark ed an d a ut omatically
inserted int o your report.
Figure 22: Cu stom report template s allow fast generation of reports tocompliance authorit ies and for engineering archives.
7.0 Using so ftwa re to imp rove radiate d EMI testthroughput
Softwar e packages tha t a ut oma tically control the movements of
towers and t ur nta bles, capt ur e emissions and find worst-case
emissions ar e available. In a ddition to generat ing compat ible
reports, the HP 85876B commer cial radiat ed EMI software also
perform s t hese functions.
For example, the HP 85876B has a n icon set tha t can be used to
set up your equipment path and automatically import your
corr ection factors.
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Figure 24: The HP 85876B can set up your equipment and importcorrect ion factors to correct for your measurement path .
Pr edefined, edita ble test pr ocedures enable you t o automat e your
test process.
Figure 25: Test proce dures a nd con trol.
The softwar e ena bles you t o control your receiver an d a dd
additional signa ls to your signal list with a m ar ker add t oactive list function.
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Figure 26: Software receiver control
Other signal ma ximization an d cont rol tools assist you in finding
your worst case emissions. Th e softwar e enh an ces r epeata bility,
and improves th roughput.
Figure 27: Tower control panel
Below is a polar plot a nd a height/azimu th plot of a m easur ed
signal. The near-omnidirectiona l radiat ion pa tter n of th e signa l
could signify tha t it is an ambient .
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Figure 28: Maximization an d graphical tools assist you in performingyour f inal measurement.
The H P 85876B allows you t o save files as *.rtf (rich t ext files) for
easy import int o popular word p rocessing programs. Gra phics can
be saved as *.wmf (Windows Metafile) for quick pasting into many
Windows-based applications.
Figure 29: HP 85876B reporting capabilities
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A1.0 purpo se o f a LISN
A line impedan ce sta bilization net work serve th ree purpose:
1. The LISN isolates the power mains from the equipmentun der test . The power supplied to th e EUT mu st be as clean
as possible. Any noise on th e line will be coupled to th e EMC
analyzer and interpreted as noise generated by the EUT.
2. The LISN isolates an y noise genera ted by the EUT from
being coupled to the power mains. Excess noise on the power
main s can cause inter ference with th e proper opera tion of
other devices on the line.
3. The signals generated by the EUT ar e coupled to the
EMC an alyzer using a h igh pass filter which is part of the
LISN. Signa ls which a re in th e pass ban d of th e high pass
filter see a 50 load which is the input to the EMCanalyzer.
A1.1 LISN op erati on
The diagram in Figure A-1 below show the circuit for one side of
the line relative to earth ground.
Figure A-1. Typical LISN circuit diag ram.
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Appen dix A
Line impedancestabi l izat ion networks
Line impedance stabilization
network (LISN)
605040302010
.01 .1 1 10 100
impedance(ohms)
frequency (MHz)
0.1 F
1000W
From powersource
ToEUT
ToReceiver or EMC Analyzer
(50 )
50 H
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The 1 F capacitor in combinat ion with th e 50 H inductor is thefilter th at isolates th e mains from th e EUT. The 50 H indu ctor
isolates th e noise generat ed by the EU T from th e mains. The 0.1
F couples the n oise generated by th e EUT to the E MC ana lyzeror receiver. At frequencies above 150 kHz, the EUT signals are
presented with a 50 impedance.
The chart in Figure A-1 above represent s th e impedance of the
EUT port versu s frequency.
A1.2 Types of LISN s
Figure A-2. Three different types of LISNs.
The most common t ype of LISN is the V-LISN. It m easur es th e
asymm etric voltage between line a nd ground. This is done for bothth e hot an d th e neut ra l lines or for a thr ee-pha se circuit in a Y
configur ation, between each line an d ground. Ther e ar e some
other specialized types of LISNs. A delta LISN m easur es the line
to line or symmetric emissions voltage. The T-LISN, sometimes
used for telecommu nications equipment , measur es the
asymmetrical voltage, which is the potential difference between
th e midpoint potential between two lines an d ground.
A2.0 Transien t l imiter operation
The pu rpose of the limiter is to protect t he inpu t of the EMC
an alyzer from lar ge tran sients when connected to a LISN.
Switching EUT power on or off can cau se large spikes gener atedin the LISN.
The HP 11947A tran sient l imiter incorporat es a l imiter, high pass
filter, an d an a tt enua tor. It can withsta nd 10 kW for 10 sec an d
ha s a frequency ra nge of 9 kHz t o 200 MHz. The high pa ss filter
reduces th e line frequencies coupled to th e EMC a na lyzer.
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V-LISN:-LISN:
T-LISN:
Asymmetric emissions (line-to-ground)Symmetric emissions (line-to-line)Asymmetrical emissions (mid point line-to-line)
V-LISN Vector diagram
V symmetric
Ground
H N
V1 asy
mmetricV2
asymmetric
1/2Vsymmetric 1/2Vsymmetric
V asymmetric
1
V asymmetric2
V asymmetric
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B1.0 Field strength units
Radiated EMI emissions measurements measures the electric
field. The field strength is calibrated in dBV/m. F ield st rength indBV/m is der ived from t he following :
P t = total power radiat ed from a n isotropic radiator
PD = the power density at a dista nce r from the isotropicradiator (far field).
PD = Pt /4r2 R = 120
PD = E2/R
E2 /R = Pt /4r2
E = (Pt x 30)1/2 /r (V/m)
Fa r field* is consider ed t o be >/2
*Far field is the m inimum distan ce from a r adiat or where th e field
becomes a plana r wa ve.
B1.1 Ante nn a factors
The definition of antenna factors is the ratio of the electric field in
volts per meter present at the plane of the an tenna versus th e
voltage out of th e an tenn a conn ector. Note: antenn a factors a re n ot
the same as antenn a gain.
Figure B-1. Typical anten na factor shape s.
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Appen dix B
Anten na factors
Linear Units:
dB/m
Frequency, MHz
5
10
15
20
25
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Biconical@ 10m
Log Periodic@ 1m
AF = Antenna Factor (1/m)E = Electric Field Strength (V/m)
V = Voltage Output from Antenna (V)
Log Units: AF(dB/m) = E(dBV/m) - V(dBV)
E(dBV/m) = V(dBV) + AF(dB/m)
AF = EinV out
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B1.2 Types of antenn as use d for commercial radiate d
measurements
Figure B-2. Antennas used in EMI emissions measurements.
There ar e thr ee types of an tenn as u sed for commercial ra diated
emissions measurements.
Bicon ica l a nt en na : 30 MH z t o 300 MH z
Log periodic an ten na : 200 MHz to 1 GHz (The biconical
an d log periodic overlap frequen cy)
Broadband an t enna : 30 M Hz t o 1 GHz (Lar ge r for m a t
than the biconical or log periodicantennas)
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Blah
Log Periodic Antenna
Biconical Antenna
Broadband Antenna
(30 - 300 MHz)
(30 - 1000 MHz) (200 - 1000 MHz)
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The decibel is used extensively in electromagn etic measur ement s.
It is t he log of the ra tio of two amplitudes. The am plitudes ar e in
power, voltage, amps, electric field units, and magnetic field units.
dec ibel = dB = 10 log (P 2/P 1)
Data is sometimes expressed in volts or field str ength un its.
In this case, replace P with V2/R.
If the impedan ces are equ al, the equa tion becomes:
dB = 20 log(V2/V1)
A unit of measure used in EMI measurements is dBV or dBA.The r elationsh ip of dBV and dBm is a s follows:
dBmV = 107 + P dBmThis is tru e for a n impeda nce of 50
Wave length (l) is determined using the following relationship:
= 3x108 / f (Hz) or = 300/f (MHz)
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Appen dix C
Basic electricalrelat ionships
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D1.0 Peak detector
Initial EMI measurements are m ade using th e peak detector.
This mode is much fast er th an quasi-peak, or a verage modes of
detection. Signals a re n ormally displayed on spectru m a na lyzersor EMC ana lyzers in peak m ode. Since signa l measur ed in peak
detection m ode always have am plitude values equa l to or h igher
th an quas i-peak or a verage detection modes, it is a very easy
process to take a sweep and compare th e results t o a limit line.
If all signals fall below the limit, th en t he product passes a nd n o
further testing is needed.
D1.2 Peak d etector operation
The EMC an alyzer h as a n envelope or peak detector in th e IF
chain which h as a t ime constan t such th at t he voltage at the
detector outpu t follows the peak value of th e IF signa l at all times.
In other words, t he det ector can follow t he fast est possible chan ges
in th e envelope of th e IF signal, but not th e instan ta neous value of
th e IF sine wave. (See Figure D-1)
Figure D-1. Peak detector diagram.
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Appen dix D
Detec tors used in EMImeasurementspeak,
quasi -peak, an daverage
Output of the envelope detectorfollows the peaks of the IF signal
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D2.0 Quasi-peak dete ctor
Most ra diated an d conducted limits ar e based on qua si-peak
detection mode. Quasi-peak detectors weighs signals according toth eir repetition ra te, which is a way of measu ring th eir ann oyan ce
factor. As the r epetition r at e increases, th e qua si-peak detector
does not ha ve time to discha rge as mu ch resulting in a higher
volta ge outpu t. (See Figur e D-2 below.) For cont inu ous wa ve (CW)
signals the peak and t he quasi-peak are t he same.
Since the quasi-peak detector a lways gives a rea ding less th an or
equal to peak detection, why n ot use qua si-peak d etection a ll the
time? Wont th at m ake it easier t o pass E MI tests? Its tru e tha t
you can pa ss the t ests easier, however, quasi-peak measu remen ts
ar e mu ch slower by 2 or 3 orders of magn itude compa red t o using
th e peak det ector.
Figure D-2. Quasi-peak detector respon se diagram.
D2.1 Quasi-peak detector operation
The quasi-peak detector has a char ge rate much faster than the
discha rge rate ther efore the higher th e repetition ra te of the
signal the h igher th e out put of th e quasi-peak detector. The qua si-
peak detector a lso responds to different amp litu de signals in a
linear fashion. High am plitude low repetition ra te signals couldproduce the same output as low amplitude high repetition rate
signal.
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Quasi-peak detector output
varies with impulse rate
t
Peak responseQuasi-peak
detector readingQuasi-peak
detector response
t
Test Limit
Test Limit
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D3.0 Average detec tor
The average detector is required for some conducted emissions
tests in conjunction with using the quasi-peak det ector. Also,radiated emissions measurements above 1 GHz are performed
using avera ge detection. The average detector outpu t is always
less tha n or equal t o peak d etection.
D3.1 Average detec tor o peration
Average detection is similar in m an y respects to peak detection.
Figure D-3 below shows a signal that has just passed through the
IF a nd is a bout to be detected. The outpu t of the envelope detector
is th e modulation envelope. Peak detection occur s when th e post
detection bandwidth is wider than the resolution bandwidth.
For avera ge detection to take place, the peak det ected signal
must pass th rough a filter whose bandwidth is mu ch less than the
resolut ion ban dwidth. The filter a verages the h igher frequency
components, su ch as noise, at th e output of th e envelope detector.
Figure D-3. Average detection respons e diagram.
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t
Envelope Detector
Filters
Average Detector
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The following is a listing of address and phone numbers for
obta ining EMC r egulation informa tion.
IE CCISPR
Sales De partmen t of the Central Office of the IEC
PO Box 131
3, Rue de Verem be
1121 Geneva 20, Switzerland
CCIR
ITU, Gene ral Secretariat , Sales S ervice
Place de Na tion
1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Australia
Austral ia Electromecha nical Committee
Standa rds Association of Austral ia
PO Box 458
North Sydney N.S.W. 2060
Teleph on e: +61 2 963 41 11
Fax: +61 2 963 3896
Belgium
Comite Electrotechnique Belge
3 Galerie Ravenstein, Boite 11
B-1000 Bruxelles
Teleph on e: +32 2 512 00 28
Fax: +32 2 511 29 38
Canada
Standa rds Council of Canada
Standards Sales Divis ion
350 Sparks Street, Suite 1200
Ottawa, Ontar io K1P 6N7
Teleph on e: 613 238 3222
Fax: 613 995 4564
Canadians Standa rds Association (CSA)
178 Rexdale Boulevard
Rexdale (Toronto), Ont ar io MSW 1R3
Teleph on e: 416 747 4044Fax: 416 747 2475
Denmark
Dansk Elektroteknisk Komite
Stran dgade 36 st
DK-1401 Kobenhavn K
Teleph on e: +45 31 57 50 50
Fax: +45 31 57 63 50
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EMC regu latoryagencies
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France
Comite E lectrotechnique Fr an cais
UTE CEdex 64
F-92052 Pa ris la DefenseTelep hon e: +33 1 47 68 50 20
Fax: +33 1 47 89 47 75
Germany
VDE CERLAG GmbH
Austieferungsstelle
Merianstr asse 29
D-6050 OFFE NBACH a.M.
Telep hon e: + 49 69 8306-1
Fax: + 49 69 83 10 81
India
Bureau of Indian Standards , Sales De partmentManak Bhavan
9 Bahadur Sh ah Zafar Marg.
New Delh i 110002
Telep hon e: + 91 11 331 01 31
Fax: + 91 11 331 40 62
Italy
Cometato Eletrotecnico Ital iano
Viale Monza 259
1-20126 Milan o MI
Teleph on e: + 39 2 25 77 31
Fax: + 39 2 25 773 222
Japan
Japane se Standards Associat ion
1-24 Akasa ka 4
Minato-Ku
Tokyo 107
Teleph on e: + 81 3 583 8001
Fax: + 81 3 580 14 18
Netherlands
Nederlands Normalisatie-Instituut
Afd. Verdoop en Informa tie
Kalfjeslaan 2, PO Box 5059
2600 GB DelftNL
Teleph on e: + 31 15 69 03 90
Fax: + 31 15 69 01 90
Norway
Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite
Ha rbizalleen 2A
Postboks 280 Skoyen
N-0212 Oslo 2
Teleph on e: + 47 2 52 69 50
Fax: + 47 2 52 69 61
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South Africa
South African Bureau o f Standards
Electronic Engineering Department
Pr ivate Bag X191Pretoria
0001 Republic of South Africa
Spain
Comite Na cional Espa nol de la CEI
Fr an cisco Gervas 3
E-28020 Ma drid
Teleph on e: + 34 1 270 44 00
Fax: + 34 1 270 28 55
Sweden
Svenka Elecktr i ska Kommiss ionen
PO Bow 1284S-164 28 Kista -Stockh olm
Teleph on e: + 48 8 750 78 20
Fax: + 46 8 751 84 70
Switzerland
Swiss Electromechanical Committee
Swiss E lectr omechan ical Associat ion
Seefeldstrasse 301
CH-8008 Zur ich
Teleph on e: + 41 1 384 91 11
Fax: + 41 1 55 14 26
United Kingdom
British Standards Institution
BSI Sales Departm ent
Lin ford Wood
Milton Keynes MK14 GLE
Telep hon e: +44 908 22 00 22
Fax: +44 908 32 08 56
Briti sh Defence Standards
DEF STAN
Ministr y of Defence
Northumberland House
Northu mberlan d AveLondon WC2N 5 BP
Teleph on e: + 01 218 9000
United S tates of America
America National Standards Institute Inc.
Sales Dept.
1430 Broadwa y
New York, NY 10018
Teleph on e: 212 642 49 00
Fax: 212 302 12 86
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FCC Rules and Re gulations
Technical Standards Branch
2025 M Street N.W.
MS 1300 B4Washington DC 20554
Teleph on e: 202 653 6288
FCC Equipme nt Autho rization Branch
7435 Oaklan d Mills Road
MS 1300-B2
Columbia, MD 21046
Teleph on e: 301 725 1585
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Auxil iary equipment
Equipment not under test that is nevertheless indispensable for
setting u p all the functions a nd a ssessing the corr ect performan ce
of th e EUT du ring its exposur e to the distur bance.
Balun
A balun is an an tenn a balan cing device, which facilita tes use of
coaxial feeds with symm etrical ant enna such a s a dipole.
Broadband emiss ion
Broadband is the definition for an int erference amp litu de when
several spectral lines ar e within the RFI r eceivers specified
bandwidth.
Broadband interference (measurements)
A distur bance that h as a spectral energy distr ibution sufficiently
brad, so tha t th e response of the measu ring receiver in use does
not var y significan tly when tu ned over a specified num ber of
receiver bandwidth s.
Conducted interference
Int erference resulting from condu cted radio noise or un want ed
signals ent ering a tr an sducer (receiver) by direct coupling.
Cross coupling
The coupling of a signal from one channel, circuit, or conductor to
an other, where it becomes an un desired signa l.
Decoupl ing network
A decoupling n etwork is an electrical circuit for p reventing t est-
signals which ar e applied to th e EU T from a ffecting other devices,
equipment, or systems th at are n ot u nder test . IEC 801-6 states
th at th e coupling an d decoupling network systems can be
integrat ed in one box or they can be in separat e networks.
Dipole
1. An anten na consisting of a str aight condu ctor usu ally not more
th an a ha lf-wavelength long, divided at its electrical cent er for
conn ection to a tr an smission line.
2. Any one of a class of an tenn as producing a radiat ion pa tter n
appr oximating tha t of an elementar y electric dipole.
Electromagne tic com patibi l i ty (EMC)
1. The capability of electr onic equipm ent of system s to be opera ted
within a defined mar gins in of safety in th e intended operat iona l
environment at designed levels of efficiency without degradation
due t o int erference.
2. EMC is the ability of equipm ent t o function sat isfactorily in its
electroma gnetic environment without introducing intolerable
disturbances into that environment or into other equipment.
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Electromagnetic interference
Electr oma gnetic inter ference is the impairm ent of a want ed
electroma gnetic signa l by an electr omagnetic disturba nce.
Electromagnet ic w ave
The r adian t en ergy produced by th e oscillat ion of an electr ic
charge characterized by oscillation of the electric and magnetic
fields.
Emission
Electr oma gnetic energy propagated from a source by radiation or
conduction.
Far field
The region wher e the power flux density from an a nt enna
appr oximately obeys an inverse squar es law of the distan ce. For a
dipole this corresponds t o dista nces greater t ha n l/2 where l is th e
wave length of the r adiat ion.
Ground plane
1. A condu cting surface of plat e used as a common reference
point for circuit r etur ns an d electr ic or signal potentials.
2. A meta l sheet or plate used as a common reference point
for circuit ret urn s a nd electrical or signal potentials.
Immunity
1. The property of a receiver or any other equipmen t or system
enabling it to reject a rad io distur bance.
2. The ability of electr onic equipment t o with sta nd r adiat ed
electr omagnetic fields without producing un desirable responses.
Intermodulation
Mixing of two or more signals in a nonlinear element, producing
signals at frequencies equal t o the su ms a nd differences of integra l
multiples of the original signals.
Isotropic
Isotropic mean s h aving properties of equal values in a ll directions.
Monopole
An an tenn a consisting of a st raight conductor, usually not more
th an one-quart er wave length long, mounted immediat ely above,
an d norma l to, a ground plan e. It is connected to a tr an smissions
line at its ba se an d behaves, with its image, like a dipole.
Narrowband emiss ion
That which h as its principal spectr al energy lying with in th e
bandp ass of the m easur ing receiver in use.
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Open area
A site for radiated electr omagnetic interference measu remen ts
which is open flat t erra in at a dista nce far enough awa y from
buildings, electric lines, fences, trees, underground cables, andpipe lines so that effects due to such are negligible. This site
should have a sufficiently low level of ambient interference to
permit testing to the required limits.
Polarization
A term used t o describe th e orientat ion of the field vector of a
ra diated field.
Radiated interference
Radio inter ference resulting from radiat ed noise of unwan ted
signals. Compare radio frequency interference below.
Radiation
The emission of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.
Radio frequency interference
RFI is t he h igh frequency int erference with ra dio reception. This
occur s wh en un desired electr omagnetic oscillat ions find en tr an ce
to the h igh frequen cy input of a r eceiver or an tenn a system .
RFI source s
Sources are equipment a nd systems a s well as t heir components
which can cau se RFI.
Shie lded enclosure
A screened or solid meta l housing designed expressly for the
pur pose of isolat ing the int erna l from th e externa l
electroma gnetic environment. Th e pur pose is to prevent outside
ambient electromagnetic fields from causing performance
degradat ion an d to
prevent emissions from cau sing int erference t o outside activities.
Stripl ine
Parallel plate transmission line to generate an electromagnetic
field for testing purposes.
Susceptibi l i ty
Susceptibility is t he cha racteristic of electronic equipment th atpermits u ndesirable responses when s ubjected to electr oma gnetic
energy.
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