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Need help with all those confusing terms and phrases associated with EMI and EMC testing?

The free glossary provides you with definitions for all the acronyms and abbreviations you need to know!

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The EMI/EMC Glossary: Acronyms & Abbreviations Defined!

Commercial EMC Standards

 

 

Military EMC/EMI Standard Reviews

* MIL-STD-461A -- Overview, Test Rqmts List

* MIL-STD-461B/C -- Overview, Test Rqmts List

* MIL-STD-461D -- Overview, Test Rqmts List

* MIL-STD-461E -- Overview, Test Rqmts List

* MIL-STD-461D/462D to MIL-STD-461E -- Major Differences

* MIL-STD's Summary -- MIL-STD-461, Rev A, B, C, D, E

* MIL-STD's Comparison Chart -- MIL-STD-461, Rev A, B, C, D, E

 

 

 

 

 

10 V/m Amplifier / Antenna Combinations
20 V/m Amplifier / Antenna Combinations
50 V/m Amplifier / Antenna Combinations
100 V/m Amplifier / Antenna Combinations
200 V/m Amplifier / Antenna Combinations
Importance of Mismatch Tolerance for Amplifiers Used in Susceptibility Testing

Equipment Packages configured for RADIATED IMMUNITY TESTING per the European Union's EMC DIRECTIVES

The Arcell: Immunity And Emissions Testing
Pulse TWTAS
Wireless Telecommunications Testing With ”S” Series Microwave Power Amplifiers
Automotive 600V/m Radar Pulse Test Solution
AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation “S” Series Amps Produce Higher Power/Higher Fidelity Signals For Testing Wimax Output Devices
"Subampability"
Update on the Latest Release of IEC 61000-4-3, Edition 3
Conducted Transients In Road Vehicles' Supply Lines
Test Beyond the Specs: Why test higher in frequency and field strength? IEC 61000-4-3:2006’s frequency explosion
RF Field Probe Selection for EMC Testing
Input Power Requirements for AR RF/Microwave Instrumentation’s Amplifiers
Selection Guide for CI System Accessories
Application Guide to the A3 Series: 10 kHz to 3 MHz Impedance Matching Amplifiers
SC1000 System Controller Used for Automating Radiated Immunity Testing

 

Using Tapered Chamber to Test Antennas

An industry expert offers some suggestions for dealing with the challenges of testing today's high-frequency antennas.

 

Increase EMI Measurement speed

A new white paper from Rohde & Schwarz entitled “Time-Domain Scan Increases Speed of CISPR 16-Compliant EMI Measurements,” gives you an overview of the FFT technique, identifies how to avoid potential pitfalls when using it, and shows you how to optimize EMI measurements without missing disturbance signals or degrading accuracy.
 

 

New Broadband EMC Double-Ridge Guide Horn Antenna

Broadband antennas, due to the large frequency bands required by standards, are the work horse of electromagnetic compatibility testing. 

Traditionally the antenna parameter of interest to the EMC engineer was the antenna factor.  The advent of higher frequency testing has

brought the development of a new double-ridge guide horn design.

 

 

A Power Engineer’s Guide to Navigating the EMC Directive

The EMC Directive introduces a mass of test and measurement requirements that many engineers actively try to avoid. Understanding the

basics is no longer optional, and is nowhere near as difficult as you may have been led to believe.