Pre Compliance Testing
Pre Compliance Testing
Pre Compliance Testing
What to do?
Besides applying best practice with respect to all EMC related aspects
of the design, it is essential to carry out pre-compliance testing
Products:
5µH LISN for conducted emission testing of DC powered equipment
50µH LISN for conducted emission testing of AC powered equipment
RF current monitoring probes for conducted emission testing on power, control or data cables
TEM cells in various sizes for radiated emission and immunity testing
Measurement antennas for various frequency ranges for radiated emission and immunity testing
EMC probe set to localize the origin of emissions or to localize the origin of immunity issues
Coupling / De-coupling networks for conducted immunity testing
Bulk current injection probes for conducted immunity testing
Modulated power amplifiers for immunity testing
Near field probes for localizing sources of radiation and immunity issues on PCB
EMCview software for CISPR 16 compliant measurements using spectrum analyzers
EMC precompliance test flow
EMCview software
The DUT shall be isolated and elevated from the groundplane. The spectrum
analyzer shall measure the conducted emissions on both supply lines. The RF output of
the unused LISN shall be terminated with 50 Ohm. If the power return line is less
than 200 mm, a set up with a single LISN is sufficient. For the exact details of the set up
and for the limits of conducted emissions refer to the CISPR 25 or relevant
applicable standard.
Conducted emission testing
The DUT shall be isolated and elevated from the groundplane. The spectrum
analyzer shall measure the conducted emissions on both line and neutral.
The value of the parallel combination of the capacitors is 12µF from line and neutral to ground.
This causes around 0.75A flowing into the earth connection and would trip the ground fault switch.
Hence, an insulation transformer is required and good grounding is essential for safety.
For the exact details of the set up and for the limits of conducted emissions
refer to the CISPR 16 or other relevant applicable standard. A built in limiter or
a limiter between the LISN RF output and spectrum analyzer is essential for the protection
of the equipment.
Radiated emission testing
Terminate any of the two ports of the TEM cell with the 50Ω load, connect the DC-Block to the
other port and connect it to the input of the spectrum analyzer. Place the DUT under the septum
and power it on.
Monitor the radiated spectrum.
As a rule of thumb, given that the PCB is positioned not much higher than 1-2cm above the bottom
wall, any spurious with amplitudes higher than 40dµV may potentially cause a failed compliance
test.
Use compliance tested DUTs and the corresponding test reports as a reference for measurements
in the TEM cell.
Read chapter 3 of https://www.tekbox.com/product/QA_OpenTEMCells.pdf for more information
on conversion of measurement results.
Affordable Tekbox measurement antennas complement TEM cell measurements for
an optimum approach to pre-compliance radiated noise testing.
Radiated emission testing
DUT
EMCview software
Use EMCview to apply the antenna factors to the measured spurious levels
Localizing the source of emissions
Localize the source of unwanted emissions on the DUT PCB using near field probes and a
spectrum analyzer.
Implement counter measures and re-test the DUT inside the TEM cell to verify if the
modifications result in a reduction of the radiated emissions
Simplify testing with EMCview
Supports all Rigol and Siglent spectrum analyzer models. Support for Rohde & Schwarz FPC and FPH
series. Support of Owon analyzers.
Check our website for the latest list of supported analyzers and for the latest EMCview version.
RF immunity testing
Setup for RF immunity testing
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Terminate any of the two ports of the TEM cell with the 50Ω load, and connect the signal
generator + power amplifier to the other port. The signal needs to be AM modulated (80%)
according to most standards. The power of the signal has to be chosen according to the
required field strength. Place the DUT under the septum and power it on.
Sweep the signal generator and monitor the DUT for RF immunity issues.
The picture above shows a minimum setup. Inserting a directional coupler with connected RF
power meter in between power amplifier and TEM cell would be of advantage to monitor
power levels.
Depending on selected TEM cell and Tekbox modulated power amplifier, field strength of up to
600V/m can be generated.
Radiated immunity testing
Alternative set up for RF immunity testing using a tracking generator as signal source
EMCview software
EMCview can also be used to control the tracking generator of spectrum analyzers. Various modes
such as manual frequency stepping, fixed frequency, frequency sweep with configurable step size
and dwell time and more enable versatile control of the tracking generator.
Localizing the origin of immunity issues
Use EMCview Pro to calibrate the set up and run the immunity test.
Conducted immunity testing using BCI probes
Use EMCview Pro to calibrate the set up and run the immunity test.
Further details can be found in our product
manuals and application notes on www.tekbox.com