Tag Archives: EMC
EMC Society Covers EMI in Electric Power Substations
Earlier this week, the IEEE EMC Society Santa Clara Valley Chapter featured a presentation on “EMI in Electric Power Substations” by John Tengdin, a senior partner with OPUS Consulting Group. MET Labs’ James Bojorquez was in attendance and took these notes: Much of the presentation recounted the history of how IEEE 1613-2003 “Standard Environmental and Testing Requirements... Read More
EMC Simulation Best for Determining Relative – Not Absolute – Emissions
For those not based in the Bay Area, we will occasionally cover IEEE EMC Society Santa Clara Valley Chapter events that we think are relevant to Compliance Today readers. After all, the IEEE Santa Clara Valley Section is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is the world’s largest IEEE section. Tuesday featured an interesting... Read More
Korea RRA Announces Phase Out of KCC Mark
Korea’s Radio Research Agency (RRA) has just announced new regulation which will take effect January 24, 2011. These changed regulations will significantly impact the current approval process for Korea. Listed below is the summary of changes: The KCC mark and logo will be changed to the KC mark, which will be the only mark for... Read More
Taiwan’s BSMI Updates EMC Requirements for ITE
Per Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), compliance to CNS 13438, Information Technology Equipment – Radio disturbance Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurement (Amendment June 1, 2006), is required for ITE and similar equipment which falls under mandatory inspection category. Testing to conducted emissions telecom ports and radiated emissions above 1GHz were... Read More
TIA Outlines Testing & Certification Barriers in China, Mexico & Brazil
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) recently wrote a letter to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to comment on the 2011 National Trade Estimate (NTE) on Foreign Trade Barriers report. The letter focused mostly on testing and certification barriers in three countries: China, Mexico, and Brazil. Following are highlights of the letter. China The... Read More
