Tag Archives: EMI
Pre-Compliance EMC Testing Saves Cost and Accelerates Speed to Market
You have designed and built a great new electrical product that meets market demands and trumps competitive offerings. You are confident that it doesn’t radiate much energy and is not susceptible to outside interference. Yet when you do final EMC testing, your product fails. This is the nightmare scenario for product designers. Unit redesign and... Read More
Marijuana Farms Skirt Laws – EMC & Product Safety Laws, That Is
According to a recent article by a San Francisco-area police officer, indoor marijuana grows are proliferating and many of them are illegal. Due to their frequent use of uncertified equipment that is manufactured overseas with little to no regulatory oversight, there has been a significant amount of radio frequency interference (RFI) that leaves these operations... Read More
EMC Testing Requirement for IT Equipment Varies by Country
In Compliance Magazine recently published a good primer on compliance requirements for IT equipment around the world. Following is a summary of the electromagnetic compatibility regulations. A set of common standards serve as the basis for global EMC regulations: Conducted and radiated emissions are based on CISPR 22 & FCC Part 15 Immunity is based on... Read More
PSES Symposium Features Talks on Product Safety Recalls, Automotive EMI
Today is the first day of the Product Safety Engineering Society’s (PSES) 3-day IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering in Boston, Massachusetts. In attendance is Rick Cooper, MET Laboratories’ Director of Laboratory Operations, Safety Laboratory. Following are his summaries of the day’s two presentations. CPSC Keynote The keynote address was “Check, Double Check, and Don’t... Read More
