RF emissions certification for large systems: a risk-management approach

Author

Carpenter, Darren

Author_Institution

EMC Consultancy, BTexact Technol., Ipswich, UK

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

19-23 Aug. 2002

Firstpage

772

Abstract

A method is presented for demonstrating the compliance of the radiated emissions of a system composed of commercial off the shelf (COTS) apparatus with the requirements of the European Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive (89/336/EEC - EMC). The method is an alternative to performing practical emissions measurements and converts the compliance process from a simple pass-fail to a risk-analysis approach that can be exploited within a Technical Construction File (TCF). The method indicates that it is possible to build Systems from COTS apparatus and have the system meet the same emissions requirement as the constituent apparatus.

Keywords

electromagnetic compatibility; radiofrequency interference; risk management; telecommunication standards; testing; EMC Directive; Europe; RF emissions certification; RFI; Technical Construction File; commercial off the shelf apparatus; large systems; radiated emissions; risk-management approach; Business; Certification; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic radiation; Interference; Programmable control; Radio frequency; Standards development; Telecommunication switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2002. EMC 2002. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7264-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.2002.1032691

Filename

1032691