Title :
A technical note on modular micro wave/millimeter wave EMS test kit in 1-40 GHz frequency range
Author :
Sathyamurthy, S.
Author_Institution :
Combat Vehicles Res. & Dev. Establ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
Electromagnetic susceptibility (EMS) test set up design for 1-40 GHz is very expensive and complicated exercise to build the test system with number of hardware units such as frequency agile sources, power amplifiers, antennas and so on. Both system designers and EMC test centers largely depend on the big and expensive capital test facilities to carry out these evaluations. A cost effective semi automatic test system using solid state microwave and millimeter wave products are suggested in this paper. The technical details of the test kit built by the author and his team are reported here. Technical limitations of the facility and choice of modules are briefly described. This custom built kit will be adequate for probing EM susceptible subsystems in the 1-40 GHz frequency region at laboratory level for preliminary diagnosis. Suggestions to augment the facility for higher field levels prescribed by military standards are presented.
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; electromagnetic compatibility; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; 1 to 40 GHz; EHF; EM susceptibility test set up design; EM susceptible subsystems; SHF; custom built kit; electromagnetic susceptibility test set up; microwave-wave EMS test kit; millimeter-wave EMS test kit; modular EMS test kit; semi automatic test system; solid state MM-wave products; solid state microwave products; Automatic testing; Costs; Electromagnetic compatibility; Frequency; Hardware; Medical services; Power amplifiers; Solid state circuits; System testing; Test facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility '99. Proceedings of the International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
81-900652-0-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICEMIC.1999.871645
