I second what Ed said. Please allow me to add some tinier points to the conducted emission test we usually run inside a screen room (S/R). (1) Single point grounding of outer surface of S/R. A S/R may have more than one grounding, such as building earth and power earth, all grounding points should be soldered at a single point on outer surface of the S/R. The powerline filter you may use before the power penetrates the S/R should also be grounded at this point. (2) LISN should be well grounded to inner surface of the S/R.
Barry Ma ------------- Original Text From: <ed.pr...@cubic.com>, on 10/21/98 12:54 PM: Muriel: That circuit is OK. All source impedances upstream of the LISN are undefined. The source power voltage applied to the lISN can be anything as long as it doesn't exceed the LISN max voltage rating. The LISN, by definition, produces the standardized source impedance for the EUT. Yes, the transformer will be a bit "lossy" at RF frequencies. But that's not only OK, it's good. You want to eliminate as much noise from the power source as possible. Heck, put the EUT in a shielded room, use monstrous powerline filters where the power penetrates the room, and test in luxurious quiet! :-) Don't forget to be careful of power lead placement and EUT grounding from test to test. Regards, Ed ------------------------ From: Muriel Bittencourt de Liz <mur...@inep.ufsc.br> Subject: Doubt on LISN utilization Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 15:00:01 -0200 To: Lista de EMC da IEEE <emc-p...@ieee.org> > Hello, > > I'm doing some tests of conducted emission using a LISN. My commercial > voltage level is 220 V, 60Hz. But the product i'm testing is 110 V. So, > i'm using a transformer before the LISN this way: > > Mains => Transformer(220/110) => LISN => EUT ( Equipment Under Test ) > > My questions are: > > # am i doing right? > # is it possible to use a transformer? > # isn't the transformer acting like a "unintentional" filter? > > Any help will be welcome. > > Sincerely > > Muriel > > -- > > ================================================== > > Muriel Bittencourt de Liz > INEP - Instituto de Eletronica de Potencia > Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina > Caixa Postal - 5119 > 88.040-970 - Florianopolis - SC - BRASIL > Phone: +55.48.331.9204 - Fax: +55.48.234.5422 > e-mail: mur...@inep.ufsc.br > Homepage: http://www.inep.ufsc.br > > ================================================== -------------------------- Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA. USA 619-505-2780 List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: 10/21/1998 Time: 11:54:27 -------------------------- --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, j...@gwmail.monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
