On Fri, 16 June 2000, [email protected] wrote: > Can someone explain to me why a ground plane is required in the test setup for > EN 61000-4-8 (power frequency magnetic fields)? > > Thanks, > Bob Heller > 3M Company -----------
Bob, Good question! The ground plane is described in the EN 61000-4-8 standard, but not used in many EMC testing labs. People cannot figure out the difference if using it in real test. However, there must be a reason to use it when the standard was written. Thanks. Best Regards, Barry Ma <[email protected]> ANRITSU www.anritsu.com Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Tel. 408-778-2000 x 4465 _______________________________________________________________________ Why pay when you don't have to? Get AltaVista Free Internet Access now! http://jump.altavista.com/freeaccess4.go _______________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: [email protected] Michael Garretson: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected]
