Probably more important is the requirement that the ground plane project beyond the EUT by 0.1 m on all sides (clause 7.2.1, paragraph 6).
On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 16:59:06 -0500, "Dan Kinney (A)" <[email protected]> wrote: >Paragraph 7.2.1 of EN 61000-4-4 (Electric Fast Transient/Burst Immunity) >states the minimum size of the ground plane will is 1m by 1m which of course >is 1 square meter. All other EN 61000-4-X standards state the ground plane >will be at least 1 square meter with no mention of specific dimensions. I >would appreciate any comment on the apparent requirement for a 1m by 1m >ground plane as our ground plane is 36 inches by 6 feet. ---- Patrick Lawler [email protected] ------------------------------------------- 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]
