I can add that there is a Ford vehicular EMC specification, document ES-XW7T-1A278-AB, that includes a Method RI-112 bulk current immunity test. (I can send you a pdf on request.)
Regards, Ed Ed Price [email protected] Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (Fax) Military & Avionics EMC Services Is Our Specialty Shake-Bake-Shock - Metrology - Reliability Analysis >-----Original Message----- >From: Ken Javor [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:49 AM >To: [email protected]; 'EMC-PSTC' >Subject: Re: noise immunity on mains powered equipment > > > >I was hoping someone would be able to answer this more >authoritatively than >I can, but if there have been any replies, I missed them. I >am aware that >the US FDA imposes a BCI type requirement like MIL-STD-461 >CS114. Of course >that is for medical equipment. RTCA/DO-160 imposes a very similar BCI >requirement on commercial avionics. SAE ARP 1972 included BCI >testing but >was just a recommended practice, I don't know of any entity >that actually >levied it as a requirement. The automotive world in this >country at least >has adopted BCI techniques as well. There were in-house specs >(I recall >seeing a GM spec) and a better version has been adopted as an >SAE J-type >requirement industry-wide. That's about all I can think of >off the top of >my head. > >---------- >>From: [email protected] >>To: "'EMC-PSTC'" <[email protected]> >>Subject: noise immunity on mains powered equipment >>Date: Wed, Jan 23, 2002, 11:06 AM >> > >> >> Hello, >> >> Has any-one ever heard about a standard (non-military) that >describes noise >> immunity of mains powered equipment. >> Testing seems to be done by the current bulk injection >method. the standard >> is not IEC 61000-4-6. >> Regards, >> Kris Carpentier ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: [email protected] Dave Heald [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: No longer online until our new server is brought online and the old messages are imported into the new server.
