If not a resistive load like a light-bulb, then why not a reference non-linear load? It seems to me that a diode, capacitor and resistor would suffice.
I like the idea of checking the repeatibility of the instrumentation. Ralph McDiarmid, AScT Compliance Engineering Group Xantrex Technology Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: John Woodgate [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: April 19, 2004 11:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: EN61000-3-2 repeatability test > > > > I read in !emc-pstc that Kurt Fischer > <[email protected]> wrote (in > <039101c42681$2f9b2570$6400a8c0@HYPERC1033>) about > 'EN61000-3-2 repeatability test' on Mon, 19 Apr 2004: > >I would suggest using something like an incandescent light > bulb to run > >the test and check the repeatability of the instrumentation and test > >setup. > > That won't produce any harmonics other than those caused by > defects in the supply source. High-order harmonics will > measure as zero, which tells you nothing. > -- > Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. > The good news is that nothing is compulsory. > The bad news is that everything is prohibited. > http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see > http://www.isce.org.uk > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: [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: > http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [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: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
