Hi John: Unfortunately, the printed report doesn't seem to be available at that address. I was hoping to read a computerized translation of the report, as poor as that might be. If anyone can find the report (or a link to it), I'm interested in it. It certainly seems to have stirred up interest!
Pat Lawler EMC Engineer SL Power Electronics Corp. John Woodgate <[email protected]> wrote on 06/26/2008 03:07:11 AM: > In message <[email protected]>, > dated Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Gert Gremmen <[email protected]> > writes: > > >The report was produced by TNO, a Dutch private organization > > > >(http://www.tno.nl/content.cfm?&context=markten&content=markt_persberich > >t&laag1=189&item_id=200806250026&Taal=2) > Only available in Dutch. > > > > > >and some results are available here: > >http://www.amc.nl/?pid=5266 > No indication of field strengths! > > > >Manufacturers name and equipment type included. > > > >Please note that the energy levels of RFID are in the milliwatt range, > > > >so all problems are to be categorized as immunity deficits. > But maybe the immunity requirements of the EMC standard aren't violated. > > > >It is astonishing that the security of healthy persons (like car > >drivers) > > > >is taken much more seriously (by car manufacturers for example ) > > > >as the security of people with bad health like in hospitals. > > > >Most medical equipment is tested at 10 V/meter or less. > > > >where critical car parts must be tested up to 200V/m. > When cars failed due to high field strengths from broadcast > transmitters, there was a very public outcry. I didn't hear of any > outcry about medical equipment problems, presumably because the public > almost never get to hear of them. > There was a case in UK a few years ago about faulty oxygen equipment > (not an electronics problem) causing several deaths, but such cases are > very rarely reported. > -- > OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk > Either we are causing global warming, in which case we may be able to stop it, > or natural variation is causing it, and we probably can't stop it. You choose! > John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
