[PSES] Common mode current measurements - a powerful troubleshooting technique

[Doug Smith]

Hi Everyone, Just finished up my first Technical Tidbit article for the new year, discussing common mode current measurements. Here are the details: Technical Tidbit - January 2012 Measuring Common Mode Currents to Troubleshoot EMC Problems This month's Technical Tidbit describes why common mode current measurements are a powerful troubleshooting tool for the development lab. Abstract: EMC testing usually comes at the end of project development. And when the equipment fails one of the tests, everything usually grinds to a halt. Often this results in engineers trying to diagnose the problem at the EMC test lab. Unless one is lucky, this generally does not produce the desired results. Use of common mode current measurements on cables is described and shown to be a powerful method to debug EMC problems as part of an EMC troubleshooting toolkit. The link to the article is: http://emcesd.com/tt2012/tt010212.htm Separately, I am planning a move to Boulder City, NV in the coming months. My office will be located in the historic Boulder City Dam Hotel and Museum. If you would like to see some pictures of the area, use these links: For pictures of Boulder City, NV click here For information on Boulder City, NV click here For information on the Boulder City Dam Hotel and Museum, the location of my new office, click here Doug -- ------------------------------------------------------- ___ _ Doug Smith \ / ) P.O. Box 1457 ========= Los Gatos, CA 95031-1457 _ / \ / \ _ TEL/FAX: 408-356-4186/358-3799 / /\ \ ] / /\ \ Mobile: 408-858-4528 | q-----( ) | o | Email: d...@dsmith.org \ _ / ] \ _ / Website: http://www.dsmith.org ------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ 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 <emcp...@radiusnorth.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>