Re: [PSES] What is a Test Plan?

[Doug Powell]

Anthony, If you are testing to one of the various IEC safety standards or an IEC-derived standard or CISPR standards, there are many official test report forms (TRF) available on the IECEE website. You can ask your agency for a copy. I would suggest that any table or entry in the TRF requiring instrumentation/fixturing and recorded data is part of the test plan.  Obviously, one should consolidate their testing efforts where possible and attention should be paid to sequence of tests where required. For example, some standards may require the insulation test be performed immediately after humidity exposure. Often, manufacturers will do their own internal testing prior to going to the agency. Eventually they may realize that many of the tests for product compliance have similarities to reliability testing. In these cases it is useful to collaborate test plans in order to decrease time to market. Thanks, - doug Douglas Powell Skype: doug.powell52 http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougp01     From: Anthony Thomson Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 8:56 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Reply To: Anthony Thomson Subject: [PSES] What is a Test Plan? What is a Test Plan? What should a Test Plan contain?   My questions are intentionally vague and I ask this Group in the context of the interests of this group.   Thanks in advance for your input, Tony.     - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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://www.ieee-pses.org/list.html (including how to unsubscribe) 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>