Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-02-01 Thread Ken Javor
d testing bv - Gert Gremmen" <g.grem...@cetest.nl> > Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 08:05:32 +0100 > To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> > Conversation: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents > Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM cur

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-02-01 Thread Douglas Smith
il and delete the material from any computer. Thank you for your co-operation. -Original Message- From: Ken Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: Monday 1 February 2016 03:41 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Javor
t; > Subject: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents > > A clamp-on ferrite with a few turns of wire and connected to a spectrum > analyzer, worked out to be a good tool for measuring CM currents on single > cables. It gave me some measured numbers [dBuV], and then

[PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-31 Thread Amund Westin
equ...@ieee.org <mailto:00f5a03f18eb-dmarc-requ...@ieee.org> > Reply-To: Bill Owsley <wdows...@yahoo.com <mailto:wdows...@yahoo.com> > Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:26:08 + To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG <mailto:EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> > Subject: Re: [PS

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-31 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
MC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Doug's point is well taken. If you know the probe's transfer impedance, and you know it works properly (is well-shielded) then instead of just "getting a number" and trying to lower it you can work a

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-31 Thread Ken Javor
(256) 650-5261 >> >> >>> From: Amund Westin <am...@westin-emission.no> >>> Reply-To: Amund Westin <am...@westin-emission.no> >>> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:21:48 +0100 >>> To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> >>> Subject: [PSE

Re: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-31 Thread Doug Smith
STSERV.IEEE.ORG> > Subject: [PSES] SV: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents > > A clamp-on ferrite with a few turns of wire and connected to a spectrum > analyzer, worked out to be a good tool for measuring CM currents on single > cables. It gave me some measured num

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-19 Thread Richard Marshall
Ralph [mailto:ralph.mcdiar...@schneider-electric.com] Sent: 18 January 2016 22:46 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents " I have been experimenting with this and in several cases using a ferrite clamp at the end of cabling seems to "sta

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-19 Thread John Allen
ISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Just as Gert and Ralf say, ferrites used for EMC purposes are , if the ferrite material is properly chosen for the frequency range concerned, predominately RESISTIVE not inductive. Therefore they damp out resonance

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-19 Thread Ken Javor
016 11:24 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Just as Gert and Ralf say, ferrites used for EMC purposes are , if the ferrite material is properly chosen for the frequency range concerned, predominately RESISTIVE not inductive. Therefore they damp out resona

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-18 Thread McDiarmid, Ralph
testing bv - Gert Gremmen" <g.grem...@cetest.nl> To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG, Date: 01/16/2016 01:41 AM Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Hi Doug et al, If I understand well, the ferrite creates a virtual end of cable for EUT2, allowing the ca

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-16 Thread ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
any other experiences from members on this list. Gert Gremmen -Original Message- From: Doug Smith [mailto:d...@emcesd.com] Sent: zaterdag 16 januari 2016 1:52 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Hi Everone, Here is an interesting case where

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-15 Thread Ed Price
Javor [mailto:ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 8:53 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents I think it is important to not lose sight of the original query that started this thread. The query was about whether

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-15 Thread Ken Javor
-0800 > To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> > Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents > > I would add a caution to Ken's comment about common mode cable currents > creating RE. Yes, the CM currents certainly do create RE, but you need to > probe the cables at

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-15 Thread Ken Javor
Owsley <wdows...@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 07:26:08 + To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents If you can measure common mode noise on a cable, you have a problem from the port !! Note the world famous Ott's math on this

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-15 Thread Doug Smith
ken.ja...@emccompliance.com] Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 8:53 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents I think it is important to not lose sight of the original query that started this thread. The query was about whether placing a current probe

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-14 Thread Ken Javor
m, not just reduce it. But there are exceptions. > > > > > > From: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 4:25 PM > Subject: Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents > &g

[PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-14 Thread Ken Wyatt
ST > To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG > Subject: Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents > Reply-To: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> > > IMO, a near field probe gets you back to where Bill Owlsley was at: you are X > dB over the limit on the test site, so you wave

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-14 Thread McDiarmid, Ralph
o: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG, Date: 01/13/2016 01:22 PM Subject: Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents A current probe measures the net current on the conductor within its opening. The impedance of the circuits attached to that conductor may affect how much current flows through the con

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-14 Thread CR
On 1/14/2016 5:20 PM, McDiarmid, Ralph wrote: Would a Near Field probe be a better choice? That's good for finding a source. but as Ken points out, its not accurate enough for quantitative evaluation. FWIW... a SA chamber or an OATS aren't all that hot either,according to a 2001 paper.*

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-14 Thread Ken Javor
armid, Ralph" <ralph.mcdiar...@schneider-electric.com> Reply-To: "ralph.mcdiar...@schneider-electric.com" <ralph.mcdiar...@schneider-electric.com> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 14:20:33 -0800 To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

Re: [PSES] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-14 Thread Bill Owsley
S] Fwd: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Ken is correct. Near field probes are good for finding sources, but current probes are better for characterizing the emissions from cables. However, if the EUT has a leaky enclosure, or other radiating structures besides cables, you'll reall

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-13 Thread Ken Javor
tin-emission.no> Reply-To: Amund Westin <am...@westin-emission.no> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 18:48:23 +0100 To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Subject: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Planning to do some EMI troubleshooting with a «homemade» current probe. Probing a lot of cables ins

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-13 Thread Bill Owsley
it.  But there are exceptions. From: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currentsI re-read the query and see I didn’t a

Re: [PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-13 Thread Ken Javor
against the cable impedance itself to assess any perturbation of the quantity to be measured. Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261 From: Ken Javor <ken.ja...@emccompliance.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:15:55 -0600 To: <EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG> Conversation: [PSES] Current probe for

[PSES] Current probe for CM currents

2016-01-13 Thread Amund Westin
Planning to do some EMI troubleshooting with a «homemade» current probe. Probing a lot of cables inside a rack and try to find the source. Will make a current probe by a ferrite core (two halves, a few turns wire and coax plug) as many EMI experts have posted on the web and on this forum.