Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions

2012-01-12 Thread John Cotman
1 degree per hour, I think you meant, not per second? John C _ From: Steli Loznen [mailto:st...@itl.co.il] Sent: 11 January 2012 12:33 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions Hi Jacob, In some testing procedures, the temperature steady

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread Mick Maytum
The IEC offers several definitions of thermal equilibrium in its Glossary. thermal equilibrium conditions stable temperature conditions indicated by temperature changes of no more than 3 K (5 °F) or 1 % of the absolute operating temperature, whichever is higher between two readings 15 min

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread John Cotman
Luminaires 60598 has 1 degree per hour, just to add another variant. John C _ From: Mick Maytum [mailto:m.j.may...@ieee.org] Sent: 12 January 2012 10:47 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium The IEC offers several

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread Jacob Gleeson
BS 1363-1 also states temperature stability being taken as less than 1K rise within 1 h. I'm sticking with 60335-2-6, less than 1K in 15 min. From experience components used in the appliances I test tend to saturate way before the 15 minute period. Thanks again for all the feedback. Jacob.

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread John Woodgate
In message 4f0eba2a.8070...@ieee.org, dated Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Mick Maytum m.j.may...@ieee.org writes: Nice to see a harmonised approach from the various IEC TCs The 60034 definition might be taken as more 'horizontal' (i.e. a reference definition that other committees should adopt) than the

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread John Woodgate
In message 2CE75112DCA946C0B34BC8A9F9EBACF0@LENVOR61iJOHN, dated Thu, 12 Jan 2012, John Cotman john.cot...@conformance.co.uk writes: Luminaires 60598 has 1 degree per hour, just to add another variant. A not practical one: fluctuations of more than that typically occur in test area ambient

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread Anthony Thomson
A not practical one: fluctuations of more than that typically occur in test area ambient temperatures, especially one that contains a 2 kW lamp! Steady state is reached when the *difference* between the ambient temperature and the test subject temperature levels out, you need to be monitoring

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread John Woodgate
In message 20120112120006.5...@gmx.com, dated Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Anthony Thomson ton...@europe.com writes: A not practical one: fluctuations of more than that typically occur in test area ambient temperatures, especially one that contains a 2 kW lamp! Steady state is reached when the

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread Mick Maytum
TC 1 controls the IEC IEV. There you find in the fundamental definitions Area Electrical and magnetic devices / Operating conditions and testing IEV ref 151-16-33 thermal equilibrium state reached when the temperature of the parts of a component or equipment

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread John Woodgate
In message 4f0edf9b.8060...@ieee.org, dated Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Mick Maytum m.j.may...@ieee.org writes: TC 1 controls the IEC IEV. There you find in the fundamental definitions Area Electrical and magnetic devices / Operating conditions and testing IEV ref 151-16-33 thermal

Re: [PSES] Steady State Conditions - née thermal equilibrium

2012-01-12 Thread Jacob Gleeson
Following the 60335 series standards it explains that monitoring temperature involves recording delta T (temperature rise), this is the temperature which is used when considering steady state conditions. Jacob From: John Woodgate j...@jmwa.demon.co.uk To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Date:

[PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread jral...@productsafetyinc.com
Interesting article and findings by John Hopkins University... http://gazette.jhu.edu/2012/01/09/discovery-warns-of-catastrophic-failure-of-lithium-ion-batteries/ John Allen Product Safety Consulting, Inc. 605 Country Club Drive, Suites I J Bensenville, IL 60106 P - 630 238-0188 / F - 630

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread jral...@productsafetyinc.com
Forgot to ask - I believe current Standards require thermal protection, but are they enough? John Allen President Product Safety Consulting, Inc. 605 Country Club Drive, Suites I J Bensenville, IL 60106 P - 630 238-0188 / F - 630 238-0269 1-877-804-3066

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread Aldous, Scott
That's a very good question, especially considering that lithium ion batteries are making their way into electric vehicles: http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/advanced-cars/lithium-batteries-for-hybrid-cars The potential safety issue seems to be downplayed by the last paragraph in the

[PSES] Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Japan Requirement

2012-01-12 Thread E M
Hello All, What is the requirement/certification needed for cells to ship to Japan. Thank you. -Ebenezer - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc

Re: [PSES] Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Japan Requirement

2012-01-12 Thread Ted Eckert
METI DENAN approval is required for some batteries. You can find Japanese regulations for lithium-ion batteries on the METI web site. http://www.meti.go.jp/english/policy/economy/consumer/pse/ Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to find information on the regulations, enforcement and

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread Ralph . McDiarmid
With just about everything now manufactured in developing countries with inexpensive labour, I wonder if quality control of these batteries could be a contributing factor towards acute thermal failure. As I understand it, of this battery chemistry is charged/discharged correctly, there

[PSES] Biconical Antenna Location During NSA for Off-Center Positions

2012-01-12 Thread Grace Lin
Dear Members, I have a contractor performing NSA today. When the center of the biconical antenna is located right at the 2 meter peripheral, NSA doesn't meet the 4 dB requirements. In order to meet the 4 dB requirement, the antenna must be moved inward until the tip of the biconical antenna

Re: [PSES] [***] Biconical Antenna Location During NSA for Off-Center Positions

2012-01-12 Thread John Woodgate
In message CAJq2vagRL0G4aQuE=fyh7mqo-32jhnawkrndod2465zyr79...@mail.gmail.com, dated Thu, 12 Jan 2012, Grace Lin graceli...@gmail.com writes: .  I cannot remember how NSA was performed when the chamber was built four years ago I can't answer your question, but I recommend you take

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread Aldous, Scott
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2011/11/29/could-chevy-volt-lithium-ion-battery-fires-burn-out-interest-in-evs-and-hybrids/ These conditions were certainly quite abnormal, but it is interesting that the fires were not initiated immediately following the crash tests. Scott

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread Don_Borowski
I don't know about all the cases of fires associated with the battery pack in the Chevy Volt, but the fire that started two weeks after the test crash was not initiated by the lithium-ion cells, but rather by the liquid battery coolant (external to the cells) that dripped on a circuit board

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread Dave Heald
Quality control is probably the most significant factor, with the correct implementation of protection circuits a close second. I'm not saying that there aren't better programs out there, but am quite impressed with the CTIA's battery system certification program as it addressed Quality and

Re: [PSES] Thermal Protection of Lithium Ion Batteries

2012-01-12 Thread Don_Borowski
As I understand it, there are different lithium-ion battery chemistries, so not all Li-I batteries are susceptible to starting a fire. Donald Borowski EMC Engineer Schweitzer Engineering Labs Pullman, Washington, USA From: ralph.mcdiar...@schneider-electric.com To:

Re: [PSES] Radiated Emissions Testing of Intentional Radiators - Practicalities?

2012-01-12 Thread Dave Heald
I'd leave the access point outside the chamber and run a coax through a bulkhead to the antenna inside the chamber (and turn the power down to 1/4 or 1/8 power on the AP). Other than that, use a low-pass filter just under the 2.4 GHz band to knock the fundamental out of your measurement results -

Re: [PSES] Biconical Antenna Location During NSA for Off-Center Positions

2012-01-12 Thread Bill Owsley
Sounds wrong! Needs more info. Sent from my MetroPCS Wireless Phone Grace Lin graceli...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Members, I have a contractor performing NSA today. When the center of the biconical antenna is located right at the 2 meter peripheral, NSA doesn't meet the 4 dB requirements. In