Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-22 Thread Balmukund Vyas
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Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-22 Thread John Woodgate
manent. -Original Message- From: Harris, Kevin J (DSC) [mailto:kevinharr...@tycoint.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:27 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy Hello All Have I misunderstood the words in IEC62052-31? In a hypothetical measurement

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-22 Thread Harris, Kevin J (DSC)
to insist on 99V. Does this imply the test has to be applied twice? Kevin -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:jmw1...@btinternet.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:13 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy Thank you. With best wishes

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-22 Thread John Woodgate
To: John Woodgate <jmw1...@btinternet.com>; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy It is in IEC62052-31; which I believe refers to IEC61010-1 -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:jmw1...@btinternet.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 11

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-22 Thread Balmukund Vyas
It is in IEC62052-31; which I believe refers to IEC61010-1 -Original Message- From: John Woodgate [mailto:jmw1...@btinternet.com] Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 11:28 AM To: Balmukund Vyas; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy Which standard has

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-22 Thread John Woodgate
, September 22, 2016 5:05 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy It might be worth mentioning the text from one of the safety standard as below : If, when carrying out a conformity test, there is any uncertainty about the exact value of an applied or measured

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-21 Thread Balmukund Vyas
Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy Incorrect for product safety, there would be no 'gray area'. Per the error band, the temperature measurement exceeds limits. It is important to not confuse the 'accuracy method' in Guide 115 with the calculated UoM. Limits per instrument accuracy are only

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-21 Thread Cortland Richmond
On 9/21/2016 1:34 PM, Brian O'Connell wrote: For EMC - it is all magic and hand-waving Given reasonably well calibrated test equipment, for EMC it's "whose lab and how different they set up the test". The magic is coming within 6 dB of each other. Cortland Richmond -

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-21 Thread Brian O'Connell
@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy   Measurement uncertainty depends on instruments used, method used etc. Each lab has to do calculation of measurement uncertainty for particular method. Measurement uncertainty becomes critical when results are close to the limit.   High

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-21 Thread Nyffenegger, Dave
[mailto:balmukund.v...@ymllabs.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 12:17 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy in general, the test standards prescribe the accuracy / type of equipments and method to be used for testing. This means that measurement uncertainty

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-21 Thread Pawson, James
Thanks for the link to that paper Rich, it makes for interesting reading in plain English. James From: Richard Nute [mailto:ri...@ieee.org] Sent: 20 September 2016 21:18 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy … I didn’t know what “uncertainty” is, so I did

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Balmukund Vyas
Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy Measurement uncertainty depends on instruments used, method used etc. Each lab has to do calculation of measurement uncertainty for particular method. Measurement uncertainty becomes critical when results are close to the limit. High uncertainty means you

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Boštjan Glavič
regards, Bostjan From: Brian O'Connell [mailto:oconne...@tamuracorp.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 12:54 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy ISO, International Standardization Organization, Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement, GUM ISO

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Brian O'Connell
...@ieee.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 1:18 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy I was wondering if anyone was aware of any guidance documents that provided acceptable levels of uncertainty when conducting various tests. I didn’t know what

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Richard Nute
I was wondering if anyone was aware of any guidance documents that provided acceptable levels of uncertainty when conducting various tests. I didn’t know what “uncertainty” is, so I did a Google search and found this reference:

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread IBM Ken
Hi Kevin! You didn't specify the measurement method, but if you use thermocouples, does your lab use use OD5012 (used to be called OP-108 and 109)? It is also from the IECEE but gives guidance on how to prepare and use thermocouples. You asked for guidance on acceptable tolerances, which this

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Brian O'Connell
coincident with uncertainty) and the test conditions were correct (this is out of over 20 visits to various labs on behalf of clients). R/S, Brian From: Kevin Robinson [mailto:kevinrobinso...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 6:59 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: [PSES] Measuremen

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Doug Powell
Kevin, Most certifying agencies will provide information on their expectations for measurement uncertainty. The EMC people of this world can go on for ages about the topic, you will almost always see a workshop on this at the annual EMC symposium. For safety testing this usually does not come

[PSES] Measurement Accuracy

2016-09-20 Thread Kevin Robinson
I was wondering if anyone was aware of any guidance documents that provided acceptable levels of uncertainty when conducting various tests. The specific measurement that I am interested in this case is temperature measurements, but I would be interested in seeing other guidance for other

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message c653e730.4535c%ken.ja...@emccompliance.com, dated Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com writes: Do any active loop antennas feed the actual loop into a zero-impedance load, thus producing a response independent of frequency? Walker Scientific does that very thing.

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 15:44:25 +0100 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors In message 9d04b979323dcd428297dda95108893e0287f...@bb-corp-ex2.corp.cubic.cub, dated Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Price, Edward ed.pr...@cubic.com writes: In my example

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
In message 9d04b979323dcd428297dda95108893e0287f...@bb-corp-ex2.corp.cubic.cub, dated Tue, 9 Jun 2009, Price, Edward ed.pr...@cubic.com writes: In my example of the factor set of an H-field loop antenna, which I used because the amplitude might go from 28 dB @ 300 kHz to 88 dB @ 20 Hz (data

RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
Specialty From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Luke Turnbull Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 3:37 AM To: Ken Javor; EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-09 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
...@ix.netcom.com, Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com, EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Conversation: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors Subject: RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors But Ken – You don’t know a priori where the AF slope changes

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-08 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
@listserv.ieee.org Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 13:09:06 -0700 To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Conversation: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors Subject: RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors I think that's the method I also use when the correction factor is moving over a large range, say

RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-08 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Ken Javor Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:43 PM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors That is only true if the calibration is done like in the old days, like my old biconicals

Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-08 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
@listserv.ieee.org List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 12:29:43 -0600 To: Brent G DeWitt bdew...@ix.netcom.com, Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com, EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Conversation: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors Subject

RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-08 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: Re: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors I’m not a fan of all this tenth of a dB concern with uncertainty. I also disagree that antenna factors are selected randomly to be entered into a data file. It seems obvious to me that intelligent data entry would use

RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-07 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
in frequency than I want. - Bill Indecision may or may not be the problem. --- On Sun, 6/7/09, Brent G DeWitt bdew...@ix.netcom.com wrote: From: Brent G DeWitt bdew...@ix.netcom.com Subject: RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors To: 'Ken Javor' ken.ja

RE: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors

2009-06-07 Thread emc-p...@ieee.org
: [PSES] Measurement Accuracy and antenna factors I’m not a fan of all this tenth of a dB concern with uncertainty. I also disagree that antenna factors are selected randomly to be entered into a data file. It seems obvious to me that intelligent data entry would use an analog simulation of what