EMC Testing

Performing EMC testing, and PCB design issues

Here are four books on EMC testing:

The first is a practical, down-to-earth book about EMC testing methods and troubleshooting hints.

The next covers EMC modeling, with an aim of predicting and correcting problems found in EMC testing.

The last two discuss PCB design for products that must pass EMC testing. The emphasis is on practical PCB design methods to help pass EMC testing.

Testing for EMC Compliance

This book is written in simple language with not much math and a cheerful approach to achieving EMC testing success. The book requires only the basic knowledge about EMC testing held by most engineers and technicians. It approaches EMC testing compliance with a commonsense approach. It gives simple techniques for solving EMC testing problems, that generally won't require additional (expensive) EMC testing gear. An appendix gives instructions on building the probes you'll find necessary for EMC testing yourself. It's a rare thing in a technical book: you'll find this EMC testing book is lighthearted and sometimes downright amusing.

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EMC Testing -- Emc Analysis Methods and Computational Models

Emc Analysis Methods and Computational Models

This book takes the reader through the steps used to build mathematical models of EMC devices. These models can be used to analyze, predict performance, and suggest solutions for EMC testing results. This book addresses issues of signal penetration through small seams and larger openings; coupling and penetration issues, and where the electrical energy goes within a system.

It includes transmission line modeling, dealing with apertures, contains models of typical shielding methods, etc. It should be an invaluable aid to anyone performing EMC testing, doing preliminary analysis of probable EMC testing results, and troubleshooting problems shown up in EMC testing. By the time a device begins EMC testing schedule time is often short. This book should help give the reader a better chance of passing EMC testing the first time, and tools to quickly resolve any EMC problems that testing identifies.
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EMC Testing -- EMC and the Printed Circuit Board: Design, Theory, and Layout Made Simple

EMC and the Printed Circuit Board: Design, Theory, and Layout Made Simple

Passing EMC testing is easiest when your printed circuit boards are designed with EMC testing in mind from the very start. This book shows, in simple and basic ways, how EMI energy is created in the printed circuit board traces, and how it is radiated or conducted away from the PCB to the outside world. If you see an EMC testing session in your future, now's the time to read this book..

This book tries to avoid unnecessary mathematical analyses, and uses flux minimization concepts to illustrate what's happening on your PCB. It also discusses capacitor applications, transmission line theory, crosstalk and line termination issues on printed circuit boards and backplanes. It gives you a good shot at passing your EMC testing easily, by eliminating the creation of unwanted electrical noise at the source -- your PCB. This book is also recommended for those who supervise the design of printed circuit boards, for to aid in understanding the sources EMC testing problems and the ways they can be avoided at the PCB design level.

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EMC testing: Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance: A Handbook for Designers, 2nd Edition

Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance: A Handbook for Designers, 2nd Edition

This book uses basic EMI concepts and common sense to help your product breeze through EMC testing. You don't need detailed mathematical analysis to design printed circuit boards that will make it easy for your PCB-based product to pass EMC testing, just basic principles and simple PCB design techniques consistently applied.

This book discusses what EMC is, then gets into practical ways to solve potential EMC testing problems in advance through your PCB design choices. It discusses specific issues such as EMC problems with interconnects and I/O openings, printed circuit board bypassing, cables and motherboards, circuit trace layout issues, multiple PCB layers, signal risetime issues, and many more. This book is useful to PCB designers, EMC testing engineers, and their managers.

For info and web pricing, see: Printed Circuit Board Design Techniques for EMC Compliance: A Handbook for Designers, 2nd Edition

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