Learn How To Reduce Time And Cost Of EMC And Product Safety Compliance

Get in-depth training on:

  • Current and future regulatory requirements

  • Designing right for faster EMI compliance

  • Solving emissions and susceptibility problems

  • Grounding techniques for reducing emissions

  • Planning and designing for safety agency approvals

Sample training material

PDF (129KB) 11/9/2005 written and presented by Shirish Shah as presented to the OC IEEE EMC Society

"GROUNDING DEMYSTIFIED"



EMC DESIGN AND 

REGULATORY SEMINAR                     

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Who Should Attend?

If you think EMC compliance is challenging or expensive, EMI/EMC seminars are a good choice for your business. Seminars help a variety of individuals involved in the product design and development process.

These seminars are intended for design engineers and technical project managers involved in regulatory compliance of digital and RF equipment. Design fundamentals related to EMI/EMC and digital circuit designs will be explained thoroughly.

Here are a few groups that may benefit from the seminar:

  • Digital design and mechanical engineers and project managers

  • EMI test engineers/technicians

  • PWB layout persons

  • System integrators

Any business that creates electronic devices may benefit from such a seminar. A wide range of businesses produce electronics and need to know about EMC design, including those in the medical, automotive and consumer electronics industries.

Why Is EMI/EMC Training Important?

Companies that produce modern electronic devices must submit products to EMI or EMC testing to ensure they conform with specific national requirements. People designing electronic devices can use EMI/EMC training to create more compatible designs early on — without many rounds of costly and time-consuming redesigns.

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is an ability of a device to work in environments with other electronic devices without causing issues. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a disturbance that affects device performance. Other devices are the most common cause of interference, but interference can also come from solar radiation and electric storms. Device designers should focus on EMC designs that eliminate EMI

There are many benefits of learning more about EMC and EMI, such as understanding regulatory requirements to ensure devices meet requirements before testing and getting products to market faster.

What's involved in EMI/EMC training seminars?

EMI/EMC workshops involve instruction and various demonstrations to teach people who produce electronic devices about the fundamentals of EMI/EMC design. Compatible Electronics uses experienced professionals with an in-depth knowledge of relevant product design topics.

Seminars from Compatible Electronics cover a range of expertise, from beginner-level classes to more specified programs. Here are our four main topic offerings:

  • EMC Design Part 1: Courses in this category cover the basics of EMC design, including what it is and common causes of interference. Courses also cover the basics of grounding techniques, noise emission evaluation and shielding and filtering.

  • EMC Design Part 2: This section follows up on the lessons of Part 1, offering more specific information on specialized topics.

  • Regulatory: Courses in this category cover the regulatory requirements that devices must meet to sell in regions like North America and the European Union.

  • Product Safety: In this category, you can learn basic safety principles, how to design and test products and ways to conform to specific safety laws.

Contact us about EMI/EMC Training Courses

EMI/EMC training will help your business attain better efficiency from the outset of the design phase. Training allows your engineers and technicians to create electronic devices that operate well and meet the compliance requirements of the European Union and North America.

If you're interested in decreasing the time it takes to bring your products to market through EMI/EMC training,contact us to learn more about our training courses and other ways we help you meet compliance needs.

Sample Of Our Training Program Topics

EMC Design Part I

Introductions

  • Terms & definitions

  • EMI situations

  • Modes of noise propagation

  • Noise transmission paths

  • Units of EMI measurement

  • Radiated and conducted noise

  • Electric & magnetic field sources

  • Wave impedance and plane waves

  • Common-mode vs differential

  • Near-field vs far-field

  • Narrowband and broadband noise

  • Freq. vs wavelength relationship

  • Transmission of signal energy

  • Chassis as noise source, or sink?

Grounding Techniques

  • Considerations for grounding

  • Grounding definitions

  • Personnel safety objectives

  • EMC grounding objectives

  • Ground loop problems

  • Single-point grounding -When?

  • Multi-point grounding - Why?

  • Audio-frequency grounding

  • Digital / RF grounding

  • Grounding according to noise level

  • Ground as a return path

  • Mutual inductance of ground path

  • Common-mode coupling

  • Ground reference for RF

Noise Emission Evaluation

  • Purpose of EMC analysis

  • Analysis as a design tool

  • Basis for RFI generation

  • Application of Fourier transforms

  • Signal transition time and bandwidth

  • Conducted emission levels

  • Setup for conducted emissions test

  • Radiated emission levels

  • Noise suppression computation

Shielding & Filtering

  • Basics of shielding process

  • Reflection and multiple reflection

  • Absorption loss computation

  • Wave and characteristic impedance

  • Computing reflection loss

  • Total shielding effectiveness

  • Effectiveness of Faraday Cage

  • Induced noise and return path

  • Shielding effectiveness of cables

  • Capacitive coupling on cables

  • Cable as a transmission line

  • Reflections on a transmission line

  • Ribbon vs round cable

  • Isolation techniques for cables

  • Power line filtering

EMC Design Part II

System And PWB

  • System design considerations

  • Suppression at the source

  • Compartmentalized shielding

  • Power distribution on PWB

  • Selection of decoupling capacitors

  • Effect of trace inductance

  • Power distribution for 2 layer system

  • Signal layout for high frequencies

  • Optimizing Multilayer Boards

  • Correct order of layers

  • Transmission line

  • Thickness of dielectric

  • Ground as shield

  • Pin escape length

  • Use of decoupling capacitors

  • Signal routing, best practices

  • Buried clock layout

  • Guard band for clocks

  • Routing of high frequencies

  • Preferred layer groups

  • Four-layer PWB

  • Six-layer PWB

  • Eight-layer Plus

  • Too many layers?

  • Demonstration

Susceptibility

  • ESD as RF noise

  • ESD test setup

  • ESD characteristics

  • Direct and indirect ESD

  • ESD through cables

  • RF Susceptibility

  • Noise paths for RF

  • Conducted susceptibility

  • Power line transients

Special Topics

  • Telephone line

  • Local area networks

  • Medical devices

  • Transmitters & Receivers

Diagnostic & Demo

  • Spectrum energy

  • Near field probes

  • Wire antennas

  • Cable antennas

  • Shielding materials

  • Filtering materials

  • EMC testing and debugging

Regulatory

General

  • Intro to regulatory requirements

  • Agencies in North America

  • Agencies in Europe

  • Structure of agencies

  • Commonalities in other regions

  • Participation in standards making

North America

  • US requirements-digital devices

  • Changes in FCC's policies

  • PCs and peripherals - special case

  • Class A or class B limits?

  • US req. - intentional radiator

  • Introduction to TCBs

  • TCB Roles and Responsibilities

  • TCB trends and statistics

European Union (EU)

  • New Legislative Framework

  • EMC directive 2014/30/EU

  • Scope and exclusions

  • Compliance path to CE mark

  • Declaration of Conformity

  • Generic/product specific stds.

  • ITE standards for EMC

  • Immunity and emissions testing

  • FCC vs EC (CE) emission limits

  • What is a "CAB"?

  • What is a notified body?

  • Technical Construction File (TCF)

  • When to use the Type Examination route

  • Future trends for the EU

  • Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU directive

Product Safety

Terms & Definitions

  • Enclosures

  • Hazards

  • Equipment types & classes

  • Power systems

  • Environment

Standards & Laws

  • North America

  • South America

  • Europe

  • Nordic Countries

  • Russia

  • Japan, China, Korea

  • Australia, New Zealand

Basic Safety Principles

  • Concepts of safety

  • Design for foreseeable misuse

  • Approaches to product safety

  • Prevention of hazards

  • Containment of hazard

Design Characteristics

  • Thermal Hazards

  • Shock Hazards

  • Mechanical hazards

  • Chemical hazards

  • Radiation hazards

  • Ergonomics

Qualification (Type)

  • Input ratings, touch current

  • Ground impedance, temperature rise

  • Dielectric withstand, impact

  • Stability, abnormal testing

Production Line Testing

  • Dielectric withstand

  • Ground impedance

  • Ground continuity

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