Proficiency testing "Environment / EMC"
In cooperation with the consulting company 4TIERS GmbH from Hamburg, Germany, we have developed a new new proficiency testing program in the field of environmental testing and EMC.
For the year 2024 the focus will be on the following test areas:
Environmental testing:
- Vibration / Shock
- Change of temperature and damp heat
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC):
- Radiated Emission / Radiated Susceptibility (Immunity)
- Conducted disturbance / Conducted immunity
This proficiency testing program, developed and first time offered in 2022, closes a gap for all accredited laboratories in the field of environmental testing and EMC. Until now, laboratories had to make use of interlaboratory comparisons or other comparative measurements. Now our professionally organized proficiency testing program can help to fulfill the requirements of accreditation.
Vibration / Shock
IEC 60068-2-6, -2-27, -2-64
Two proficiency tests, with several rounds per year depending on demand, are available:
- Vibration - sinusoidal / broadband random IEC 60068-2-6, -2-64
- Shock IEC 60068-2-27
The test consists of up to 3 tasks::
a.) Qualification of the main movement with evaluation of the disturbance sensitivity as an interaction between test specimen and testing machine.
b.) Qualification of the transverse movement with evaluation of the disturbance sensitivity as an interaction between test specimen and testing machine.
c.) Measurement of the characteristic resonance frequencies of the test specimen
Change of temperature / damp heat
IEC 60068-2-14, -2-30, -2-39
Two proficiency tests are availablee:
- Change of temperature (25°C – 55°C) IEC 60068-2-14
- Damp heat and temperature/humidity cyclic IEC 60068-2-30, -2-38
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
The EMC test object may be identical for all test tasks and consists of a tabletop unit with various supply connection options suitable for the specific task, e.g. 230V / 50 Hz, 12 V DC, 28 V DC.
More than 30 different proficiency tests can be booked for this testing field. Here is an overview sorted by industry:
Part I - Radiated emissions / disturbance:
- Emission of Radio Frequency Energy RTCA DO-160 (section 21)
- Radiated Emissions – Electric Field MIL-STD-461 (RE102) / AECTP 500 (NRE02) / VG95373-12 (SA04G)
- Radiated emissions assemblies - Anechoic chamber CISPR 25
- Broadband and narrowband electromagnetic interference (ESA) UN ECE R10 (6.5) / (6.6)
- Radiated disturbance CISPR 16-2-3 / EN 55016-2-3 / EN 55011
Part II - Radiated susceptibility:
- Radio Frequency Susceptibility (Radiated) RTCA DO-160 (Section 20)
- Radiated susceptibility - electric field MIL-STD461 (RS103) / AECTP 500 (NRS02) / VG95373-13 (SF03G)
- Electrical disturbances - absorber-lined shielded enclosure ISO 11452-2
- Immunity (ESA) - electromagnetic radiation - free field UN ECE R10 (6.8)
- Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity IEC 61000-4-3
Part III - Conducted emissions / disturbance:
- Conducted disturbance CISPR 16-2-1 / EN 55016-2-1 / EN 55011
- Conducted disturbances CISPR 25
- Conducted RF emissions RTCA DO-160 (Section 21)
- Conducted emissions, audio frequency currents, power leads MIL-STD461 (CE101)
- Conducted emissions, radio frequency potential, power leads MIL-STD461 (CE102)
- Electromagnetic interference (ESA) - emission of transient conducted disturbances on supply lines ISO 7637-2 / UN ECE R10 (6.7)
Part IV - Conducted susceptibility:
- Electrostatic discharge immunity IEC 61000-4-2
- Electrical fast transient immunity IEC 61000-4-4
- Surge immunity IEC 61000-4-5
- Immunity to conducted disturbances (radio-frequency fields) IEC 61000-4-6
- Power frequency magnetic field immunity IEC 61000-4-8
- Impulse magnetic field immunity IEC 61000-4-9
- Voltage dips, short interruptions, voltage variations immunity IEC 61000-4-11
- Immunity (ESA) - bulk current injection (BCI) ISO 11452-4 / UN ECE R10 (6.8)
- Conducted Susceptibility (BCI) RTCA DO-160 (Section 20)
- Conducted susceptibility, bulk cable injection (BCI) MIL-STD461 (CS114)
- Immunity (ESA) - transient disturbances conducted along supply lines ISO 7637-2 / UN ECE R10 (6.9)
- Electrostatic discharge (powered-up direct discharges) ISO 10605 (8.3)
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