Dear all, I am working on an article about EMC for an internal newsletter. The aim is to increase awareness of the EMC related projects on which my colleagues and I are currently engaged. The target audience is largely composed of engineers specialising in other subject areas (software, systems and hardware), managers and support staff.
To put the piece in context I would like to succinctly describe what EMC is in an opening couple of paragraphs. However I am struggling to do so in language that is easy to read and not full of techno-jargon. My questions to the list are: What are your experiences of producing similar material? How well was it received and what is your advice for people producing similar text? Are there any examples of good summaries available, on the web or elsewhere, that people in my position can draw upon for inspiration? My current draft is copied after my signature. Comments or alterations, either by direct e-mail or to the list, will be gratefully received. Thanks in advance, Richard King Systems Engineer Thales Communications UK. ==== Begin Draft Subject Description ===== EMC is two things: - The resistance of a piece of equipment to external Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) - The control of a piece of equipment's production of EMI. If two pieces of equipment can operate in the same Electromagnetic Environment (EME) without degradation in the performance or function of either, they are said to be mutually Electromagnetically Compatible. To ensure Compatibility it is necessary to carefully design equipment such that both its susceptibility to, and its emission of EMI is controlled. Standards exist that define limits for both these aspects. Examples you may have heard of are the European EMC Directive, which is mandatory for all electrical hardware sold in the European Union; and the Defence Standard DEF-STAN 59-41, which many of our contracts refer to. In addition to the distinction between emissions and susceptibility, EMI can be further classified as either conducted or radiated. The former is energy transferred via wires or other conductors; and the latter refers to electromagnetic waves propagating through free space. EMC is a necessary consideration for projects that deliver hardware. Furthermore, many of the requirements for EMC are common between projects. This commonality can be exploited to increase efficiency for individual projects and across sites. ==== End Draft Subject Description ===== Thales Defence Information Systems DISCLAIMER: The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please immediately contact the sender if you have received this message in error. Thank you. This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
