Re: SMPS EMC Emissions

2002-09-03 Thread John Woodgate
I read in !emc-pstc that John Barnes wrote (in <3d74d7d8.3...@iglou.com>) about 'SMPS EMC Emissions' on Tue, 3 Sep 2002: >I've updated the statement to meet the current international standards >for information technology equipment (ITE), Specifically, that EN 61000-3-2 **Class D** needs to be m

Re: SMPS EMC Emissions

2002-09-03 Thread Cortland Richmond
Alex, Are you speaking of radiation directly from a SMPS on a table? If this is the case, why, yes, you may, ASK for margin, but you may find few vendors willing to bid to that requirement. Few ITE makers would warrant their own boards to meet FCC limits outside a cabinet! But a SMPS should neve

Re: SMPS EMC Emissions

2002-09-03 Thread John Barnes
Alex, When I was developing power supplies at my previous employer, I'd include a statement like this in our Request For Quotation (RFQ): "The power supply must meet the following limits with 6dB margin when supplying power to an 10-ohm resistive load: * FCC Class B (USA). * CISPR 22-B (Europe)

RE: SMPS EMC Emissions

2002-09-03 Thread Brian O'Connell
[mailto:jc...@shore.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 3:55 AM To: Alex McNeil; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: RE: SMPS EMC Emissions Alex wrote: "Do you think it is reasonable to specify in my power supply specification that the manufacturers SMPS should meet EN55022 Class B

RE: SMPS EMC Emissions

2002-09-03 Thread Jim Conrad
Alex wrote: "Do you think it is reasonable to specify in my power supply specification that the manufacturers SMPS should meet EN55022 Class B -6dB" Yes. I would ask for 6 dB margin since measurement uncertainty for a typical conducted measurements system is 5.4 dB. You must also allow for un