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Measurement campaign in the EMC Laboratory at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
From 18 to 23 September 2023, our colleagues from EMC Barcelona, Marco A. Azpurua and Jordi Solé Lloveras, participated in a measurement campaign in the EMC Laboratory at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. This measurement session was organized by technical experts from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) TC82 (Solar photovoltaic energy systems) – CEN and CENELEC TC219 (Mains communicating systems).
🎯 The goal of the experiments performed there was to investigate the magnetic field emissions measurement methods in the 9 kHz - 30 MHz frequency range with a focus on the propagation of PLC signals. Inverters and PLC modules were employed in the process. The influence of the measurement setup, cabling, measurement distances, and the differences between laboratory and on-site tests were studied. Time-domain measurement systems were extensively employed in the process.
The consortium of the EMC-STD project would like to thank the excellent experts who took part in this uptake action: Riccardo FIORELLI, Cedric Lavenu, Ingomar Müller, Christian Fasthuber, Ming Ye, Moawia Al-Hamid, Ralf Vick (EMV Group Chair), and Yasutoshi Yoshioka (Our Chief Stakeholder from Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.).
We look forward to a follow-up collaboration!
EMC Europe 2023 Special Session: In situ Electromagnetic Emissions Measurements
The project participants actively participated in the EMC Europe 2023 conference which was held in Krakow, Poland on 4-8 September 2023. On this occasion, the project team presented following 4 research papers in the Special session (see also the Publications section):
✔ Measuring Receiver Benchmark for Conducted and Radiated Emissions Testing in Space Applications
✔ Efficient In situ Assessment of Radiated Emissions using Time-Domain Measurements
✔ Improvement in Low Frequency Emission Test Method by Live Impedance Measurement
✔ Metrological Characterization of EMI Receivers
These articles have resulted from the research carried out in the period 2022-2023, during which we have had the collaboration of European Partners and Industrial Stakeholders.
On July 5 and 6, 2023, the first meeting of IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) CISPR A Joint Working Group 9 was held at Norsk Elektroteknisk Komite (NEK) in Oslo, Norway. This Joint Working Group gathers experts from CISPR subcommittees A, B, and H in an effort to define guidelines covering the appropriate measurement methods and procedures to perform a quick assessment of the electromagnetic emissions before and after the installation of equipment. The convenor Roger M. from the Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) requested our colleague Marco A. Azpurua to prepare a presentation on "Rapid Emissions Checks: Using more affordable instruments as an alternative to the EMI receiver".
The contribution to JWG9 is in the framework of the EMC-STD project.
You can register through the following link:
https://forms.gle/JiyDZQCLchTSjEEo8
You can download the Programme of the CISPR meeting & the EMC-STD project workshop here:
Guide to participate in CISPR/CIS/B/WG 7 15th meeting & EMC-STD 21NRM06 Workshop
EMC-STD Workshop - Disseminating project research results & Discussing open challenges
Our colleagues, Marco A. Azpurua and Jordi Solé Lloveras, from EMC Barcelona, had a very fruitful meeting with Dr Yasutoshi Yoshioka from Fuji Electric Europe - Drives & Automation on Wednesday, March 15th 2023. They discussed new measurement methods and procedures based on time-domain techniques and their application to emissions assessments in harsh electromagnetic environments. Contributions to the forthcoming CISPR 37 standard project are being consolidated. Use cases for EMC testing of PV systems are in development.
