Electro-Magnetic Compatibility

Code
T.10367
Credits
3

Electro-Magnetic Compatibility means: the ability of electric and electronic equipment, installations and systems to mutually operate in the same environment without causing or receiving interference. The importance of EMC is obvious. For example, think about the electro-magnetic interference that can be caused by electric generation and distribution systems, causing disturbances in sensitive electronic equipment used for telecommunication and wireless-communication. All electronic equipment placed on the European market and intended for use within the European Union must now carry a CE (Conformité Européen) mark to show that it complies with EEC Directive 2014/30/EC. It is therefore essential that every electronic engineer is familiar with aspects of EMC. This course gives an introduction on several aspects of EMC (see covered topics below) which have to be taken into account when designing and implementing electronic equipment or systems.

Test Form	Schriftelijk/Written/Klausur (S)

Test criteria

In this course the covered topics are: 1 Introduction to CE and EMC CE, Definition of EMC, EMC terminology, Regulations and Standards 2 EMC basics Electric and Magnetic fields, Faraday’s law, Magnetic materials, Lenz’s law, EM fields, Wave impedance, E-antenna, H-antenna, Kirchhoff’s laws, low frequency approach, Differential mode (DM), Common mode (CM), Electro Static Discharge (ESD), suppression of transients 3 Passive components Skin effect, internal impedance, external impedance, characteristic impedance, capacitor, Decoupling, inductor, resistor 4 Crosstalk Common impedance, capacitive crosstalk, inductive crosstalk, reduction of crosstalk 5 Cables Coax, twisted pair, balancing, intrapair skew, common-mode choke, transfer impedance 6 Filtering Filter configurations, Mains filters, I/O filtering 7 Earth and reference Reference conductors, construction of references 8 Transmission lines Reflection, Lattice diagram, capacitive loading