Chapter 23. Test Methods

The major part of all the basic standards consists of recipes for carrying out the tests. Because the values obtained from measurements at radio frequency (RF) are so dependent on layout and method, these have to be specified in some detail to generate a standard result. This chapter summarizes the issues involved in full compliance testing, but to actually perform the tests you are recommended to consult the relevant standard carefully.

23.1. Test Setup

23.1.1. Layout

23.1.1.1. Conducted Emissions

For conducted emissions, the principal requirement is placement of the equipment under test (EUT) with respect to the ground plane and the line-impedance stabilizing network (LISN) and the disposition of the mains cable and ...

Get Test and Measurement: Know It All now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.