Testing Equipment Properly To The New Pulsed EMI Standards

Abstract

European standards for Pulsed EM1 have gained major importance via the IEC 801 series of immunity standards. They are being turned into mandatory ENS, or European Norms. These IEC 801 standards include 801-211991 for ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) 801-411988 for EFT (Electrical Fast Transients) , and 801-51 (draft) for SURGE. [+,2,3] It is clear that these standards will become worldwide requirements, since companies doing business in Europe will have to meet them. It can be anticipated that they will supplant individual national standards in one way or another, since there will be significant resistance to testing equipment twice.