ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND

COMPATIBILITY

By
Dr. Sisir K Das, Head of EMC
Chief Editor of EMC Journal, SEMCE(I)
2nd Cross Road, CIT Campus, Taramani
Chennai - 600 113
<sisirdas@hotmail.com>
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 DEFINITIONS
EMI:
is a phenomenon in which the production of RF energy
causes an unwanted response or malfunction in an
electronic equipment.
Sources:
Natural - Lightning, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Manmade-Electric switches, high power communication
/radar, transmitters, power lines, automobiles,
Arc welders, computers and so on.
Victims:
Receivers, microprocessors, industrial controls, medical
devices, etc.

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 Electronic equipment is subjected to a variety of electromagnetic interference
sources. Careful design is required to guarantee compatibility with
environment- Intersystem EMI
Radio & TV Ship
Broadcast

Lightning
Radar

Power Line

Handy
Talkie

Tele RE
communications CE Mobile
Ignition Radio
Conducted noise
Electric Motors
AC power circuit

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 EXAMPLE - Intersystem EMI
Electric field coupling
Magnetic field coupling
Antenna
Conductive coupling

Common impedance coupling

Oscillator

Speaker
RF Mixer IF Detector Audio
Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier

Power
Supply

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 NOISE COMPUTATION IN FREQUENCY
DOMAIN
2A
20dB/decade
A 2A f1 / f

T 40dB/decade
2A f1 / f . f2 / f
tr tr
0 f1 f2
1/ 1/ tr
sinf sinftr For 0f f1, V = 2 A
V = A -------- ---------
f ftr For f1 <f f2 ,V = 2A f1/f
For f > 1/tr
is the width at 50% height f1 f2
V is peak voltage
V = 2A ---- x -----
Frequency band is control by f f
fastest switching edge

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 A BASIC EMI SITUATION

EMI Coupling Victim

Source Path of EMI
(Emitter) (Media) (Receptor)
Impedance? Impedance? Impedance?

Voltage measuring device - high impedance circuit

Voltage generative device - high impedance circuit
E-field source/victim - high impedance circuit
Current measuring device - low impedance
Current generating device - low impedance
H-field source / victim - low impedance

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