C63 NOVEMBER 2001 MEETING SERIES C63 2002 MEETING SCHEDULE SUBCOMMITTEE 1 ACTIVITY SUBCOMMITTEE 5 ACTIVITY SUBCOMMITTEE 6 ACTIVITY SUBCOMMITTEE 8 ACTIVITY NATIONAL CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT “DOCUMENT”
WORKSHOP STATUS OF CISPR A DOCUMENTS SDCOM IEEE STANDARDS C63 OFFICERS’ DIRECTORY
The next C63 meeting series will be held on November 5-9, 2001 at the Sheraton International BWI Airport Hotel, 7032 Elm Road, Baltimore Airport, MD. Tel: 410 859 3300, Fax: 401 859 4984. Please mention the ANSI-C63 meeting to get the Special Rate of $139.00. Special Rate cutoff date is October 4, 2001.
An attendee fee of $100.00 will be charged to cover meeting expenses. Please send a check payable to USEMC Standards Corporation to Herbert K. Mertel, PO Box 300752, Escondido, CA 92030. Payment by Master Card, VISA or American Express can be made by sending credit card information to Herb via mail or fax to 760 741 5327. Payment is requested by November 3, 2001. (Herb Mertel, tel: 760 741 3301, e-mail hmertel@home.com).
The meeting schedule is:
Monday, 5 November 9 AM to Noon SC-1 Project 1-13.2 OATS>1 GHz 1 PM to 5 PM SC-1 Project 1-15.6 Antenna Calibration
| 8 AM to Noon | SC-1 Instrumentation & Techniques |
| 1 PM to 5 PM | SC-3 CISPR TAG |
| 5 PM to 7 PM | C63 Steering Committee (invited members |
| only) |
Wednesday, 7 November 9 AM to Noon SC-8 Medical EMC 1 PM to 5 PM SC-6 Lab. Accreditation
Thursday, 8 November 9 AM to 5 PM C63 Main Committee
9 AM to Noon C63 Steering Committee (Invited members only)
1 PM to 5 PM USEMCSC BOD (Invited members only)
May 6-10, 2002 at Underwriters Laboratories in Northbrook near Chicago. November 11-15, 2002 at BWI Baltimore.
(Excerpts from SC-1 Unapproved July 17, 2001 Minutes)
Project 1-1.1 C63.15 Immunity Measurements and Project 1-
1.3 C63.15 Immunity Instrumentation: The recent C63.15 document ballot failed. Extensive revisions are required as a result of the balloting. Herb Mertel was assigned as Working Group Chair for Projects 1-1.1 and 1-1.3 for the purposes of continuing work on this document. The goal is to have a new balloting document completed by 15 October. (The SC-1 Chair formally combined these two projects into a single project with the number 1-1.1.)
Project 1-8.1 C63.22 Guide for Automated EMI Measurements: The second ballot that closed on June 25 passed with nine affirmative votes, four negative votes and two abstentions. Working Group Chair Werner Schaefer plans to resolve the negative ballots by October 31. (Regarding the continuing work of project 1-8.1 to include automated immunity testing, the goal continues to be to integrate all existing material, identify missing material, and integrate the immunity part of the document into the automation document.
Project 1-8.3 C63.2 to Include CISPR 16-1 (Receiver Specs) with US Foreword: The objective of this project is to replace C63.2 with a new document that includes a US foreword to CISPR 16, Part 1 related to spectrum analyzers/receivers. The Working Group reviewed CISPR 16, Part 1 in relation to C63.2. Working Group Chair Victor Kuczynski noted that differences between the two documents, as well as common practice in the measurement instrumentation community, includes the following:
CISPR 16, Part 1 does not use the slide back detectors Spectrum analyzers are usually measured to 3/vm immunity while C63.2 recommends 10/vm testing C63.2 addresses additional (to CISPR 16, Part 1) environmental concerns such as stricter operating temperature specifications CISPR 16, Part 1 uses impulse bandwidth specifications for input bandwidth calibration while C63.2 uses 6 dB bandwidth
Project 1-13.2 C63.4 Site Acceptability Above 1 GHz: Mike Windler WG Chair, reported that the Working Group will perform on site reference measurements at NIST in September. A turntable will be provided by ETS-Lindgren. The horns will be provided by NIST and UL. The SC-1 Chair advised that this work will have an impact on the work of CISPR especially as their document CISPR/A/303/CD (amendment to CISPR 16, Part 1) contains a proposed site validation procedure above 1 GHz.
Project 1-15.2 C63.4 ISN for Non-Invasive Telecom Port Measurements Below 30 MHz: This Working Group is tasked to review and recommend a testing procedure such that cables attached to telecom ports (of information technology equipment) would not have to be cut (which has been called a non-invasive test) when measuring the port’s conducted emissions (150 kHz to 30 MHz). The limits associated with this measurement have not changed since first introduced in CISPR SUBCOMMITTEE G in 1987. The present status of this project is to validate the non-invasive method of measurement used in CISPR 22. To be non-invasive, this method does not use impedance stabilization networks (ISNs). Mr. Lichtig (WG Chair) noted that it was suggested that a power measurement on the telecom port signal leads be added to the document as a result of the CISPR meeting in Bristol. The CISPR Working Group will address this and once the measurement procedure is defined, they will perform another series of round robin tests (this will be the third series of round robin tests). Mr. Lichtig advised that the CISPR new Subcommittee I will have the new power measurement method defined by November 1. It is then the intention to replicate these tests in Mr. Lichtig’s working group. .
Project 1-15.4 C63.16 ESD Standard Revision: Working Group Chair Bill Rhoades reported that the ballot for C63.16 passed with a majority vote, but failed C63 balloting requirements as there were eight negative votes. The recent IEC ballot on a similar ESD document (revision to 61000-4-2) also failed. The Working Group will prepare a new draft of the document that will also be submitted in time for review by their IEC colleagues who are meeting in Florence, Italy, in October. Mr. Rhoades noted that there are several common members of the C63.16 Working Group and the IEC ESD Working Group. They want to be sure that their respective documents are harmonized; i.e. all of the critical specifications in C63.16 are also included in IEC 61000-4-2. A new invitation to ballot will be issued after the document has been revised by the Working Group and coordinated with the IEC 61000-4-2 Working Group.
Project 1-15.5 (All C63 Standards) Measurement Uncertainty: Ed Bronaugh, Working Group Chair, reported that the Working Group has a first draft of the publication of uncertainty which needs to be revised to include alternate reporting as per the work being undertaken on this topic by the IEC CISPR Subcommittee A. The task of this Working Group is to create a separate stand-alone document addressing measurement uncertainty as opposed to the original plan of writing forewords to add to existing C63 documents.
Project 1-15.6 C63.5 Antenna Calibration: Don Heirman, Working Group Chair, advised that this group was formed to address the conflicts between the 1988 and 1998 versions of the document. Also, there were concerns that the model being used was at odds with methods being used in industry and published in literature. The group is focusing on measurements above 200 MHz since the present draft document contained a new model up to 200 MHz and was successfully balloted in C63. A test plan is in preparation to investigate antenna calibration techniques at both 3 and 10 meter separation to verify that only the 10 meter separation calibration distance will be used to determine calibrations above 200 MHz . A more complex model is being developed to cover the 200-1,000 MHz region. ETS-Lindgren and Liberty Labs plan to make reference site measurements by mid-October. TUV Product Service and UL expect to make antenna calibration measurements on these test sites including the one at NIST in Boulder by late November or early December.
Project 1-15.7 C63.4 Fully Absorber Lined Room (FAR): Dennis Camell, Working Group chair, advised that the Working Group plans to develop a document which addresses emission and immunity measurements in this new type of fully absorber lined chamber. This is similar to the work being undertaken in the CISPR arena by Clark Vitek who is a member of both the CISPR and the C63 Subcommittee 1 Working Groups.
SUBCOMMITTEE 5 ACTIVITY
Chairman Mertel reported that the title of this re-activated subcommittee is “Immunity Measurements” and its scope is to investigate the immunity of electrical and electronic equipment and prepare related documents. The first task is to prepare a "Recommended Practice for Immunity of Electronic Equipment to Cell Phones and Other Portable Transmitters to 8 W". The second task is to prepare Document C63.15 "Recommended Practice for Immunity of Electrical and Electronic Equipment"
(by Chair Dan Hoolihan)
Subcommittee 6 on Laboratory Accreditation met in San Diego during the series of C63 meetings. Highlights of the meeting included a decision by the Subcommittee to recommend to the main committee to publish the detailed checklists on Basic Immunity standards in EMC plus key international emission standards. Also, a Working Group on EMC Personnel Certification was dissolved based on inputs from the main committee and subcommittee members. It was also decided to attempt to publish a Proficiency Testing document based on a round-robin test recently completed by ACIL labs; cooperation from the participating labs has been requested. Reports on SAR Testing from Art Wall of the FCC and on NACLA from Don Heirman were given to the Subcommittee.
(by Chair Dan Hoolihan)
The latest meeting of SC 8 was also held in San Diego in July. Working Group #1 reported on the rewrite of C63.18 – “Recommended Practice for an on-site, ad hoc test method for Estimating Radiated Electromagnetic Immunity of Medical Devices to specific Radiofrequency Transmitters.” The rewrite is progressing slowly with the idea it will pick up in 2002.
The second Working Group of the Subcommittee is working on a technical report on patient-connected medical devices and their electromagnetic immunity. A preliminary report on the work being done is expected at the November meeting of the C63 committee.
A rewrite of ANSI C63.19 – “Methods of Measurement for Compatibility between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids” is underway in Working Group 3 of Subcommittee 8. This rewrite will look at work being done in Europe with a GTEM cell in an attempt to correlate the two approaches of measurement.
A report was given by Jim Conrad on IEC 60601-1-2 (International EMC standard for medical devices). He announced that the Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) version of the document had been approved by the international voting process on July 13th of 2001. The final version of this standard will probably be out by the end of this year. It is assumed that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will accept test results to this new standard for future product submittals.
Additional reports from the FDA included reviews of the wireless technology concerns, an AAMI spec on implantable devices, wireless LANs, congestive heart disease concerns and x-rays at hospitals.
ANSI's Board Committee on Conformity Assessment has identified a need to create a document that captures the principles of conformity assessment in the United States in order to promote and facilitate world trade to:
*Foster safety, health, and environmental protection to enhance the quality of life *Promote international understanding and recognition of U.S. systems *Promote U.S. product and service acceptance globally *Promote implementation of cost effective conformity assessment systems *Support development of industry strategies
A Workshop to kick-off the development of a document which describes Conformity Assessment in the United States will be held at the American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street NW, in Washington, D.C., on September 24 and 25.
Issue 24, 20 August 2001 Compiled by D. Heirman, CISPR A Secretary
| Number | Project No. | Subject | Leader | Status | Comments |
| A/289/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Balance and cross | Alexander | CD issued on 22 | National Committee comments closed |
| f8 Ed.2.0 | polar antenna | December 2000 | on 23 March 2001 | ||
| performance | |||||
| A/290/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Capacitive | Amemiya | CD issued on 22 | National Committee comments closed |
| f4 Ed.2.0 | voltage probes | December 2000 | on 23 March 2001 | ||
| A/291/CDV | See A/268/CD | Measurement | Hunter | CDV issued 22 | National Committee approval Vote |
| Uncertainty | December 2000 | closed on 25 May 2001 | |||
| A/292/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Calibration of | Dunker | CD issued on 22 | National Committee comments closed |
| f3 Ed.2.0 | Absorbing | December 2000 | on 23 March 2001 | ||
| Clamps | |||||
| A/293/CD | See A/251/CD and | Uniform | Ristig | CD issued on 22 | National Committee comments closed |
| (See | A/257/CC | measurement | December 2000 | on 23 March 2001 | |
| 77B/317/INF) | arrangements | ||||
| A/294/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Disturbance | Steinert | CD issued on 22 | National committee comments closed |
| f7 Ed.2.0 | Analyzers | December 2000 | on 23 March 2001 | ||
| A/295/CDV | See A/260/CD | In situ | Dunker | CD issued on 12 | National Committee approval Vote |
| measurements | January 2001 | clsoed on 8 June 2001; RVC being | |||
| prepared | |||||
| A/296/CDV | See A/270/CD | Monopole | Anderson | CD issued on 12 | National committee approval Vote |
| Antenna | January 2001 | closed on 8 June 2001; RVC being | |||
| prepared | |||||
| A/297/CDV | See A/273/CD | Voltage | Beeckma | CD issued on 12 | National committee approval Vote |
| uncertainty | n | January 2001 | closed on 8 June 2001; RVC being | ||
| prepared | |||||
| A/298/CDV | See A/274/CD | Ave. Meas. | Stecher | CD issued on 12 | National committee approval Vote |
| Receivers | January 2001 | closed on 8 June 2001; RVC being | |||
| prepared | |||||
| A/299/CD | CISPR 16-3 | Partial frequency | Dunker | CD issued on 19 | National Committee comments due on |
| Amd.1 f5 Ed.1.0 | ranges in | January 2001 | 20 April 2001 | ||
| applying 80/80 | |||||
| rule | |||||
| A/300/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | FAR without | Ristig | Second CD | National Committee comments due on |
| f1 Ed.2.0 | ground plane | issued on 19 | 20 April 2001 | ||
| (See A/261) | January 2001 | ||||
| A/301/CD | CISPR 16-2 Amd.2 | FAR | Ristig | Second CD | National Committee comments due on |
| f4 Ed.1.0 | measurements | issued on 19 | 20 April 2001 | ||
| (See A/262) | January 2001 | ||||
| A/302/WG | CISPR A WG | Secretary | Document sent | Document issued on 23 February 2001 | |
| members | to Central | ||||
| Office on 24 | |||||
| January 2001 | |||||
| A/303/CD | CISPR 16-1, Amd.2 | Site validation | Despres | Document sent | National Committee comments due on |
| f2 Ed.1.0 | above 1 GHz | to Central | 25 May 2001 | ||
| Office on 17 | |||||
| February 2001 | |||||
| A/304/CC | 61000-4-20 See A/265/CD | TEM measurements | Garbe | Collection of Comments | Second CD distributed on 11 May 2001 as CISPR/A/308/CD; closing |
| (A/278/CC) | date for NC comments is 17 August | ||||
| released 7 April | 2001 | ||||
| 2001 |
| A/305/INF | G/206&207 | ISN calibration | See A/252/CD replacement, | ||
| cancellation | and specifications | A/308/CD, on same subject | |||
| A/306/DA | Bristol A agenda | ||||
| A/307/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 f9 Ed.2.0 | Coupling device for measuring signal lines (ISNs) | Stecher | CC issued as A/258/CC of 17 Dec 1999; see A/252/CD | Second CD produced on 27 April 2001; NC comments closed on 27 July 2001 |
| A/308/CD | 61000-4-20 | TEM | Garbe | CC issued as | Second CD produced on 11 May 2001; |
| (See | measurements | A/304/CC | NC comments closed on 17 August | ||
| 77B/316/DC) | 2001 | ||||
| A/309/CD | CISPR 16-2 | Automated | Stecher | CC issued as | National Committee comments due on |
| Amd.2 f1 | Emission | A/282/CC on 17 | 24 August 2001 | ||
| Ed.1.0 | Measurements | November | |||
| A/310/CC | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Capacitive | Amemiya | CD issued on 22 | Document distributed to National |
| f4 Ed.2.0 | voltage probes | December 2000 | Committees on | ||
| 18 May 2001 | |||||
| A/311/CC | 61000-4-21 | Reverberation | Hatfield | CD issued as | Document distributed to National |
| Measurements (transferred from | A/285/CD of 17 October 2000 | Committees on 18 May 2001 | |||
| 77B/260/CD: See | |||||
| also A/242/NP) | |||||
| A/312/PW | Program of Work | As of | |||
| 18 May 2001 | |||||
| A/313/CC | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Calibration of | Dunker | CD issued on 22 | Document distributed to National |
| f3 Ed.2.0 | Absorbing | December 2000 | Committees on | ||
| Clamps | 25 May 2001 | ||||
| A/314/CC | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Balance and cross | Alexander | CD issued on 22 | Document distributed to National |
| f8 Ed.2.0 | polar antenna | December 2000 | Committees on | ||
| performance | 25 May 2001 | ||||
| A/315/CC | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Disturbance | Steinert | CD issued on 22 | Document distributed to National |
| f7 Ed.2.0 | Analyzers | and | December 2000 | Committees on | |
| Dunker | 25 May 2001 | ||||
| A/316/CC | See A/251/CD | Uniform | Ristig | CD issued on 22 | Document distributed to National |
| A/257/CC A/293/CD and | measurement arrangements | December 2000 | Committees on 1 June 2001 | ||
| 77B/317/INF | |||||
| A/317/CD | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | H-field antenna | Waby | CD issued on 8 | National Committee comments due on |
| f13 Ed.2 | June 2001 | 14 September 2001 | |||
| A/318/CC | CISPR 16-3 | Partial frequency | Dunker | CD issued on 19 | Document distributed to National |
| (See A/299) | Amd.1 f5 Ed.1.0 | ranges in | January 2001 | Committees on 8 June 2001 | |
| applying 80/80 | |||||
| rule | |||||
| A/319/CC | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | FAR without | Ristig | Second CD | Document distributed to National |
| (See A/300) | f1 Ed.2.0 | ground plane | issued on 19 | Committees on | |
| (See A/261) | January 2001 | 8 June 2001 | |||
| A/320/CC | CISPR 16-2 Amd.2 | FAR | Ristig | Second CD | Document distributed to National |
| (See A/301) | f4 Ed.1.0 | measurements | issued on 19 | Committee comments on | |
| (See A/262) | January 2001 | 8 June 2001 | |||
| A/321/CC | CISPR 16-1, Amd.2 | Site validation | Despres | Document sent | Document to be distributed to National |
| (See A/303) | f2 Ed.1.0 | above 1 GHz | to Central | Committees on 15 June 2001 | |
| Office on 17 | |||||
| February 2001 |
| A/322/WG | Working Group | Secretary | Document distributed to National | ||
| Membership | Committees on 13 July 2001 | ||||
| A/323/RM | CISPR A minutes | Secretary | Document distributed to National | ||
| of Bristol meeting | Committees on 13 July 2001 | ||||
| A/324/AC | Appointment of | Document distributed to National | |||
| CISPR A secretary | Committees on | ||||
| 20 July 2001 | |||||
| A/325/CD | 61000-4-21 | Reverberation | Hatfield | CD issued as | Document distributed to National |
| Measurements | A/285/CD of 17 | Committees on | |||
| (transferred from 77B/260/CD: See | October 2000 | 10 August 2001 | |||
| also A/242/NP) | |||||
| A/326/RVC | See A/268/CD and | Measurement | Hunter | CDV issued 22 | Document distributed to National |
| A/291/CDV | Uncertainty | December 2000 | Committees on | ||
| 10 August 2001 | |||||
| Not Assigned | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Weighting | Stecher | Awaiting German NP | |
| yet | f12 Ed.2 | functions for | |||
| receivers | |||||
| Not Assigned yet | CISPR 16-2 Amd.2 f7 Ed.1 Or CISPR 16-3 Amd.1 | Probability of interference from broadband signals | Stecher | CD to be drafted | |
| f6 Ed.1 | |||||
| Not Assigned yet | CISPR 16-2 Amd.2 f8 Ed.1 Or | Conducted emission sources | Stecher | CD to be drafted | |
| CISPR 16-3 Amd.1 | |||||
| f7 Ed.1 | |||||
| Not Assigned | CISPR 16-1 Amd.1 | Amplitude | Shinozuk | Round robin test in progress before | |
| yet | f5 Ed.2.0 | Probability | a | CD can be written; project listed at | |
| Distribution | Stage Zero | ||||
| on 31 December 2000; awaiting NP from Japanese NC to reactivate project |
Current Status – 8/01
| IEEE-STD- | TITLE | Current Exp. Date | Chair or Point of Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139-1988 | (RP) Measurement of RF Emission from ISM Equipment on User’s Premises | Dec 31, 2004 | 2003: Review for any needed revisions. POC needed. |
| 140-1990 | (RP): Minimization of Interference from RF Heating Equipment | Dec 31, 2001 | Balloting Completed. Ritenour agreed to lead effort to revise. |
| 187-1990 | Open Field Method of Measurement of Spurious Radiation from FM and TV Receivers | Nov 8, 2004 | Dave Traver – WG meeting planned for Montreal. |
| 213-1987 | Measuring Conducted Emissions from TV and FM Receivers (ANSI Recognized) | Dec 31, 2003 | To be dropped in 2003. Requirements to be incorporated into 187 |
| 299-1991 | Measuring the Effectiveness of Shielding Enclosures (ANSI Recognized) | Dec 7, 2004 | Working Group is active. Dale Svetanoff , Chair. |
| 376-1975 | Measurement of Impulse Strength and Impulse Bandwidth (ANSI Recognized) | Dec 31, 2003 | |
| 377-1980 | (RP) Measurement of Spurious Emissions from Land-Mobile Comm. Transmitters (ANSI Recognized) | Dec 31, 2002 | Decision to Reaffirm or revise needed by August 2001. Dave Hoolihan to review and make recommendations |
| 473-1985 | (RP) EM Site Survey (10 Khz – 10 GHz) (ANSI Recognized) | May 30, 2005 | Elya Joffe – PAR to revise submitted and approved. WG being formed. |
| 475-2000 | Measurement of Field Disturbance Sensors (rf Intrusion Alarms) (ANSI Recognized) | Dec 31, 2005 | IEEE approved. Hugh Denny preparing PAR for reballot to reach manufacturers. |
| 1128-1998 | Measurement of RF Absorbing Materials | Dec 31, 2003 | Perini POC. Review for any needed revisions or updates by 8/2002. |
| 1140-1994 | Measurement of E&H Fields from VDTs | Dec 31, 2004 | Heirman to review by 2003 and recommend any needed revisions or updates. |
| 1302-1998 | Guide for the Characterization of EMI Gaskets | Dec 31, 2005 | PAR to revise approved. Johann Catrysse leading WG. |
| 1309-1996 | Calibration of Electromagnetic Field Sensors and Field Probes, exc. Antennas, 9 kHz – 40 GHz | Dec 31, 2001 | PAR approved to revise and update. John Kraemer lead |
| P1530 | (RP) Design and Construction of Calibration Artifacts for Cable and Connector Shielding Test Fixtures for Frequencies from 1 Hz to 10 GHz | Mar 19, 2002 | L. Hoeft. Current status reported in March 01 minutes. Next WG meeting: Montreal? |
| P1560 | Methods of Measurement of Radio Frequency Interference Filter Suppression Capability in the Range of 100 Hz to 40 GHz. | Dec 31, 2003 | K. Phipps. Report received. Next meeting: Montreal. |
Dr. Ralph M. Showers, Chairman (showers@ee.upenn.edu)
Edwin L. Bronaugh, Vice-Chairman (ed.bronaugh@ieee.org)
Robert Pritchard, Secretary (r.pritchard@ieee.org)
Warren A. Kesselman, Treasurer/Newsletter Editor (w.kesselman@ieee.org)
Donald N. Heirman, Chair SC-1 Techniques and Development (d.heirman@worldnet.att.net)
Dr. J.L.Norman Violette, Chair SC-2 Terms and Definitions (enviolette@msn.com)
John Lichtig, Chair SC-3 International Standardization (JFL@LichtigEMC.com)
Herbert K. Mertel, Chair SC-5 Immunity Measurements (hmertel@home.com)
Daniel D. Hoolihan, Chair SC-6 Accreditation/Conformity Assessment (hoolihan@emcxpert.com)
Daniel D. Hoolihan, Chair SC-8 Medical Device EMC Test Methods (hoolihan@emcxpert.com)
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