This standard specifies design tests for relays, relay systems, and control devices used for protection and control of electric power apparatus that relate to the immunity of this equipment to radiated electromagnetic fields. For devices with communication ports, where the device does not perform protection or control functions, testing of the communication functions is covered by IEEE Std. 1613. Where the device performs protection or control functions and has communication ports, tests for… read more all communication functions are covered by the IEEE C37.90 family of standards. read less
This standard provides methods for determining antenna factors (AFs) and associated parameters of antennas used to perform radiated emission measurements in electromagnetic interference (EMI) control from 9 kHz to 40 GHz. Antennas covered by this standard are linearly polarized antennas, such as loops, rods (monopoles), tuned dipoles, biconical dipoles, log-periodic dipole arrays, hybrids (i.e., combination broadband dipole and log-periodic dipole array antennas), broadband horns, etc., that… read more are used in measurements defined by various ASC C63(R) emission measurements standards (e.g., ANSI C63.4 and ANSI C63.10).4 The associated compliance measurement requirements are provided within other ASC C63(R) standards. The methods used for antenna calibration measurements include the standard site method (SSM), the reference antenna method (RAM), the equivalent capacitance substitution method (ECSM), the standard transmit loop method (STLM), the standard antenna method (SAM), and the standard field method (SFM). In 4.1, the latter three methods are included in this document by reference. read less
This recommended practice is a guide to evaluating the electromagnetic immunity of medical devices to radiated radio-frequency (RF) emissions from common RF transmitters (e.g., two-way radios; walkie-talkies; mobile phones; wireless-enabled tablets, e-readers, laptop computers, and similar devices; radio-frequency identification (RFID) readers; networked mp3 players; two-way pagers; and wireless personal digital assistants [PDAs]). This protocol does not provide a comprehensive test or offer… read more any guarantee, but it is a basic evaluation that can help identify medical devices that might be particularly vulnerable to interference from common RF transmitters. The ad hoc test protocol can be used to evaluate existing or newly purchased medical devices or can be implemented for the purpose of prepurchase evaluation. This recommended practice applies to medical devices used in health-care facilities, but it can also be adapted to medical devices in home health-care or mobile health-care settings. It does not apply to implantable medical devices (e.g., pacemakers and defibrillators), transport environments such as ambulances and helicopters, or RF transmitters rated at more than 8 W of output power. Testing with transmitters greater than 8 W in health-care facilities is not recommended because of possible adverse effects on critical-care medical devices that are in use in nearby areas of the facility. Finally, this recommended practice does not address in-band RF interference where the fundamental frequency of an RF transmitter overlaps with frequencies used by a hospital wireless network or monitoring or used by other medical device wireless links. read less