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4 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) refers to avoiding interference in electrical circuits from unwanted voltages or currents. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) broadly describes undesirable electrical signals with frequencies from DC to GHz that can be introduced into electric circuits through conduction over power or signal cables or radiation as electric or magnetic fields. The two main sources of EMI are natural events like lightning but also man-made interference generated by electrical equipment for power, communications and control. This chapter focuses on man-made EMI sources in industrial environments, as every electric circuit that switches inductive or capacitive loads has potential to interfere with other equipment.

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4 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) refers to avoiding interference in electrical circuits from unwanted voltages or currents. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) broadly describes undesirable electrical signals with frequencies from DC to GHz that can be introduced into electric circuits through conduction over power or signal cables or radiation as electric or magnetic fields. The two main sources of EMI are natural events like lightning but also man-made interference generated by electrical equipment for power, communications and control. This chapter focuses on man-made EMI sources in industrial environments, as every electric circuit that switches inductive or capacitive loads has potential to interfere with other equipment.

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4 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

4.1

Introduction
Interference in electrical circuits refers to the presence of unwanted voltages or currents in electrical equipment, which can damage the equipment or degrade its performance. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is a fairly broad term that covers a wide range of undesirable electrical voltages and currents with a frequency spectrum from DC up to the GHz range. EMI may be introduced into an electric circuit through the following paths: x Conducted over the power cables or signal cables x Radiated as an electric or magnetic field from one circuit, which is the source of the interference, and then coupled into another electric circuit, which is the victim Electromagnetic interference (EMI) includes frequencies in the radio spectrum (100 kHz to 100 MHz) which are known as radio frequency interference (RFI). RFI is the old terminology for the more modern and more general term EMI. There are two main sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI): x Natural events such as lightning, electrostatic discharges (ESD) and cosmic discharges x Man-made interference, which is mainly generated by electrical equipment used for industrial and domestic power supply, communications and control applications This chapter concentrates on the man-made sources of EMI and mainly those present in the industrial environment. Every electrical circuit should be considered to be a potential source of electrical interference, particularly those where switching of inductive or capacitive circuits takes place. Fortunately, most electrical interference is of a sufficiently low level that it has no noticeable effect on other items of electrical equipment.

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