EMC/EMI for Engineers and Engineering Managers

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EMC/EMI for Engineers and Engineering Managers

Course Description

This foundational course explores the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic compatibility/electromagnetic interference (EMC/EMI). Learn about the electromagnetic (EM) environments and the requirements commercial and military electronic systems must meet. You will explore unconventional high-power EM threats, including nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and high power microwave (HPM) weapons. Become an expert in the techniques that can be used to both limit EM emissions from your system and protect your system against these various threats. The course also includes laboratory demonstrations of fundamental EMI/EMC concepts.

Course Content

BASIC EMI/EMC DEFINITIONS/CONCEPTS AND REVIEW

  • EMI, EMC, and related disciplines introduction
  • Logarithmic units, EM fields, Maxwell’s equations, and Fourier techniques to calculate the frequency spectrum of any signal waveform
  • EMI potential problems through the source, the receptor, and the coupling path identification

EMI/EMC REQUIREMENTS, STANDARDS, AND ENVIRONMENTS

  • Military and commercial EMI/EMC requirements
  • EM environments to which your electronic systems may be exposed

EMC MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, AND TECHNIQUES

  • Advantages and disadvantages of various types of facilities used for EMC measurements
  • Equipment for emission and susceptibility measurements
  • Conducted emission, radiated emission, conducted susceptibility, and radiated susceptibility measurements

EMC MODELING AND ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

  • Simple, intermediate, and complex analysis techniques for EMI problems
  • Full-wave and asymptotic techniques for EMI problems

EM RADIATION, PROPAGATION, AND CROSSTALK

  • Radiated emissions from CM and DM currents
  • EM propagation loss including the effects of diffraction, reflection, and scattering
  • Crosstalk and minimizing crosstalk

EMC DESIGN AND HARDENING TECHNIQUES

  • Emissions and susceptibility problems elimination
  • Basic grounding, bonding, filtering, limiting, and shielding techniques
  • PC board design for EMC

UNCONVENTIONAL HIGH-POWER EM THREATS

  • Characteristics of nuclear EMP
  • Harden systems against EMP
  • Characteristics of high-power radio frequency weapons
  • Harden systems against EM threats

Session Details

  • Special Discounts: Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) employees are eligible to receive a discount.  If you are a GTRI employee, please go to the Organizational Development website and look for the coupon code under GT Professional Development. Review coupon instructions for more information.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for engineers, scientists, technicians, and engineering managers in commercial or military electronic-system design, development, analysis, and test and evaluation.

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What You Will Learn

  • Basic EMI/EMC definitions and concepts
  • Foundational tools for EMC engineering
  • EMI/EMC requirements, standards, and environments
  • EMC measurement equipment, facilities, and techniques
  • EMC modeling and analysis techniques
  • EM radiation, propagation, and crosstalk
  • EMC design and hardening techniques
  • Unconventional high-power EM threats
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How You Will Benefit

  • Understand military and commercial EMI/EMC requirements.
  • Master EMC measurement, modeling, and analysis techniques.
  • Analyze potential EMI problems by identifying the source, the receptor, and the coupling path.
  • Harden electronic systems using the appropriate EMC protection technique(s), including grounding, bonding, shielding, filtering, and printed circuit-board design.
  • Calculate EM propagation.
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The course schedule was well-structured with a mix of lectures, class discussions, and hands-on exercises led by knowledgeable and engaging instructors.

- Abe Kani
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