What is this standard about?
This is the sixth part of Part 4 of a multi-part European standard on handling electromagnetic compatibility. Part 4 looks at testing and measurement techniques. This part gives immunity requirements and test procedures related to conducted disturbances induced by radio-frequency fields.
Who is this standard for?
- Manufacturers, designers and users of electrical and electronic equipment and components
- Test laboratories
- Inspectors and quality assessors
Why should you use this standard?
It relates to the conducted immunity requirements of electrical and electronic equipment to electromagnetic disturbances coming from intended radio-frequency (RF) transmitters in the frequency range 9 kHz up to 80 MHz.
The aim is to establish a common reference for evaluating the functional immunity of electrical and electronic equipment when subjected to conducted disturbances induced by radio-frequency fields.
The test method documented in BS EN 61000-4-6 describes a consistent method to assess the immunity of equipment or a system against a defined phenomenon.
NOTE: Equipment not having at least one conducting cable (such as mains supply, signal line or earth connection) which can couple the equipment to the disturbing RF fields is excluded.
What’s changed since the last update?
This is a technical update superseding BS EN 61000-4-6:2009 which was withdrawn. It includes the following significant technical changes:
- Use of the CDNs
- Calibration of the clamps
- Reorganization of Clause 7 on test setup and injection methods
- Annex A is now dedicated to EM and decoupling clamps
- Annex G now addresses the measurement uncertainty of the voltage test level
- Informative Annexes H, I and J are new