Title :
Improving monopole radiated emission measurement accuracy; RF chamber influences, antenna height and counterpoise grounding (CISPR 25 & MIL-STD-461E vs MIL-STD-461F)
Author :
Fanning, Craig W.
Author_Institution :
Elite Electron. Eng. Inc., Downers Grove, IL, USA
Abstract :
For many years, the automotive industry has used a monopole antenna to measure the radiated emissions from modules at frequencies les 30 MHz. Over the past few years, the chamber to chamber measurement deviation of the monopole antenna measurements has become a topic of concern. Studies have shown that significant chamber to chamber measurement deviations, as large as 20 dB, may exist when making monopole measurements in an ALSE. Recommendations to modify the absorber lined shielded enclosure (ALSE) have been made in order to improve the measurement deviation. However, requiring all test laboratories to modify their ALSE(s) is not practical. MIL-STD-461F recently changed the monopole antenna setup (antenna height and counterpoise grounding) in order to improve measurement deviation. Should the modified MIL-STD-461F monopole antenna setup be adopted by the automotive industry for the next revision of CISPR 25?
Keywords :
antenna earths; automobile industry; monopole antennas; MIL-STD-461F; RF chamber; absorber lined shielded enclosure; antenna height; automotive industry; counterpoise grounding; emission measurement accuracy; monopole radiation; Antenna measurements; Automotive engineering; Frequency measurement; Grounding; Military aircraft; Military standards; Noise measurement; Radio frequency; Testing; Wiring; Automotive EMC; CISPR 25; Frequency Range 150 kHz to 30 MHz; Improving Measurement Accuracy; MIL-STD-461E vs. MIL-STD-461F; Measurement Deviation; Monopole Antenna Counterpoise Grounding; Monopole Radiated Emissions;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2009. EMC 2009. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4266-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4058-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2009.5284595