Electromagnetic Compatibility of Electronic Circuits

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Course Description

Introduction. Basic sources of interference and propagation paths. Conducted and radiated interference, emissions and immunity to interference. Signal integrity. Measurements of interference emissions of electronic circuits or systems. Measurements of immunity of electronic circuits or systems to interference. Techniques for the reduction of interference emissions or improvement of immunity to external interference.

Study Programmes

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Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze basic sources of interference and propagation paths
  2. Analyze the issue of conducted or radiated interference emissions from an electronic circuit or system
  3. Develop the measurement procedure to estimate conducted or radiated interference emissions from an electronic circuit or system
  4. Analyze the issue of immunity of an electronic circuit or system to conducted or radiated interference
  5. Develop the measurement procedure to estimate conducted or radiated interference emissions from an electronic circuit or system
  6. Estimate which are adequate techniques for the reduction of interference emissions or improvement of immunity to external interference

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Lectures

Independent assignments

Seminar

Laboratory

Lab exercises

Grading Method

Continuous Assessment Exam
Type Threshold Percent of Grade Threshold Percent of Grade
Laboratory Exercises 4 % 10 % 4 % 10 %
Seminar/Project 4 % 10 % 4 % 10 %
Mid Term Exam: Written 10 % 30 % 0 %
Final Exam: Written 10 % 30 %
Final Exam: Oral 20 %
Exam: Written 10 % 50 %
Exam: Oral 30 %

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Importance of electromagnetic compatibility, basic terms and definitons
  2. Noise sources, EMC margin
  3. Frequency spectrum of typical signals, noise frequency spectrum measurements
  4. Types of transmission lines, calculation of transmission line parameters
  5. Differential signaling and differential transmission lines
  6. Measurement of transmission line time domain response
  7. Passive components, modelling of passive components, S-parameter measurements
  8. Midterm exam
  9. Noise sources on PCB, grounding, power supply decoupling, multi-layer PCB
  10. Conducted emissions, common-mode and differential-mode noise, measurement of conducted emissions
  11. Noise filtering, filter topologies, power-line filter
  12. Radiated emissions, near- and far-field radiation, measurement of radiated emissions
  13. Shielding losses, shielding effectiveness, shielding materials
  14. Noise immunity, electrostatic discharge, methods for improved immunity
  15. Final exam

Literature

Henry W. Ott (2009.), Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering, Wiley-Interscience
Henry W. Ott (1988.), Noise Reduction Techniques in Electronic Systems, Wiley-Interscience
Clayton R. Paul (2006.), Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Interscience
Sonia Ben Dhia, Mohamed Ramdani, Etienne Sicard (2006.), Electromagnetic Compatibility of Integrated Circuits, Springer Science & Business Media

For students

General

ID 222479
  Winter semester
5 ECTS
L1 English Level
L2 e-Learning
45 Lectures
0 Seminar
0 Exercises
8 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises

Grading System

87 Excellent
75 Very Good
62 Good
50 Sufficient