IEC 61000-4-36:2014

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques - IEMI immunity test methods for equipment and systems

IEC 61000-4-36:2014(E) provides methods to determine test levels for the assessment of the immunity of equipment and systems to intentional electromagnetic interference (IEMI) sources. It introduces the general IEMI problem, IEMI source parameters, derivation of test limits and summarises practical test methods. Keywords: EMC, electromagnetic compatibility

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 06-Nov-2014
• ICS: 29.100.10 - Magnetic components
• ICS: 29.180 - Transformers. Reactors
• ICS: 33.100.20 - Immunity
• Technical Committee: SC 77C - High power transient phenomena
• Current Stage: DELPUB - Deleted Publication
• Completion Date: 23-Mar-2020

Relations

• Revised: IEC 61000-4-36:2020 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques - IEMI immunity test methods for equipment and systems
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 61000-4-36 ®
Edition 1.0 2014-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
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BASIC EMC PUBLICATION
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –
Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques – IEMI immunity test methods
for equipment and systems
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IEC 61000-4-36 ®
Edition 1.0 2014-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
colour
inside
BASIC EMC PUBLICATION
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –

Part 4-36: Testing and measurement techniques – IEMI immunity test methods

for equipment and systems
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
PRICE CODE
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ICS 33.100.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-1904-1

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6

INTRODUCTION . 8

1 Scope . 9

2 Normative references . 9

3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 9

3.1 Terms and defintions . 9

3.2 Abbreviations . 12
4 General . 13
5 IEMI environments and interaction . 13
5.1 General . 13
5.2 IEMI environments . 14
5.2.1 Technical capability groups . 14
5.2.2 IEMI deployment scenarios . 14
5.2.3 Radiated IEMI environment summary . 15
5.2.4 Published conducted IEMI environments. 15
5.3 Interaction with fixed installations . 16
5.3.1 General . 16
5.3.2 Protection level . 17
6 Test methods . 17
6.1 Derivation of applicable test methods . 17
6.2 Derivation of transfer functions . 18
6.3 Radiated tests using IEMI simulator . 19
6.4 Radiated tests using a reverberation chamber . 19
6.5 Complex waveform injection (CWI) . 19
6.6 Damped sinusoidal injection (DSI) . 19
6.7 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) . 19
6.8 Electrically fast transient (EFT) . 19
6.9 Antenna port injection . 20
7 Test parameters . 20
7.1 Derivation of immunity test parameters . 20
7.2 Radiated test parameters . 21
7.2.1 Generic hyperband test parameters (skilled capability group) . 21
7.2.2 Generic mesoband test parameters (skilled capability group). 21
7.2.3 Generic hypoband/narrowband test parameters (skilled capability
group) . 23
7.3 Generic conducted IEMI test parameters. 24
7.3.1 General . 24
7.3.2 Characteristics and performance of the fast damped oscillatory wave
generator . 25
7.4 Tailored test level derivation . 26
7.5 Relevance of EMC immunity data . 26
8 Bibliography . 27
Annex A (informative) Failure mechanisms and performance criteria . 29
A.1 General . 29
A.2 Failure mechanisms . 29
A.2.1 General . 29

A.2.2 Noise . 30

A.2.3 Parameter offset and drifts . 30

A.2.4 System upset or breakdown . 31

A.2.5 Component destruction . 31

A.3 Effect of pulse width. 32

A.4 Performance criteria . 32

A.5 References . 33

Annex B (informative) Developments in IEMI source environments . 35

B.1 General . 35

B.2 IEMI environment . 36
B.3 IEMI sources . 37
B.4 Published radiated IEMI environments . 41
B.4.1 IEC 61000-2-13 . 41
B.4.2 Mil-Std-464C . 41
B.4.3 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) . 42
B.4.4 Practical determination of a tailored test level – An example. 42
B.5 Summary . 43
B.6 References . 44
Annex C (informative) Interaction with buildings . 46
C.1 Building attenuation . 46
C.2 Coupling to cables . 47
C.3 Low voltage cable attenuation . 48
C.4 References . 49
Annex D (informative) Relation between plane wave immunity testing and immunity
testing in a reverberation chamber . 51
D.1 General . 51
D.2 Relation between measurements of shielding effectiveness in the two
environments . 52
D.3 Relation between immunity testing in the two environments . 55
D.4 Additional aspects . 57
D.5 References . 57
Annex E (informative) Complex waveform injection – Test method . 60
E.1 General . 60
E.2 Prediction . 60
E.2.1 General . 60

E.2.2 Example . 64
E.3 Construction . 66
E.4 Injection . 70
E.5 Summary . 72
E.6 References . 72
Annex F (informative) Significance of test methodology margins . 74
F.1 General . 74
F.2 Examples . 74
F.2.1 General . 74
F.2.2 Negative contributions . 75
F.2.3 Positive contributions.
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