Industrial Technology - EMC

As Phoenix Testlab has a great reputation to live up to, we pursue both innovation and quality for testing in the industrial sector.

Emissions testing of up to 40 GHz and interference immunity testing with field strengths of up to 600 V/m demonstrate that we are continuously adapting to ongoing technological developments. Our international orientation in this field is evident in the wide range of clients we have all over the world.

One of the primary tasks of our EMC test laboratory is monitoring (commissioning monitoring of test speciments). The implementation of interfaces such as Interbus, Profibus, CAN, DeviceNet, Modbus and Ethernet is a challenge our engineers have been able to meet with reproducible results.

Accreditation/Certification

Accreditation: DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 / DIN EN 45011
Certification: DIN EN ISO 9001 and DIN EN ISO 14001

Relevant standards include

• DIN EN 61000-6-1 (Immunity of residental environment)
• DIN EN 61000-6-2 (Immunity to interference in industrial environments)
• DIN EN 61000-6-3 (Emission of residental environment)
• DIN EN 61000-6-4 (Emitted interference in industrial environments)
• DIN EN 61131-2 (Programmable logic controllers)
• DIN EN 61204-3 (Power supply devices)
• DIN EN 61326 (Equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use)
• DIN EN 61547 (General lighting purposes)
• DIN EN 61800-3 (Electrical power drives with adjustable speed)
• DIN EN 55014 (Household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus)
• DIN EN 55015 (Emission of general lighting purposes)
• DIN EN 55022 / DIN EN 55011 (Radiated and conducted interference emission)
• DIN EN 50091-2 (Uninterrupted power supplies - UPS)

EMC test laboratory equipment

• Five anechoic chambers
   - Measurement distances of 3 m/5 m
   - Emission measurement up to 110 GHz
   - Field strength of up to 600 V/m (up to 18 GHz)
• Open area test site with a 10 m measurement distance
• Conducted radio disturbance emission and immunity in the screened chamber
• Emission of network harmonics for single-phase and three-phase devices up to 16 A
• Immunity of network harmonics for single-phase and three-phase devices up to 16 A
• Ringwave testing up to 6 kV
• Surge testing up to 6 kV
• Burst testing up to 4 kV
• ESD testing up to 30 kV

Monitoring equipment

• Reproducible set-ups on prefabricated assembly racks
• Standardised measurement methods for recording analog data
• Various bus monitoring systems such as Interbus, DeviceNet, Ethernet and Profibus

INTERBUS conformity test

Users of industrial automation devices require long-term operational safety for the components used. In particular, the networking of products from different manufacturers is a highly demanding task for the interface. To facilitate the highest possible level of reassurance and safety in component selection, INTERBUS Club offers component certification. For this purpose, Phoenix Testlab acts as an independent test laboratory and carries out comprehensive device testing. Once a test object has passed all relevant tests, the device is classified as "INTERBUS Certified", a quality standard that is becoming more and more important to users.

In-situ tests

An in-situ test is an on-site test of the test object. Machines and systems too large or too heavy to be tested in the laboratory are checked this way.

For this purpose, the EMC team uses mobile EMC measuring equipment, which is able to record or simulate all relevant EMC phenomena accourring in machines and systems on site.

Mobile EMC measuring equipment:

• Interference measuring receiver according to CISPR
• Burst and surge generator
• Artifical mains network to 200 A per phase

Professional on-site team to resolve EMC problems

Relevant standards include:

• DIN EN 55011 (Radiated and conducted interference emissions "on site")
• DIN EN 61000-4-4 (Burst testing)
• DIN EN 61000-4-2 (ESD testing)

Notified Body according to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

Phoenix Testlab acts as a Notified Body (EMC Directive 2004/108/EC) for all devices, systems and installations for which harmonised standards do not exist or which do not conform to existing standards. We assess whether your devices have been built in accordance with all of the protective requirements specified in EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

Phoenix Testlab is able to carry out the assessment of device compliance with the EMC Directive's protection requirements for an entire product family if this includes several variations of one device and individual type testing according to European standards would not be economical.
This also applies to devices which cannot be tested in accordance with the relevant standards due to their size or location.

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