Research Institute for Microwave and

Millimeter-Wave
School Studies
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (RIMMS)

Radiated
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1. PURPOSE

Radio frequency emissions tests are one of the basic requirements for electromagnetic compatibility
compliance of most electronic and electrical products. These products set limits with regard to radiated
emissions as this type of noise can spread in the environment to which other systems are connected,
thus causing damage through interference.

The purpose of this experiment carried out on radiated emissions is to measure the noise current spread
in the air by the equipment under test.

These electromagnetic compatibility measurements are made in 30 MHz to 1 GHz band.

2. DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT USED

Radiated emissions require various pieces of equipment typically radio electric and electric coupling
devices to read noise values. The equipment includes

 Log-Periodic Antennas

 RF Preselector

 RF Amplifier

 EMI Receiver or Spectrum Analyzer

Log-Periodic Antenna

Log-periodic antennas are mainly use in telecommunication sector for immunity and emission EMC
testing. These antennas can operate from 30 MHz to 8 GHz both horizontal and vertical polarizations
and allow making measurements in 30 MHz to 1000 MHz band.

RF Preselector

To make measurements free form errors due to saturation, distortion, etc. of the spectrum analyzer or
the receiver connected to the antenna, a preselector is placed between these devices which limit the RF
band found at the measuring instrument input. In other words, preselector is just a filter (low pass, high
pass, etc. which filters the received signal bandwidth equal to that of receiver bandwidth.

RF Amplifier

RF amplifier amplifies the incoming signal by 15/ 20 dB while keeping the noise level low.

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3. EXPERIMENTAL SETTINGS

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The measuring system block diagram is illustrated as;

Generator Site Receiving antenna Cable EMI Receiver

The measurements are made at a distance of 3m between the equipment under test and the receiving
antenna. The measurements are to be made both with horizontal and vertical polarizations.

The measuring site arrangement is as follows;

Test Setup

After the measuring site has been realized, the antenna is connected to the RADIATED EMISSIONS input
of the preselector through the coaxial cable. The cable to be connected to the spectrum analyzer must
first be connected through a coaxial cable, to the external low pass filter at 200 MHz so as to reduce the
band to 30 MHz to 200 MHz and obtain the first radio frequency portion to be analyzed.

Subsequently, the low pass filter will have to be replaced with the high pass filter at 200 MHz in order to
explore the portion of band included between 200 MHz to 1000 MHz

Connect the RF preselector output (IRRADIATED EMISSIONS- output) to the spectrum analyzer input
through the 50 ohm coaxial cable.

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Set the controls of the spectrum analyzer front panel so as to obtain the reading configuration suitable
for measuring the radio noise in the 30 MHz to 1000 MHz

4. MEASUREMENTS

The measurements and the configuration of results are to be collected as;

 Measuring the background noise in the 30 MHz/ 200 MHz band for the equipment used with the
simulator positioned off (Noise 30/200 MHz). These measurements are made with both
polarizations of the antenna.

 Measuring the background noise in the 200 MHz/ 1000 MHz band for the equipment used with
the simulator positioned off (Noise 30/200 MHz). These measurements are made with both
polarizations of the antenna.

 Measure the radiated noise in the 30 MHz/ 200 MHz band for the equipment used with the
simulator ON. These measurements are made with both polarizations of the antenna.

 Measure the radiated noise in the 30 MHz/ 200 MHz band for the equipment used with the
simulator ON. These measurements are made with both polarizations of the antenna.

The eight measurements will be recorded as per the following table.

The radiated emissions measured at 3m are;

MHz Peak Emissions Levels Average Emission Levels

30-230

230-1000

5. LEARNING ACHIEVEMENTS

Mention in your own word what have you learned after completing the lab experiment and analyzing
the results.

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