Short Courses

EMC Integrity, Inc. also offers three different 1-day short courses which are designed to be given at the client’s site.  These courses are authored and presented by Mr. Vincent Greb, founder and President of EMC Integrity.  Mr. Greb has performed many custom short courses for manufacturers nationwide and in Canada.  The courses provide the author’s unique insight based on 17 years of experience in the field of EMC.  He has taught about issues ranging from designing products for compliance to trouble-shooting & mitigation on failing components.  His most popular course is an introduction to EMC testing that appeals to both novices and experienced test engineers alike.  A brief outline of the two standard courses is as follows:

Course 1.  An Introduction to Commercial Immunity Testing for EMC (Duration: 1 Day)

This course is an introduction to EMC testing of commercial products.  It is a must for any company wanting to establish in-house EMC testing capability.  This course covers the seven basic standards which make up the immunity test suite.  These are electrostatic discharge, radiated RF immunity, electrical fast transient/burst, surge immunity, conducted RF immunity, power frequency magnetic field immunity, and power quality failure.  The technical rationales behind the tests are discussed, as are the proper test setups and correct test techniques.  Recommended data presentation styles are given and, in addition, the different types of equipment used for this testing are presented.  Attendees will benefit from the years of experience the instructor has testing in and operating a certified EMC test lab.

Course 2.  An Introduction to EMC Design (Duration:  1 day)

This course is an introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) designed for those who are familiar with the field, but do not know the details.  It defines EMC and the basic terms used in the field and outlines the test standards and testing that will be applied to a product to demonstrate compliance.  The differences between differential and common mode are discussed, as are the differences between coupling modes.  This course reviews EMC fundamentals such as Fourier theory and application, and presents basic theory on filtering and shielding.  Demonstrations are included to link the theory to practical application.  (This course is not a pre-requisite for Advanced EMC Design.)

Course 3.  Advanced EMC Design  (Duration:  1 day)

This course begins with a basic definition of fields and waves as you probably never learned them in college.  While Maxwell’s Equations are presented, they are done so in non-mathematical terms, focusing on their meaning and application.  Electrical engineering is re-taught as it applies to basic EMC design of printed circuit boards and power supplies.  The fundamental common mode system modeling is taught and applied.  The last two hours of this class will be applying the EMC models presented in the class to the client’s own design.  This is a real-time, hands-on EMC design review of the client’s product which will utilize the theories and models that have been presented.  This course is invaluable because it defines EMC concepts in terms that engineers, technicians and managers can understand, and also applies these concepts to the client’s own hardware.

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