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BS EN IEC 61000-4-2:2025 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Testing and measurement techniques. Electrostatic discharge immunity test, 2025

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European foreword
Endorsement notice
English [Go to Page]
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms [Go to Page]
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Abbreviated terms
4 General
5 Test levels
6 Test equipment [Go to Page]
6.1 Overview
Tables [Go to Page]
Table 1 – Test levels
6.2 ESD generator [Go to Page]
6.2.1 General
Figures [Go to Page]
Figure 1 – Simplified diagram of the ESD generator
Figure 2 – Ideal contact discharge current waveform at 4 kV [Go to Page]
6.2.2 General characteristics
Table 2 – General ESD generator parameters
Table 3 – Discharge current waveform parameters
6.3 Calibration of the characteristics of the ESD generator [Go to Page]
6.3.1 General
Figure 3 – Contact discharge tip of the ESD generator
Figure 4 – Air discharge tip of the ESD generator [Go to Page]
6.3.2 Equipment required for ESD generator calibration
6.3.3 Setup for ESD generator current waveform calibration
6.3.4 Procedure for the ESD generator calibration
Figure 5 – Arrangement for calibration of ESD generator performance
7 Test setup [Go to Page]
7.1 General
7.2 Test equipment [Go to Page]
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Verification of the ESD test equipment
7.3 Test setup for tests performed in laboratories [Go to Page]
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Test conditions
7.3.3 Table-top equipment
7.3.4 Floor-standing equipment
Figure 6 – Example test setup for table-top equipment [Go to Page]
7.3.5 Particular requirements for ungrounded equipment
Figure 7 – Example test setup for floor-standing equipment
Figure 8 – Example test setup for ungrounded table-top equipment
8 Test procedure [Go to Page]
8.1 General
8.2 Laboratory reference conditions [Go to Page]
8.2.1 Climatic conditions
Figure 9 – Example test setup for ungrounded floor-standing equipment [Go to Page]
8.2.2 Electromagnetic conditions
8.3 Execution of the test [Go to Page]
8.3.1 EUT exercising
8.3.2 Direct application of discharges to the EUT
8.3.3 Indirect application of the discharge
9 Test report
Annex A (informative) Explanatory notes [Go to Page]
A.1 General considerations
A.2 Influences of the environmental conditions on the levels of charge
A.3 ESD phenomenon from charged human body
Figure A.1 – Typical maximum values of electrostatic voltages to which operators and materials can be charged while operating in different environments outside an electrostatic protective area
A.4 Air discharge phenomena
A.5 Variations in air discharge
A.6 Temperature and humidity of air discharge
A.7 Relevance of contact discharge test
A.8 Selection of test levels
Table A.1 – Guidelines for the selection of the air discharge test levels from the human body
A.9 Selection of elements for the ESD generator
A.10 Rationale related to the generator specification
A.11 Rationale related to the waveform specification
Annex B (normative) Calibration of the current measurement system [Go to Page]
B.1 Current target specification – input impedance
B.2 Current target specification – insertion loss [Go to Page]
B.2.1 Measurement chain
B.2.2 Target adapter line
B.2.3 Determining the insertion loss of a current target-attenuator-cable chain
Figure B.1 – Example target adapter line attached to current target
Figure B.2 – Example front side of a current target
B.3 Determining the low-frequency transfer impedance of a target-attenuator cable chain
Figure B.3 – Example measurement of the insertion loss of a current target-attenuator-cable chain
Figure B.4 – Example circuit diagram to determine the low-frequency system transfer impedance
Annex C (informative) Example of a calibration target meeting the requirements of Annex B [Go to Page]
Figure C.1 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target showing central brass part
Figure C.2 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target showing PCB and resistors
Figure C.3 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target showing PTFE part
Figure C.4 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target showing the cover
Figure C.5 – Mechanical drawing of a coaxial target showing the mechanical assembly
Annex D (informative) Radiated fields from human metal discharge and ESD generators [Go to Page]
D.1 Overview of the processes causing intended and unintended fields [Go to Page]
D.1.1 General
D.1.2 Human ESD
D.1.3 ESD generator
D.2 EUT response to ESD testing
D.3 Transient fields of ESD reference event
Figure D.1 – Electric field of a real human, holding metal, charged at 5 kV measured at 0,1 m distance and for a spark length of 0,7 mm
Figure D.2 – Magnetic field of a real human, holding metal, charged at 5 kV, measured at 0,1 m distance and for a spark length of approximately 0,5 mm
D.4 Induced voltage in a small loop
Figure D.3 – Semi-circle loop on the ground plane
Figure D.4 – Voltages induced in a semi-loop
D.5 Measuring radiated fields due to an ESD by using commercial field probes and ESD generators
Figure D.5 – Example test setup to measure radiated ESD fields
Figure D.6 – Comparison between measured (solid line) and calculated numerically (dot line) voltage drop on the loop for a distance of 45 cm
Figure D.7 – Comparison between calculated H-field from measured data (solid line) and H-field calculated by numerical simulation (dotted line) for a distance of 45 cm
D.6 Simple procedure to estimate radiated fields and voltages induced by ESD generators
Figure D.8 – Structure illuminated by radiated fields and equivalent circuit
Figure D.9 – Radiated H-fields
Annex E (informative) Selection of test points and number of pulses [Go to Page]
E.1 General
E.2 Exclusions
E.3 Guidance for direct contact discharges
E.4 Guidance for air discharges
Table E.1 – Cases for application of ESD on connectors
E.5 Guidance for indirect discharges
E.6 Investigatory testing
E.7 Number of pulses for direct contact discharges
Annex F (informative) Measurement uncertainty (MU) considerations [Go to Page]
F.1 General
F.2 Legend for contact and air discharge current waveform parameters
F.3 Limitations
F.4 Calculation of a coverage interval
F.5 Uncertainty contributors to the ESD current discharge measurement uncertainty
F.6 Uncertainty of the ESD generator current discharge measurement [Go to Page]
F.6.1 General
F.6.2 Rise time of the ESD current discharge
Table F.1 – Example uncertainty budget for ESD current discharge rise time (tr) [Go to Page]
F.6.3 First peak of the ESD current discharge
Table F.2 – Example uncertainty budget for the first peak of the ESD current discharge (Ip1) [Go to Page]
F.6.4 Second peak of the ESD current discharge
Table F.3 – Example uncertainty budget for the second peak of the ESD current discharge (Ip2) [Go to Page]
F.6.5 ESD current discharge at 30 ns or 60 ns
Table F.4 – Example of uncertainty budget for the ESD current discharge at 30 ns (I30)
Table F.5 – Example uncertainty budget for the ESD current discharge at 60 ns (I60) [Go to Page]
F.6.6 Further MU contributions to time measurements
F.7 Rise time of the step response and bandwidth of the frequency response of the measuring system
F.8 Impulse peak distortion due to the limited bandwidth of the measuring system
Table F.6 – α factor – Formula (F.3) – of different unidirectional impulse responses corresponding to the same bandwidth of the system B
F.9 Application of uncertainties in the ESD compliance criterion
Annex G (informative) Test setup for post-installation tests [Go to Page]
Figure G.1 – Example of test setup for floor-standing equipment, post-installation tests
Annex H (normative) Escalation strategy [Go to Page]
H.1 Variations in EUT performance
H.2 Escalation strategy
Annex I (normative) Additional or further test setup for particular kind of equipment [Go to Page]
I.1 Wall-mounted equipment
Figure I.1 – Example of test setup for wall-mounted equipment on non-conductive surfaces
I.2 Wearable devices
Figure I.2 – Example of test setup for wall-mounted equipment on conductive surfaces
Annex J (informative) Wearable devices [Go to Page]
J.1 General
J.2 Additional experimental test procedures for a wearable device
Figure J.1 – Example of air discharge current waveforms for locations on a 1 kV charged human body, discharged via an air discharge tip
Table J.1 – Example of waveform parameters to characterize discharge currents of the ESD generator, hand-held and body-mounted electrodes with a 1 kV charged voltage
Annex K (informative)Evaluation of test results
Bibliography [Go to Page]

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