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American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Radio-Frequency Emissions from Lighting Devices (Published), 2022
- ANSI C63.29-2022 Front Cover
- Title page
- Important Notices and Disclaimers Concerning USEMCSC Standards Documents
- Participants
- Introduction [Go to Page]
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- 1. Overview [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose and applications
- 1.3 Word usage
- 1.4 Additional word usage conventions
- 1.5 Dimensional tolerances
- 1.6 Measurement uncertainty
- 2. Normative references
- 3. Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Definitions
- 3.2 Acronyms and abbreviations
- 4. Measurement instrumentation [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Emission measuring instrumentation
- 4.3 Line impedance stabilization network (LISN)
- 4.4 Voltage probe
- 4.5 Antennas
- 4.6 Calibration of measuring equipment
- 4.7 Figures for Clause 4
- 5. Test facilities [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General requirements
- 5.2 AC power-line conducted emission facilities
- 5.3 Radiated emission test facilities (9 kHz to 30 MHz)
- 5.4 Radiated emission test facilities (30 MHz to 1 GHz)
- 5.5 Radiated emission test facilities (1 GHz to 40 GHz)
- 5.6 Testing at the user’s installation (in situ testing)
- 5.7 Figures for Clause 5
- 6. General requirements for EUT arrangement, configuration, and operation [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 EUT configuration and operating conditions
- 6.3 EUT arrangement
- 6.4 Multiple test configurations
- 6.5 Figures for Clause 6
- 7. Additional EUT arrangement, configuration, and operation requirements for specific lighting devices [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Common requirements
- 7.3 General requirements for components
- 7.4 Specific lighting equipment categories
- 7.5 Figures for Clause 7
- 8. AC power-line conducted emission measurements [Go to Page]
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Measurement requirements
- 8.3 Measurement procedures
- 9. Radiated emission measurements [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General measurement and test facilities requirements
- 9.2 Extrapolation
- 9.3 Measurement procedures
- 9.4 Figures for Clause 9
- 10. Test reports [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Partial test report
- 10.3 Test report content
- 10.4 Test report disposition
- Annex A (normative) Dimensional tolerances [Go to Page]
- A.1 General
- A.2 Tables of maximum tolerances on ANSI C63.29 dimensional requirements
- Annex B (informative) Radiated emission measurements below 30 MHz [Go to Page]
- B.1 General
- B.2 Test setup and measurement procedure
- B.3 Measurement results and conclusions
- B.4 Figures for Annex B
- Annex C (normative) Specifications and verification of LISN characteristics [Go to Page]
- C.1 General
- C.2 LISN impedance limits
- C.3 Measuring the impedance of a LISN
- C.4 Measuring the insertion loss of a LISN
- C.5 Tables and figures for Annex
- Annex D (normative) Large loop antenna system (LLAS) [Go to Page]
- D.1 General
- D.2 Calibration
- D.3 Test site and validation
- D.4 EUT arrangement, configuration, and operation
- D.5 Measurement procedure
- D.6 Figures for Annex D
- Annex E (informative) Methods of exploratory radiated emission maximization [Go to Page]
- E.1 Radiated emission measurements below 30 MHz
- E.2 Radiated emission measurements from 30 MHz to 1 GHz
- E.3 Radiated emission measurements above 1 GHz
- Annex F (informative) Extrapolation of measured radiated emission levels [Go to Page]
- F.1 Intrinsic extrapolation error
- F.2 Near field and far field
- F.3 Extrapolation factor calculation
- F.4 Figures for Annex F
- Annex G (informative) Precautions and special considerations in using spectrum analyzers [Go to Page]
- G.1 General
- G.2 Importance of preselection
- G.3 Measurement instrument sensitivity considerations
- G.4 Input overload detection
- G.5 Display mode selection
- G.6 Use of external preamplifiers
- G.7 Average detection
- G.8 Figures for Annex G
- Annex H (informative) Guidance on the construction of non-conductive support tables [Go to Page]
- H.1 Introduction
- H.2 Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) material characteristics
- H.3 Extruded polystyrene foam (XPS) material characteristics
- H.4 Bonding of materials
- H.5 Surface treatments
- Annex I (normative) Test site-specific hybrid antenna qualification procedures, limitations, and acceptance criteria [Go to Page]
- I.1 General
- I.2 AUT size limitation requirements
- I.3 Hybrid antenna VSWR control
- I.4 Test site-specific hybrid antenna qualification procedure
- I.5 Acceptance criteria
- I.6 Qualification interval
- Annex J (informative) Bibliography [Go to Page]