Calibration of EMC test generators

EMC test laboratories are obliged to maintain a quality management system. DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 requires the traceability of test equipment as well as the statements for uncertainty of measurement and/or the confidence of conformity statements.

For the evaluation of the emission level, the exact calibration of the EMI receiver is required including its quasi peak detector. A pulse generator in accordance with CISPR 16 is usually used for this task. Beside to the DKD calibration laboratory DKD-K16101 (Rohde & Schwarz), PTB also offers traceability of these calibration standards as a service.

WG 2.21 also calibrates EMC pulse generators in accordance to EN 61000-4-x for simulation of electrostatic discharges (ESD), fast transients (Burst) and high-energy high voltage pulses (Surge). Customers are kindly asked to use the service of DKD calibration laboratories.