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INTRODUCTION TO THE IEC AND THE ACEC EMC WORKSHOP Buenos Aires, Argentina – 2003. 11. 13 Diethard E. C. Moehr Secretary IEC TC 77 (EMC)

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BRIEF REVIEW IEC’s mission 4 Founded in 1906 to promote international co- operation on all questions of standardization and related matters in the field of electrotechnology 4 To achieve this objective, the IEC 4 stimulates world trade and business by ensuring technical and market relevance of its products 4 makes results applicable and available for voluntary adoption world wide 4 sets the framework for Conformity Assessment in global markets 4

BRIEF REVIEW 63 IEC members ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELARUS BELGIUM BOS. -HERZ. (AM) BRAZIL BULGARIA CANADA CHINA COLOMBIA (AM) CROATIA CUBA (PM) CYPRUS (AM) CZECH REP. DENMARK EGYPT ESTONIA (AM) FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND (AM) INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN KOREA, DPR (AM) KOREA, REP. OF LATVIA (AM) LITHUANIA (AM) LUXEMBURG MALAYSIA MALTA (AM) MEXICO NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAKISTAN POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA RUSSIAN FED. SAUDI ARABIA SERBIA & MONTENEGRO SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TUNISIA (AM) TURKEY UKRAINE UK USA VIETNAM (AM) AM = Associate Member 5

BRIEF REVIEW IEC functioning National level Industry Government Academia User groups etc. Requirements Expert resources National Committees Work items Technical committees 175 (as at 2003 -03 -01) Standards output 6

BRIEF REVIEW Organization chart IEC COUNCIL National Committees COUNCIL BOARD MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES INDUSTRY SECTOR BOARDS TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (IEC Officers) STANDARDS MANAGEMENT BOARD CENTRAL OFFICE The Executive CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BOARD Management of International Consensus Standards Work Management of Certification TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CA SCHEMES 7

BRIEF REVIEW Advisory Committees 4 ACET (Advisory Committee on Electronics and Telecommunications) 4 ACOS (Advisory Committee on Safety) 4 ACEC (Advisory Committee on Electromagnetic Compatibility) 4 ACEA (Advisory Committee on Environmental Aspects) 8

BRIEF REVIEW Conclusion 4 Electrotechnology a growing part of world trade, underpinned by international standards 4 IEC standards and services offer 4 market access 4 global awareness 4 technology transfer 4 business efficiency Participation means real benefits 9

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INTRODUCTION ACEC EMC Workshop Objective 4 Inform industry participants about the importance of EMC and the IEC procedures and standards for dealing with EMC 11

INTRODUCTION Approach 4 Discuss the role of ACEC which advises the Standardization Management Board (SMB) regarding EMC matters 4 Review the work underway in the two principal horizontal EMC committees in the IEC -- CISPR and TC 77 4 Provide an example of EMC work ongoing in an IEC product committee, TC 62 (Electrical Equipment in Medical Practice) 4 Review several important IEC test standards and discuss EMC protection methods 12

INTRODUCTION EMC Terminology 4 Terms 4 EMC = Electro. Magnetic Compatibility 4 HF = High Frequency: f > 9 k. Hz 4 LF = Low Frequency: f < 9 k. Hz 4 Source to “victim” approach 4 Source: Emission 4 EM environment (both natural and man made) 4 Propagation and coupling 4 Victim: Immunity (susceptibility is lack of immunity) 13

INTRODUCTION Workshop presenters Mr. Heinrich Kunz Schaffner AG, Lutherbach, Switzerland Chairman IEC TC 77 EMC Mr. Diethard Moehr Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany Secretary IEC TC 77 EMC Mr. Jacques Delaballe Group Schneider, Grenoble, France Secretary IEC SC 77 B, High Frequency Phenomena 14

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