EMC for Product Designers

By Tim Williams

Book Overview

Widely regarded as the standard text on EMC, Tim Williams' book provides all the key information needed to meet the requirements of the latest EMC Directive. Most importantly, it shows how to incorporate EMC principles into the product design process, avoiding cost and performance penalties, meeting the needs of specific standards and resulting in a better overall product.

As well as covering the very latest legal requirements, the fourth edition has been thoroughly updated in line with the latest best practice in EMC compliance and product design. Coverage has been considerably expanded to include the R&TTE and Automotive EMC Directives, as well the military aerospace standards of DEF STAN 59-41 and DO160E. A new chapter on systems EMC is included, while short case studies demonstrate how EMC product design is put into practice.

Tim Williams has worked for a variety of companies as an electronic design engineer over the last 25 years. He has monitored the progress of the EMC Directive and its associated standards since it was first made public. He now runs his own consultancy specialising in EMC design and test advice and training.

Includes the compliance procedures of the latest EMC Directive: 2004/108/ECShort case studies demonstrating how EMC product design is put into practicePacked full with many new chapters including: The R&TTE Directive and the Automotive EMC Directive looking at compliance aspects of radio and telecom terminal equipment and automotive electronic products; New chapter on military aerospace standards of DEP STAN 59-41 and DO1 60E; New chapter on systems EMC

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750681705
• ISBN13: 9780750681704
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Newnes
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent EMC text

I have a library of books on EMI/EMC, and Williams book is surely one of the most useful. Definitely a great addition to the field - very readable, and complete. Like many texts, the book begins with a high-level introduction to EMC, then moves on to relevant standards, followed by testing methods. For me personally, I the latter part of the book to be most valuable. Chapters are dedicated to many design topics including: coupling mechanisms (both conducted and radiated), layout and grounding, digital/analog circuit design, interfaces and filters, and shielding. The book wraps up with four very useful appendices: Design Checklist, CAD for EMC, Case Studies, and Important Formulas. If you can get only three EMC books, I would recommend Clayton Paul's Intro to EMC, Michel Mardiguian's EMI Troubleshooting Techniques, and William's EMC for Product Designers. They all come from different angles (academic, design, and troubleshooting), but together they serve as a good foundation. Please be kind and indicate if reviews are helpful. Written by Arthur Bradley, author of "Process of Elimination" - a thriller that pits a martial artist against a world-class sniper out to shape the presidential election.

Excellent update with timely information

Another hit by Tim. I enjoyed the previous edition of this book. An exellent read to help stay abreast of the changing standards and challenges in the field. While I had no complaint about content - the font size in the in this edition was challenging because of the small type. Otherwise good and reference.

Easy english, easy to understand and to put in practic

This book take a complete coverage on the EMC subjetc. All topics are well covered as test, regulations, design and troubleshooting. Even if you are not an EMC test enginer I highly recommend to learn something about this task, because some of the non compliance issues, really are setup and test not well done. The EMC test is not as easy to start a program in the PC and create reports, by the contrary there is a lot of science to know what we really are doing, and few EMC test engineers are prepared to do this. The book is 100 per 100 profitable, it has the honor to be next to my prefered ones. Just find a problem, I am 55 years old, the characters are too small and I can hardly read. A few pages more and very little savings less, would have solved the issue.

wide range of information

The first half of the book is about all of the government EMC regulations. The second half starts with the basics of how interference happens, then shows ways to eliminate it. Following this are several case studies.

General EMC backgroud and principles

If you can only afford 1 book on EMC make it this one. It covers the general field very well and deserves its' standing as the definitive text on EMC. It does not cover some aspects of design as well as specialist texts but gives enough of a background to get a reader moving in the right direction. If you are new to EMC or want a background to what all the fuss is about, this is the best starting point you can have.