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Tekbox TBTC1 Tem Cell For EMC Pre-compliance Testing

Radiated emission tests are typically carried out in anechoic chambers, using antennas to pick up the radiated signals. Due to bandwidth limitations, several antennas are required to cover the complete frequency range. Furthermore, it requires much space and the cost of the equipment for a standard conformant setup is immense.

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      OVERVIEW

      Radiated emission tests are typically carried out in anechoic chambers, using antennas to pick up the radiated signals. Due to bandwidth limitations, several antennas are required to cover the complete frequency range. Furthermore, it requires much space and the cost of the equipment for a standard conformant setup is immense.

      An engineer of a small or medium size enterprise usually has to rely on his experience and on best practice methods in order to design an EMC compliant product. Nevertheless, it is estimated that > 50% of products fail testing first time around. Anytime an engineer sends a new product for compliance testing, it is a shot in the dark. Failing is very expensive. Not only that re-testing costs are high, but also the project schedule and market introduction gets delayed.

      What is needed is an affordable laboratory set up to measure radiated emissions in the own lab, prior to compliance testing. A TEM cell is the right piece of equipment for desktop testing of radiated emissions. Tekbox developed the TBTC1 to cover the complete frequency range up to 2GHz and with usability even at frequencies beyond.

      Combined with a spectrum analyzer, products can be tested before and after EMC related design modifications.  A set up with a TEM cell will not deliver exactly the same quantitative results as a measurement in a certified test house, however it will give an excellent indication on whether the design suffers from excessive radiated noise or not.  The engineer will clearly see, whether his changes improved or deteriorated the EMC performance or whether it remained unchanged. The TBTC1 eliminates the guesswork.

      A TEM cell is a stripline device for radiated emissions and immunity testing of electronic devices. It is not a replacement, but due to its size and cost it is a convenient alternative to measurements in an anechoic chamber.

      A TEM cell consists of a septum, the conductive strip in the centre section and walls which are connected to ground. The geometry is designed to present a 50Ω stripline. The device under test (DUT) is placed in between the bottom wall and the septum.

      The TBTC1 is a so called “open TEM cell”, which got no side walls for convenient placement of the DUT. It may pick up RF background noise, which however can be taken into account by doing a measurement of the cell output signal before powering on the DUT.

      The TBTC1 got a better frequency response compared to standard TEM cells of similar size. TEM cells suffer from higher order wave modes which limit the usable bandwidth. A unique design feature of the TBTC1 implements resistance perpendicular to the desired propagation direction of the wave. Consequently higher order wave modes and resonances are suppressed.
      The device is supplied together with a 50Ω/25W RF termination and a DC block to protect the spectrum analyzer or RF receiver input.

      SPECIFICATIONS

      TEM cell dimensions:
      Length: 390 mm
      Width: 200 mm
      Height: 108mm
      Septum height: 50 mm
      TEM cell connectors: N-female
      Nominal cell impedance: 50 Ohm
      Wave impedance: 377 Ohm
      Maximum RF input power: 25W
      Input return loss: S11 up to 1.2 GHz < -20dB, up to 2.1 GHz < -17dB, up to 3GHz < -14dB
      Transmission loss: up to 1.4 GHz < 1 dB, up to 2.1 GHz < 3dB, up to 3 GHz < 6dB

      DC-Block 50V-6GHz-N
      Connectors: N-Male/Female
      Nominal impedance: 50 Ohm
      Max. continuous RF power: 2W
      Max. continuous RF voltage: 50V RMS
      Frequency: 500kHz to 6 GHz
      VSWR: ≤ 1.2

      RF-Termination 50Ω-3GHz-25W-N
      Connector: N-Male
      Nominal impedance: 50 Ohm
      Max. continuous RF power: 25W
      Frequency: DC to 3 GHz
      VSWR: ≤ 1.2
      Third order intermodulation: ≤ 120 dBc

      EMI/EMC Testing: DSA815 w/ DIY Probes, TekBox Probes, TEM Cell

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      Tekbox was founded as a design services company in 2008. The main focus was the development of automotive lighting and fleet management products. In parallel, Tekbox started developing its own products for smart agriculture and environmental sensing. EMC pre-compliance testing was always considered an essential part during the design phase and resulted in elaborating suitable procedures and test equipment. EMC pre-compliance testing at Tekbox could considerably reduce time to market and product development cost. The positive response for an open hardware LISN design, shared with the engineering community, encouraged us to industrialize other test equipment, which we initially designed for our internal use. Meanwhile, Tekbox has become a popular brand for affordable EMC pre-compliance test equipment and continues to industrialize its range of test equipment. When still a design services company, Tekbox recognized, that in house manufacturing capabilities are essential to speed up product design. Meanwhile, Tekbox is very vertically integrated. Besides an experienced team of hardware, firmware and software engineers, we have grown a capable manufacturing department in house. SMT pick and place machines and experienced operators for manual assembly enable us to manufacture all our PCBAs in the Tekbox factory. Further capabilities are Technomelt molding, plastic injection, manual and CNC milling and turning, laser cutting and engraving and various other production processes.

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      Contact: +65 6282 0337
      Email: ask@springtechnologies.com.sg

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      Singapore 368357
      Contact: +65 6282 0337
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