Tuesday 24 October, 14:00-17:30
Tutorial 4: Dependability and EMC
Bernhard Jover, Schneider Electric (F)

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) plays an important part in the vulnerability and dependability of electronic systems. Concomitant electromagnetic (EM) disturbances could, at the end, reduce performances of these systems. Apparatus are tested with different normative EMC immunity tests. These tests are done one after the other. In fact, EM disturbances could appear simultaneously, and the apparatus response could be completely different from the Labs test results (often lower). When electronic systems are subjected to EM disturbances, Information integrity (data or signal) has to be preserved in the case of critical systems or high availability. The object of this tutorial is to introduce this concept between dependability and EMC.

The tutor, Bernard Jover, is an EMC expert at Schneider Electric company. He has extensive experience in the field of EMC and EM hardening (lightning and NEMP) for a range of clients in the process industry, transport, electricity distribution, nuclear and defence sectors. He contributes, as EMC expert, to a working group in CENELEC TC 215 dealing with electrical safety for electrotechnical aspects of telecommunication equipment inside and outside buildings.