Modification of Approximate Worst-case Measurement System for EMI Filters

This paper deals with the approximate worst-case test method for testing the insertion loss of the EMI filters. The systems with 0.1 Omega and 100 Omega impedances are usually used for this testing. These measuring systems are required by the international CISPR 17 standard. The main disadvantage of this system is the 0.1 Omega impedance transformer: The dynamic range for the transformation from the 50 Omega, which is most common matched impedance for the measurement setups, to 0.1 Omega is very large. It is no easy to produce such transformers with this high impedance transformation ratio. These transformers have usually very narrow bandwidth. This paper discusses the alternative system with 1 Omega and 100 Omega impedances. The performance of these systems was tested on several filters and the obtained data are depicted, too. The performance comparison of several filters in several systems is also included. The performance of alternate worst-case system is discussed in the conclusion.