One of the standard tests for EMC testing is ESD Testing, It is one of the tests worth doing first, so if you fail this test, you haven’t spent all that much time or money on testing. In most cases, you will be looking at “IEC 61000-4-2: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) […]
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If I were to advise someone just starting in the field of EMC today, the advice I would give them would depend on what field they wanted to go into and their background. I didn’t plan to go into EMC testing or Engineering. I started at CASS Industries in 2014 […]
When I was working for ARRIVAL, setting up the Automotive EMC lab there, I needed an ISO 10605 Annex F island as part of the ESD test setup. This test setup is as far as I am aware unique to Automotive, and as such commercial EMC Technicians and Engineers are […]
On the 1st of August 2023 UK Government announced an indefinite extension to CE marking, the UK Government has stated that it intends to continue recognition of the CE mark indefinitely for most goods being placed on the market in Great Britain; this is a statement which revokes the previous […]
The main communications between Level 1 and 2 EVSE (Modes 2 and 3 and sometimes 4) and Electric Vehicles is via the Proximity Pilot and Control Pilot lines on the connectors. Level 1 (Mode 2) is portable charging equipment like an “In Cable Control Box” (ICCB) (commonly referred to as […]
This post is about the definitions in BS EN IEC 61851 Part 1 (2019) a standard called “Electric Vehicle Conductive Charging System, Part 1: General Requirements” These definitions are different to the terminology used normally when talking about charging speeds. I was reading through IEC 61851-1 to check something else […]
Following my post about Different EV Connectors, it’s time to cover the process of charging an EV (Electric Vehicle) or PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid EV). Most people will want to charge their EV at home, with charging their EV at work, or when out and about being secondary to charging overnight […]
Ohm’s law (sometimes written as Ohm law or Ohms law) is one of the fundamental first principles of electronics. The law was named after the German physicist Georg Ohm and states that the electric current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two […]
I would consider handing a candidate in the UK a BS 1363 Plug, a length of flex, and an appropriate selection of tools and asking them to wire the plug, and then present the finished task. This quick interview task would allow you to see a candidate’s ability to ask […]
Around the world, there are a variety of different EV charging connector types used on Battery electronic vehicles (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). The use of EV Connectors tends to be split into geographical regions, with different connectors being concentrated in each geographical region. EV charging connector types […]
I can’t remember where I came across the REEcorner™ module concept. (I think it was probably LinkedIn) The REEcorner looks like it could be adapted to work nicely on my DefLander ‘Tot Rod’/’ToyLander’, I have chosen the name “ToyCorner” as hopefully, it is far enough away from REE’s trademark for […]
Due to PiWars course for “Lava Palava – Escape the volcanic eruption!” containing at least one speed-hump, and the obstacles in “The Temple of Doom – Go on an adventure and tackle the obstacles in your way!” are unlikely to be flat, there should be some compliance in the drive […]