Laboratory
Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory
Research activities are conducted in two locations. The first is located at the main headquarters of the institute in Katowice and has two semi-anechoic chambers with a measurement distance of 3 meters. These chambers allow for both electromagnetic interference measurements and testing the immunity of devices to radio frequency electromagnetic fields.
Measurements are performed in the frequency range from 100 kHz to 18 GHz, and immunity testing in the frequency range from 80 MHz to 6 GHz, with the possibility of reaching field strengths of several hundred V/m, which is unique on a national scale.
The second location is in Białystok, at the Białystok Science and Technology Park. The facility is equipped with a semi-anechoic chamber that allows for measurements and testing within the same frequency ranges but with a larger measurement distance of 5 meters. This enables the measurement of electromagnetic interference from larger devices. These chambers allow for testing and measuring devices weighing up to 1.5 tons.
Additionally, the laboratory in Białystok is equipped with a power supply simulator that enables powering the tested objects with direct or alternating current of any waveform, up to 400V and 32A.
Both laboratories are also equipped with a variety of measurement and testing equipment, enabling the performance of emission and immunity tests according to a wide range of CISPR and CENELEC standards, including several standards from the IEC 61000-4-x series, which describe issues related to the propagation of various types of disturbances in cable networks.
Both locations conduct tests on devices with various types of signal, communication, and power lines, for both AC and DC currents of up to several dozen amperes. The laboratories are continuously expanding their sets of artificial networks and coupling devices to handle increasingly higher values of current, voltage, and frequency bandwidths of telecommunications signals, as well as new types required by the latest editions of relevant standards and testing methods.
In addition, the laboratories can provide high-power energy reception thanks to resistive load sets. When it is not possible to perform electromagnetic interference measurements in laboratory conditions, for example, due to the inability to divide the system into smaller functional modules, the laboratories can also perform measurements of the entire system at the installation site (so-called “in situ” measurements).
Service recipients
The recipients of the services are manufacturers of various electrical and electronic devices, as well as others, such as radio systems, telecommunications devices, industrial equipment, medical equipment, scientific instruments, multimedia, computer hardware, and consumer electronics.
Accreditation by the Polish Centre for Accreditation
No. AB 261
