IEC TR 61000-4-1:2016

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TECHNICAL
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BASIC EMC PUBLICATION
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –
Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques – Overview of the IEC 61000-4
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IEC TR 61000-4-1 ®
Edition 1.0 2016-04
TECHNICAL
REPORT
BASIC EMC PUBLICATION
Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) –

Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques – Overview of the IEC 61000-4

series
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
ICS 33.100.01; 33.100.20 ISBN 978-2-8322-3362-7

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD .3
INTRODUCTION .5
1 Scope and object .6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 General . 10
5 Structure of the IEC 61000-4 series . 11
6 Applicability of tests . 11
7 Test report . 18
Bibliography . 19

Table 1 – Applicability of immunity tests based on location (environment) . 15
Table 2 – Applicability of immunity tests based on EUT ports . 17

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ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) –

Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques –
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FOREWORD
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IEC TR 61000-4-1, which is a technical report, has been prepared by IEC technical
committee 77: Electromagnetic compatibility.
This Technical Report forms Part 4-1 of IEC 61000. It has the status of a basic EMC
publication in accordance with IEC Guide 107.
This first edition as a Technical Report cancels and replaces the third edition of the
International Standard published in 2006. This edition constitutes a technical revision.

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This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) updates the text to include reference to the latest publications of the IEC 61000-4 series;
b) gives more detailed assignment between applicable immunity tests and the
electromagnetic environment in which equipment is intended to be used.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
Enquiry draft Report on voting
77/498/DTR 77/508/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this technical report can be found in the
report on voting indicated in the above table.
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A list of all parts in the IEC 61000 series, published under the general title Electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC), can be found on the IEC website.
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• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

INTRODUCTION
IEC 61000 is published in several parts according to the following structure:
Part 1: General
General consideration (introduction, fundamental principles)
Definitions, terminology
Part 2: Environment
Description of the environment
Classification of the environment
Compatibility levels
Part 3: Limits
Emission limits
Immunity test levels (in so far as they do not fall under the responsibility of the product
committees)
Part 4: Testing and measurement techniques
Measurement techniques
Testing techniques
Part 5: Installation and mitigation guidelines
Installation guidelines
Mitigation methods and devices
Part 6: Generic standards
Part 9: Miscellaneous
Each part is further subdivided into several parts, published either as International Standards,
technical specifications or technical reports, some of which have already been published as
sections. Others will be published with the part number followed by a dash and completed by
a second number identifying the subdivision (example: 61000-6-1).

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ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY (EMC) –

Part 4-1: Testing and measurement techniques –
Overview of the IEC 61000-4 series

1 Scope and object
This part of IEC 61000 gives information and guidance on the EMC basic standards and other
basic EMC documents published in the IEC 61000-4 series. Those basic standards describe
mainly immunity tests to be considered and applied for electric and electronic equipment,
including systems.
The object of this part of IEC 61000 is to give assistance to the technical committees of IEC
or other bodies, users and manufacturers in
• considering the immunity test methods applicable to their products;
• determining the immunity test methods relevant for the electromagnetic environment in
which their products are intended to be used;
• specifying the ports of their products being subjected to the relevant immunity test
methods.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document
and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60050-161, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Part 161: Electromagnetic
compatibility (available at )
IEC TR 61000-1-1, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 1: General – Section 1:
Application and interpretation of fundamental definitions and terms
IEC TR 61000-2-5, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 2-5: Environment –
Description and classification of electromagnetic environments
IEC 61000-3-2, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-2: Limits – Limits for harmonic
current emissions (equipment input current ≤16 A per phase)
IEC 61000-3-3, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-3: Limits – Limitation of voltage
changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in public low-voltage supply systems, for equipment
with rated current ≤16 A per phase and not subject to conditional connection
IEC TR 61000-3-4, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-4: Limits – Limitation of
emission of harmonic currents in low-voltage power supply systems for equipment with rated
current greater than 16 A
IEC TS 61000-3-5, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-5: Limits – Limitation of
voltage fluctuations and flicker in low-voltage power supply systems for equipment with rated
current greater than 75 A
IEC TR 61000-3-6, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-6: Limits –Assessment of
emission limits for the connection of distorting installations to MV, HV and EHV power
systems
IEC 61000-3-11, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-11: Limits – Limitation of
voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in public low-voltage supply systems –
Equipment with rated current ≤75 A and subject to conditional connection
IEC 61000-3-12, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-12: Limits – Limits for
harmonic currents produced by equipment connected to public low-voltage systems with input
current >16 A and ≤75 A per phase
IEC 61000-4-2, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-2: Testing and measurement
techniques – Electrostatic discharge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-3, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-3: Testing and measurement
techniques – Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-4, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-4: Testing and measurement
techniques – Electrical fast transient/burst immunity test
IEC 61000-4-5, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-5: Testing and measurement
techniques – Surge immunity test
IEC 61000-4-6, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-6: Testing and measurement
techniques – Immunity to conducted disturbances, induced by radio-frequency fields
IEC 61000-4-7, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-7: Testing and measurement
techniques – General guide on harmonics and interharmonics measurements and
instrumentation, for power supply systems and equipment connected thereto
IEC 61000-4-8, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-8: Testing and measurement
techniques – Power frequency magnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-9, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-9: Testing and measurement
techniques – Pulse magnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-10, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-10: Testing and measurement
techniques – Damped oscillatory magnetic field immunity test
IEC 61000-4-11, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-11: Testing and measurement
techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests
IEC 61000-4-12, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-12: Testing and measurement
techniques – Ring wave immunity test
IEC 61000-4-13, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-13: Testing and measurement
techniques – Harmonics and interharmonics including mains signalling at a.c. power port, low
frequency immunity tests
IEC 61000-4-14, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-14: Testing and measurement
techniques – Voltage fluctuation immunity test for equipment with input current not exceeding
16 A per phase
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IEC 61000-4-15, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-15: Testing and measurement
techniques – Flickermeter – Functional and design specifications 1
IEC 61000-4-16, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-16: Testing and measurement
techniques – Test for immunity to conducted, common mode disturbances in the frequency
range 0 Hz to 150 kHz
IEC 61000-4-17, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-17: Testing and measurement
techniques – Ripple on d.c. input power port immunity test
IEC 61000-4-18, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-18: Testing and measurement
techniques – Damped oscillatory wave immunity test
IEC 61000-4-19, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-19: Testing and measurement
techniques – Test for immunity to conducted, differential mode disturbances and signalling in
the frequency range 2 kHz to 150 kHz at a.c. power ports
IEC 61000-4-20, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-20: Testing and measurement
techniques – Emission and immunity testing in transverse electromagnetic (TEM) waveguides
IEC 61000-4-21, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-21: Testing and measurement
techniques – Reverberation chamber test methods
IEC 61000-4-22, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-22: Testing and measurement
techniques – Radiated emissions and immunity measurements in fully anechoic rooms
(FARs)
IEC 61000-4-23, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-23: Testing and measurement
techniques – Test methods for protective devices for HEMP and other radiated disturbances
IEC 61000-4-24, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-24: Testing and measurement
techniques – Test methods for protective devices for HEMP conducted disturbance
IEC 61000-4-25, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-25: Testing and measurement
techniques – HEMP immunity test methods for equipment and systems
IEC 61000-4-27, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-27: Testing and measurement
techniques – Unbalance, immunity test for equipment with input current not exceeding 16 A
per phase
IEC 61000-4-28, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-28: Testing and measurement
techniques – Variation of power frequency, immunity test for equipment with input current not
exceeding 16 A per phase
IEC 61000-4-29, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-29: Testing and measurement
techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations on d.c. input power port
immunity tests
IEC 61000-4-30, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-30: Testing and measurement
techniques –Power quality measurement methods
IEC TR 61000-4-32, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-32: Testing and
measurement techniques – High-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) simulator
compendium
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Revision of IEC 60868.
IEC 61000-4-33, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-33: Testing and measurement
techniques – Measurement methods for high-power transient parameters
IEC 61000-4-34, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-34: Testing and measurement
techniques – Voltage dips, short interruptions and voltage variations immunity tests for
equipment with input current more than 16 A per phase
IEC TR 61000-4-35, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-35: Testing and
measurement techniques – HPEM simulator compendium
IEC 61000-4-36, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-36: Testing and measurement
techniques – IEMI immunity test methods for equipment and systems
IEC TR 61000-4-38, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-38: Testing and
measurement techniques – Test, verification and calibration protocol for voltage fluctuation
and flicker compliance test systems
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 60050-161, as well
as the following apply.
NOTE Additional definitions related to EMC and to relevant phenomena are given in other IEC and CISPR
publications.
3.1
electromagnetic environment
totality of electromagnetic phenomena existing at a given location
Note 1 to entry: In general, this totality is time-dependent and its description may need a statistical approach.
Note 2 to entry: It is very important not to confuse the electromagnetic environment and the location itself.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-161:1990, 161-01-01, modified – a note 2 has been added.]
3.2
residential location
location which exists as an area of land designated for the construction of domestic
dwellings, and is characterized by the fact that equipment is directly connected to a low-
voltage public mains network or connected to a dedicated DC source which is intended to
interface between the equipment and the low-voltage mains network
EXAMPLE Examples of residential locations are houses, apartments, and farm buildings used for living (see
IEC TR 61000-2-5 for further information).
Note 1 to entry: The function of a domestic dwelling is to provide a place for one or more people to live. A
dwelling can be a single, separate building (as in a detached house) or a separate section of a larger building (as
in an apartment in an apartment block).
Note 2 to entry: The connection between location and electromagnetic environment is given in 3.1.
3.3
commercial, public and light-industrial location
location which exists as areas of the city centre, offices, public transport systems
(road/train/underground), and modern business centres containing a concentration of office
automation equipment (PCs, fax machines, photocopiers, telephones, etc.), and is
characterized by the fact that equipment is directly connected to a low-voltage public mains
network or connected to a dedicated DC source which is intended to interface between the
equipment and the low-voltage mains network

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EXAMPLE Examples of commercial, public or light-industrial locations are (see IEC TR 61000-2-5 for further
information):
– retail outlets, for example shops, supermarkets;
– business premises, for example offices, banks, hotels, data centers;
– areas of public entertainment, for example cinemas, public bars, dance halls;
– places of worship, for example temples, churches, mosques, synagogues;
– outdoor locations, for example petrol stations, car parks, amusement and sports centers;
– general public locations, for example park, amusement facilities, public offices;
– hospitals, educational institutions, for example schools, universities, colleges;
– public traffic area, railway stations, and public areas of an airport;
– light-industrial locations, for example workshops, laboratories, service centers.
Note 1 to entry: The connection between location and electromagnetic environment is given in 3.1.
3.4
industrial location
location characterized by a separate power network, supplied from a high- or medium-voltage
transformer, dedicated for the supply of the installation
EXAMPLE Examples of industrial locations are metalworking, pulp and paper, chemical plants, car production,
farm building, high voltage (HV) areas of airports.
Note 1 to entry: Industrial locations can generally be described by the existence of an installation with one or
more of the following characteristics:
– items of equipment installed and connected together and working simultaneously;
– significant amount of electrical power is generated, transmitted and/or consumed;
– frequent switching of heavy inductive or capacitive loads;
– high currents and associated magnetic fields;
– presence of industrial, high power scientific and medical (ISM) equipment (for example, welding machines)
The electromagnetic environment at an industrial location is predominantly produced by the equipment and
installation present at the location. There are types of industrial locations where some of the electromagnetic
phenomena appear in a more severe degree than in other i
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