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Why does a simple conductor start to emit EM waves when carrying a signal?
I understand that on circuit board traces with a clock, if the higher harmonics have sufficient power, it results in electromagnetic waves being emitted from the traces which creates EMI. What I don't ...
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How to shield microcontroller from electromagnetic interference
I'm working with high voltage circuit (2.1 kV for defibrillator capacitor testing) and I'm controlling power supply with arduino, reading required information from laptop using serial interface. Most ...
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LC Filter for Phase Control
Can you point me to a good online resource to learn how to understand and design LC filters?
The goal is digital forward phase control to dim a light bulb. I've read that the EMI produced by the ...
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EMI: CFLs vs Incandescent Lights in Your Lab?
Being a green-oriented treehugger, I've put in all CFL lights in my house. Just as much light for about 1/4 or 1/3 the power. Nice, but flourescent lights put out a lot of EMI. Does this cause ...
