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MIL-STD-461F Presentation

Introduction; MIL-STD-461F
Objective :
Review MIL-STD-461F revision
Provide information regarding current ideas to be incorporated into MIL-STD-461G
Provide information for PAR 1688, pertaining to Modules and Sub-components based from
MIL-STD-461 tests and procedures

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Test I.D.

General
Requirements

CE101

Section/Table Figure

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Change Description Summary

4.2.7

Revisions or changes to module equipment needs to be re-validated per standard.

This applies to form, fit and function (plug n- play) replacement

4.3.10.2 and 40.3.10.2

14

Test Software description is required, minimum for commercial s/w = manufacturer,

model and revision

4.3.10.3.1 and
40.3.10.3

14

Table II Bandwidth and measurement time, authorized max. hold and multiple scan as
long as the total sweeps times are equal to or greater than values within table.

4.3.10.4.3, Table III, and

Table A-1

15

Thresholds of susceptibility, added comments stating susceptibility is not in

conformance with standard and must be documented

Table IV and 50.11

25

Added CS106

Table V

26

Surface Ships and subs requires CE101.

Added CS106; and subs will require limited CS116 & RS101

5.4.1

27

Applicability for surface ships was added

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Section/Table Figure

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Change Description Summary

CE106

5.6.1

40

Better description of the 2&3 harmonic suppression

CS101

5.7.3.4

48

CS101, Calibration to max power level limit and ensure no degradation from ripply
voltages
Added CS106 requirement and increased Section numbers for standard.
Appendix adds discussion regarding CS106

CS106

5.11. and 50.11

59

CS109

5.12.1

66

CS106, Conducted Susceptibility, Transient requirement pertains to

Power Leads only
Applicable to surface ship equipment that have an operating frequency 100 kHz
and have the sensitivity to measure 1V

CS106 Pulse

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Section/Table Figure

Page

Change Description Summary

CS114, Ships limit amplitude from 4 kHz to 1 MHz to 77 dBuA. Appendix added
discussion regarding the 77 dBuA Navy requirements

5.13.3.2

70

Figure CS114-1

74

Figure changed to reflect requirements.

Table V

26

CS115, applicability change regarding submarine and surface ships. This is

required only when specified by Procuring Agency. Changed from Limited
to Specified

Table V

26

CS115, applicability change regarding submarine and surface ships. This is

required only when specified by Procuring Agency. Changed from Limited
to Specified

Figure CS116-2

90

CS116, One Limit for everyone - 10 Amp curve

CS114

CS115

CS116

CS114, Low frequency extension for submarines power sources. Applies to

power leads only

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Section/Table Figure

Page

5.16.3.4

92

RE101, Adds method to increase loop antenna distance until test specimen
complies w/ limit and record distance

5.17.3.4

100

RE102, Procedure Step 3; Requires 10 pF capacitor connected to the rod

mount as shown in Figure RE102-8. Commercial jigs and injection
networks are not permitted

RE102-6

107

Rod height changed the 41 rod element mid-point is to be at 120 cm

above the chamber floor
Co-axial exist rod base and it is connected to floor through ferrite bead

RE102-8

109

Added figure to show Procedure Section, Calibration,

RE103

5.18.1

110

Requirement met if harmonics comply with RE102 limit

RS101

5.19.1

116

RS101, applicability change regarding submarine with an operating

frequency 100 kHz and have sensitivity to measure 1V

5.20.1

127

Added 100 MHz to 1 GHz range and increase number of steps

5.20.3.4.d.1.c

130

Requirement to ensure the fundamental is what the E-Field sensor is

measuring and the sensor is not measuring one of the fundamentals
harmonics

RE101

RE102

RS103

Change Description Summary

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CE101

CE102

Section/Table Figure

Page

Table

204

Added surface ships

A-6

206

CE101 limits for a 5 uH LISN

A.5.3

206

Alternative method (5uH LISN) for CE101 description

A.5.5

207

Change Description Summary

Alternate method to start a 150 kHz if CE101 was conducted

using 5uH LISN
And more discussion regarding 5uH LISN

RS103

A.5.20

249

Standards authorizes increase antenna distance in order to

increase the antennas half-power beam width and
reduce the number of antenna positions required

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Section/Table Figure

Page

Change Description Summary

DI-EMCS-80199, document reference update

Changes to DIDs

n/a

DI-EMCS-80200, Expands emissions plot presentation

explanation and additional susceptibility info
DI-EMCS-80201, computer control soft ware description,
modulation description

Link
http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/

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The largest proposed change is adding a new test section for Electrostatic Discharge. (ESD). Mr. Fred Heather,
Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Lead for the U.S. Governments F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Program has created an ESD test section. He was not able to submit this section in time to have it
incorporated into Revision F.
There is a high probability the ESD section will be included within the next MIL-STD-461 revision. Mr. Heather
believes the MIL-STD-464 does not provides adequate direction to conduct ESD testing.

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PAR 1688
This is a potential new standard. It basically applies MIL-STD-461 type
testing to sub-components and modules.

There will be individual test changes as appropriate to test the specimens

an example is RE102. The method right now is near field measurements.

Fred Heather is looking for volunteers to participate within the standard design group
Right now everything is being geared to NAV-Air since their committee is the only
group within the committee. The draft is available from the link below:

http://www.vita.com/vso/vso200711/presentations/0915-p1688-overview.pdf

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References
EMC EXPO 2007 Committee, Washiington Labratories, LTD.
Conformity, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2008
An Update of MIL-STD-461F by Ken Javor
Ken.javor@emccompliance.com
MIL-STD-461E and MIL-STD-461F

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