Appendix B

EMC test and control plans

B.1 Control Plan

B.1.1 The purpose of the control plan

The EMC control plan is a document, part of the specification of a new product, which lays down a schedule and a method to define how work towards the product’s EMC compliance will be undertaken. Some projects within the military and aerospace sectors require this plan to be submitted as part of the tender documentation. Even if it is not a contractual requirement, the use within the design team of a detailed plan, showing which actions need to be taken and when, is a discipline that will reap benefits at the tail end of the design process when EMC performance comes to be evaluated. Too often if this discipline has not been applied the EMC performance ...

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