Element Provides Aerospace EMI/EMC Testing for Commercial and Military Aircraft Systems

Element Provides Aerospace EMI/EMC Testing for Commercial and Military Aircraft Systems 712370

Element, a provider of testing, inspection, and certification services, provides aerospace EMI/EMC testing services to help manufacturers verify that aircraft electronics operate reliably in electromagnetic environments while meeting commercial airworthiness and military certification requirements. The company's capabilities support projects from pre-compliance through final qualification.

Element's aerospace EMI/EMC testing verifies that electronic systems continue to function correctly when exposed to electromagnetic interference and do not generate disruptive emissions that could affect other equipment. The company performs testing for aerospace electronics used in both commercial and military applications to support reliable operation and certification.

Its testing portfolio includes High Intensity Radiated Field (HIRF) testing with field strengths up to 3000 V/m across frequencies from 400 MHz to 18 GHz using direct illumination and reverberation methods. Additional capabilities include power quality testing with configurable AC and DC voltage and current parameters, indirect lightning testing, conducted and radiated emissions testing, and conducted and radiated susceptibility testing.

Element tests products ranging from individual electronic components to complete electrical power management systems. The company supports avionics components, communication and navigation equipment, cabin electronics, integrated aircraft systems, military electronic systems and components, tri-service equipment, defense electronics, electrical power management units, and power distribution components.

The company also provides pre-compliance testing to identify issues early in development, formal qualification testing for commercial and military certification, customized test plans, combined testing programs, direct illumination and reverberation chamber evaluations, and AC and DC power testing across a wide range of operating conditions.

Its aerospace testing infrastructure includes reverberation chambers with specialized antennas that provide isotropic and spatially uniform test environments, advanced power quality systems, automated direct illumination and reverberation platforms, flexible surge and transient test systems, and Ground Reference Fluctuation testing equipment for Airbus ABD0100.1.2 Issue G compliance.

Element states that its experts participate in industry standards committees, including RTCA Special Committee 135 and SAE AE4 HIRF/EUROCAE WG-14 Joint Working Group. The company reports completing thousands of aerospace EMC projects annually, providing HIRF testing capabilities up to 3000 V/m, and testing more than 350 military products for EMC each year.

Element operates ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories in the United Kingdom and the United States to support aerospace EMI/EMC testing for commercial and military programs. The company supports certification against a broad range of aerospace standards, including RTCA/DO-160, Eurocae ED13, Eurocae ED14, Airbus ABD0100.1.8, Airbus ABD0100.1.8.1, Airbus AMD-24 A/B/C, Boeing 787B3-0147, Boeing D6-16050, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-1275, MIL-STD-1399, DEF STAN 61-5, and EuroFighter SPE-J-000-E-1000.

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