SIST EN 61726:2016

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61726:2016
01-april-2016
Kabelski sestavi, kabli, konektorji in pasivne mikrovalovne komponente - Meritve
zaslonskega slabljenja z metodo odmevne komore (IEC 61726:2015)
Cable assemblies, cables, connectors and passive microwave components - Screening
attenuation measurement by the reverberation chamber method (IEC 61726:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61726:2015
ICS:
33.120.10 Koaksialni kabli. Valovodi Coaxial cables. Waveguides
33.120.30 5DGLRIUHNYHQþQLNRQHNWRUML RF connectors
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SIST EN 61726:2016 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61726

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2015
ICS 33.120.10; 33.120.30 Supersedes EN 61726:2000
English Version
Cable assemblies, cables, connectors and passive microwave
components - Screening attenuation measurement by the
reverberation chamber method
(IEC 61726:2015)
Câbles, cordons, connecteurs et composants Konfektionierte Kabel, Kabel, Steckverbinder und passive
hyperfréquence passifs - Mesure de l'affaiblissement Mikrowellenbauteile - Messung der Schirmdämpfung mit
d'écran par la méthode de la chambre réverbérante dem Strahlungskammerverfahren
(IEC 61726:2015) (IEC 61726:2015)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-10-13. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.


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© 2015 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
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EN 61726:2015
European foreword
The text of document 46/551/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 61726, prepared by IEC/TC 46 "Cables,
wires, waveguides, R.F. connectors, R.F. and microwave passive components and accessories" was
submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as EN 61726:2015.

The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2016-07-13
• latest date by which the document has to be
implemented at national level by
publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national (dow) 2018-10-13
standards conflicting with the
document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 61726:2000.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.

Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61726:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
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.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant

EN/HD applies.

NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is available here:
www.cenelec.eu.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC TS 62153-4-1 -  Metallic communication cable test methods - -
- Part 4-1: Electromagnetic compatibility
(EMC) - Introduction to electromagnetic
screening measurements
IEC 61000-4-21 -  Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) -- Part EN 61000-4-21 -
4-21: Testing and measurement
techniques - Reverberation chamber test
methods
IEC 61196-1 -  Coaxial communication cables - Part 1: - -
Generic specification - General, definitions
and requirements

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions. 5
4 Basic description of the reverberation chamber method . 5
5 Measurement of the screening attenuation of the device under test (DUT) . 6
6 Description of the test set-up . 6
6.1 Reverberation chamber . 6
6.2 Mode stirrer . 7
6.3 Antennas. 7
6.4 Test equipment . 7
6.5 Device under test (DUT) . 7
6.6 Linking devices . 8
7 Measurement procedure . 8
7.1 General . 8
7.2 Measurement of the DUT . 9
7.2.1 General . 9
7.2.2 Standard measurement . 9
7.2.3 Fast measurement . 9
7.3 Measurement of the insertion loss of the cavity . 10
7.4 Control of the test set-up . 10
7.4.1 Dynamic range . 10
7.4.2 Insertion loss of the chamber . 11
7.4.3 Measurement of a calibrator . 11
7.4.4 Measurement of lossy DUT . 11
7.5 Revolution speed of the mode stirrer . 11
7.6 Test frequencies . 11
7.7 Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) . 12
8 Evaluation of the test results . 12
Annex A (informative) Relationship between transfer impedance and screening
attenuation . 13
Annex B (informative) Example of a calibrator . 14
Bibliography . 16

Figure 1 – Example of a test set-up . 7
Figure B.1 – Basic construction details . 14

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IEC 61726:2015 © IEC 2015 – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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CABLE ASSEMBLIES, CABLES, CONNECTORS AND PASSIVE
MICROWAVE COMPONENTS –
SCREENING ATTENUATION MEASUREMENT BY THE
REVERBERATION CHAMBER METHOD

FOREWORD
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8) Attention is drawn to the Normative references cited in this publication. Use of the referenced publications is
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9) Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this IEC Publication may be the subject of
patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 61726 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 46: Cables,
wires, waveguides, R.F. connectors, R.F. and microwave passive components and
accessories.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition, published in 1999. This edition
constitutes a technical revision.
It takes into account the latest developments in the design of reverberation chambers as
described in IEC 61000-4-21, which is also referencing this standard as a possible test method.
Furthermore, an alternative measurement procedure is added which is able to reduce the
measurement time needed.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
46/551/FDIS 46/569/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until the
stability date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data related to
the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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CABLE ASSEMBLIES, CABLES, CONNECTORS AND PASSIVE
MICROWAVE COMPONENTS –
SCREENING ATTENUATION MEASUREMENT BY THE
REVERBERATION CHAMBER METHOD



1 Scope
The requirements of modern electronic equipment have indicated a demand for a method for
testing screening attenuation of microwave components over their whole frequency range.
Convenient test methods exist for low frequencies and components of regular shape. These
test methods are described in the relevant IEC product specifications (e.g.
IEC 62153-4-3). For higher frequencies and for components of irregular shape, a new test
method has become necessary and such a test method is described in this International
Standard.
This International Standard describes the measurement of screening attenuation by the
reverberation chamber test method, sometimes named mode stirred chamber, suitable for
virtually any type of microwave component and having no theoretical upper frequency limit. It is
only limited toward low frequencies due to the size of the test equipment, which is frequency-
dependent and is only one of several methods of measuring screening attenuation.
For the purpose of this standard, examples of microwave components are waveguides, phase
shifters, diplexers/multiplexers, power dividers/combiners etc.
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 61196-1, Coaxial communication cables – Part 1: Generic specification – General,
definitions and requirements
IEC TS 62153-4-1, Metallic communication cable test methods – Part 4-1: Electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) – Introduction to electromagnetic screening measurements
IEC 61000-4-21, Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 4-21: Testing and measurement
techniques – Reverberation chamber test methods
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in IEC 61196-1 and
IEC 61000-4-21 apply.
4 Basic description of the reverberation chamber method
The reverberation chamber method for measurement of the screening attenuation of
microwave components consists of exposing the device under test (DUT) to an almost
homogeneous and isotropic electromagnetic field and then measuring the signal level induced
into the device.

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These conditions are achieved by the use of a shielded enclosure, which acts as an oversized
cavity (in terms of wavelength), with a high quality factor. Its boundary conditions are
continuously agitated by a rotating reflective surface (mode stirrer), mounted within the
chamber, which enables the field to approach homogeneous and isotropic conditions during
one revolution.
Electromagnetic power is fed to the chamber by means of an input or transmitting antenna. The
strength of the field inside the chamber is measured through a reference antenna. The ratio of
the injected power (input antenna) to the received power (reference antenna) is the insertion
loss of the cavity. The insertion loss is strongly frequency dependent and is also dependent on
the quality factor of the cavity. More detailed explanation on the measurement facility can be
found in IEC 61000-4-21.
It has been shown that, due to the isotropic field, any antenna placed inside the cavity behaves
1
as if its gain was unity [2] , therefore no directional effect is to be expected. If the device under
test is electrically short, its screening attenuation will be directly related to usual transfer
parameters (Z and Z). If the device under test is not electrically short, the screening
t f
attenuation may still be related to Z and Z in some simple cases (evenly distributed leakage,
t f
periodically distributed leakage) using summing functions derived from antenna network theory.
5 Measurement of the screening attenuation of the device under test (DUT)
The measurement of screening attenuation is based on the comparison of the electromagnetic
field power outside the DUT to the electromagnetic field power induced into the DUT. The
screening attenuation is then defined as:
 P 
DUT
 
a =−10 log (1)
s 10
 
P
 REF 
or
 P 
DUT
  (2)
a =−10 log −D
s 10 ins
 
P
 INJ 
where
P is the power coupled to the device under test (W);
DUT
P is the power coupled to the reference antenna (W);
REF
P is the power injected into the chamber (W);
INJ
D is the insertion loss of the chamber in decibels (dB).
ins
6 Description of the test set-up
6.1 Reverberation chamber
The used reverberation chamber shall be compliant to IEC 61000-4-21.
In general, a reverberation chamber is a shielded enclosure having any shape. A perfect cubic
shape should be avoided for optimum performance at lower frequencies. It shall be made of
conduc
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