ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY WEBINAR SERIES
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Functional Safety through
IEEE 1848™-2020 and IEEE P1848.1™
Recorded on 10 April 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
The IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society and IEEE Standards Association are hosting a series of webinars to create awareness of some trending topics related to reducing electromagnetic interference in areas such as automotive technologies, consumer electronics, wireless communications, and 5G. Registering for the webinar series gives you access to the most recent webinar recording and all future webinars.
Electromagnetic Compatibility and Functional Safety through IEEE
1848™-2020 and IEEE P1848.1™
This presentation will introduce the ideas related to EMI resilient, functional safety design according to IEEE 1848-2020. Functional safety is an essential part of control system design in modern machinery. It was first introduced in machinery standards in the early 1990s. Since then, the idea that safety-related controls should be highly reliable has been developed through many standards, including generic functional safety standards like IEC 61508 and sector-specific standards like IEC 62061, ISO 13849, and ISO 26262. The impact of EMI on safety-related control systems has been known for many years, and examples of EMI-related failures in these systems are documented.
In 2008, the IET published “Electromagnetic Compatibility for Functional Safety.” At the same time, IEC/TC 77 was working on new standards on the same topic. These standards, including IEC 61000-1-2 and IEC 61000-6-7, are focused more on testing than engineering methodology for system resilience. The sector-specific standards, e.g., IEC 62061 and ISO 13849, require that the EM environment be considered, but they do not offer any guidance on how engineers can design resilient systems.
In 2017, the IEEE EMC Society TC-1 created a working group within the IEEE Standards Association to develop a new standard that would provide practical guidance to systems engineers on the techniques and measures for designing EMI-resilient safety-related control systems. IEEE 1848- 2020 guides engineers and designers in developing these systems. These techniques can be used in any sector, from consumer products like garage door openers to medical devices, machinery, automotive, and process control.
In 2023, the first sector-specific part of the 1848 series was launched with a new working group under EMCS TC-1. This WG is currently developing IEEE 1848.1, IEEE Standard for Techniques and Measures to Manage Functional Safety and Other Risks with regards to Electromagnetic Disturbances–Machinery Sector.
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WEBINAR SPEAKER
Douglas (Doug) Nix, C.E.T., SM-IEEE ’14
Doug Nix co-owns Compliance Insight Consulting Inc., and writes the Machinery Safety 101 blog. Since 1985, his experience includes control system design, testing, certification, and electrical equipment and automation systems consulting. He specializes in risk assessment and machinery safety.
Doug has been a member of the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) for over 30 years and a Senior Member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) since 2014.He serves on CSA, IEC, IEEE and ISO Technical Committees related to his work.
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