ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND COMPATIBILITY (EMI/EMC)
Dr. M. Jaleel Akhtar
FIEEE, FNAE, FIETE Facility Coordinator
Prof. A R Harish
Alternate Facility Coordinator
The EMC testing of medical devices is presently not given due consideration in the country primarily due to non-availability of EMI/EMC testing facility at an affordable price, and lack of awareness of the EMI/EMC and electrical safety issue among the medical professionals and the product developers. The EMI/EMC and safety test facility at IIT Kanpur is unique in the country to test medical electrical devices for their electromagnetic compliance, and their electrical safety at an affordable price. The development of such kind of facility in the country is quite significant in today’s scenario, as various agencies including start-ups and small-scale industries are trying to develop new electronic devices and gadgets for medical applications.
The EMI/EMC issue is quite challenging for the electrical and electronic devices, especially those used in the medical industry, because of the human health risk involved in addition to the regulatory EM compliance. At present, there are very few certified EMI/EMC and electrical safety facilities to test electronic devices in general and medical gadgets in particular in this part of the region. This facility at IIT Kanpur to facilitate testing of electrical and electronic devices including medical devices at an affordable price would encourage entrepreneurship among the academic fraternity it would also help the start-up initiatives in the country.
The facility is fully functional, and it currently provides pre-compliance EMC and safety tests of all types of electrical and electronic devices including medical devices as per IEC60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1, IEC 61000-4-3, IEC 61010-1, CISPR 11, CISPR 14, CISPR 15, CISPR 32, CISPR 35 and other relevant standards. We are currently in the process of obtaining full NABL accreditation, and the full compliance EMI/EMC and electrical safety testing of all types of electrical and electronic devices including medical devices will be performed once the facility is fully accredited.
The EMI/EMC and electrical safety test facility at IIT Kanpur also conducts various workshops and short courses at regular intervals to sensitize medical professionals, product designers as well as the academic community about the significance of EMI/EMC testing.
Team Members
Mr. Rakesh Roshan
Research Establishment Officer
Dr. Seema Awasthi
Sr. Project Scientist
Dr. Romana Zafar
Sr. Project Engineer
Mr. Noor Alam
Technician
Mr. Raj Kishore
Project Associate
Mr. Rupesh Kumar Bajpai
Sr. Project Manager
Mr. Anoop Tiwari
Sr. Technician
Mr. Manish Sahu
Test Executive
Mr. Shivam Sharma
Test Executive
Team Members
Mr. Rakesh Roshan
Research Establishment Officer
Dr. Seema Awasthi
Sr. Project Scientist
Dr. Romana Zafar
Sr. Project Engineer
Mr. Noor Alam
Technician
Mr. Raj Kishor
Project Associate
Mr. Rupesh Kumar Bajpai
Sr. Project Manager
Mr. Anoop Tiwari
Sr. Technician
Mr. Manish Sahu
Test Executive
Mr. Shivam Sharma
Test Executive