INTERNATIONAL 
STANDARD 
ISO
11452-1
Third edition
2005-02-01
Road vehicles — Component test 
methods for electrical disturbances from 
narrowband radiated electromagnetic 
energy — 
Part 1: 
General principles and terminology 
Véhicules routiers — Méthodes d'essai d'un équipement soumis à des 
perturbations électriques par rayonnement d'énergie électromagnétique 
en bande étroite — 
Partie 1: Principes généraux et terminologie 
 
 
 
 
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Contents 
Page 
Foreword............................................................................................................................................................ iv 
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ v 
Scope...................................................................................................................................................... 1 
1 
2 
Terms and definitions........................................................................................................................... 1 
General aim and practical use ............................................................................................................. 5 
3 
General test conditions ........................................................................................................................ 6 
4 
5 
Instrumentation ..................................................................................................................................... 9 
6 
Test procedure .................................................................................................................................... 10 
Annex A (normative)  Functional performance status classification (FPSC) ............................................. 13 
Annex B (informative)  Constant peak test level ............................................................................................ 16 
Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 
 
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ISO 11452-1:2005(E) 
Foreword 
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent 
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. 
ISO 11452-1  was  prepared  by  Technical  Committee  ISO/TC 22,  Road  vehicles,  Subcommittee  SC 3, 
Electrical and electronic equipment. 
This  third  edition  cancels  and  replaces  the  second  edition  (ISO 11452-1:2001),  which  has  been  technically 
revised. 
ISO 11452 consists of the following parts, under the general title Road vehicles — Component test methods 
for electrical disturbances from narrowband radiated electromagnetic energy: 
  Part 1: General principles and terminology 
  Part 2: Absorber-lined shielded enclosure 
  Part 3: Transverse electromagnetic mode (TEM) cell 
  Part 4: Bulk current injection (BCI) 
  Part 5: Stripline 
  Part 7: Direct radio frequency (RF) power injection 
Radiating loop method is to form the subject of a future part 8. 
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ISO 11452-1:2005(E) 
Introduction 
In recent years, an increasing number of electronic devices for controlling, monitoring and displaying a variety 
of  functions  have  been  introduced  into  vehicle  designs.  It  is  necessary  to  consider  the  electrical  and 
electromagnetic environment in which these devices operate. 
Electrical  and  radio-frequency  disturbances  occur  during  normal  operation  of  many  items  of  motor  vehicle 
equipment. They are generated over a wide frequency range with various electrical characteristics and can be 
distributed to on-board electronic devices and systems by conduction, radiation or both. Narrowband signals 
generated  from  sources  on  or  off  the  vehicle  can  also  be  coupled  into  the  electrical  or  electronic  system, 
affecting  the  normal  performance  of  electronic  devices.  Such  sources  of  narrowband  electromagnetic 
disturbances include mobile radios and broadcast transmitters. 
The  characteristics  of  the  immunity  of  components  to  radiated  disturbances  have  to  be  established. 
ISO 11452  provides  various  test methods  for  the  evaluation  of  component  immunity  characteristics.  Not  all 
test  methods  need  be  used  for  a  given  device  under  test  (DUT).  For  example,  stripline,  transverse 
electromagnetic (TEM) cell and  parallel plate test methods provide  very similar  exposure to  the  DUT. Only 
those tests necessary for replicating the use and mounting location of the DUT need to be included in the test 
plan.  This  will  help  to  ensure  a  technically  and  economically  optimized  design  for  potentially  susceptible 
components and systems. 
ISO 11452  is  not  intended  as  a  product  specification  and  cannot  function  as  one  (see  A.1).  Therefore,  no 
specific values for the test severity level are given. 
Annex A of this part of ISO 11452 specifies a general method for functional performance status classification 
(FPSC), while Annex B explains the principle of constant peak test level. Typical severity levels are included in 
an annex of each of the other parts of ISO 11452. 
Protection from potential disturbances has to be considered a part of total vehicle validation as described in 
ISO 11451, which covers vehicle test methods. It is important to know the correlation between component and 
vehicle tests. 
 
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 
 
ISO 11452-1:2005(E)
Road vehicles — Component test methods for electrical 
disturbances from narrowband radiated electromagnetic 
energy — 
Part 1: 
General principles and terminology 
1  Scope 
This part of ISO 11452 specifies general conditions, defines terms, gives practical guidelines and establishes 
the basic principles of the component tests used in the other parts of ISO 11452 for determining the immunity 
of  electronic  components  of  passenger  cars  and  commercial  vehicles  to  electrical  disturbances  from 
narrowband radiated electromagnetic energy, regardless of the vehicle propulsion system (e.g. spark-ignition 
engine, diesel engine, electric motor). 
The electromagnetic disturbances considered are limited to continuous narrowband electromagnetic fields. A 
wide frequency range (0,01 MHz to 18 000 MHz) is allowed for the immunity testing of the components in this 
and the other parts of ISO 11452. 
2  Terms and definitions 
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 
2.1 
absorber-lined shielded enclosure 
shielded enclosure/screened room with radio frequency-absorbing material on its internal ceiling and walls 
NOTE 
floor. 
The common practice is for the room to have a metallic floor, but absorbing material may also be used on the 
2.2 
amplitude modulation 
AM 
process by which the amplitude of a carrier wave is varied following a specified law, resulting in an AM signal 
2.3 
artificial network 
AN 
network inserted in the supply leads of the DUT which provides, in a given frequency range, a specified load 
impedance for the measurement of disturbance voltages, and which isolates the DUT from the power supply 
in that frequency range 
2.4 
broadband artificial network 
BAN 
device  used  in  power,  signal  and  control  lines  that  presents  a  controlled  impedance  to  the  DUT  over  a 
specified frequency range while allowing the DUT to be interfaced to its support system 
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2.5 
bulk current 
total amount of common mode current in a harness 
2.6 
compression point 
input signal level at which the measurement system becomes non-linear, when the output value will deviate 
from the value given by an ideal linear system 
2.7 
coupling 
means or device for transferring power between systems 
NOTE 
Adapted from IEC 60050-726. 
2.8 
current injection probe 
device for injecting current in a conductor without interrupting the conductor and without introducing significant 
impedance into the associated circuits 
2.9 
current (measuring) probe 
device  for  measuring  the  current  in  a  conductor  without  interrupting  the  conductor  and  without  introducing 
significant impedance into the associated circuits 
[IEC 60050-161] 
2.10 
degradation (of performance) 
undesired  departure  in  the  operational  performance  of  any  device,  equipment  or  system  from  its  intended 
performance 
NOTE 
The term “degradation” can apply to temporary or permanent failure. 
[IEC 60050-161] 
2.11 
dual directional coupler 
four-port device consisting of two transmission lines coupled together in such a manner that a single travelling 
wave in any one transmission line will induce a single travelling wave in the other, the direction of propagation 
of the latter wave being dependent upon that of the former 
NOTE 
Adapted from IEC 60050-726. 
2.12 
electromagnetic compatibility 
EMC 
ability of equipment or system to function satisfactorily in its electromagnetic environment without introducing 
intolerable electromagnetic disturbance to anything in that environment 
[IEC 60050-161] 
2.13 
electromagnetic disturbance 
any electromagnetic phenomenon which may degrade the performance of a device, equipment or system, or 
adversely affect living or inert matter 
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