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Chairman’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Exhibitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

2008 Call for Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13

IEEE PSES Membership application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Monday Presentation Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tuesday Presentation Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Patrons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Keynote Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Keynote Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Monday Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-27

Tuesday Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-38

Advertiser’s index

ITEM Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFCUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBCConformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OBCNemko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

2007 IEEE PSES Symposium Chairman’s message

Welcome to the fourth annual 2007 IEEE Product Safety Engineering (PSE)

Symposium!

It has been a long four years from our first 2004 PSES symposium in Santa Clara. Withthe trials and tribulations of the last three symposiums, we have established an excellentproduct compliance symposium for 2007. From October 22 to 23, in Longmont,Colorado, where the Rocky Mountains meet the Front Range, the 2007 PSESSymposium awaits your company.

Our keynote speaker is Gus Schaefer, Sr. Vice President & Public Safety Officer fromUnderwriters Laboratories. We are honored to have such a distinguished person as Mr.Schaefer to be our keynote speaker. Please come, welcome Gus at our symposium, andattend some of the finest product compliance presentations to date.

We have 40 authors with over 45 presentations. These are just a few of the topics thatwill be presented -

• Europe’s New Approach In • Consumer Product SafetyMarket Surveillance • Electric Shock protection;

• Warning Labels And Instructions Battery Safety Design(Is It Enough?) • CB Scheme, Manufacturer’s

• Electrical And Electronic Case Studies LaboratoriesOf Component Failures • ROHS

• Medical Device Investigation; Verification of • Power Quality Immunity andMedical Device Software Voltage Sag Standards

• Safety Of High Intensity LEDs • TC108 for Dummies• Introduction to GFCIs and AFCIs • Production Line Dielectric• Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment Withstand Tests

A new feature to the 2007 PSES Symposium are two workshops. One is the ProductSafety 101 workshop, developed by Rich Nute. The second is the EMC Workshop,developed by Henry Benitez, with contributing speakers, Mark Montrose and Jim Bacher.

Rich Nute has developed our first Product Safety (PS) 101 one-day track with contribut-ing speakers, Dwayne Davis, Regan Arndt, Bill Bisenius, Charlie Bayhi and Lal Bahra.This year’s track will cover the basics of product safety and will grow to higher levels inthe years to come. The PS101 track is recommended for those starting in product safe-ty and those who need a refresher course. Understanding the basics is the first step inunderstanding the complex world of product compliance.

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For those compliance engineers that to do both safety and EMC, we have not forgottenyou. The EMC workshop will cover the history of EMC & PS worldwide regulations, newEMC Directive specifications and changes, EMC standards overview, wireless devicesregulations and standards, and an overview on concepts required for SI and EMI onPCBs.

Another new feature to the symposium will be the Consultant’s Corner. This is to providean area where some one-on-one between a consultant and a client can take place. Nomore roaming the halls to find a client or trying to find a place to sit and talk. This wasthe result of input from the 2006 IEEE PSES Symposium to have a central location forconsultants.

Our Exhibitors continue to support the PSE Symposiums. Each year we have continuedto increase the number of Exhibitors at the symposium. Their support is very muchappreciated. And they are here again to show you the latest compliance hardware, soft-ware and test methodologies.

We continue to have our favorite courses associated with the Symposium. Both theiNARTE Product safety workshop and exam day; and the UL HBSE two-day seminar arescheduled right after the Symposium.

We have improved your symposium over the years and will continue do so with yourinputs. The IEEE PSE Symposium exists because of the need to have a home for prod-uct compliance engineers. A place to go first to solve your problems, and a place to comeback to.

Come and join me at the 2007 IEEE PSE Symposium along with all your colleagues inColorado. Let’s all work for a safer world.

Best regards,

Richard Georgerian2007 IEEE PSE Symposium Chair2007 PSES Web site: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/pses/symposium/

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Advanced Test Equipment RentalsOlga Isarevich10401 Roselle St.San Diego, CA 92121Email: sales @atecorp.comWebsite: www.atecorp.com

Advanced Test Equipment Rentals offers effective test solutions on rentals, leases, and salesof leading-edge test and measurement equipment used throughout the product safety andenvironmental industries. Our wide selection includes a large inventory of test equipmentmanufactured by premier brnads such as Tesequ, Agilent, QuadTech, Kikusui, Fluke, Narda,Bruel & Kjaer and more. We also carry a full line of EMC equipment for both compliance andpre-compliance testing.

Equipment:Data Loggers Temperature RecordersThermal Images Field Intensity Meters (B/E/H)Sound Level Meters Hipot TestersGround Bond Testers Leakage Current Meters

Associated Power TechnologiesShannon Sivak1142 S. Diamond Bar Blvd., #221Diamond Bar, CA 91765Email: [email protected]: www.aspowertechnologies.com

Associated Power Technologies (APT) is a supplier of AC Power conversion products special-izing in AC power sources for market segments worldwide. It is APT’s mission to become theleading supplier of AC power conversion products worldwide. This mission will be accom-plished by leading the industry in developing innovative new products and services, pricingcompetitively, controlling costs, an providing customers with “world class” support.

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Associated ResearchDwayne Davis13860 West Laurel Dr.Lake Forest, IL 60045Email: [email protected]: www.asresearch.com

Associated Research, Inc. is the leader in the electrical safety testing industry. We provide thehighest quality, most advanced instrumentation backed with the best product support. Theproof is in the value we provide. Our instruments feature multiple US patents and advancedfeatures. Furthermore, all of our products are safety agency listed and available with anextendable 5 year warranty. Our products include Multi-Functional Electrical SafetyCompliance Analyzers, Hipot Testers, Ground Bond Testers, Line Leakage Testers, FunctionalRun Testers and Scanning Matrixes. We also offer Autoware®, our stand alone automationsoftware. They are all designed to make your testing process safer and more efficient.

At Associated Research, Inc. electrical safety testing is our only focus and that is the value weprovide!

Case ForensicsAnna Klostermann820 SE Division PlacePortland, OR 97202Email: [email protected]: www.case4n6.com

CASE Forensics has provided consulting engineering services since 1990. Our experienceinvestigating field failures provides an intrinsic knowledge base to assist you with research,development and product safety testing.

D.L.S. Conformity Assessment, Inc.Jack Black1250 Peterson Dr.Wheeling, IL 60090Email: [email protected]: www.dlsemc.com

D.L.S. provides global EMC and Product Safety compliance testing and consulting for commer-cial, industrial, military and avionic industries. D.L.S. is NVLAP certified, and al CAB for EMCR and TTE testing for the EU, as well as offering testing to FCC, EU, CE, VCCI, IC, BSMI,RTCA DO-160, Mil STD 461 A-E, and other world wide EMC specifications. D.L.S. also per-forms safety testing, including environmental to UL, CSA, CE, LVD, MDD, TUV, GS, IEC/ENspecifications and participates in the CB Scheme program through our partner lab affiliations.

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ED&D, Inc.Dave Bisenius901 Sheldon Dr.RTP (Cary), NC 27513Email: [email protected]: www.ProductSafeT.com

ED&D offers the world’s most complete line of Product Safety Test Equipment. Productsinclude Hipot testers, leakage current testers, impact hammers, glow sire testers. Dust cham-bers, jet nozzlies, accessibility probes, force gauges, and many more items …of which manywill be on display.

EMC Integr ity, Inc.Dan Dodot1736 Vista View Dr.Longmont, CO 80504Email: [email protected]: www.emcintegrity.com

EMC Integrity, Inc. has been providing quality EMC test, design and mitigation services since1994. In 2006, EMCI relocated to a new facility where we are now able to offer full-complianceemissions and immunity test services under one roof. Our fully-accredited 10-Meter Chamberprovides fast, cost-effective emissions testing, as well as an excellent environment for trouble-shooting emission problems. Our immunity lab is fully equipped and accredited to perform allthe necessary testing required for CE-marking your product. In addition to providing excellenttesting services, EMCI has the expertise to help clients find cost-effective, manufacturable solu-tions to their EMC problems. Located just east of Longmont and west of Interstate 25, EMCI iseasily accessible to the entire Front Range of Colorado as well as to our customers traveling intoDIA. To arrange a tour of our facility and meet our testing staff, please call 303-776-7249.

GLOBALNORM GmbHMichael LoerzerAlt-Moabit 9410559 Berlin, GERMANYEmail: [email protected]: www.globalnorm.de

What springs to mind when you think about standards and regulations? Huge amount of com-plex information? Time consuming monitoring? Complicated document procurement process-es? We offer the following complete solutions:• A globally-scoped regulatory compliance database system featuring automatic monitoring andemail notification• Worldwide procurement of standards• Research, consulting and training in the area of “Global Regulatory Affairs”

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Greensoft TechnologiesEmily Wang1260 Huntington Dr., Ste. 208South Pasadena, CA 91030Email: [email protected]: www.greensofttech.com

Greensoft Technology (formerly Pacific Oaks Technology) is an established expert in the fieldof RoHS management and has been providing software solutions and data services to theelectronics industry for the last 5 years. Greensoft’s Green Information Management Solutionhas been adopted by more than 30 customers worldwide and is recognized as the most effi-cient and comprehensive solution for determining and tracking product compliance status.Greensoft’s Data Management Services has helped major OEMs and contract manufacturersto quickly collect component information from suppliers. With the recent Global RoHSInformation Database initiative, Greensoft is on the way to providing a single platform that willstreamline the process of collecting component RoHS and material composition data, lifecycleinformation, PCB manufacturing parameters and termination plating data for the entire elec-tronics industry.

To find out the latest news on RoHS compliance and how Greensoft can help your company,please visit www.greensofttech.com

Haefely EMCRyan Bares1650 Route 22N Brewster, NY 10509Email: [email protected]: www.Haefely EMC.com

Precision EMC transient immunity test equipment for Surge, ESD, EFT and Power Quality test-ing to IEC/EN, ANSI/IEEE, UL, Bellcore, FCC, ITU standards and more.

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HV TECHNOLOGIES, Inc.Tom Revesz8515 Rixlew LaneManassas, VA 20109Email: [email protected]: www.hvtechnologies.com

The staff of HV TECHNOLOGIES, Inc. (HVT), in partnership with EMC-Partner and MontenaEMC, is focused on providing our clients with top quality, full compliance transient test instru-ments at the most competitive prices. Our staff have been supporting the EMC testing com-munity by designing, producing, and distributing the best in high voltage transient test instru-ments for over two decades. When using our products, customers experience the most reli-able transient test instruments with the cleanest waveforms, most accurate phase angle syn-chronization, and repeatable wave shapes available. This has been possible through innova-tive product design and the deployment of unique leading-edge technologies.

Inter tekBryant Hart5541 Central Ave., Ste. 110Boulder, CO 80301Email: [email protected]

Intertek is a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification services, which operates inover 322 laboratories and 566 offices in 110 countries throughout the world. Intertek providesGlobal Market Access through its local services, including EMC testing, product safety testing,certification, and performance testing for clients in such industries as appliances, HVAC, com-ponents, industrial, medical, telecommunications, lighting, automotive, semiconductor, buildingproducts, telecom, wireless, electronics and cabling products.

iNARTEBrian Lawrence167 Village St.Email: [email protected]: www.narte.org

iNARTE, Inc., a non-profit organization, certifies qualified practitioners of Product SafetyEngineering. The purpose of iNARTE Product Safety Engineering Certification is to fostertechnical excellence in product safety work. Certification benefits the individual engineer, thetechnician and the product safety community by establishing a standard in product safety. Inour fourth year of collaborating with the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society, iNARTE willbe holding a half day workshop (Oct. 22, 2007) during the symposium to help prepare for theiNARTE Product Safety exam. The exam session is scheduled for October 24, 2007 at thesame hotel as the symposium. iNARTE Product Safety certification provides documented evi-dence of expertise for product safety engineers and technicians.

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NEMKO USA, Inc.Lars Mellander11696 Sorrento Valley Road Ste. FSan Diego, CA 92121Email: [email protected]: www.nemko.com

Nemko USA provides quality system certifications in addition to its exceptional product safety,EMC, ISL, wireless testing and certification services. Certifications include CE marking (MDD),FDA 510k, UL, CSA, and FCC. The company’s Nemko Direct program grants speedy accessto many contries, including China, Korea, Russia, Mexico, Argentina and Taiwan.

TUV Rheinland of Nor th Amer ica, Inc.Traci Conroy12 Comerce Rd. Newtown, CT 06470Email: [email protected]: www.us.tuv.com

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. is a leading provider of international testing and certifica-tion services including expertise in product assessment, electrical and EMC safety testing. Forexporting to the EU, we offer CE Marking to ensure market access and acceptance in theEuropean Union. Our expert services help companies sell their products and services aroundthe world.

TUV SUD Amer ica, Inc.1775 Old Highway @NW, Ste. 104New Brighton, MN 55112Email: [email protected]: www.TUVAmerica.com

TUV SUD America, an international testing and certification organization, provides NRTL, andSCC Certification, CB Scheme Certification, Field Evaluations, SEMT Evaluations and otherIndustrial Machinery Services. Additional services include Restricted Substances, CE Markingassistance, International Compliance EMC/Environmental Testing and Quality ManagementSystem Certification.

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Underwr iters Laborator ies, Inc.Jeff Brandt333 Pfingsten RoadNorthbrook, IL 60062Email: [email protected]: www.ul.com

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is a global leader in product safety certification that hasbeen testing products for more than 111 years. UL provides a broad range of integrated com-pliance services to the high technology (Consumer Electronics, Information TechnologyEquipment, Telecom) industry including international safety certification services, electromag-netic compatibility testing (EMC), performance testing in accordance with Telcordia GRs andETSI specifications in the areas of NEBS, outside plant and fiber optics, , and TL 9000, ISO9000 and SA8000 quality management system certification. UL also provides comprehensiveconsulting, training, and testing relating to RoHS requirements for restricted substances.

Voltech Industr ies11637 Kelly Road, Ste. 300Fort Myers, FL 33908Email: [email protected]: www.voltech.com

Since 1986, Voltech, has supplied innovative test and measurement equipment to the the powerelectronics industry. We developed and introduced the worlds first digital power analyzer in1987. In 1994, the original version of the PM3000A (non CE marked) was the first in the worldto have traceable, independent proof of accuracy for IEC harmonics and flicker measurements.

Our PM6000 has been designed using years of power measurement know-how with the latestdigital signal processing technology. We are proud to present this product with our IEC soft-ware designed to provide a solution for testing to meet the new IEC standards. The PM6000 power analyzer from Voltech is the world’s first to gain independent certificationof accuracy for inter-harmonics measurements to IEC61000-3-2 (EN61000-4-7:2002 testingand measurement techniques), the international product compliance standard for current har-monic emissions.

Working with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington UK, Voltech devised a testregime to show that the PM6000 meets all the requirements of the standard, including accura-cy, measurement methods and limit checking for the different product classes A, B, C and D.

Voltech, superior by design

EXHIBITORS

• Product Safety: Consumer, medical, computer (IT), test and measurement, powersupplies, telecommunication, industrial control, electric tools, homeappliances, cellular and wireless, etc.

• Product Safety 101: Papers / presentations intended for new safety engineers. This willinclude certification processes, product evaluation and testing, re-port writing, and working with designers to get it right the first time.

• Safety Subjects: Electrical, mechanical, fire, thermal, chemical, optical, software, func-tional, reliability, etc.

• EMC / RF: Electromagnetic emissions, electromagnetic immunity, regulatory,Introduction to EMC/RF for the safety engineer and compliance en-gineer.

• Components: Grounding, insulation, opto-couplers, capacitors, transformers, cur-rent-limiters, fuses, power line filters, ferrite, environmental, electro-magnetic emissions, electromagnetic immunity, regulatory, etc.

• Certification: Product safety, electromagnetic emissions, electromagnetic immu-nity, environmental, processes, safety testing, regulatory, etc.

• Standards Activities: Development, interpretations, status, interpretations, country require-ments, Laboratory Accreditation, etc.

• Safety Research: Body physiological responses to various hazardous energy sources,unique safeguard schemes, etc.

• Environmental: RoHS, WEEE, EuP (Energy-using Products), Energy Star, Packag-ing Directives, REACH (Chemical), CeC, etc.

ChairRichard [email protected]

Co-ChairJim [email protected]

TreasurerTBD

SecretaryBrian Greaney [email protected]

Technical ProgramBob [email protected]

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Gary [email protected]

Product Safety 101Technical ProgramRich Nute, [email protected]

Exhibits/PromotionsThomas [email protected]

Exhibitor ManagerSue [email protected]

RegistrationDiana [email protected]

Arrangements/LogisticsTBD

Communications,Webmaster and ProgramRecordsDan [email protected]

At-Large MembersJim BacherJack BurnsDaniece CarpenterElya JoffeHenry BenitezKen Thomas

2008 IEEE Symposiumon Product

Compliance EngineeringSponsored by the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society

20-21 October 2008 Austin, Texas

Author’s Schedule

www.ieee-pses.org/symposium

Call for Papers, Workshops, and TutorialsThe IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society seeks original, unpublishedpapers and tutorials on all aspects of product safety and compliance engi-neering including, but are not limited to:

Intent to present and topic (e-mail) April 29, 2008Draft e-paper June 1, 2008Notification of Acceptance July 6, 2008Complete e-paper August 17, 2008

See http://www.ieee-pses.org/symposium/index.html#CFP for more details onrequirements and dates.

Mark your calendars to attend the2008 IEEE Symposium on Product Compliance Engineering.

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2007 PSES Symposium General Information

Full day Registration is entitled to Symposium record/workshop notes (CD only), exhibit hall, allpaper sessions and Welcome reception.

Meetings

IEEE PSES Board of Directors Meeting: Twin Sisters room, scheduled for Sunday October 21,2007, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

Opening Ceremonies and Keynote Speaker

Please join us at the Opening ceremonies. It is scheduled for Monday October 22, 2007.

Welcome Reception

Welcome to the Fourth IEEE PSES Symposium on Product Safety Engineering. The SymposiumSteering Committee invites attendees to join old friends and meet new acquaintances during anevening of food and beverage reception Monday from 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Tickets to this event arefree for full registrants. Companion and one-day registrants are charged $25. Food and sodaprovided with one drink ticket. The Welcome Reception will be held in the Exhibitors area.

Exhibit Hours

Monday 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM; 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Monday 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (Welcome Reception)Tuesday 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM ; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM; 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

The 2007 IEEE PSES Steering Committee encourages the Exhibitors to attend the technical ses-sions. Therefore, the Exhibitors’ area will be closed during the technical sessions.

Registration Hours

Monday 7:00 AM - 5:30 PMTuesday 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM

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Technical Session Hours

Session Hours AM Break Lunch PM Break

Monday 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Tuesday 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Special Meetings

Speaker’s Breakfast: On the day of your presentation, please join us for a special speaker’sbreakfast in the room designated as “Speaker’s Breakfast”. The time for the breakfast is from7:00 AM - 8:00 AM.

Exhibitor’s Breakfast: On each day of your exhibiting, please join us for a special Exhibitor’sbreakfast in the room designated as “Exhibitor’s Breakfast”. The time for the breakfast is from8:15 AM - 9:00 AM.

Chapter Chairman Lunch: Monday, October 22, 2007, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, in the room desig-nated as “Chapter Chairman Lunch”.

NARTE Exam: Wednesday, October 24, 2007, 8:00 PM - 5:00 PM, in the Arapahoe Group rooms.

Room Assignments

Exhibit Hall and AM/PM breaks, South SummitBox lunches, Monday Welcome receptionMonday and Tuesday

Speakers/Exhibitors breakfast room Apache/ShoshoniMonday and Tuesday

Chapter Chair lunch room Apache/ShoshoniMonday only

Membership subscriptions are annualized to, and expire on, 31 December 2008. Pay full or half-year rate depending upon the date of receipt by the IEEE.

Membership Options All prices quoted in U.S. dollars FULL YEAR HALF YEAR

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Time Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 EMC

8:00-9:00 Belilos Arora Eberhard Petry

9:00-10:00 Keynote

10:00-10:30 Morning Break

10:30-11:30 Belilos Schmidbauer Gasse Kimihro

11:30-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 iNARTE Eckert Kreinberg Benitez

2:00-3:00 iNARTE Zhou Perkins Bacher

3:00-3:30 Afternoon Break

3:30-4:30 iNARTE Bahra Nute Joffe

4:30-5:30 iNARTE Mangionne Kreinberg Montrose

Monday Presentation Schedule For a list of paper titles and abstracts see the abstracts pages.

Room Assignments

Room 1 North Fairview

Room 1 for iNARTE only Silverthrone

Room 2 South Fairview

Room 3 Arapahoe & Pawnee

EMC and PS101 Ute

Keynote Front Range

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Time Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 PS101

8:00-9:00 Brody Murray Swart Bayhi

9:00-10:00 Kreinburg Frankfurth Taylor Bayhi/Bisenius

10:00-10:30 Morning Break

10:30-11:30 Kreinberg Nix Tournquist Bisenius

11:30-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Loerzer Swart Brody Bahra

2:00-3:00 Loerzer Richardson Medora Long

3:00-3:30 Afternoon Break

3:30-4:30 Budoff Hoffman Yen Davis

4:30-5:30 Arora VanDeWege Hall Ardnt

Tuesday Presentation Schedule For a list of paper titles and abstracts see the abstracts pages.

Room Assignments

Room 1 North Fairview

Room 2 South Fairview

Room 3 Arapahoe & Pawnee

EMC and PS101 Ute

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Platinum Patron Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Silver Patron Nemko USA

Microsoft

Exhibitors Advanced Test Equipment Rentals

Associated Power Technologies

Associated Research, Inc.

Case Forensics

D.L.S. Electronic Systems

Educated Design & Development, (ED&D)

EMC Integrity, Inc.

GLOBALNORM

Haefely EMC

HV Technologies

iNarte Inc

Intertek

Nemko USA

Pacific Oaks Technology

TUV Rheinland of N.A.

TUV SUD America, Inc.

Underwriters Laboratories

Voltech Instruments

SUPPORTING EXHIBITORS

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Executive Committee Name Term President Henry Benitez '06-'07President Elect Jim Bacher '07Past-President Mark Montrose '06-'07Secretary Daniece Carpenter N/ATreasurer Murlin Marks N/AVice President - Communications Dan Roman '07Vice President - Member Services Ken Thomas '07Vice President - Technical Activities Jack Burns '07Vice President - Conferences Richard Georgerian '06-'07

Directors At Large Term Expires 12/07 Term Expires 12/08 Term Expires 12/09 Ex Officio (without vote) Jim Bacher Ken Thomas Daniece Carpenter Chapter ChairsJohn Freudenberg Murlin Marks Richard Georgerian Standing Committee ChairsBansi Patel Jack Burns Elya Joffe IEEE HQDan Roman Richard Pescatore Dan Nachtigall IEEE TAB Division VI

Director

Vice President - Communications Dan Roman Committees Chairperson Newsletter Editor Gary WeidnerJournal Editor Mike ShermanEmail list/EMC-PSTC Jim Bacher/Dave HealdPSES IEEE Communities Jim Bacher/Dave Heald/Dan RomanWebmaster/Internet Dan Roman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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AUGUST W. SCHAEFERUnderwrites Laboratories, Inc.

August (Gus) Schaefer is Senior Vice President & Public Safety Officer for Underwriters Laboratories Inc.in Northbrook, IL.

As UL’s second Public Safety Officer, Gus works to expand the UL Public Safety Mission on a global scale.Gus acts as UL’s public safety guardian, ambassador and advocate both inside and outside the company,and represents UL on major public safety initiatives working closely with UL’s Strategic Business Units andBusiness Development groups, as well as Regulatory Services, Consumer Affairs and Government Affairs,to ensure that public safety remains a key part of UL’s relationship with our clients and other constituents.Gus is responsible for maintaining and building UL’s Public Safety Mission, including planning, directingand coordinating public safety activities with UL’s operations around the world. He also leads UL’sCorporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

Gus has worked in or with almost every part of UL’s business during his 32 years at the company. Hebegan his career 1973 in UL’s Follow-Up Services Division, the part of the company responsible for theongoing inspection of products that bear the UL Mark, where he eventually rose to Chief Engineer withresponsibility for Follow-Up Services operations on a global scale. While in Melville Gus also spent timein the Conformity Assessment Services (CAS) department, where he lead a team handling product certi-fication activities in the Wire and Cable Group.

In the mid-1990’s Gus was assigned to leading UL’s Quality Registration Services (QRS), which encom-passes all of the activities associated with management system registration to standards such as ISO-9000,ISO-14000, etc. During this period he oversaw a re-engineering initiative of UL’s QRS operations. He alsoled the expansion of UL’s QRS business into areas such as the automotive and aerospace sectors.

In May 1998 Gus was appointed as UL’s first Director of Asian Operations, and in this assignment he wasresponsible for the expansion of UL’s facilities and staffing throughout the Far East as part of the compa-ny’s globalization initiatives. He continued in this position until October 2001, when he was assigned tothe role of Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer for UL’s USA operations. In this capacity hewas responsible for all of UL’s US operations associated with product testing and certification, follow-upinspections and management system registration.

Prior to his current role Gus Schaefer was UL’s Senior Vice President for Global Services andAdministration responsible for worldwide Follow-Up Services, Quality Registration Services, Fire Servicesand Administrative Operations.

Schaefer holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Industrial Engineering from New York University’sSchool of Engineering and Science and a Certificate in Management from Long Island’s Adelphi University.

He is a member of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) and he serves on the Boardof Directors of the Japan America Society of Chicago. In the past Gus has also been active in theAmerican Society for Quality (ASQ), having served in a variety of roles on the board of the Long IslandSection of that group.

Gus is also one of only eleven individuals who have been designated as a “UL Corporate Fellow”, whichis a formal recognition of those who have made a significant and sustained contribution to UL’s mission forpublic safety.

2007 PSES SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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Product Safety Testing in a Rapidly Changing World

The concept of product safety testing and safety certification have been with us for wellover a century, and has successfully locked step with the development of new technolo-gies and new classes of product. As a result, the consuming public and the inspectioncommunity have seen product safety as a “given”, and in some respects we’ve all grownsomewhat complacent with our current safety system. However, there are forces at workthat threaten the present model for safety, as globalization continues to accelerate andwe move to a “design anywhere - build anywhere” business model. And technologicaldevelopment continues to accelerate, with the product continuum ranging from biofuelsto LED’s, all influenced by new sciences such as nanotechnology. Concern for the envi-ronment has also entered the picture, as we begin to look at issues such as product lifecycles and energy efficiency. This presentation will explore some of the forces that areinfluencing safety testing in the 21st century and discuss how well we’re equipped – andhow we’ll need to evolve – as we address the challenge of safety testing in a rapidlychanging world.

2007 PSES SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE ABSTRACT

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Monday Room 1

8:00 AMConsumer Product Instructions and Warnings - When Risks Cannot be Eliminated ThroughDesignAuthor: Elliot Belilos

This presentation discusses the necessity behind the development of proper product instructions, regulatory stan-dards for product warnings, and Industry standards for product warnings.

10:30 AMThe Role of Product Safety Professionals After the Product is Distributed—Continued RiskAnalysis and Corrective Actions/RecallsAuthor: Elliot Belilos

This presentation discusses the need for continued risk analysis after a product has been distributed, what to dowhen modifications or recalls are necessary, and a review of CPSC and FDA reporting and recall requirements.

1:00 PMiNARTE Classes

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

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Monday Room 2

8:00 AMCase Studies of Electrical and Electronic Component Failures in ProductsAuthor: Ashish Arora

Products contain a large number of discrete electrical and electronic components. The failure modes of thesecomponents are usually benign. In some very unique and rare cases, the failure mode can pose a safety risk. Anunderstanding of the component failure mechanism is important and requires a methodical failure analysisapproach. This paper presents case studies depicting failure modes and mechanisms of selected electrical andelectronic component failures observed in the field.

10:30 AMWorldwide Market Access for Product Safety and EMCAuthor: Grant Schmidbauer

A short presentation followed by a workshop discussion/presentations of market access solutions based on partic-ipants’ country of choice, or difficulty.

1:00 PMIntroduction to GFCIs and AFCIsAuthor: Ted Eckert

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) and Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) are devices designed toimprove the safety of electrical installations. Forty years after their first sale, the use of GFCIs is only partly under-stood by many people. Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) are a relatively new technology that shares manydesign features with GFCIs. However, AFCIs provide protection from fire rather than shock and the proper use ofAFCIs is even less well understood than for GFCIs. This presentation provides information on the design, use andprotection provided by these devices. Understanding the difference between the devices will allow the designerto properly select the appropriate device.

2:00 PMLithium Ion Battery Safety DesignAuthor: Frank Zhou

Abstract not provided.

TECHNICAL SESSIONS contd.

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Monday Room 2

3:30 PMLiquid Filled Heat Sink DevicesAuthor: Lal Bahra

A sealed LFHS shall be designed and tested to insure that under normal operating, abnormal operating and sin-gle fault conditions the LFHS does not become a safety hazard. The containment vessel should be designed andtested as a reinforced safeguard as a protection against excessive pressure that develops due to the hot liquid inthe LFHS. Any leak in the LFHS may result in a hazardous situation and shall be avoided. The ideal liquid prefer-ably should be non-flammable, non-toxic, non-corrosive and non-conductive. User should be provided with appro-priate instructional safeguards in order to avoid any hazard that may result from the use of LFHS in the equipment.

4:30 PMSafety Concerns on Ground Fault Application Transfer Phenomenon in HV InstallationsAuthor: Stefano Mangione

When a fault to ground occurs in HV/MV substations supplied by a combined overhead-cable line, most of the faultcurrent can be transferred and injected into the soil several kilometers far away from the fault location. This phe-nomenon is called “fault application transfer” and mostly concerns transition stations, where cables are connectedto the overhead line. If the transition station is a dead-end steel pole structure, usually accessible to the generalpublic, the local ground electrode could be inadequate to maintain ground potential rise within safety limits. Hence,dangerous touch and step voltages may appear at exposed locations. In the paper results of various computersimulations are presented, pointing out the main factors affecting the phenomenon and associated hazards.


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Monday Room 3

8:00 AMNew Developments in Power Quality Immunity and Voltage Sag StandardsAuthor: Andreas Eberhard

Power quality is a compatibility problem; it can be solved either by making the power better, or by making the loadstougher. The latter approach is encouraged by power quality immunity standards, which are rapidly changing.SEMI F47 has just been updated; IEC 61000-4-34 (input current >16A per phase) is starting to take effect interna-tionally and soon in Europe; and other standards are coming on line. This paper discusses the author’s practicalexperience applying these standards to industrial equipment that ranges from industrial drives to automobile robotsto infant formula factories, throughout the world. The author will also introduce and explain the necessary require-ments of the test instrument that is used for voltage sag testing.

10:30 AMApplication Guide for Selection of SafeguardsAuthor: Volker Gasse

This paper intends to illustrate how to guide the designer to identify and apply appropriate safeguards using theHBSE model. It complements and supports the application of the hazard-based standard IEC 62368. It address-es the building block principle to support the next product design, and advises the designer to produce a list ofsafeguards that are to be ensured in subsequent stages of the product manufacturing, installation, product use,maintenance, and end-of-life treatment. Included are examples of safeguard failure modes, an example of a for-mat to list safeguards and related failure modes. In a sample application of a simple electronic product, the selec-tion and dimensioning of safeguards is demonstrated.

1:00 PMEnergy Savings Author: Dr. Wolfgang Kreinberg

Energy saving is becoming an issue. Consumer awareness in some countries, workers councils in other – all ofthem were pushing since year. This is accompanied now by a growing number of directives and other regulationsin several countries of the world.


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Monday Room 3

2:00 PMTouch Current measurement comparisonAuthor: Peter Perkins

IEC 60990 (Measurement of touch current and protective conductor current) has a series of Touch Current meas-urement circuits; an un-weighted circuit for the measurement of electric burn, a circuit weighted for startle-reactionand a circuit weighted for let-go. The weighted circuits properly accommodate the high frequency allowance forTC as described in IEC 60479 (Effects of electric current on the human body). This paper compares the perform-ance of these circuits against specific waveforms that represent TC measurement issues seen in practice. It con-firms the need for peak measurements for non-sinusoidal Touch Currents.

3:30 PMForeseeable misuse and other intangiblesAuthor: Rich Nute

The conventional wisdom says that the safety engineer not only must make a product safe under normal operat-ing conditions, abnormal operating conditions, and single-fault conditions, but also under foreseeable misuse con-ditions.

This paper is an elementary exploration of foreseeable misuse of a product. Foreseeable misuse is defined, andsome methods for identifying misuse are proposed. Safeguards against foreseeable misuse are discussed.

The paper also briefly discusses abnormal use and unforeseeable misuse of a product.

4:30 PMManufacturing Laboratories Manufacturers Laboratories, - Possibilities in CB Scheme, NRTL,GS Marking, European DirectivesAuthor: Dr. Wolfgang Kreinberg

Third party testing and third party certification is still the core part of independent conformity assessments.However is has to be recognized that there are manufacturers laboratories with excellent equipment and compe-tent staff. Consequently third party testing and certification bodies have to deal with this and implement a parallelroute of accepting manufacturers testing data for their certification services. The presentation will deal with therequirements of various scheme (USA, Europe, International) when it comes to manufacturers laboratories. Toavoid loss of time and money It is important to know when there is an absolutely “no go” for involvement of man-ufacturers laboratories and where it is accepted. The transition from TMP (Testing on Manufacturers Premises)via WMT (Witnessed Manufacturers Testing) to SMT (Supervised Manufacturers Testing) is explained at the“Kreinberg Continuum.”


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Monday EMC

8:00 AMApplication of EMC Testing to Chip Level SOC (System on a Chip)Author: David Petry

The advent of customer requirements for module level electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing has an impacton the successful achievement of application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design and qualification. This paperwill describe the applicability of the following EMC test standards to a SOC (system on a chip) device.

ISO 11452 SAE J1113 AEC Q100 SAE J1752/3

Ford ES-XW7T-1A278-AB and –AC

The testing presented with focus on 1) immunity to power supply voltage dropout, 2) radiated emissions, 3) sparkover parallel wire, 4) coupled immunity, and 5) RF immunity. Chip level design guidelines for EMC protection andbest practice design techniques for module PCB layout will also be reviewed. A recently performed battery of EMCtest results, including high temperature testing, for a sensor signal conditioner SOC IC will be presented in thispaper as an illustration of the overall approach.

10:30 AMRecent EMC compliance for IP networks at NTT groupsAuthor: Tajima Kimihiro

Nowadays, NTT (Nippon telegraph and telephone corporation) strongly promotes building IP network infrastruc-ture for NGN service until 2010. Many huge IP core routers are installing in telecom center. So, physical prob-lems including EMC would occur such as installation space, thermal, energy, grounding, insulation and so on. Inthis paper, we introduce the recent activities for EMC regulation at NTT on IP networks. Several new propositionsand solutions are described.

1:00 PMHistory of EMC and Product Safety Worldwide RegulationsAuthor: Henry Benitez



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Monday EMC

2:00 PMWireless Devices regulations and standardsAuthor: Jim Bacher


3:30 PMEMC/Standards OverviewAuthor: Elya Joffe


4:30 PMOverview on Concepts Required for SI and EMI on PCBsAuthor: Mark Montrose

The field of electrical engineering has reached new levels of complexity. Without a printed circuit board, the fieldof EMC basically does not exist. Electromagnetic fields created by electronic circuitry, providing an intrinsic func-tion, is everyone’s responsibility regardless of one’s area of interest within the field of engineering. Several basicconcepts must be understood if one is to design a product that meets both emission and immunity requirements.The majority of concerns lies with poor power distribution networks, non-coaxial based transmission line routing,interfacing to external interconnects, ground loop control, common-mode impedance coupling, as well as vendorsproviding components with internal edge rates and high power consumption for use in low-technology designs.These topics, among others, will be highlighted to allow one to understand areas of concern and fundamental con-cepts on how to solve these complex issues.


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Tuesday Room 1

8:00 AMConformity Assessment from the Manufacturer’s ViewAuthor: Steve Brody


9:00 AMCB SchemeAuthor: Dr. Wolfgang Kreinberg

The IECEE CB Scheme is one of the fastest growing international schemes of mutual acceptance of test results.Originally designed to help Certification Bodies (therefore CB Scheme) to accept test reports from other organisa-tions as basis for granting their own national or private mark the scheme is now very often accepted in the firstplace by regulators, wholesalers etc. At the time being there are 58 participating NCBs (National CertificationBodies) and some 200 CB Testing Laboratories. The presentation will deal with the requirements of the scheme,the basic rules, the responsibilities of the laboratories and the certification bodies as well as the involvement ofmanufacturers laboratories.

10:30 AMUpdate on German GS Mark LawAuthor: Dr. Wolfgang Kreinberg

Third party testing and third party certification is still the core part of independent conformity assessments.However is has to be recognized that there are manufacturers laboratories with excellent equipment and compe-tent staff. Consequently, third party testing and certification bodies have to deal with this and implement a paral-lel route of accepting manufacturers testing data for their certification services. The presentation will deal with therequirements of various scheme (USA, Europe, International) when it comes to manufacturers laboratories. Toavoid loss of time and money It is important to know when there is an absolutely “no go” for involvement of man-ufacturers laboratories and where it is accepted. The transition from TMP (Testing on Manufacturers Premises)via WMT (Witnessed Manufacturers Testing) to SMT (Supervised Manufacturers Testing) is explained at the“Kreinberg Continuum.”


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Tuesday Room 1

1:00 PMNEW APPROACH in the European Union - Market Surveillance, Conformity AssessmentAuthor: Michael Loerzer

Since 1985 the new approach is the key instrument for technical harmonization in the European Union whichestablished the following principles:

Legislative harmonization is limited to essential requirements that products placed on the Community market mustmeet, if they are to benefit from free movement within the Community.The technical specifications of products meeting the essential requirements set out in the directives are laid downin harmonized standards.Application of harmonized or other standards remains voluntary, and the manufacturer may always apply othertechnical specifications to meet the requirements.Products manufactured in compliance with harmonized standards benefit from a presumption of conformity withthe corresponding essential requirements.On 14 February 2007, the Commission adopted its proposals for a Council and European Parliament Regulationand Decision within the framework of the revision of the new approach.

Free movement of goods, a central pillar of the Single Market, is a major driver for competitiveness and econom-ic growth in the EU. Moreover, Community technical legislation ensuring the free circulation of products has con-tributed considerably to the completion and operation of the Single Market. It provides for high levels of protec-tion to be respected and generally also provides economic operators with the means to demonstrate conformity,thus ensuring free circulation through trust in the products. Experience in the implementation of all this legislationhas shown, however:

a certain risk of distortion to competition because of differing practices in the designation of conformity assessmentbodies by national authorities and unequal treatment in the case of non complying or dangerous products on themarket, through very different national market surveillance infrastructures, rules and means;a certain lack of trust in conformity marking;a certain lack of coherence in its implementation and enforcement.

The author will present the backgrounds and main changes of the new approach and CE marking in the EuropeanUnion.

2:00 PMNew EU Commission Guidelines to the EMC Directive 2004/108/ECAuthor: Michael Loerzer



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Tuesday Room 1

3:30 PMHazard Analysis from the Users’ Point of ViewAuthor: Ken Budoff

Consumer electronics products may present the user or operator with several potential hazards. These hazardsneed to be prevented or, in some cases, warned against. Often, potential hazards can be mitigated by properlyapplying safety standards, but some hazards may not be adequately covered or require additional mitigation. Astructured approach is often necessary to properly identify potential hazards, assess their risks, develop a mitiga-tion plan and document the results. Companies should consider incorporating a Hazard Analysis and RiskAssessment process into their product development cycle as part of their overall safety practices.

Microsoft uses a Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment procedure as part of its development process for its brand-ed hardware products. This presentation will introduce the Hazard Analysis process including identifying usergroups, brainstorming (identifying tasks and hazards), using the designsafe® tool and documenting identified riskreductions. Examples of user groups and brainstorming sessions will be presented.

4:30 PMThe Influence of Regulatory Changes on Unique Product DesignsAuthor: Ashish Arora

The regulatory environment is changing rapidly throughout the world as new regulations addressing public healthand environmental impact of products and their components are being introduced in many countries in Europe,North America, and Asia. These regulations and associated industry standards are influencing how electronicproducts are designed and how new and existing products are manufactured, packaged, transported, and dis-posed of at the end of their useful life. The chemical composition of parts, subcomponents, and finished productsare receiving more scrutiny than ever before, with restrictions on heavy metals, brominated compounds, solvents,dyes, and other classes of compounds with potential effects on health and the environment. In addition to per-formance specifications, electronic consumer products must now meet additional requirements on composition,energy efficiency, recyclability, and packaging and transport. This paper aims to provide a brief summary of thecurrent regulatory environment in the United States and other countries, and how the evolving regulations will like-ly influence design of electronic products in the coming years.


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Tuesday Room 2

8:00 AMFailure Modes and Design Qualification of Thermo-Electric Safety DevicesAuthor: Steven Murray

Thermo-electric safety devices serve to disconnect electric power from a circuit or appliance when the tempera-ture at the device exceeds the pre-set limit value. Common types of these devices include bimetal switches (autoresetting and one-time operation) and pellet-shaped devices where a melting medium causes a switch to loosecontact. Failure modes for both types of devices are discussed, including contact welding, bimetal fatigue crack-ing, pad delamination, and improper placement of the device. These failure modes will be discussed in the con-text of designing with the devices as to be as robust as possible to these modes, and examples are given. Thequalification-testing portion of this paper outlines a plan to qualify safety devices to ensure efficacy and that com-mon failure modes are avoided to the greatest extent possible. This includes understanding the device physicsand heat transfer, steady state and transient thermal measurements, device operating cycles for resetting switch-es, and the auto-ignition behavior of the surrounding materials. Simple thermal models are also covered to illus-trate concepts of thermal transients needed for proper design with thermo-electric safety devices.

9:00 AMNon-coherent, High-intensity Light Sources: LED’s & Bulb Device Safety Author: Mark Frankfurth

The proliferation of light emitting diodes and bright bulbs in products has accelerated over the last few years.Previously used for indicators and color illumination, LED’s are now found in arrays that concentrate high-intensi-ty light in applications that bulbs & reflectors previously served. Halogen lamps and high-intensity Xenon bulbsare now present in widely available, everyday products where they had been found only in high-end luxury prod-ucts a few years ago. Existing safety standards address lasers, which radiate coherent light energy, but do notaddress safety issues associated with bight light sources as well. There is considerable debate over whether ornot LED’s and bright lights represent a safety issue for products utilizing them, and this presentation will argue thatpresent day LED arrays and high-intensity bulb light sources can cause temporary and lasting damage to visualacuity as well as provide potentially dangerous distractions. Bright light sources incorporated into productsdeserve new attention and greater respect from product safety professionals.

10:30 AMNew Thinking in Control Reliability for Safety Systems: ISO 13849-1:2006Author: Doug Nix

The reliability of the safety related parts of control systems on industrial machinery have become an increasinglyimportant area of safety engineering for control systems designers. Risk assessment is a vital part of the designprocess for manufacturers of industrial machinery. Risk assessment defines the role that the control system playsin risk reduction. Linking risk to control reliability is a challenging task. In 2006, ISO published the second editionof ISO 13849-1, Safety of machinery —Safety-related parts of control systems — Part 1: General principles fordesign. The second edition introduces a means for assessing the degree of reliability required from the controlsystem based on the risk assessment. The standard provides a way to determine if the final design provides thereliability required based on the component selections and the circuit architecture. This presentation explores ISO13849-1:06 and discusses the expected effects on the key industrial machinery standards.


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Tuesday Room 2

1:00 PMDesign Review of a Lithium-Ion Battery Powered ProductAuthor: Jan Swart


2:00 PMCalculating the Current Limits to Use in Production Line Dielectric Withstand TestsAuthor: Shari Richardson

For Dielectric Withstand tests, the test standards specify the voltage and the time requirement. In regard to cur-rent limits, however, the standards must be vague. Each product has a unique impedance. Therefore, in deter-mining whether a DUT passes or fails, a standard can say only, “each product shall withstand without electricalbreakdown.” Two questions must be addressed by the production line QA manager: 1) What does the term “break-down” mean? 2) How to calculate the settings for the current limits on a programmable tester?This article includes the result of a survey as to what the term “breakdown” means, and provides a working defi-nition of the term. Next, the article proposes two methods for determining the impedance of a product: samplingand/or using the number provided by the design engineers. To make the process smoother, we suggest, thedesign engineers should run test samples of impedance in the design phase. The results can be entered in thedesign specs, which the production line QA people can then refer to.


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3:30 PMDamage to Consumer Appliances “and electronics” transformers and fuses under simulated fireconditionsAuthor: Donald Hoffmann

In the course of analysis of a fire area of origin it is often found that in the area of origin are energized electricaldevices. These appliances/electronics are often examined to determine if the devices have played a role in thecause of a fire. The examination typically includes examination of the appliances’ line cords, fuses (if present) andany power transformers. In order to evaluate the post-fire damage to these components and determine if this dam-age is indicative of internal or external forces, it is necessary to establish a body of knowledge that shows the dam-age inflicted by known events. This presentation is focused on the analysis of damage to transformers and fusesfound in typical residential consumer electronics from known causes. Testing was done to expose power trans-formers to external and/or internal heating effects until failure. The purpose of this testing was to demonstrate thepower supply and heating effects of a transformer under specific laboratory conditions and how those affects canmanifest themselves into faults in the transformer that can produce arcing, melting and damage to the transform-ers primary windings, thermal protection, and leads. The primary windings connections to the transformers termi-nal pins were examined for continuity and evidence of electrical activity (i.e. a series failure/melting of the conduc-tor) when possible. Multiple transformers from each test were then prepared for being unwound by sectioning thecore to identify any evidence of arcing between adjacent layers and/or turns and its location(s). Based on this test-ing, the location and/or occurrences of evidence of electrical activity found when unwinding a transformer may notconclusively classify it from having failed from internal heating or external heat exposure. However, most of theinduced internal heating failures resulted in evidence of electrical activity found only on the innermost windings.Most of the external heat exposure transformers resulted in evidence of electrical activity observed throughout theprimary windings. Energized transformers that failed from internal heating or oven exposure exhibited an OPENprimary winding lead wire to terminal pin with fusing of the primary lead wires. The testing also demonstrated thatthe operation of the transformer well beyond its overload capacity was not capable of igniting nearby combustiblesand winding insulation even when the thermal fuse was bypassed. Testing was also done on fuses to reflect dif-ferent conditions of rated current and over-current before and with simultaneous exposure to intense. These testswere done to determine the electrical response and damage to 1-6.3 amp rated 20 mm glass/ceramic wire fusesand plastic covered micro-fuses exposed to different conditions of current and external heat. The time required forthe fuse to open under different over-current conditions at room temperature and during fire exposure was record-ed. The electrical continuity across each fuse was measured after each test. Each fuse was photographed, visu-ally examined and the damage was characterized. The damage to the elements of a fast and slow blow 20 mmglass fuse, exhibiting damage representative of the sample set of the 20 fuses tested, was examined at high mag-nifications using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and compared with a control fuse. This study provides thefirst laboratory examination to determine the thermal and electrical history of this type of component and showsthat examination of the fuse element and/or fuse remains, if the fuse is open, can allow determination of how thefuse opened.

4:30 PMSo We Got Put On Notice, NOW WHAT?Author: Ivan VanDeWege

Often panic ensues when manufactures get put on notice that their product may have caused a fire or injuredsomebody. We will explore the forensic engineering process to better understand what to expect to keep the panicto a minimum. Some practical examples of what to do and what not to do will be given.


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Tuesday Room 3

8:00 AMConstraint Based Product Component Safety EvaluationAuthor: Jan Swart


9:00 AMImproved EN-60529 Dust Chamber for ip5x or ip6x enclosure testingAuthor: Michael Taylor

Europe requires Safety certification to EN61010 for Laboratory, & Measurement Equipment. Section 11.6 calls outprotection against Hazards from Liquids (and Dust) by testing the product enclosure to IEC 60529, the Dust test.This work describes the evaluation of the Dust Test Chamber detailed in IEC 60529, Figure-2 and the subsequentdesign of an improved dust test chamber. Deficiencies in the existing design and rational for improvement are dis-cussed. The resulting final design is discussed in detail and test data is presented to validate the improvementsto the recommended dust test chamber.

10:30 AMAn Introduction to Photo-Sensitive EpilepsyAuthor: Gary Tornquist

This paper defines and contrasts Photosensitive Epileptic (PSE) seizures with general epilepsy. The epidemiolo-gy of PSE is examined, including the effect of the seizures, % of the population susceptible; and the visual stimuliwhich may trigger a seizure. Some well-known PSE incidents are summarized. Safeguards to avoid PSE are pre-sented from medical consensus. This topic will be of interest to broadcasters, video creators and display manu-factures.

1:00 PMChina Standards and Conformity AssessAuthor: Steve Brody



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Tuesday Room 3

2:00 PMComputer Simulation Model for Simulated Surge Testing of Electrical Circuits and SystemsAuthor: Nosh Medora

Computer modeling may be used to accurately model an IEEE C62.41.2 Combination Wave surge generator andapply the simulated surge waveform to a modeled system to determine the immunity to surge voltages. Duringthe simulated surge tests, the designer can verify the suitability of the selected components, and, if necessary, judi-ciously perform a re-design at low cost and with little time expended. Furthermore, the designer can also observethe magnitude of the stresses imposed on the components by the simulated surge and thus determine the mag-nitude of the component voltages and currents, including dv/dt, di/dt, and the ringing frequency, thus allowing thedesigner to fully evaluate the adequacy, reliability and safety of the designed system.

The authors evaluated a surge generator model published in an IEEE paper in 2005 and determined that the modelwas inaccurate. Consequently, a new surge generator model was designed. The features of this new model aredemonstrated for four different simulation runs, using an electronic circuit with an L-C input line filter. The four runsinclude two operating conditions: a) with a surge suppressor in the circuit and b) with the surge suppressor open-circuited. The connected load includes: 1) a motor load and 2) a resistive load.

3:30 PMRoHS Data CollectionAuthor: Larry Yen


4:30 PMWarnings, Understanding and Applying General StandardsAuthor: Steve Hall

U.S. and European consensus standards for warnings can be confusing the uninitiated. This tutorial will introducethe U.S. standard (ANSI Z535-series) and international standards (ISO 3864-series, 9186-series, 7010, and oth-ers). These standards cover product safety signs and labels, symbols, safety information in instructions and otherwarnings topics. Highlights of the requirements and points of conflict between them will be discussed. Tips forchoosing which standards to conform with and how to conform with both will also be included. The history andresearch behind the standards will illuminate which requirements are critical for product safety.


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Tuesday PS101

8:00 AMDesigning for Product SafetyAuthor: Charles Bayhi

This presentation will provide you a better understanding of various Safety Certification Marks and processesincluding CB Certificates & Reports, as well as why manufacturers are required to secure Safety Certifications.

Although specifically focused to the technical requirements for Information Technology Equipment, this presenta-tion will be provide you with the basic principles of Product Safety, including definitions that apply to all products,items that affect safety, marking and instructions, grounding, protection from hazards, thermal and electricalrequirements and normal and abnormal testing.

9:00 AMThe 6 Hazards of Product SafetyAuthor: Bill Bisenius

Do you use the standards or do the standards use you?

The standards can be difficult to read, understand, and more importantly apply without knowing the intent of eachparagraph. This presentation will greatly help ALL product safety engineers from beginner to advanced, whetheryou work for a certification lab or work for a manufacturer. By understanding the “6 Hazards of Product Safety”,you will be able to determine the intent of any paragraph in any safety standard which is critical in developing areal working knowledge of the standards.

10:30 AMRisk of Fire – Enclosure Design & Internal PlasticsAuthor: Bill Bisenius

From the earliest days of electricity, Fire has been a primary safety concern. In fact, the origin of UL can be tracedto the first uses of electricity and the concern over potential fire hazards.

Perhaps the biggest changes in the safety standards over the past 25 years have been the development of fireprotection and prevention requirements. This presentation will turn the “Risk of Fire” requirements into an easy tounderstand concept. It will also outline simple steps in designing products to comply as well as provide valuableinsight into the tests that are used to verify end-product compliance.


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Tuesday PS101

1:00 PMDetermination of Clearances and Creepage DistancesAuthor: Lal Bahra

A clearance is the shortest distance through air between two conductive parts. A clearance is affected by themains transient voltage, maximum peak working voltage, pollution degree and altitude. A clearance is not affect-ed by RMS voltage and material tracking properties. Various standards prescribe clearances in the form of tables.Increase of voltage results in breakdown of a clearance. Electric strength is an indirect measure of a clearance.

A creepage distance is the shortest distance between two conductive parts along the surface of the material. Acreepage distance is affected by RMS or DC voltage, pollution degree and tracking properties of the material(material group). Creepage distance is not affected by peak working voltage, transients and altitude. Various stan-dards prescribe creepage distances in the form of tables.

2:00 PMUL Submittal Process for the ITE IndustryAuthor: Tyson Long

UL has been listening to feedback from its clients, large and small. Based on this feedback we have re-designedour submittal process to provide a significantly faster quoting service. Please take the time to attend our presen-tation and you will gain a clear understanding of how to quickly obtain a quote, UL terminology, and what techni-cal information we might request in order to process your work. At the end of the presentation, there will be a shortQ&A session. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

3:30 PMProduction Line TestingAuthor: Dwayne Davis

Conducting production line electrical safety tests on electrical products should not represent a shock hazard to theoperator. This paper reviews five of the Routine Safety Tests commonly specified by various electrical safety stan-dards. How they are conducted, what are they testing, and why they required:

Dielectric Withstand Test,Ground Continuity Test,Ground Bond TestLine Leakage, Insulation Resistance Test

We will also review Operator Training requirements of NFPA 70E and OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 subpart S ElectricalSafety Related Work Practices and How to Set up a Safe Electrical Safety Testing Workstation to avoid direct con-tact with energized circuits.


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Tuesday PS101

4:30 PMSurviving Factory InspectionsAuthor: Regan Arndt

Join us for a one-hour overview discussing the conduct of factory inspections and the Nationally RecognizedTesting Laboratory (NRTL) inspection process. This in-depth discussion will cover a number of topics includinghow to prepare for an inspection, and examine precautionary measures manufacturers can take to avoid fallinginto noncompliance and lose certification.

Discussion topics will include:

OSHA Requirements - Inspections & Follow-up Audits, Goods Inward Inspection, Production Line Inspection andRoutine Test, Routine Testing, Functional Test on Test and Measuring Equipment, Calibration of Safety Test andMeasuring Equipment, Changes to Certified Products And more.


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Documents

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