Alter Technology TUV NORD - EMC Laboratory
About
Alter Technology, part of the TUV NORD Group, runs its EMC laboratory on Calle de la Majada in Tres Cantos, north of Madrid, and it is the most space-oriented EMC facility in this directory outside the European Space Agency's own sites. It is accredited by ENAC under scope 345/LE808 for EMC testing to UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025 and is EU Notified Body number 2031 for the EMC Directive and the Radio Equipment Directive, as well as an approved Conformity Assessment Body under European mutual recognition agreements with third countries. Alongside the conventional directive work for CE marking it covers MIL-STD-461, RTCA/DO-160 and the European space standard ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, with multiple chambers allowing parallel testing. The space-specific test list is what sets it apart, and almost none of it exists elsewhere here: inrush current and latch current limiter tests, custom voltage and current spikes, micro-short-circuit and micro-open faults injected on the power bus, slow voltage transients, and bespoke electrostatic discharge pulses. It also performs the ESCC method 24500 Sniff and Spray tests - the European Space Component Coordination procedures where Sniff measures radiated emissions and Spray applies radiated immunity, used to evaluate shielding on flight hardware. For the nuclear energy sector it measures static and slowly varying magnetic fields using two series-connected Helmholtz coils, and it designs, builds and characterises custom line impedance stabilisation networks in the frequency domain when a programme needs a LISN that does not exist off the shelf. Industries served span space and aerospace, defence, aeronautics, Big Science, telecommunications, railway, alarm systems, industrial electronics and nuclear energy. Chamber dimensions, frequency ranges and field strengths are not published. Specialisations are space EMC to ECSS and ESCC, Sniff and Spray shielding evaluation, power bus fault injection, custom LISN design, and Helmholtz coil magnetic field measurement.
Accreditations
| Accreditation |
|---|
| ISO/IEC 17025 |
| EMC Directive 2014/30/EU |
| Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU |
Testing Services
| Test Type | Applicable Standards |
|---|---|
| Radiated Emissions | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, ESCC No. 24500 (Sniff), MIL-STD-461G RE101, MIL-STD-461G RE102, RTCA/DO-160G Section 21, EN 55011, EN 55032, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4, EN 50121-3-2 |
| Conducted Emissions | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, MIL-STD-461G CE101, MIL-STD-461G CE102, RTCA/DO-160G Section 21, EN 55011, EN 55032, EN 61000-6-3, EN 61000-6-4 |
| Radiated Immunity | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, ESCC No. 24500 (Spray), MIL-STD-461G RS103, RTCA/DO-160G Section 20, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2 |
| Conducted Immunity | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, MIL-STD-461G CS114, RTCA/DO-160G Section 20, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-6-1, EN 61000-6-2 |
| Radiated Susceptibility | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, ESCC No. 24500 (Spray), MIL-STD-461G RS101, MIL-STD-461G RS103, MIL-STD-461G RS105 |
| Conducted Susceptibility | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, MIL-STD-461G CS101, MIL-STD-461G CS114, MIL-STD-461G CS115, MIL-STD-461G CS116, Inrush current and LCL tests, Custom voltage and current spikes, Micro-short-circuit and micro-open on power bus, Slow voltage transients |
| ESD | EN 61000-4-2, ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, Custom ESD pulse profiles, MIL-STD-461G CS118 |
| EFT/Burst | EN 61000-4-4, IEC 61000-4-4 |
| Surge Immunity | EN 61000-4-5, IEC 61000-4-5, RTCA/DO-160G Section 22 |
| Harmonics & Flicker | EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3 |
| Voltage Dips/Interrupts | EN 61000-4-11, EN 61000-4-29 |
| Power Frequency Magnetic Field | EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-9, MIL-STD-461G RS101, Helmholtz coil static and slow-varying magnetic field measurement |
| Bulk Current Injection (BCI) | MIL-STD-461G CS114, RTCA/DO-160G Section 20 |
| Pre-Compliance Testing | ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, MIL-STD-461G, RTCA/DO-160G, EN 61000-4-3 |
| Military EMC | MIL-STD-461E, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-461G, MIL-STD-464 |
| MIL-STD-461 | MIL-STD-461E, MIL-STD-461F, MIL-STD-461G |
| Commercial Aviation EMC | RTCA/DO-160G Section 19, RTCA/DO-160G Section 20, RTCA/DO-160G Section 21, RTCA/DO-160G Section 22 |
| Railway EMC | EN 50121-3-2, EN 50121-4 |
| Radio Equipment Testing | ETSI EN 301 489-1, ETSI EN 301 489-3, ETSI EN 301 489-17, ETSI EN 300 328, Directive 2014/53/EU |
| Product Safety | EN 62368-1, EN 61010-1, EN 60204-1, Directive 2014/35/EU, Directive 2006/42/EC |
Certifications / Marks
| Certification |
|---|
| CE |
| Notified Body 2031 certificates (EMC Directive and RED) |
| ENAC 345/LE808 accredited test reports |
| ECSS space qualification test evidence |
| ESCC No. 24500 Sniff and Spray reports |
Industries Served
| Industry |
|---|
| Aerospace & Defense |
| Military |
| Nuclear |
| Telecommunications |
| Railway |
| Industrial Equipment |
| Radio & Wireless |
| Energy & Power |
| Consumer Electronics |
Major Equipment
| Equipment |
|---|
| Multiple EMC test chambers allowing parallel testing |
| Two series-connected Helmholtz coils for static and slow-varying magnetic fields |
| Custom-designed, built and frequency-characterised LISNs |
| Power bus fault injection equipment (micro-short-circuit, micro-open) |
| Inrush current and latch current limiter (LCL) test set-up |
| Custom voltage and current spike generators |
| Slow voltage transient generator |
| Custom ESD pulse generator |
| ESCC No. 24500 Sniff and Spray test set-ups |
| EMI receiver |
| Spectrum analyser |
| LISN |
| CDN |
| BCI injection probes |
| ESD simulator |
| EFT/burst generator |
| Surge generator |
| Harmonics and flicker analyser |
| RF power amplifiers and immunity antennas |
| On-site engineering support capability |
