EMI/EMC and Electrical Safety Test Facility, IIT Kanpur

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The EMI/EMC and Electrical Safety Test Facility at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was established in 2019 with major funding from BIRAC, the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, and occupies rooms 201H and 202H of the Diamond Jubilee Academic Complex on the IIT Kanpur campus. It is NABL accredited and is coordinated by Prof. M. Jaleel Akhtar, a Fellow of the IEEE, the Indian National Academy of Engineering and IETE with more than twenty years in the field, with Prof. A. R. Harish as alternate coordinator. The facility is built around a 3 metre semi-anechoic chamber with dedicated control and amplifier rooms and a fully automated EMC measurement system, plus a modern electrical safety analyser - so a medical device can be taken through both the IEC 60601-1-2 electromagnetic compatibility requirements and the IEC 60601-1 electrical safety requirements in one visit, which is the specific gap the facility was funded to close. Accredited and published standards cover IEC 60601-1-2 and IEC 60601-1 for medical equipment, IEC 61010-1 for measurement and laboratory equipment, IEC 61000-4-3 radio frequency immunity, and the CISPR 11, 14, 15, 32 and 35 emission and immunity families for industrial, household, lighting and multimedia products. Its stated mission is affordable testing for Indian medical device developers, addressing a widespread lack of EMC compliance awareness among medical professionals and start-ups, and it serves electronics manufacturers, the automotive sector and small-scale industry alongside medical devices. Specialisations are medical device EMC and electrical safety, affordable testing for start-ups and small manufacturers, and academic research-backed EMC investigation.

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