Steps for the proper development of an EMC Control Plan

The development of a major electronic product in a company is usually preceded by the writing of an EMC Control Plan. The EMC Control Plan is written by the senior electromagnetic compatibility engineer and eventually reviewed and approved by management. A product being developed will adhere to the EMC Control Plan. The quality of the EMC Control Plans vary, depending on who writes it, how important is EMC in the culture of the company, the importance of the product itself to the future profitability of the company, and how innovative is the product to be developed. Nevertheless, the proper writing of an EMC Control Plan is crucial to the development of a product that is well designed with EMC in mind. In this work we outlined all the aspects of a well written EMC Control Plan. A well written EMC Control Plan outlines not only testing but design, development, and manufacturing issues. It is intended that present and future EMC engineers could use this EMC Control Plan as a baseline for their companies.