Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) can be considered as the ability of the electromagnetic apparatus to function satisfactorily without interfering the others or being interfered by the others. Nowadays, the conformity of electromagnetic products to corresponding EMC standards becomes of importance in order to cope with the mandatory requirements prescribed by the global market. The EMC conformity becomes the main part of quality assurance and safety of products. This paper presents the state-of-the-art EMC conformity of products in Indonesia from regulation and technical point of view. Survey on the quo-vadis of EMC regulation in the country by communicating with some governmental bodies has been conducted. At the same time, the EMC conformity of some products i.e. television and refrigerator in domestic market by conducting EMC testing on them including emission and immunity test was investigated. It is realized that regulations on EMC are not established yet because the responsible authorities has not assigned yet. Therefore, EMC conformity is not mandatory yet for manufactured or imported products in domestic market. However, mandatory standard of EMC will be implemented in earliest 2015. Moreover, EMC testing showed that the products under testing are mostly not conforming to EMC standards. Those products did not meet, either emission/immunity requirements or both. This fact emphasizes the need of establishing mandatory EMC regulation as well as responsible authorities. Keywords: electromagnetic compatibility, conformity, interference, safety
STATE-OF-THE-ART EMC REGULATION AND CONFORMITY OF PRODUCTS IN INDONESIA
