SLVUCK7A november 2022 – july 2023 TPSF12C1 , TPSF12C1-Q1
Figure 3-2 shows a typical EMI measurement setup. A line impedance stabilization network (LISN) in series with each supply line and a good EMI receiver provide a measurement of the total EMI that includes DM and CM propagation components. Appropriate addition or subtraction of the total noise measurement from each LISN, designated as V1 and V2 in Figure 3-2, enables an examination of CM and DM noise signatures, respectively.
The AC/DC regulator has internal high-dv/dt switching nodes that can capacitively couple CM noise to the chassis. As such, verifying the Y-capactiors in the EMI filter are closely referenced to the chassis is imperative, as illustrated in Figure 3-2. The Y-capacitors can then return the CM noise current back to the noise source in a tight conduction loop. Otherwise, the noise current can flow in the reference ground plane back to the LISNs, rendering the EMI filter less effective.