RF Radiated Emissions from Electric Vehicles – Regulatory Challenges
Details
On Thursday, October 23, 2025, the IEEE Central Illinois Section will host a technical talk on the topic of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). The Peoria-based event will focus on radio frequency (RF) emissions of electric vehicle (EV) powertrains. This is an in-person and online (i.e., hybrid) event.
EXTERNAL REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:
Attendees must register using IEEE vTools: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505346
ABSTRACT:
Unlike internal combustion engines, electric powertrain in automotive applications pose much greater challenges in meeting regulatory requirements with respect to far-field radiated RF emissions. This talk will review the basic physical mechanisms of the EV powertrain that contribute toward RF emissions from the vehicle. Various mitigation techniques are summarized along with the engineering tradeoffs they create. Current and future regulatory requirements are also reviewed.
SPEAKER BIO:
Keith Frazier served as Senior Technical Leader of Electromagnetic Compatibility for Ford Motor Company responsible for oversight of all EMC design of Ford automotive products worldwide. His interests include system/subsystem design and analysis for EMC. Between receiving his BSEE from Purdue University in 1976 and joining Ford in 1990, Keith served as an EMC and TEMPEST design engineer for various automotive and aerospace firms including GM, Lockheed, and Magnavox Government Electronics. He is a Life Senior Member of IEEE and has authored and presented multiple technical papers and presentations at regional and international symposiums. Keith has authored and co-authored multiple SAE and ISO immunity standards as an active member of the USTAG to CISPR D and ISO TC22/SC32/WG3 international standards committees. In 2008, Keith served as Technical Papers Co-chair for the 2008 IEEE EMC Symposium held in Detroit, Michigan. In the fall of 2023, he was elected member at large of the EMC Society’s Board of Governors and Officers at Large for 2024-2026.