“Spirit of Reverb Chambers” by IEEE EMC Benelux Chapter and NEPIT
The IEEE EMC Benelux Chapter and NEPIT hosted the "Spirit of Reverb Chambers" public event on March 7, 2025, at the University of Twente. The event was also shared with the IEEE EMC German Chapter and was linked to the first Network Wide Event (NWE-I) hosted by the MSCA Doctoral Network NEPIT and attended by more than 30 reverberation chamber enthusiasts.
The morning began with an overview by NEPIT Coordinator Prof. dr. ir. Frank Leferink and was kicked off by Prof. Valter Mariani Primiani from Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM), who delivered an enlightening lecture on the "Mathematical Fundamentals of Reverberation Chambers (RC). This workshop gave a thorough grasp of the statistical behaviour of RCs and challenged conventional conventions.
Following the break, Assistant Professor dr.ir. Niek Moonen introduced Prof. Ramiro Serra of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a distinguished lecturer for the IEEE EMC Society 20252026. Prof. Serra spoke about the metrology elements of RCs and correlation measurements within them. His lecture focused on the concepts of radiated EMC measurements in RCs, including statistical field uniformity and measuring methodology. He also investigated measurement uncertainty and the effect of field correlations on intrinsic field uncertainty.
The program switched to Mathias Magdowski of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU), who presented "Robust, Precise, Fast - Choose Two for Radiated EMC Measurements!". Recorded and available via https://youtu.be/fRc6BobFm3g and Slides: https://cloud.ovgu.de/s/ZfTGfdiqd2fY2po
He underlined the importance of using RCs and Total Radiated Power restrictions when monitoring radiated emissions from large objects. He compared emission measurements and immunity testing between RCs and semi-anechoic chambers, emphasizing the need of understanding the process, similar to cooking, where doubling components does not imply doubling the oven temperature.
Finally, Vasso Gkatsi successfully defended her PhD on "Risk-based EMC Engineering for Susceptibility Exposure" through the MSCA PETER project. Congratulations, Dr. Vasso Gkatsi.
The day conclused with networking drinks.