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Bonding

Bonding is a technique which is often not covered in textbooks and articles for electronic designers as a separate topic. Mostly it gets mentioned in passing whilst other topics such as filtering, shielding, or cable shielding are being described. Books and articles on systems and installations are more likely to have a section on bonding, but it is sometimes (potentially confusingly) called earthing or grounding.

“EMC for Product Designers, Third Edition”, Tim Williams, Newnes 2001, ISBN 0-7506-4930-5, www.bh.com/newnes — Chapter 6.

“EMC for Systems and Installations”, Tim Williams and Keith Armstrong, Newnes 2000, ISBN 0-7506-4167-3, www.bh.com/newnes — Chapter 5.

“Electromagnetic Compatibility”, Jasper J Goedbloed, Prentice Hall, 1992, ISBN 0-13-249293-8 — Chapters 7 and 8.

“EMC and Electrical Safety Design Manuals – Volume 2: EMC Design Techniques – Part 1”, York EMC Services Ltd, 2002, ISBN 1-902009-06-1, sales@yorkemc.co.uk, phone: +44 (0)1904 434 440.

“Design Techniques for EMC”, Keith Armstrong, a series of 6 articles in the EMC Compliance Journal in 1999. An updated version can be downloaded from: www.compliance-club.com/KeithArmstrongPortfolio.

“EMC for Systems and Installations – Parts 1 to 5”, Keith Armstrong, the first five in a series of 6 articles in the EMC Compliance Journal in 2000, from: www.compliance-club.com/KeithArmstrongPortfolio.

“EMC Testing”, Tim Williams and Keith Armstrong, a series of seven articles in the EMC Compliance Journal, February 2001 - March 2002, from: www.compliance-club.com/KeithArmstrongPortfolio.