Requirement for Construction Equipment Vehicles (CEVs) in India is continuously growing due to India’s focus on infrastructure development. Technology in the automotive industry has evolved rapidly in recent times and it is also adding new dimensions to the compliance to Electromagnetic Interference, Susceptibility (EMI/EMC) and Safety. EMC and Safety requirements of CEVs are internationally governed by ISO 13766, Part 1 & Part 2. This paper discusses the significance of each aspect specified in these standards and its applicability. Due to nature of work carried out by construction equipment, there is absolutely no scope for compromise on safety for the same.
Although Construction equipment standards are based on automotive standards, there are few additional tests which are part of ISO 13766, Part 1 and 2. This paper explains each aspect with practical case study. It also provides general EMC guidelines and precautions to be followed during design validation and product validation. It also provides information on basic “thumb-rules” related to component selection, placement, shielding, grounding, etc. Considering current CMVR requirement in India, AIS 160 (for ICE CEVs) & AIS 174 (for Electric Power Train CEVs) are already published and this paper can help OEMs to mitigate their EMC problems at early stage and to shorten their development cycle.