ECMA 160 : 2ED 92
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DETERMINATION OF SOUND POWER LEVELS OF COMPUTER AND BUSINESS EQUIPMENT USING SOUND INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS; SCANNING METHOD IN CONTROLLED ROOMS
12-01-2013
1 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Field of Application
1.3 Character of noise radiated by the source
1.4 Measurement uncertainty
2 Conformance
3 References
4 Definitions
4.1 Dynamic capability index, L[d]
4.2 Field indicators F[+/-] and F[pl]
4.3 Measurement distance
4.4 Measurement surface
4.5 Measurement segment
4.6 Probe
4.7 Pressure-residual intensity index, delta[PI[0]]
4.8 Scan
4.9 Sound Intensity
4.10 Scan
4.11 Sound pressure
4.12 Stationary signal
5 Acoustical environment
5.1 Criterion for adequacy of the environment
5.2 Extraneous intensity
5.3 Wind, gas flows, vibration and temperature
5.4 Configuration of the surroundings
6 Instrumentation
6.1 General
6.2 Calibration and field check
7 Installation and operation of equipment under test
7.1 General
7.2 Installation of equipment
7.3 Equipment operation
8 Measurement of normal sound intensity component levels
8.1 The scan
8.2 The initial measurement surface
8.3 Initial test
9 Calculation of sound power levels
9.1 Calculation of partial sound powers for each segment
of the measurement surface
9.2 Calculation of sound power level of the equipment
under test
9.3 Calculation of A-weighted sound power level of equipment
under test
10 Information to be recorded
10.1 General
10.2 Equipment under test
10.3 Acoustic environment
10.4 Instrumentation
10.5 Measurement procedure
10.6 Acoustical data
10.7 Conformance to this Standard
11 Information to be reported
Annex A - Calculation of field indicators
Annex B - Procedure for achieving desired grade of accuracy
Annex C - The effects of airflow on measurement of sound
intensity
Annex D - The effect of sound absorption within the
measurement surface
Annex E - Measurement surface and scanning procedure
Annex F - Determination of sound power levels using L[W[I[i]]]
and L[I[n[i]]]
Annex G - Main differences between the second and the first
editions
Annex H - Main differences between ISO 9614-2 and ECMA-160
Specifies a procedure for the determination of sound power levels of computers and business equipment under its normal operating conditions (see ECMA-74), by using sound intensity measurements in rooms other than dedicated acoustical laboratories.
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Standard
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PublisherName |
European Computer Manufacturers Association
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Status |
Current
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Standards | Relationship |
ISO 9614-2:1996 | Corresponds |
ECMA 109 : 7ED 2016 | DECLARED NOISE EMISSION VALUES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT |
ECMA/TR 62 : 1ED 93 | PRODUCT NOISE EMISSION OF COMPUTER BUSINESS EQUIPMENT |
ECMA/TR 27 : 2ED 95 | METHOD FOR THE PREDICTION OF INSTALLATION NOISE LEVELS |
ISO 2204:1979 | Acoustics Guide to International Standards on the measurement of airborne acoustical noise and evaluation of its effects on human beings |
IEC 60942:2003 | Electroacoustics - Sound calibrators |
ISO 9296:2017 | Acoustics — Declared noise emission values of information technology and telecommunications equipment |
ISO/IEC 11160-1:1996 | Information technology Office equipment Minimum information to be included in specification sheets Printers Part 1: Class 1 and Class 2 printers |
ISO/IEC 11159:1996 | Information technology — Office equipment — Minimum information to be included in specification sheets — Copying machines |
ISO 6926:2016 | Acoustics Requirements for the performance and calibration of reference sound sources used for the determination of sound power levels |
ECMA 109 : 7ED 2016 | DECLARED NOISE EMISSION VALUES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT |
ECMA/TR 27 : 2ED 95 | METHOD FOR THE PREDICTION OF INSTALLATION NOISE LEVELS |
ISO 7779:2010 | Acoustics Measurement of airborne noise emitted by information technology and telecommunications equipment |
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