An electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test cell

An electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test cell has an electromagnetically screening enclosure which is rectangular in cross-section with a length and first and second pairs of opposed side walls. A first antenna array comprises a first array of conductors extending lengthwise in the enclosure distributed at positions between the first pair of side walls to produce, when energised in TEM-mode, an electric field in a first test region of the enclosure which is predominantly polarised in a direction parallel to the first pair of side walls. Second and third antenna arrays comprising respective second and third arrays of conductors extend lengthwise in the enclosure on opposite sides of the first test region. The conductors of each of the second and third arrays are distributed at positions between the second pair of side walls to produce, when energised in balanced TEM-mode, an electric field in a second test region between the second and third arrays which is predominantly polarised in a direction parallel to the second pair of side walls. Feeds connect to a feed end of the conductors of each array to energise the arrays, and impedance matched termination of the conductors of the arrays is provided. The resulting test cell can be energised either vertically or horizontally and provides a relatively large area of relatively uniform field.