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STANDARD 60068-2-64
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Environmental testing
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Test Fh: Vibration, broad-band random
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Part 2:
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 Publication 68-2-64 de la CEI IEC Publication 68-2-64
(Première édition - 1993) (First edition - 1993)

Essais d’environnement Environmental testing

Partie 2: Méthodes d’essai Part 2: Test methods

Essai Fh: Test Fh:
Vibrations aléatoires à large bande Vibration, broad-band random
(asservissement numérique) et guide (digital control) and guidance

CORRIGENDUM 1

Page 56, tableau B.3

Remplacer le tableau existant par le nouveau tableau B.3 ci-dessous:

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Tableau B.3 – Type de fenêtre et facteur W correspondant

Fonction fenêtre Facteur W

Rectangle 1
Triangle 1,33
Hamming (0,54 + 0,46 cos χ) 1,36
Hanning (0,5 + 0,5 cos χ) 1,50
Blackman-Harris (4 termes) 2,00

Page 57, table B.3

Replace the existing table with the new table B.3 below:

Table B.3 – Type of window function and corresponding factor W

Window function Factor W

Rectangle 1
Triangle 1,33
Hamming (0,54 + 0,46 cos χ) 1,36
Hanning (0,5 + 0,5 cos χ) 1,50
Blackman-Harris (4-term) 2,00

Octobre 1993 October 1993

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CONTENTS

Page

FOREWORD 5

INTRODUCTION 9

Clause

1 Object 11
2 Normative references 11
3 Definitions 13
4 Requirements for testing 19
4.1 General 19
4.2 Vibration response investigation 21
4.3 Testing with random excitation 21
4.4 Mounting 25
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5 Severities 25
5.1 General 25
5.2 Test frequency range 27
5.3 Acceleration spectral density 27
5.4 Shape of acceleration spectral density curve 27
5.5 Duration of testing 27
6 Pre-conditioning 27
7 Initial measurements 29
8 Testing 29
8.1 General 29
8.2 Vibration response investigation 29
8.3 Low-level excitation for equalization prior to testing 31
8.4 Random vibration testing 31
8.5 Intermediate measurements 33
8.6 Final vibration response investigation 33
9 Recovery 33
10 Final measurements 33
11 Information to be given in the relevant specification 33

Annexes
A Vibration response investigation 37
B Guidance 45
C Conversion between percentage values and dB 69
Tables
1 Frequency resolution, method 1 23
2 Factor a and bias error for rectangular window function 25
3 Test frequency range 27
B.1 Lower resonance frequency limits for a given bias error for 200 frequency lines 47

B.2 Accuracy of acceleration spectral density versus degrees of freedom for different
confidence levels 55
B.3 Type of window function and corresponding factor W 57
C.1 Conversion 69
Figures 73
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