Overview
Note: the document excerpt you provided is from IEC publications on pulse techniques - specifically Pulse techniques and apparatus – Part 2: Pulse measurement and analysis, general considerations (IEC 60469-2 / IEC 469-2). The reference you gave (IEC 60364-5-52:2009/COR1:2011) appears to be different; this summary is based only on the pulse-measurement content supplied.
This standard defines terms and describes general techniques and procedures for time-domain pulse measurements and pulse waveform analysis. It is device-agnostic - focusing on principles and measurement processes rather than specific instruments - to enable consistent communication of pulse measurement results and to support other standards for pulse apparatus.
Key topics
- Scope and objectives
- Definitions of pulse measurement terms and measurement process.
- General procedures applicable across technologies and disciplines.
- Waveform formats
- Pictorial, equational and sampled formats (periodic/aperiodic, real/equivalent time).
- Pulse measurement process
- Two main sub-processes: pulse-to-waveform conversion and pulse waveform analysis.
- Five basic operations in conversion: transduction, transmission, conversion, correction, and storage.
- Importance of transfer function determination, calibration and limits of error.
- Waveform epoch techniques
- Epoch expansion and contraction for determining time and magnitude reference lines.
- Analysis topics
- Single-pulse and transition waveform analysis.
- Complex waveform analysis: pulse trains, bursts, superposition and time-relationship analysis.
- Evaluation of distortion, jitter and fluctuation.
- Statistical aspects
- Concepts such as state of statistical control, dispersion, resolution and error; linkage to ISO 3534 for statistical vocabulary.
Applications
- Development, calibration and validation of high-speed measurement systems and oscilloscopes.
- Design and testing of pulse-generating devices (radar, pulsed lasers, digital logic transitions).
- Signal integrity and transient analysis in electronics, communications and RF systems.
- Measurement procedure and quality control in laboratories performing time-domain pulse characterization.
- Reference for standards writers and test-method developers who need device-independent measurement principles.
Who should use this standard
- Test engineers and laboratory managers in electronics, RF and photonics.
- Instrument manufacturers and calibration houses.
- Standards developers and technical committees defining device- or application-specific measurement methods.
- Researchers working on transient, pulse and time-domain signal analysis.
Related standards
- IEC 469-1 / Publication 469-1: Pulse terms and definitions (referenced for terminology).
- ISO 3534: Statistics - vocabulary and symbols (for statistical terms).
- Application-specific IEC/ISO standards and instrument-specific calibration procedures (for implementation details).
Keywords: pulse measurement, pulse waveform analysis, time domain measurements, waveform formats, transduction, jitter analysis, pulse trains, IEC pulse standards.
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