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Electrical hazards in the automotive environment

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Standards for the protection of automotive electronics

All the hazards indicated above are described by several standards bodies such as the

Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE), the Automotive Electronic Council (AEC) and the

International Standard Organization (ISO).

standards regarding electrical hazards, this document mainly concerns the cases

considering such standards.

a.

ISO 10605: standard for “Electrostatic discharges” due to human body discharging inside a vehicle applied to a

complete system

b.

ISO 7637 standard for “Electrical disturbances from conduction and coupling