Keith Frazier

There is considerable controversy regarding the impact on AM radio reception from electric powertrain sourced EMI.   Viewpoints span not only on the technical challenges of managing EMI levels but also the importance of AM radio to the general public.  Example:  Many believe AM radio is a critical element for Emergency Alert System EAS.  This talk covers the basic physical concepts of AM radio reception in automotive applications in addition to review of the dominate coupling mechanisms between the vehicle antenna and the electric powertrain.  With that basic understanding, potential mitigation strategies are reviewed.  The customer impact is also explored leveraging a variety of sources of data.

Biography:

Keith Frazier is a Life Senior Member of IEEE and has been practicing EMC engineer for over 48 years.  Prior to his retirement from Ford Motor Company in February 2025, Keith served as Ford’s Senior Technical Leader of Electromagnetic Compatibility with responsibility and oversite of all EMC design of automotive products worldwide. He has been the author for all Ford global EMC requirements for vehicles, subsystem and components since 2002.  His interests include system/subsystem design and analysis for EMC.  Between receiving his BSEE from Purdue University in 1976 and joining Ford in 1990, Keith served as an EMC and TEMPEST design engineer for various automotive and aerospace firms including GM, Lockheed and Magnavox Government Electronics (now Raytheon).  He authored and presented multiple technical papers and presentations at regional and international symposia.  Keith has authored and co-authored multiple SAE, ISO and CISPR D standards as an active member of the USTAG to ISO TC22/SC32/WG3 and CISPR D international standards committees.  Keith served as Technical Papers Co-chair for the 2008 IEEE EMC Symposium held in Detroit Michigan.  In the fall of 2023, he was elected member at large of the EMC Society’s Board of Governors for 2024-2026.

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