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I.S. EN IEC 60318-8:2022

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Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 8: Acoustic coupler for high-frequency measurements of hearing aids and earphones coupled to the ear by means of ear inserts

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English

Published date

07-06-2022

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FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
4 Mechanical design of the 0,4 cm3 coupler
5 Calibration
6 Coupling of receivers and hearing aids to the coupler
7 Maximum permitted expanded uncertainty for coupler conformance testing
Annex A (informative) Example of a method for verification of the effective volume of the coupler
Annex B (informative) Example of a method for the measurement of the acoustic transfer impedance of the 0,4 cm3 coupler
Annex C (informative) Example of one specific design of the coupler
Annex D (informative) Electrical analogue representation of the coupler as a tube model
Annex E (informative) Example assessments of conformance to specifications of this document
Bibliography

This part of IEC 60318 describes an acoustic coupler for loading a hearing aid or insert earphone with a specified acoustic impedance when testing its acoustic performance, in the frequency range up to 16 kHz.

DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
978-2-8322-1092-5
Pages
82
ProductNote
The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document.
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
IEC 60318-8:2022 Identical
EN IEC 60318-8:2022 Identical

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