The　model　of　electromagnetic　interference　(EMI)　receiver　is　critical　for　conductive　EMI　simulation　technique　with　full　circuit　time-domain　simulation.　The　EMI　spectrum　characteristics　with　different　control　strategies　has　been　analyzed　which　points　out　that　sideband　effects　in　the　EMI　noise　spectrums　would　exist　with　variable　frequency　and/or　variable　duty　cycle　controls.　The　sideband　effects　and　the　bandwidth　of　the　EMI　receiver　are　the　key　reasons　for　the　spectrum　differences　between　fast　Fourier　transform　(FFT)　analysis　and　results　of　EMI　receiver.　A　method　was　proposed,　via　experiments,　to　get　the　practical　band-pass　characteristics　of　IF　(intermediate　frequency)　filter　of　the　EMI　receiver,　and　mathematical　model　based　on　Gaussian　function　was　then　induced.　Phase-frequency　characteristics　of　IF　filter　of　the　EMI　receiver　was　analyzed　by　an　experiment　and　it　has　little　impact　on　the　output　of　IF　filter.　Thus　the　influence　of　phase-frequency　characteristics　of　IF　filter　can　be　neglected.　Based　on　analysis　of　the　common　waveform　of　the　switch-mode　power　supply,　the　suitable　bandwidth　of　the　EMI　receiver　was　determined　to　get　the　precise　EMI　receiver　model.　At　last,　the　noise　tests　had　been　performed　to　verify　the　effectiveness　and　the　accuracy　of　the　model.　©　2019　Chin.　Soc.　for　Elec.　Eng.