Low-Frequency Shielding of a Circular Loop Electromagnetic Field Source

The problem of low-frequency shielding of a loop axially perpendicular to a plane shield of infinite extent is analyzed by 1) the thin shield work of S. Levy, 2) solution of the vector wave equation, and 3) application of the transmission theory of shielding of Schelkunoff. Experimental data are obtained and compared with results of parts 1) and 3) in the frequency range 100 Hz to 50 kHz. The first analytical technique is not general, and the limits of applicability of the results are discussed. In the second solution, which is general, expressions are derived for the total electric and magnetic fields on both sides of and within the shield. The resulting expression for shielding effectiveness is not solved because of its complexity. The results of the third theory are adapted to the problem. The shielding effectiveness expression S = R + A + B is computer evaluated for the six shields considered (1/16-inch and 1/8-inch thick aluminum, copper, and steel). Although some approximations are made, this analytical method is the most useful in predicting the insertion loss of the shield, since the theory includes those parameters neglected in the first analytical technique.     

Radiation properties of a pigtail-terminated coaxial transmissionline

The method of moments is used to study the shielding effectiveness of a pigtail-terminated shielded wire (coaxial line) above a perfectly conducting ground plane. Numerical computations are performed in the RF frequency range, i.e. 25-1000 MHz. Pigtail wires on either or both ends of the shield are considered. Results are compared to those from the ungrounded case (floating shield). Results show that the presence of pigtail wires as ground connections at RF frequencies is undesirable and may further enhance radiation. The impedance terminations have a small effect on the shielding effectiveness of the antenna structure     

Shielding Performance of Triply Shielded Coaxial Cables

We determine the shielding effectiveness of a triply shielded coaxial cable and compare it to the performance of a singly shielded cable. Then we apply well-known transmission-line theory to make a parametric study of the shielding performance as a function of the geometrical and electrical parameters of the braids. We suppose that the three braids are homogeneous, in order to use exact expressions relating the transfer impedance to the shield characteristics. We study the influence of the intersheath space on screening effectiveness and on the intersheath resonances. To damp these resonances, a material having a low conductivity could be used between the braids. To improve the shielding at low frequencies, an intermediate copper braid can be replaced by a ferromagnetic material. We take into account the variation of the permeability as a function of frequency and we point out, in this case, the effect of the intersheath space.     

Cable Shielding Effectiveness Testing

This paper discusses an improved method of measuring the effectiveness of cable shielding and describes the results of tests on single- and multi-branched cables. Effects of significant shielding parameters of cables are also reported. These are the the effect of number of shield braid layers, braid material, braid angle, optical coverage, cable length, and wire size. The test method permits measurement of long specimens using high currents with a uniform current distribution along the cable shield. Measurements were made in the frequency range 0.5 to 100 MHz. The method is offered as a standard technique for measuring the shielding effectiveness* of shielded cables.     

低频脉冲磁场对屏蔽体耦合特性的试验研究

低频脉冲磁场对屏蔽体的耦合效应与低频磁场自身参数、屏蔽体尺寸、材料特性及屏蔽体结构有关,作用过程比较复杂,实际耦合强度和规律应以试验研究结果确定。目前关于时变磁场的研究成果主要集中在单频磁场、快沿磁场等方面,而且效应试验研究较少。针对此种情况,文章选取钢板、纯铁板和铜板等几种常用的金属材料,制作了相应的屏蔽体缩比模型,利用低频脉冲磁场模拟试验系统研究了两者的耦合规律,分析了电磁参数等因素对耦合特性的影响,在一定程度上弥补了目前研究成果的不足。     

低频脉冲磁场中磁屏蔽体磁饱和效应的试验研究

针对磁屏蔽体在低频脉冲磁场环境中可能存在的磁饱和问题,利用试验方法开展了磁饱和效应研究,证实了常规工程屏蔽体可在低频脉冲磁场环境中达到磁饱和状态,并通过观测屏蔽效能的变化获得了磁饱和规律,同时分析了磁饱和效应对屏蔽效能的影响及其与屏蔽体的材料磁导率、壳体厚度、外形尺寸等参数的关系.研究表明：磁屏蔽体屏蔽效能在磁饱和效应影响下,呈现出明显的动态变化特点,具有与屏蔽壳体磁导率类似的变化趋势;壳体厚度2 mm以内、长宽高为2 m×2 m×2 m左右的屏蔽体在上升时间为300μs、持续时间为1.2 ms的磁场环境中,达到磁饱和状态的磁化场强度约为10 mT,其磁饱和难易程度与磁导率及外形尺寸负相关,与壳体厚度正相关.试验研究结果与理论分析结论一致,可为磁屏蔽体的科学合理设计提供参考,具有较高的工程应用价值.     

多层圆筒屏蔽特性计算中的矩阵法

采用矩阵方法分析多层圆筒屏蔽体对内部场的屏蔽特性。对位于屏蔽空间中心的激励沿径向传播的电磁波进行了研究。考虑了多层圆筒屏蔽体的直径、各个屏蔽材料层的媒质参数以及屏蔽层的厚度。分析了在屏蔽空间内到达多层圆筒屏蔽体的电磁波以及穿过多层圆筒屏蔽体的电磁波。利用麦克斯韦方程在各个圆筒屏蔽层的分界处的边界条件,建立相应的矩阵方程。利用矩阵之间的关系,给出了任意多层圆筒屏蔽体的反射系数、屏蔽系统及屏效的完整形     

基于有限元方法的波导管结构电磁屏蔽屏蔽效能分析

提出一种在屏蔽箱体孔缝结构的外部增加截止波导管结构的方法,利用截止波导管对高频电磁波的衰减作用来提高屏蔽箱体屏蔽效能。基于有限元法分别对截止波导管的长度、厚度及其形状进行仿真,仿真结果表明:在0.1 GHz~1 GHz频率范围内,随着截止波导管长度及厚度的增加屏蔽箱体屏蔽效能提高15d B以上,圆形和矩形截止波导管对屏蔽效能影响不大。根据实际情况合理选择截止波导管的长度及厚度可以提高微弱信号处理电路的电磁抗干扰能力。     

Low-Frequency Shielding Effectiveness of a Double Cylinder Enclosure

The low-frequency shielding effectiveness of a long double cylinder shield is determined through a solution of Maxwell's field equations. The shielding expression obtained is then compared with the results obtained by both the circuit approach and the transmission-line analogy. The findings of the present paper are also compared with the analysis by previous authors of the multishield problem. A digitalcomputer program for numerical evaluation of the effectiveness of adouble cylinder shield is developed and used to study the influence of the shield dimensions and material constants.     

多层平板屏效计算中的等效传输线法

讨论了多层平板屏效计算中的等效传输线法。定义了不同传输线间的反射系数与透射系数,求出了反射系数和透射系数表达式。文中透射系数的定义是对传线基本理论的有益补充。     

Computer Expression for Predicting Shielding Effectiveness for the Low-Frequency Plane Shield Case

A computer expression for predicting the shielding effectiveness of an infinite plane shield has been developed for low frequencies (below 50 kHz). It is shown that this expression, which arises as a special case of the solution of the general wave equation, is a sum of the attenuation term of Schelkunoff's transmission theory and a remainder, which is in integral but calculable form. The computed results are in excellent agreement with values obtained experimentally for aluminum, copper, and steel. Application to cases involving highly ferromagnetic materials is hampered by difficulties in determining permeability and its dependence on frequency and field strength.     

Shielding Density: An Electromagnetic Shielding Design Concept for Weight Sensitive Applications

Laboratory data obtained in a shielding study led to the conclusion that the size or shape of a shielding enclosure does not significantly affect its shielding effectiveness at frequencies below cavity resonance. A figure-of-merit expression for weight-sensitive applications was devised and termed shielding density. It relates shielding effectiveness per unit weight per unit area. This concept is useful in providing the shield designer with answers to three specific questions concerning maximum shielding effectiveness, lightest shielding enclosure, and optimum shielding density.     

截止波导在电磁屏蔽中的应用

电磁屏蔽效能取决于屏蔽体薄弱环节,只有屏蔽体的所有组成部分都能达到屏蔽效能要求,才能满足屏蔽体的整体屏蔽要求。在工程实践中,由于功能要求,电子设备的屏蔽体会留有各种各样的孔洞或缝隙,如通风散热孔等,解决这些问题最有效的方法就是截止波导。     

Aperture coupling to a coaxial air line: theory and experiment

Coupling through a circular aperture in the shield of a coaxial air line is studied theoretically and experimentally. Polarizability theory is used to compute the effective dipole moments that excite the coaxial line in the internal region. Measurements of shielding effectiveness were made in a reverberation chamber over wide frequency ranges. Agreement between theory and measurements is generally within ±10 dB. Recommendations for improvements in the measurements and theory are made for achieving the closer agreement that would be desirable for an artifact standard for shielding effectiveness measurements     

Measuring Connector Shielding Effectiveness During Vibration

This paper describes the equipment and technique used to measure shielding effectiveness* of threaded electrical connectors during vibration. The vibration fixture is a modified coaxial trough of which the connector is a part. The connector is mechanically loaded with a short section of cable. A known current is applied on the shield of this short cable section and across the receptacle/plug interfaces. RF leakage into the interior of the cable is determined by forming the interior wiring of the cable into a closed loop and measuring the current in this loop. The logarithmic ratio of the current in the shield to the current in the interior loop is the shielding effectiveness of the cable-connector combination. The cable shield is composed of brass convolute with a braid covering and provides, by itself, 100 dB isolation. This isolation was demonstrated by testing the shielding effectiveness (S.E.) of a base-line specimen which substituted a brass fitting for the connector. It is demonstrated that this method of testing connectors can be used to determine S.E. under vibration. The method is proposed as a standard method of qualification testing of connectors.     

Shielding effectiveness of rectangular cavity made of a new shielding material and resonance suppression

New shielding material has become an alternative to traditional metal to shield boxes from electromagnetic interferences. This article introduces the theory of transmission line method to study the shield boxes made of a new sort of material, and then expands the fundamental formulas to deal with the cases of multiple holes and polarization with arbitrary angle. By means of genetic algorithms with the aid of a three dimensional simulation tool, the damping of electromagnetic resonances in enclosures is researched. The computation indicates that under resonant frequency, electromagnetic resonance results in low, even negative shielding coefficient; whereas, for the same areas, shielding effectiveness of a single hole is worse than that of multiple holes. Shielding coefficient varies when polarization angle increases, and the coupled field through the rectangular aperture with the long side parallel to the thin wire is much weaker than that with the long side vertical to the thin wire. By using the metallic-loss dielectric layer of optimized calculation on the internal surface of the cavity, the best result of resonance suppression has been realized with the same thickness of coating. Finally, according to the calculation result, suggestions for shielding are proposed.     

Electromagnetic Shielding Effectiveness of Steel Sheets with Partly Welded Seams

The effect of single welding flaws on the electromagnetic (EM) effectiveness of welded steel enclosures has been assessed. The possibility of resonant reradiation by these flaws has been examined, using resonance calculations and direct EM measurements. Using these results, a method was developed for assessing shielding quality of hardened military structures, such as SAFEGUARD sites, and EM shielded enclosures. The effect of four formns of incomplete welds on the shielding effectiveness of welded steel enclosures was determined for single flaws. Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness tests (from 10 kHz to 10 GHz) were made on various test specimens of 11-gauge steel plate. These test specimens included butted plates with incomplete welds and plates with single holes and slots cut into them. Tests simulated the worst cases of cracks, lack of fusion, and porosity. Shielding effectiveness as a function of flaw size was determined for each defect, and a critical or transition flaw size was determined for each of three frequency bands and at the 100-dB shielding level for each type defect. The measured results were compared to a calculated resonance response by modeling the flaws as slot antennas.     

高频状态下的圆孔屏蔽效能经验公式

电子设备电磁屏蔽效能的好坏直接影响着屏蔽体内电子器件工作的稳定性,而电磁屏蔽体上的孔洞造成的电磁泄漏是一个不容忽视的问题。针对这个问题,对有孔洞的屏蔽体的电磁泄漏进行了仿真计算,定量分析孔洞大小对屏蔽外壳的屏蔽性能的影响。分析结果表明在屏蔽体壁厚保证的情况下,孔洞的直径越小,屏蔽效能越高。当孔洞的半径在10mm以下时,屏蔽效能在30dB以上,满足实际工程要求的屏蔽效能要求。并由此得到屏蔽效能经验公式。     

金属网栅电磁屏蔽窗口薄膜的设计与制备

通过光刻掩膜技术、电阻热蒸发沉积技术制备电磁屏蔽窗口金属网栅薄膜,研究金属网栅的红外透射率和电磁屏蔽效能。为了能有效地屏蔽电磁波,使用CST Studio Suite电磁仿真软件设计不同周期、线宽的金属网栅,采用光刻掩膜技术、电阻热蒸发技术在双面抛光单晶硅基片上完成线宽为30μm,周期分别为350μm、450μm、550μm、650μm、750μm的金属网栅薄膜的制备。采用真空型傅立叶红外光谱仪和矢量网络分析仪分别对不同结构参数金属网栅薄膜的光谱特性和电磁屏蔽效能进行测试。结果:实现在双面抛光单晶硅基底上制备的网栅在12~18 GHz频段内,网栅的电磁屏蔽效能均达到12 dB以上。在3~5μm波段的透射率损失仅为8%。为了得到既具有高透光率,又具有强电磁屏蔽效能金属网栅薄膜需要合理设计金属网栅的线宽和周期。制备过程中网栅的光学-电学特性不仅受周期和线宽影响,掩膜板的加工精度、金属网栅的加工缺陷等也会造成不同程度的影响。     

Pastes for electromagnetic interference shielding

A paste has been developed for electromagnetic interference shielding by mixing stainless steel fibers (8-μm diameter) and graphite flakes (5 μm) in a water-based graphite colloid (containing submicron graphite flakes and a binder) in a volume ratio 0.5:20:100. The resulting coating of thickness 0.1–0.2 mm after drying exhibits shielding effectiveness of 34 dB at 1 GHz, primarily due to reflection. The paste is superior to those containing graphite flakes or carbon filaments (0.1-μm diameter), due to the higher shielding effectiveness of the steel fibers. The graphite flakes in the paste serves to help suspend the steel fibers, in addition to contributing to shielding.