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EPSRC Reference: GR/L89716/01
Title: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL MODELLING TOOLS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY DESIGN
Principal Investigator: Christopoulos, Professor C
Other Investigators:
Thomas, Professor D Benson, Professor TM
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Project Partners:
BAE Systems Pre Nexus Migration
Department: Sch of Electrical and Electronic Eng
Organisation: University of Nottingham
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 August 1998 Ends: 31 July 2000 Value (£): 94,822
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Design & Testing Technology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Information Technologies Transport Systems and Vehicles
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is the ability of electronic systems to operate in proximity to each other without suffering interference. Early consideration of EMC is necessary because it depends in a complex way on many electrical and mechanical features of a design. The cost of fixing EMC problems increases rapidly as the design progresses.Currently design rules and good practices are widely published but give little quantitative information on the actual performance of a design. Many rules of thumb are available in the literature, but these are sometimes oversimplified or simply wrong. Tools to predict emissions are available from software vendors but a similar degree of immunity prediction has not yet been achieved. Furthermore, the level of detail required for such tools tend not to be known at early stages of the design process.In the project we shall take an intermediate approach, developing quantitative prediction methods that require knowledge only of the simplest design parameters. Important aspects of the work will be the determination of error bounds of the methods and validation against complex systems from the industrial partners.The work will enhance understanding of EMC interactions and provide tools enabling industry to meet EMC requirements cost effectively.
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