The Field of Power/Ground Planes influenced by the HPEM Source, and its Damage Reduction

Title & Authors
The Field of Power/Ground Planes influenced by the HPEM Source, and its Damage Reduction
Kahng, Sung-Tek; Kim, Hyeong-Seok;

Abstract
This paper looks into the field inside the wide rectangular box structure that is excited by the High Power Electromagnetic(HPEM) source as a potential threat to electric grid and communication networks causing malfunction or destruction. The rectangular box is assumed power/ground planes and its internal field is calculated by the cavity model with the lightning strike excitation as an HPEM pulse. The accuracy of the calculation method employed here is validated through a $\small{156mm{\times}106mm{\times}508{\mu}m}$ parallel metallic plate case which is manufactured and tested, and is applied to the size of a building. With the help of the cavity model that takes into account loading, the level of the electric field is shown to decrease when a metal pillar is loaded between the power and ground planes.
Keywords
High power electromagnetic pulse(HPEM);Lightning;HEMP;Power/ground planes;Cavity model;Resonance suppression;
Language
English
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