Learning Outcomes
1. Familiarization with the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic compatibility.
2. Comprehension of interference generation mechanisms, their sources and annihilation procedures. Nonlinear operation of devices and crosstalk interactions.
3. Sound analysis of shielding and grounding/earthing systems.
4. Assimilation of the basic measurement methodologies of electromagnetic compatibility gauges.
5. Familiarization with the operation of an anechoic chamber.
6. Design, parametric analysis, development, fabrication and measurement of a prototype device, as part of a project. Theoretical analysis of the involved electromagnetic phenomena, fabrication of the prototype by means of specialized laboratory procedures, simulation and parametric analysis through several computational methods, and sample measurement for a variety of real-world scenarios.
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to electromagnetic compatibility, fundamentals, electromagnetic interference, susceptibility, and immunity, classification of interferences, intra- and inter-system electromagnetic compatibility. Standards, institutes, directives, CE notation. Interference in power systems, signal integrity, influence of discontinuities, per-unit parameters. Non-linear behavior, antennas for electromagnetic compatibility measurements. Filters, line impedance stabilization networks, interference coupling mechanisms, high-order harmonics. Cross-talk phenomena, approximate inductive-capacitative coupling model. Shielding systems, shielded cables, shielding efficiency, grounding/earthing systems, protection techniques. Electromagnetic compatibility measurement test facilities, open-area test sites, anechoic chambers, reverberation chambers, TEM cells. Bioelectromagnetic applications. Contribution of computational methods in the solution of electromagnetic compatibility problems.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. P. Chatterton and M. Houlden, Ηλεκτρομαγνητική Συμβατότητα (EMC), Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα & Υιοι Α.Ε., Θεσσαλονίκη, 2000 (ISBN: 960-8050-38-3).
2. Χ. Καψάλης ανδ Π. Τρακάδας, Ηλεκτρομαγνητική Συμβατότητα (EMC), Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα & Υιοι Α.Ε., Θεσσαλονίκη, 2010 (ISBN: 960-418-093-2).