Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) is concerned with the interactions of different electromagnetic devices with one another. All electronics emit EM radiation, but it is important to understand how the radiation from one system may affect another. It is a wide ranging topic encompassing topics from PCB design to automated detection of electronic devices.
Relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility is the issue of shielding. If we know that a system may be subject to unwanted fields, we must find effective ways to shield it from from them. Also shielding is used to prevent unwanted electromagnetic emissions which may interfere with radio communications or other sensitive equipment. We work on a range of issues in the measurement, analysis and design of shields and shielding materials.
As well as the application of shielding, the design of circuits can affect their level of emissions of electromagnetic radiation and their immunity to it. We have a range of projects to analyse the emissions and immunity of circuits and also to develop measurement techniques for immunity and emissions.
Projects
- Alternatives to Vehicle EMC Testing
- Pan-European Training, Research And Education Network On Electromagnetic Risk Management: PETER
- Parasol
- IEEE P2716 Board Level Shielding Standard
- Automotive Radiated Emissions Test Methods
- Shielding Measurement of Electrically Large Enclosures with Contents
- Electromagnetic Properties of Non-woven Materials
- Strategies for the Improvement of Critical Infrastructure Resilience to Electromagnetic Attacks: STRUCTURES
- Electromagnetic Monitoring of Semiconductor Ageing
- A Wide-band Hybrid Antenna for Use in Reverberation Chambers
- Non-Linear Effects in Reverberation Chambers
- High Intensity Radiated Field – Synthetic Environments (HIRF-SE)
- Measurement of Material Shielding Effectiveness
- Towards a Wireless Aircraft
- System and IC Immunity to Electromagnetic Interference
- SAFETALK: Continous Sweep RF Harmonic Spectral Analysis Detector
- Parasol
- Reverberation Chamber Signal-to-Noise (SNR) Measurements of Low-Level Radiated Emissions