Characterisation of radiated fields from PCBs in the time domain

Thomas, D.W.P.; Smartt, C.; Greedy, S.

doi:10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256293

Impact of dielectric substrates on chipless RFID tag performance (2022)
Journal Article
Ali, A., Smartt, C., Im, J., Williams, O., Lester, E., & Greedy, S. (2022). Impact of dielectric substrates on chipless RFID tag performance. International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, https://doi.org/10.1017/s1759078722001039

A five-slot hexagonal shape chipless RFID tag is designed, simulated, and manufactured on FR4 substrate. The designed tag's copper geometry was replicated on a wide range of dielectric substrate to quantify the impact on resonance quality factor (RQF... Read More about Impact of dielectric substrates on chipless RFID tag performance.

High capacity chipless RFID tags for biomass tracking application (2022)
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Ali, A., Smartt, C., Lester, E., Williams, O., & Greedy, S. (2023). High capacity chipless RFID tags for biomass tracking application. International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, 15(5), 742-752. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1759078722000745

The design of a low-cost, flexible, miniaturized, and a high code density chipless radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag is presented as a solution for tracking the transportation of biomass fuel pellets. The performance of the tag is presented a... Read More about High capacity chipless RFID tags for biomass tracking application.

High capacity chipless RFID tags for biomass tracking application (2022)
Journal Article
Ali, A., Smartt, C., Lester, E., Williams, O., & Greedy, S. (2023). High capacity chipless RFID tags for biomass tracking application. International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies, 15(5), 742-752. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1759078722000745

The design of a low-cost, flexible, miniaturized and a high code density chipless RFID tag is presented as a solution for tracking the transportation of biomass fuel pellets. The performance of the tag is presented and demonstrates the applicability... Read More about High capacity chipless RFID tags for biomass tracking application.

Functionalised SiO2 modified icephobic nanocomposite electrospun membranes for outdoor electromagnetic shielding applications (2022)
Journal Article
Tas, M., Musa, U. G., Ahmed, I., Xu, F., Smartt, C., & Hou, X. (2022). Functionalised SiO2 modified icephobic nanocomposite electrospun membranes for outdoor electromagnetic shielding applications. Polymer, 240, Article 124499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124499

Outdoor electronic equipment such as signal stations, radar units, and cellular base stations would benefit from electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding systems, but ice accretion on the surface of these facilities often causes critical challeng... Read More about Functionalised SiO2 modified icephobic nanocomposite electrospun membranes for outdoor electromagnetic shielding applications.

On the Shielding Effectiveness Calculation of Enclosures through Measurements in Reverberation Chambers (2021)
Journal Article
Gifuni, A., Bastianelli, L., Gradoni, G., Moglie, F., Perna, S., Smartt, C., & Primiani, V. M. (2021). On the Shielding Effectiveness Calculation of Enclosures through Measurements in Reverberation Chambers. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 63(5), 1395-1406. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2021.3057449

The IEC 61000-4-21 and IEEE 299.1 documents report similar but not equal procedures to measure the shielding effectiveness (SE) of enclosures through the use of reverberation chambers. In this article, it is shown that these two measurement procedure... Read More about On the Shielding Effectiveness Calculation of Enclosures through Measurements in Reverberation Chambers.

PML Effectiveness in the Transmission Line Modelling Method for Radiation and Scattering Applications (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Odeyemi, J., Smartt, C., Vukovic, A., M.Benson, T., M. Benson, T., & Sewell, P. (2020). PML Effectiveness in the Transmission Line Modelling Method for Radiation and Scattering Applications. . https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP48036.2020.9135802

This paper demonstrates the effectiveness of the recently introduced, stable, perfectly matched layer (PML) for the Transmission Line Modelling (TLM) method. The superiority of the new PML over the TLM matched boundary is demonstrated by application... Read More about PML Effectiveness in the Transmission Line Modelling Method for Radiation and Scattering Applications.

Latest developments on the shielding effectiveness measurements of materials and gaskets in reverberation chambers (2019)
Journal Article
Gifuni, A., Gradoni, G., Smartt, C., Greedy, S., Villalón, A. M., Bastianelli, L., …Thomas, D. (2019). Latest developments on the shielding effectiveness measurements of materials and gaskets in reverberation chambers. IET Science Measurement and Technology, 14(4), 435-445. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2019.0242

In this study, the authors present the latest developments on the measurements for the shielding effectiveness (SE) of gaskets and materials in reverberation chambers (RCs). A variant method, where the insertion loss of the fixture is achieved from t... Read More about Latest developments on the shielding effectiveness measurements of materials and gaskets in reverberation chambers.

Measurement of Near-Field Electromagnetic Emissions and Characterization Based on Equivalent Dipole Model in Time-Domain (2019)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Baharuddin, M. H., Smartt, C., Zhao, X., Yan, L., Liu, C., & Thomas, D. W. P. (2020). Measurement of Near-Field Electromagnetic Emissions and Characterization Based on Equivalent Dipole Model in Time-Domain. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 62(4), 1237-1246. https://doi.org/10.1109/temc.2019.2945560

In this article, a method for representing electromagnetic emissions from a device under test (DUT) using an equivalent time dependent dipole array model deduced from the time-domain near-field scanned tangential magnetic fields is proposed. First, a... Read More about Measurement of Near-Field Electromagnetic Emissions and Characterization Based on Equivalent Dipole Model in Time-Domain.

Stochastic electromagnetic field propagation: measurement and modelling (2018)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Russer, J., Baharuddin, M. H., Haider, M., Russer, P., Smartt, C., … Thomas, D. W. (2018). Stochastic electromagnetic field propagation: measurement and modelling. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 376, Article 20170455. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2017.0455

This paper reviews recent progress in the measurement and modelling of stochastic electromagnetic fields, focusing on propagation approaches based on Wigner functions and the method of moments technique. The respective propagation methods are exempli... Read More about Stochastic electromagnetic field propagation: measurement and modelling.

Analysis of Nonstationary Emissions for Efficient Characterization of Stochastic em Fields (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Baharuddin, M. H., Smartt, C., Maricar, M. I., Thomas, D. W., Gradoni, G., Creagh, S. C., & Tanner, G. (2018). Analysis of Nonstationary Emissions for Efficient Characterization of Stochastic em Fields. In 2018 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC EUROPE) (208-213). https://doi.org/10.1109/EMCEurope.2018.8485104

A statistical approach using field-field correlation functions which is obtained from two-probe time domain measurement is used to characterize the radiation from complex devices. The time-frequency analysis provided by the measurement data has shown... Read More about Analysis of Nonstationary Emissions for Efficient Characterization of Stochastic em Fields.

Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions (2017)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Madenoor Ramapriya, D., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Baharuddin, M. H., Nasser, H., …Thomas, D. W. (2017). Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 60(6), 2045-2048. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2778046

Electromagnetic radiation from complex printed circuit boards can occur over a broad frequency bandwidth, ranging from hundreds of MHz to tens of GHz. This is becoming a critical issue for assessment of EMC and interoperability as electronic componen... Read More about Near-field scanning and propagation of correlated low-frequency radiated emissions.

Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources (2017)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Arnault, L. R., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Baharuddin, M. H., Smartt, C., & Thomas, D. W. (2018). Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 60(3), 580-588. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2738329

© 1964-2012 IEEE. Modeling the electromagnetic radiation from modern digital systems - acting effectively as extended stochastic sources as part of a complex architecture - is a challenging task. We follow an approach here based on measuring and prop... Read More about Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources.

EMC-oriented multi-conductor equivalent circuit cable models for spice, including transfer impedance coupling and incident field excitation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Smartt, C., Basford, M., Greedy, S., Thomas, D., & Sumner, M. (2017). EMC-oriented multi-conductor equivalent circuit cable models for spice, including transfer impedance coupling and incident field excitation. In Proceedings of the 2017 19th International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (1283-1287). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEAA.2017.8065507

This paper describes the development and application of sophisticated multi-conductor cable bundle models for Spice simulation. The cable models developed include frequency dependent parameters, transfer impedance coupling and incident plane wave exc... Read More about EMC-oriented multi-conductor equivalent circuit cable models for spice, including transfer impedance coupling and incident field excitation.

Design and characterization of a diamond-shaped monopole antenna (2017)
Journal Article
Maricar, M. I., Bahar, A., Greedy, S., Smartt, C., Phang, S., Gradoni, G., …Thomas, D. W. P. (2017). Design and characterization of a diamond-shaped monopole antenna. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 59(10), 2695-2698. https://doi.org/10.1002/mop.30790

We report a new planar antenna design in the shape of a diamond. The performance of the antenna design is initially obtained through simulation, then fabricated, and its performance evaluated through experiment. Experimental characterization of the d... Read More about Design and characterization of a diamond-shaped monopole antenna.

3D inkjet-printed UV-curable inks for multi-functional electromagnetic applications (2016)
Journal Article
Saleh, E., Woolliams, P., Clarke, B., Gregory, A., Greedy, S., Smartt, C., …Tuck, C. (2017). 3D inkjet-printed UV-curable inks for multi-functional electromagnetic applications. Additive Manufacturing, 13, 143-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2016.10.002

Inkjet printing of multiple materials is usually processed in multiple steps due to various jetting and curing/sintering conditions. In this paper we report on the development of all inkjet-printed UV-curable electromagnetic responsive inks in a sing... Read More about 3D inkjet-printed UV-curable inks for multi-functional electromagnetic applications.

Time domain measurement of near field emissions from complex PCBs (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Thomas, D., Greedy, S., Smartt, C., Nasser, H., Baharuddin, M., Gradoni, G., …Tanner, G. (2016). Time domain measurement of near field emissions from complex PCBs. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EuMC.2016.7824441

This paper discusses how the measurements of the near-field emissions in the time domain can be used to characterize the broadband emissions from complex sources such as multifunctional Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). The near- fields, transverse to t... Read More about Time domain measurement of near field emissions from complex PCBs.

Open source cable models for EMI simulations (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Greedy, S., Smartt, C., & Thomas, D. W. (2016). Open source cable models for EMI simulations. In IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Magazine (69-81). https://doi.org/10.1109/AeroEMC.2016.7504590

This paper describes the progress of work towards an Open Source software toolset suitable for developing Spice based multi-conductor cable models. The issues related to creating a transmission line model for implementation in Spice which include the... Read More about Open source cable models for EMI simulations.

A phase-space approach for propagating field–field correlation functions (2015)
Journal Article
Gradoni, G., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Smartt, C., & Thomas, D. W. (2015). A phase-space approach for propagating field–field correlation functions. New Journal of Physics, 17, Article 093027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/9/093027

We show that radiation from complex and inherently random but correlated wave sources can be modelled efficiently by using an approach based on the Wigner distribution function. Our method exploits the connection between correlation functions and the... Read More about A phase-space approach for propagating field–field correlation functions.

Characterisation of radiated fields from PCBs in the time domain (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Thomas, D., Smartt, C., & Greedy, S. (2015). Characterisation of radiated fields from PCBs in the time domain. In 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 947-952. doi:10.1109/ISEMC.2015.7256293

In this paper, a method for representing electromagnetic emissions from a printed circuit board (PCB) using an equivalent dipole model deduced from time domain near-field scanning magnetic field measurements is proposed. The basic idea is to replace... Read More about Characterisation of radiated fields from PCBs in the time domain.

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