Day One
- Why is EMI modeling important?
- EMI modeling state-of-the-art
- Tool box approach
- Range of modeling approaches
- Rule checking
- Differential current emissions
- Quasi-static
- Full-wave
- Magic
- Brief description of EMI modeling techniques
- Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD)
- Method of Moments (MoM)
- Finite Elements Method (FEM)
- Transmission Line Method (TLM)
- Partial Element Equivalent Circuit (PEEC)
- Other uses for electromagnetics modeling
- The Method of Moments Technique
- Linear operators
- Integral equations
- MoM development
- The Finite-Difference Time-Domain method
- Basic formulation
- Two-dimensional FDTD
- Three-dimensional FDTD
- Modeling primary sources in FDTD
- Mesh truncation techniques
- Field extension
- FDTD simulation errors
- The Finite Elements Method
- Variational forms
- Construction of finite elements
- Creating the finite element matrix
- Matrix solution
- Solving the Two-dimensional Helmholtz Wave Equation
- Variational form for the Helmholtz equation
- Mesh truncation techniques
- Field extension
- Other methods
- TLM
- PEEC
- Multipole techniques
- Preparation for modeling
- The EMI/EMC problem
- Overview of modeling
- Two and three dimensional models
- Quasi-static techniques
- Full-wave techniques
- Time-domain techniques
- Frequency-domain techniques
- Strengths and weaknesses of each computational technique
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Day Two
- Elements of an EMI/EMC model
- Sources
- Model geometry
- Completing the problem space
- Model goals
- Defining goals
- Desired results
- Problem geometry
- Graphics
- How to approach EMI/EMC modeling
- Idealized models
- Isolated models
- Multistage modeling
- EMI/EMC model validation
- Computational technique validation
- Individual software code implementation validation
- Validation using measurements
- Validation using intermediate results
- Standard EMI/EMC problems for software evaluation
- General principles
- Standard problems
- Radiation through apertures
- Wire through an aperture
- RF current on reference plane due to remote source
- Common mode voltage on a connector due to a known noise source
- Reduction in coupling due to partial internal shield
- Direct radiation from an unshielded circuit module
- Creating real-world models
- Shielding effectiveness
- Emissions from a microstrip
- IC packaging effects
- Aircraft navigation antenna susceptibility to on-board personal electronic devices
- Medical electronics sensor susceptibility to near-by cellular phone emissions
- Unshielded telephone susceptibility to RF fields
- ESD susceptibility of personal laptop computers
- EMC test site evaluation (OATS, semi-anechoic room, GTEM, reverberation chamber)
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