A transient current pulse as a result of the breakdown of a dielectric due to charge accumulation and different potential levels between conductors or non-conductive surfaces.
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Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing for Space Systems: Specifications, Methodologies, Tailoring, and Recent Trends
Panagiotis K. Papastamatis (High Voltage Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, Greece), Eleni P. Nicolopoulou (High Voltage Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, Greece), and Ioannis F. Gonos (High Voltage Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4879-0.ch004
Abstract
Electromagnetic compatibility has emerged in the last decades as one of the most important aspects of product design. Space equipment, in particular, due to their increased sensitivity requirements and a greater risk of failure, are required to comply with a variety of EMC requirements. The scope of this chapter is to provide a detailed overview of these requirements according to the two main standards applicable, MIL-STD461G and ECSS-E-ST-20-07C, describing the proposed methodologies, the associated testing instrumentation, and the tailoring capabilities. The limitations of these methodologies and relative research, aiming to validate or improve them, are also presented highlighting potential deficiencies. This chapter aims to serve as a compact guide to EMC testing of space equipment according to the requirements of two of the most active organizations of space engineering.