## Modeling of an EMP conducted environment

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) decided in 1988 to produce a civil standard on the electromagnetic effects of a high altitude EMP (HEMP). Different documents pertaining to the radiated environment and to specifications and test methods have been elaborated and are circulated. A standard conducted environment dependent on many parameters is, however, more difficult to define. The authors present a probabilistic approach which has been adopted to define a typical current shape for the conducted environment. The distribution functions of the peak current value for horizontal and vertical polarizations based on 1710 calculated cases reflecting a variation of the elevation and azimuthal angles from 0 to 90&deg; are presented and discussed

Published in:
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 38, 3, 400 - 13
Year:
1996
ISSN:
0018-9375
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EMP conducted environment;International Electrotechnical Commission;IEC;civil standard;electromagnetic effects;high altitude EMP;HEMP;radiated environment;specifications;test methods;standard conducted environment;probabilistic approach;typical current shape;distribution functions;peak current value;vertical polarization;horizontal polarization;azimuthal angle;elevation angles;high altitude nuclear burst;
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