Lecturer: Salvatore Caorsi  

Course name: Electromagnetic Compatibility
Course code: 062220
Degree course: Ingegneria Elettrica, Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazioni, Ingegneria Elettronica
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/02
The course relates to:
University credits: CFU 5
Course website: http://www.unipv.it/ingegneria

Specific course objectives

The students will acquire the basic capabilities to study, realize and control the electromagnetic compatibility conditions in order to guarantee the correct working modalities of elctro-mechanic, electric and electronic equipments and systems in their installation environment.

Course programme

Pricipal topics 1. The problem of the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC problem): basic concepts and definitions 2. The problem of the electromagnetic interference (EMI problem:radiated and conducted emission; transmission and coupling (radiation , cross-talk, conduction); radiated and conducted susceptivity (immunity);ESD. 3. Methodologies and procedure for EMI control and reduction ( shielding, grounding, routing and bonding, filtering) 4. Measurement techniques 5. Lows and Norms

Course entry requirements

Mathematics: complex numbers, arrays, differential operators applied to scalar and vector fields. Physics: Electrostatic and Magnetostatic fields, Faraday-Neumann, Ampere-Maxwell, Gauss, MaxwellEquations, Lorentz. Potentials, Fresnel and Fraunhofer radiation regions. Electromagnetic Fields: Radiation. Elementary antenna theory, basic elements on guided propagation.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 12
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 4

Suggested reading materials

P.A. Chatterton M.A. Houlden. EMC Electromagnetic Theory to practical design. Wiley and Sons,1992.

D.A. Weston. Electromagnetic Compatibilty Pronciples and Aplications. Marcel Dekker, New York, 1991.

R.P. Clayton. Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility. John Wiley and Sons, 1992.

A. Bochicchio, G. Giambartolomei. Lezioni di Compatibilit. Pitagora, Bologna1993.

Testing and exams

Written and oral test