Errors in the shielding effectiveness of cavities due to stair-cased meshing in FDTD: Application of empirical correction factors

S. A. Bourke; J. F. Dawson; I. D. Flintoft; M. P. Robinson

doi:10.1109/EMCEurope.2017.8094791

Errors in the shielding effectiveness of cavities due to stair-cased meshing in FDTD: Application of empirical correction factors

S. A. Bourke, J. F. Dawson, I. D. Flintoft, M. P. Robinson

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Abstract

The errors, due to stair-cased meshing, in the Shielding Effectiveness (SE) of cavities modelled with thin boundaries, in the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method, are examined. The errors in SE are found to be associated with the
error in the surface area of the cavity caused by the use of a stair-cased mesh. An empirical solution is demonstrated, which improves the stair-cased model accuracy to be comparable to that achievable by a conformal model. Errors in the resonant
frequencies ,Q factors and field minima of a cavity, due to the stair-cased mesh, are also noted.

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Title of host publication	2017 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - EMC EUROPE
Place of Publication	Angers
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMCEurope.2017.8094791
Publication status	Published - 4 Sept 2017
Event	EMC Europe 2017 - Angers, France Duration: 4 Sept 2017 → 8 Sept 2017 http://emceurope2017.org/

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Conference	EMC Europe 2017
Country/Territory	France
City	Angers
Period	4/09/17 → 8/09/17
Internet address	http://emceurope2017.org/

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FDTD
Electromagnetic shielding

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Electromagnetic shielding properties of Materials, and Enclosures
Dawson, J. F., Marvin, A., Flintoft, I. D., Dawson, L., Porter, S. J., Robinson, M. P. & Yan, J.
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Dawson, J. F., Porter, S. J., Robinson, M. P., Marvin, A., Flintoft, I. D., Dawson, L. & Clegg, J.
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Electromagnetic shielding properties of Materials, and Enclosures

CEM: Computational Electromagnetic Modelling

Computational electromagnetics for advanced materials and biomedical applications (EPSRC studentship)

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