Present EMC research activitiesPresent EMC research activities

Project proposalProject proposal

Farhad RACHIDIAbraham RUBINSTEIN

Swiss Federal Institute of TechnologyLausanne

Email: abraham.rubinstein@epfl.ch

Lightning Electromagnetic EffectsLightning Electromagnetic Effects

Field-to-Transmission Line InteractionField-to-Transmission Line Interaction

EMC Aspects of Power Line Communication SystemsEMC Aspects of Power Line Communication Systems

Biological Effects of Electromagnetic FieldsBiological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields ELF (16ELF (162/32/3 and 50 Hz) and HF(mobile communication) and 50 Hz) and HF(mobile communication)

EMC in vehicles (GEMCAR European Project)EMC in vehicles (GEMCAR European Project)

Present EMC Research activity

1. Lightning electromagnetic effects

University of Bologna, Rome (Italy)University of Bologna, Rome (Italy) University of Florida (USA)University of Florida (USA) University of Toronto (Canada)University of Toronto (Canada)

Funding

Swiss National Science FoundationSwiss National Science Foundation Electrical UtilitiesElectrical Utilities SwisscomSwisscom EDFEDF

International Collaboration

1. Lightning electromagnetic effects (cont’)

Development of a new model Development of a new model specifying the spatial-temporal specifying the spatial-temporal distribution of lightning return distribution of lightning return stroke current. stroke current.

Characterization of lightning Characterization of lightning return stroke electric and return stroke electric and

magnetic fields at close range.magnetic fields at close range. Experimental validation of Experimental validation of

modelsmodels

Major Achievements

Artificially-initiatedArtificially-initiatedlightninglightning

University of TorontoUniversity of Toronto University of BolognaUniversity of Bologna

Lightning to Tall Towers

Funding

Swiss National Science FoundationSwiss National Science Foundation Swiss Defence Procurement AgencySwiss Defence Procurement Agency

International Collaboration

Goal

Re-evaluation of lightning current Re-evaluation of lightning current statistics and extraction of the statistics and extraction of the primary data (undisturbed by the primary data (undisturbed by the struck object)struck object)

2. Field-to-Transmission Line Interaction

University of Bologna, ItalyUniversity of Bologna, Italy EDF, FranceEDF, France

International Collaboration

Funding

Swiss National Science FoundationSwiss National Science Foundation EDFEDF

Major achievements

Development of a field-to-Development of a field-to-transmission line coupling transmission line coupling modelmodel

Development of an efficient Development of an efficient hybrid HF model taking into hybrid HF model taking into account line radiation.account line radiation.

Experimental validation Experimental validation using triggered lightning using triggered lightning and EMP simulatorsand EMP simulators

SEMIRAMISSEMIRAMIS

2. Field-to-Transmission Line Interaction (cont’)

2. Field-to-Transmission Line Interaction (cont’)

Major achievements (Cont’)

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University of Lausanne (Plant Cell Genetics Lab.)University of Lausanne (Plant Cell Genetics Lab.) Politecnico di Torino, ItalyPolitecnico di Torino, Italy

Biological Effects of electromagnetic fields

Collaboration

Funding

Forschungskooperation Nachhaltiger MobilfunkForschungskooperation Nachhaltiger Mobilfunk

Goal

Study the impact of ELF and HF fields on the moss Physcomitrella PatensPhyscomitrella Patens and on the and on the nematode nematode Caenorhabditis Caenorhabditis eleganselegans

Telecom Laboratory, EPFLTelecom Laboratory, EPFL Ascom TechnologiesAscom Technologies

Power Line CommunicationsEmmanuel Marthe

Collaboration

Funding

PSELPSEL CREE-RDPCREE-RDP

Goal

Evaluation of EMC impactEvaluation of EMC impact

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9 Partners from France, UK, Belgium, Sweden including 9 Partners from France, UK, Belgium, Sweden including Volvo, ONERA and EADSVolvo, ONERA and EADS

GEMCAR European ProjectEmmanuel Petrache, Abraham Rubinstein

Collaboration

Funding

European UnionEuropean Union

Goal

Modeling of EM field coupling to automotive cable harness and experimental validation

EMC in Complex Systems

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GEMCAR European ProjectEmmanuel Petrache, Abraham Rubinstein

Field Penetration inside the Vehicle

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