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Abstract

The paper presents electromagnetic coupling of an electrical fast transient plane wave penetrating through slots or apertures perforated in one side of a shielding metallic enclosure. Numerous slots and apertures of different configurations and dimensions have been developed, which include a single slot of different length, a single aperture of different width, multiple-angular apertures of different geometry, multiple-cell aperture of different cell numbers, multiple thin slots, an aperture-cell array making up the whole side of the enclosure, and a miscellany case simulating a PC main frame. FDTD numerical method is applied to the EMI/EMC model, while time-domain outputs are converted to frequency-domain responses for further analyses using a FFT program. Practical conclusions and recommendations are drawn to aid shielding enclosure design and electromagnetic interference protection.

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