Scale Modeling for the PATRIOT Electromagnetic Pulse Test.

Abstract

Experimental electromagnetic coupling studies were made of a scale model of the PATRIOT air defense system as part of the evaluation of this system's ability to survive exposure to an electromagnetic pulse (EMP). This exercise was primarily concerned with providing basic information this is either too costly and time consuming or impossible to obtain in a full-scale field operation. This basic information consists of the answers to such questions as these: how the external receptor currents change with variations of the incident field's azimuthal and elevation angles as well as polarization, what the effect of cable routing is on EMP coupling, and how critical the system grounding is to EMP protection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA107480

Entities

People

  • Andrew A. Cuneo Jr.
  • James J. Loftus

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Altitude
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Antenna Masts
  • Computers
  • Couplings
  • Defense Systems
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Power Plants
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Elevation
  • Polarization
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulators
  • Transmission Lines
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design