Use of Time Domain Reflectometry for EMP Hardness Surveillance

Abstract

A laboratory demonstration of the feasibility of using a time domain reflectometer (TDR) to detect failures of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) hardening capacitors is described. The TDR enables a technician to easily detect an open circuit failure in a capacitor if measurements can be made near the capacitor. Measurements can also be made at a distance if previous measurements of a known good installation are available for comparison. The Tektronix 1502 TDR cable tester was found to be particularly well suited to making these measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA115032

Entities

People

  • J. R. Van Zandt

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Capacitance
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Frequency
  • Hardness
  • Impedance
  • Measurement
  • Reflectometry
  • Short Circuits
  • Standing Waves
  • Time Domain
  • Time Domain Reflectometer
  • Time-Domain Reflectometry
  • Transmission Lines
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.