Analytical Approximations for the Maximum-to-mean Ratio of the E-field in a Reverberation Chamber: A Review

Authors

  • Qian Xu College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
  • Rui Jia State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronic and Information System, Luo Yang, China
  • Lifei Geng State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronic and Information System, Luo Yang, China
  • Hao Guo State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronic and Information System, Luo Yang, China
  • Yongjiu Zhao College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/2022.ACES.J.370802

Keywords:

maximum-to-mean ratio, Reverberation Chamber, statistical electromagnetics

Abstract

The expected value of the maximum value of the rectangular E-field is important in radiated susceptibility testing in a reverberation chamber. In this paper, different forms of equations for the maximum-to-mean ratio of the rectangular E-field are reviewed. Important derivations are summarized and detailed. It is interesting to note that some series which could be difficult to deal with from mathematics could be solved efficiently from physical point of view. The relationship between the independent sample number N and the parameters in generalized extreme value distribution is also given.

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Author Biographies

Qian Xu, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China

Qian Xub (Member, IEEE) received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees from the Department of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 2007 and 2010, and received the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Liverpool, U.K, in 2016. He is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China.

He was as a RF engineer in Nanjing, China in 2011, an Application Engineer at CST Company, Shanghai, China in 2012. His work at University of Liverpool was sponsored by Rainford EMC Systems Ltd. (now part of Microwave Vision Group) and Centre for Global Eco-Innovation. He has designed many chambers for the industry and has authored the book Anechoic and Reverberation Chambers: Theory, Design, and Measurements(Wiley-IEEE, 2019). His research interests include statistical electromagnetics, reverberation chamber, EMC and over-the-air testing.

Rui Jia, State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronic and Information System, Luo Yang, China

Rui Jia received the B.Eng. degrees from the Department of Electronics and Information, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China, in 2008, and received the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from Mechanical Engineering College, Shijiazhuang, China, in 2010 and 2014, respectively. His research interests include statistical electromagnetics, reverberation chamber, and EMC.

Lifei Geng, State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronic and Information System, Luo Yang, China

Lifei Geng received the B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electronics and Information, Mechanical Engineering College, Shijiazhuang, China, in 2006, 2008 and 2013, respectively. His research interests include electromagnetic theory, reverberation chamber, and EMC.

Hao Guo, State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronic and Information System, Luo Yang, China

Hao Guo received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Physics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, in 2004, and 2009, respectively. His research interests include plasma, reverberation chamber, and EMC.

Yongjiu Zhao, College of Electronic and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China

Yongjiu Zhao received the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 1990 and 1998, respectively. Since March 1990, he has been with the Department of Mechano-Electronic Engineering, Xidian University where he was a professor in 2004. From December 1999 to August 2000, he was a Research Associate with the Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include antenna design, microwave filter design and electromagnetic theory.

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Published

2023-01-02

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Q. . Xu, R. . Jia, L. . Geng, H. . Guo, and Y. . Zhao, “Analytical Approximations for the Maximum-to-mean Ratio of the E-field in a Reverberation Chamber: A Review”, ACES Journal, vol. 37, no. 08, pp. 842–847, Jan. 2023.

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