Effect of Corrosion on Electromagnetic Shielding Effectiveness of Enclosures with Gasketed Seams

作者

  • Xin He Department of Robotics and Advanced Manufacture Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9052-5008
  • Gang Zhang Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
  • Yin Shi Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
  • Lixin Wang Department of Robotics and Advanced Manufacture Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518000, China
  • Zhongliang Du Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China
  • Zhitian Wang Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150000, China

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https://doi.org/10.13052/2024.ACES.J.400809

关键词:

Corrosion, electromagnetic interference gasket, enclosure, shielding effectiveness

摘要

Gasketed seams are a primary pathway for electromagnetic leakage in enclosures, and corrosion at these seams can significantly worsen the leakage. Therefore, this work investigates the degradation of shielding effectiveness (SE) in enclosures with gasketed seams when exposed to corrosive environments. Since corrosion products typically exhibit low electrical conductivity, a simulation analysis is first conducted to examine how variations in seam conductivity affect the SE of the enclosure. Subsequently, experiments are conducted on the enclosure with gasketed seams to evaluate changes in its SE after being exposed to a corrosive environment. Experimental results show that enclosures with gasketed seams exhibit a significant decline in SE when exposed to corrosive environments. For improving the SE of enclosures and mitigating the adverse effects of corrosion, installing electrically conductive rubber gaskets is a more effective solution than using finger stock gaskets.

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Xin He was born in Wenshan, China, in 1996. He received the B.S. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with HIT, Shenzhen. His research interests include cable fault detection and location, and electromagnetic compatibility analysis.

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Gang Zhang was born in Tai’an, China, in 1984. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the China University of Petroleum, Dongying, China, in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, in 2009 and 2014, respectively. He is currently a professor in electrical engineering with HIT, and a visiting professor with the University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy. His research interests include electrical contact theory, uncertainty analysis of electromagnetic compatibility, and the validation of CEM.

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Yin Shi was born in Harbin, China, in 1999. He received the B.S. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 2022 and 2025, respectively. His research interests include electrical contact theory, shielding effectiveness, and finite element simulation.

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Lixin Wang received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, in 1988, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, in 1991 and 1999, respectively. He is currently a professor of power electronics and electric drives with HIT, Shenzhen. He conducts research with Faults Online Monitoring and Diagnosis Laboratory, HIT, on a wide variety of topics including electromagnetic compatibility at the electronic system level, aircraft electromechanical fault diagnosis expert system, and prediction and health management (PHM) of Li-ion battery.

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Zhongliang Du was born in Mudanjiang, China, in 2000. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Shandong University, Jinan, China, in 2023. He is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering with Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). His research interests include electromagnetic compatibility technology of power electronic devices.

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Zhitian Wang was born in Changchun, China, in 2002. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 2023, where he is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree. His research interests include modeling of conducted interference, design of active EMI filter, and finite element simulation.

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2025-08-30

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X. . He, G. . Zhang, Y. . Shi, L. . Wang, Z. . Du, 和 Z. . Wang, 《Effect of Corrosion on Electromagnetic Shielding Effectiveness of Enclosures with Gasketed Seams》, ACES Journal, 卷 40, 期 08, 页 767–777, 8月 2025.

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2025: Vol 40 Iss 8

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