Simplification Method for the Assessment of the EM Response of a Complex Cable Harness

• Published in: 2009 20th International Zurich Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility pp. 161 - 164
• Main Authors: Parmantier, J.-P., Junqua, I., Bertuol, S., Issac, F., Guillet, S., Houhou, S., Perraud, R.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-01-2009
• Subjects: Airports; Conductors; Helicopters; Multiconductor transmission lines; Network topology; Power cables; System testing; Technological innovation; Wires; Wiring
• ISBN: 3952328642; 9783952328644
• DOI: 10.1109/EMCZUR.2009.4783415

This paper describes a simplification technique in order to model a complex cable bundle made of a large amount of wires. The basic principle consists in the description of the topology of the cable bundle in terms of point-to-point cable links and to model those cable-links as equivalent wires in a multiconductor transmission line network model. The different steps required to build the model are first presented. Then, a validation on a wiring bundle of the NH90 helicopter, carried out in the frame of the French MOVEA project, demonstrates the pertinence of such an approach in industrial contexts.