We were proud to have @SC, a teacher and EMC expert, present at the EuroMed SIMULIA Conference 2024 on June 11-12, 2024, at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. He held a presentation titled "3D CST Simulation of the IEC 61000-4-4 Test Setups for Signal Cables using Capacitive Coupling Clamp".

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Abstract:

The presentation is devoted to the use of the CST simulator (cable studio and Design studio) for the simulation of some test setups in accordance with the IEC 61000-4-4 standard dedicated to EFT transient disturbances. Coaxial and shielded cable structures with two symmetrical and non-symmetrical conductors are considered at Auxiliary Equipment AE and Equipment Under Test EUT side. In particular, we analyze which decoupling devices are useful for placing between the capacitive clamp and the AE. Comparisons of currents on screens and loads are reported between 3D CST simulations, SPICE and measurements.

About the Speaker:

Spartaco Caniggia received the Laurea degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Padua in 1972. In 1975, after military service, he joined Siemens/Italtel, where he worked for 30 years and finished his career as a Physical Design and EMI/EMC Manager for the Business Unit Products.
Spartaco has been a part-time lecturer at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, L’Aquila, Milan, and Turin for Signal Integrity and EMC activities. From 2002 to 2004, Spartaco joined the EMC consortium of the University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, USA, where he contributed to developing numerical models for shielding and ESD events.
Spartaco is currently a qualified teacher of three EMC-Signal&Power integrity courses organized by CEI (Comitato Elettrotecnico Italiano) and a member of the National Sub Committees SC210A (CISPR-A), SC210A/ITE (CISPR-I) and SC77B (IEC61000-4) for EMC standardization.
Spartaco‘s areas of interest include the development of computer-aided design (CAD) tools for SI and EMC; mathematical models for electrostatic discharge (ESD), shielding, grounding and wiring; methods for designing and testing information technology equipment to comply with EMC standards.
He has published and presented more than 70 technical papers in symposiums, journals, and magazines on signal integrity, devices, line modeling, and EMI problems in PCBs. Spartaco is a co-author of the book “Signal Integrity and Radiated Emission of High-Speed Digital Systems”, 2008 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Spartaco received the Oral Presentation First Best Paper Award at the National EMC symposium held in Capri in 1988, Italy and the Oral Presentation Second Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility in 1996, Santa Clara, CA.
He is a member of working group SC77B MT12 of IEC for Transient Phenomena (ESD, fast transient, surge, magnetic pulse). For his technical contributions given to MT12, Spartaco received the 1906 Award from the IEC. He is also an IEEE Senior member.

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