In this webinar, we review the main aspects of the high-power radio frequency (RF) breakdown effects that occur in space hardware, namely multipactor discharge and ionization breakdown.
We focus on the different existing workflows between CST Studio Suite and Spark3D to determine the breakdown level when these effects take place. In particular, we will describe the general workflow based on the CST Studio Suite Frequency Domain solver and the specific workflow for narrowband filters based on the CST Studio Suite Eigenmode solver and FD3D.
For multipactor breakdown, ad-hoc workflows for different applications will be presented. For instance, the incorporation of DC magnetic field into the breakdown analysis (for the design of e.g. circulators), or the case in which complex signals are employed (multi-carrier and modulated).
Highlights:
- We introduce the main aspects of RF Breakdown
- We point out the benefits of using numerical simulation for the prediction of the breakdown power level
- We show relevant workflows to determine the breakdown power level in space hardware
- We introduce the latest developments in Spark3D
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Speaker
YOU Yingjie
SIMULIA EuroNorth Industry Process Consultant - Dassault Systèmes®
Yingjie YOU is an Industrial Process Consultant and has worked in this role for Dassault Systemès since September 2018. Her main responsibility is delivering Electromagnetic Simulation technical solutions to a wide variety of customers across the EuroNorth region for the ‘High Tech’ industry area. She specialises in antenna design, microwave component simulation and high power component simulation.
Prior to her current role, she worked as an early stage researcher for the 5G European Research (Horizon-2020) Programme. She studied for both her MSc and PhD degree at the University of Sheffield, UK, focusing on antenna design and propagation models for wireless mobile network systems.
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