Course detail

ElectroMagnetic Interference Analysis

FEKT-MPA-EMIAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students will be introduced to (a) the mathematical representation of causal, EMC related signals with an emphasis on applications of the Laplace transform; (b) the modeling of electromagnetic (EM) interference of Kirchhoff circuits and transmission lines; (c) the EM emission analysis; (d) the disturbing EM susceptibility analysis.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

Linear algebra; complex variable calculus; integral transformations; fundamentals of EM-field, antenna and transmission-line theory.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation:
- Activity during exercises: 10 points
- Test: 20 points
- Oral Exam: 70 points
To pass the course successfully, it is necessary to get at least 10 points from the test.
The evaluation of students' activities is specified by a public notice as issued annually by the lecturer.

Aims

The course is aimed to introduce students to (a) the mathematical representation of causal, EMC related signals with an emphasis on applications of the Laplace transform; (b) the modeling of electromagnetic (EM) interference of Kirchhoff circuits and transmission lines; (c) the EM emission analysis; (d) the disturbing EM susceptibility analysis.
After successfully passing the course, a student understands basic concepts of EMC with an emphasis on their underlying physics and mathematical description. Furthermore, the student is able to (a) apply the Laplace transform to the analysis of causal signals; (b) derive the shielding efficiency of planar shields; (c) derive the characteristic impedance of simple transmission lines; (d) derive integral equations for EM scattering analysis; (e) describe EM radiation from fundamental antennas; (f) apply the Lorentz reciprocity theorem to systems EM susceptibility analysis.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

STUMPF, M. Electromagnetic Reciprocity in Antenna Theory. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2018. ISBN 978-1-119-46637-6. (EN)
TESCHE, F. M., M. IANOZ a T. KARLSSON. EMC Analysis Methods and Computational Models. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. ISBN 978-0-471-15573-7. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPA-SAP Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

-Introduction to ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
-A brief tour to vector calculus and integral theorems
-Fundamentals of EM field theory
-Signal analysis with an emphasis to the Laplace transform and its applications
-Properties of EMC standard pulses; spectral (Bode) diagrams and spectral bounds
-Shielding effectiveness of conductive sheets
-Time-domain transmission-line theory; calculation of the characteristic impedance
-Integral representations of EM fields
-Integral-equation EM scattering analysis
-EM emissions from radiating sources
-Lorentz reciprocity theorems; interaction with Kirchhoff's systems
-EM susceptibility of Kirchoff's systems
-Transmission-line susceptibility analysis 

Fundamentals seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

-Introduction to ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
-A brief tour to vector calculus and integral theorems
-Fundamentals of EM field theory
-Signal analysis with an emphasis to the Laplace transform and its applications
-Properties of EMC standard pulses; spectral (Bode) diagrams and spectral bounds
-Shielding effectiveness of conductive sheets
-Time-domain transmission-line theory; calculation of the characteristic impedance
-Integral representations of EM fields
-Integral-equation EM scattering analysis
-EM emissions from radiating sources
-Lorentz reciprocity theorems; interaction with Kirchhoff's systems
-EM susceptibility of Kirchoff's systems
-Transmission-line susceptibility analysis