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Circuit Models For Power Bus Structures On Printed Circuit Boards Using A Hybrid Fem-Spice Method, Todd H. Hubing, Chunlei Guo
Circuit Models For Power Bus Structures On Printed Circuit Boards Using A Hybrid Fem-Spice Method, Todd H. Hubing, Chunlei Guo
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Power bus structures consisting of two parallel conducting planes are widely used on high-speed printed circuit boards. In this paper, a full-wave finite-element method (FEM) method is used to analyze power bus structures, and the resulting matrix equations are converted to equivalent circuits that can be analyzed using SPICE programs. Using this method of combining FEM and SPICE, power bus structures of arbitrary shape can be modeled efficiently both in the time-domain and frequency-domain, along with the circuit components connected to the bus. Dielectric loss and losses due to the finite resistance of the power planes can also be modeled. …
A Closed-Form Expression For Estimating Radiated Emissions From The Power Planes In A Populated Printed Circuit Board, Todd H. Hubing, Hwan-Woo Shim
A Closed-Form Expression For Estimating Radiated Emissions From The Power Planes In A Populated Printed Circuit Board, Todd H. Hubing, Hwan-Woo Shim
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works
An expression for the maximum intensity of radiated emissions from a rectangular power bus structure has been derived based on an analytical cavity-resonator model. The effect of components mounted on the board is modeled by modifying the propagation constant of the waves within the power bus structure. The radiated field intensity is calculated using the equivalent magnetic current around the edges of the power bus structure together with the modified propagation constant. Measurements of a populated test board show that the derived closed-form expression estimates the level of the maximum radiation intensity with reasonable accuracy.