Potential damage to flight hardware from MIL-STD-462 CS02 setup

Author

Harris, Patrick K. ; Block, Nathan F.

Author_Institution

ManTech Adv. Syst. Int., Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

18-22 Aug. 2003

Firstpage

603

Abstract

The MIL-STD-462 CS02 conducted susceptibility test setup includes an audio transformer, with the secondary used as an inductor, and a large capacitor. Together, these two components from an L-type low-pass filter to minimize the injected test signal input into the power source. Some flight hardware power input configurations are not compatible with this setup and break into oscillation when powered up. This, in turn, can damage flight hardware. Such as oscillation resulted in the catastrophic failure of an item tested in the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) large electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test facility.

Keywords

aerospace test facilities; electromagnetic compatibility; EMC test facility; Goddard Space Flight Center; L-type low-pass filter; MIL-STD-462 CS02 setup; audio transformer; electromagnetic compatibility; flight hardware; power source; susceptibility test setup; test signal; Aerospace testing; Capacitors; Circuit testing; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electronic equipment testing; Hardware; Inductance; Power supplies; Space technology; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2003 IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7835-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.2003.1236671

Filename

1236671