Fast evaluation of the shielding efficiency of rectangular shielding enclosures

In this contribution we evaluate a fast simulation technique to calculate and to characterise the shielding efficiency of rectangular enclosures with apertures. The technique is based on a mode expansion technique developed by Mendez (1970, 1978). The solutions are obtained under a double summation form, achieving an important computational advantage. We compare results of this fast approximative technique with reliable results obtained with a full-wave electromagnetic simulator. It is shown that the mode expansion technique is a far better CAD-tool to evaluate the shielding efficiency of metallic enclosures than existing simple design rules