A Modeling and Design Methodology of Double Exponential Pulse Generator for Simulation-Based Conducted Disturbance Immunity Testing

In this paper, an equivalent circuit model of a double-exponential pulse generator is proposed for use as a time-domain noise source in high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) conducted disturbance immunity testing. The analytic relationship between the proposed equivalent circuit model and the source pulse requirements expressed by the test standards is derived. Based on this relationship, a design methodology for the equivalent circuit model is proposed to extract the circuit components that satisfy the source pulse requirements, particularly in the form of source impedance and pulse waveform requirements. The proposed design methodology is applied to design an equivalent circuit model of the double exponential pulse generator with various test modes in the conducted disturbance immunity test. The designed double exponential pulse generator is applied to a simulation-based conductive disturbance immunity testing platform based on the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61000-4-24 standard to validate the effectiveness of the proposed equivalent circuit model and design methodology.