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Nicolas Mora Parra
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Contribution to the study of the vulnerability of critical systems to Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI)
The progress of high power electromagnetic (HPEM) sources during the late 1990s raised the concern in the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) community that they could be deployed for criminal purposes to interfere with the operation of modern electronic s ...
EPFL2016High Power Electromagnetics Applied to Humanitarian Demining in Colombia
This paper summarizes the main findings of a long-term research to explore the use of high power electromagnetics in humanitarian demining. A neutralization method based on remote detonation of electrically-activated improvised explosive devices (IED) was ...
Ieee2016Protection Strategy against IEMI for Wireless Communication Infrastructures
Marcos Rubinstein, Mirjana Stojilovic, Nicolas Mora Parra
In this paper, we present a methodology for estimating the protection levels of critical equipment against IEMI. We apply the method to a wireless communication infrastructure, but it can be applied to any critical infrastructure. The required protection l ...
Ieee2016An Improved Formula for the Transfer Impedance of Two-Layer Braided Cable Shields
In this letter, we propose a formula for evaluating the transfer impedance of two-layer braided cable shields. The proposed formula results from the combination of the model proposed by Vance for the evaluation of the equivalent transfer impedance of a two ...
Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2015Numerical Simulation of the Overall Transfer Impedance of Shielded Spacecraft Harness Cable Assemblies
In this paper, we present general considerations for the application of the multiconductor transmission-line theory for simulating shielded spacecraft harness cable assemblies. Some of the practical issues that occur in the modeling process of various comp ...
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2015A Comparison of Frequency-Dependent Soil Models: Application to the Analysis of Grounding Systems
Nicolas Mora Parra, Damir Cavka
We present a review and comparison of different models representing the frequency dependence of the soil electrical parameters (conductivity and permittivity). These models are expressed in terms of curve-fit expressions for the soil conductivity and relat ...
Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2014On the Location of Lightning Discharges Using Time Reversal of Electromagnetic Fields
Marcos Rubinstein, Nicolas Mora Parra, Gaspard Lugrin
In this paper, we discuss the use of the electromagnetic time reversal (EMTR) method to locate lightning strikes. After a brief description of the EMTR and its application to lightning location, we mathematically demonstrate that the time-of-arrival method ...
Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2014Overview of the European project STRUCTURES
An overview of the European project STRUCTURES and its main challenges is given. Current and foreseen Intentional Electromagnetic Interference (IEMI) threats are classified according to their availability, their technical characteristics (such as bandwidth ...
2014Design, Realization, and Experimental Test of a Coaxial Exponential Transmission Line Adaptor for a Half-Impulse Radiating Antenna
This paper describes the simulation, design, realization, and experimental test of a tapered transmission line (TL) for adapting a broad-band impulse generator to a radiating antenna, for a frequency range of 50 MHz-1 GHz. Two different taper geometries ar ...
Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013Application of the Cascaded Transmission Line Theory of Paul and McKnight to the Evaluation of NEXT and FEXT in Twisted Wire Pair Bundles
Marcos Rubinstein, Carlos Alberto Romero Romero, Nicolas Mora Parra, Abraham Rubinstein, Abdolhamid Shoory
The cascaded transmission line theory of Paul and McKnight is used in this paper to predict near-end crosstalk (NEXT) and far-end crosstalk (FEXT) in a bundle of twisted wire pairs. The approach is validated using the CST Cable Studio commercial software a ...
Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013