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IEC 61000-2-9:1996

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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 2: Environment - Section 9: Description of HEMP environment - Radiated disturbance. Basic EMC publication

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English - French

Published date

19-02-1996

Superseded date

14-05-2025

Superseded by

IEC 61000-2-9:2025

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Summarise this standard

Foreword
1. Scope and object
2. Normative reference
3. General
Definitions
5. Description of HEMP environment, radiated
    parameters
    5.1 High-altitude bursts
    5.2 Spatial extent of HEMP on the earth's surface
    5.3 HEMP time dependence
    5.4 Magnetic field component
    5.5 HEMP amplitude and energy fluence spectrum
    5.6 Weighting of the early, intermediate and late-time
         HEMP
    5.7 Reflection and transmission

This section of IEC 61000-2 defines the high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) environment that is one of the consequences of a high-altitude nuclear explosion. Those dealing with this subject consider two cases: - high-altitude nuclear explosions; - low-altitude nuclear explosions. For civil systems, the most important case is the high-altitude nuclear explosion. In this case, the other effects of the nuclear explosion: blast, ground shock, thermal and nuclear ionizing radiation are not present at the ground level. However the electromagnetic pulse associated with the explosion may cause disruption of, and damage to, communication, electronic and electric power systems thereby upsetting the stability of modern society. The object of this standard is to establish a common reference for the HEMP environment in order to select realistic stresses to apply to victim equipment for evaluating their performance.

Committee
TC 77/SC 77C
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as BS EN 61000-2-9. (12/2005) Stability Date: 2018. (11/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
49
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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