This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0096783 filed on Jul. 23, 2021, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
An embodiment of the disclosure relates to an electromagnetic wave shielding filter, and more particularly, to a filter that passes a desirable high-frequency signal into an electromagnetic wave shielding facility, while blocking other interference frequency components.
The following description is presented as background information only to assist with an understanding of the disclosure. No determination has been made, and no assertion is made, as to whether any of the following might be applicable as prior art with regard to the disclosure.
In general, to verify the shielding performance of an electromagnetic wave shielding facility, a shielding test is conducted according to standards such as IEEE-std-299 or MIL-STD-188-125-1/2, and National Radio Research Agency Notice No. 2016-10.
The electromagnetic wave shielding facility is a facility designed such that the inside is basically separated from the outside in terms of electromagnetic waves, and a server or communication equipment inside the facility is not affected by an external electromagnetic wave environment. The inside and outside of the electromagnetic wave shielding facility communicate with each other by means of an electromagnetic wave shielding filter for internal power supply or communication.
For an existing general electromagnetic wave shielding filter in use, a low pass filter is generally used to block an intended high frequency band from 10 kHz to 100 kHz to several to 18 GHz for electromagnetic wave shielding, and pass a low frequency of 60 Hz, for example, for power supply. In some cases, a band pass filter is used to pass only a specific band. A signal in a communication frequency (e.g., 500 MHz) higher than the shielding frequency of the low pass filter is converted to an electrical signal, input through an optical cable, and then converted again to an optical signal, for signal transmission, while electromagnetic waves are kept shielded. In this manner, the inside and outside of the electromagnetic wave shielding facility communicate with each other.
In general, a low pass filter-type electromagnetic shielding filter used as a military electromagnetic pulse (EMP) shielding filter that shields electromagnetic waves even in the lowest frequency has a shielding frequency of around 10 kHz with a 3 dB loss. Because further lowering the shielding frequency causes loss of supplied power, the shielding frequency of 10 KHz is usually the lower limit. Accordingly, when a signal is transmitted at or below 10 kHz, a lower frequency than 10 kHz may pass through the filter, thereby restricting the role of the filter. As such, the current low pass filter-type electromagnetic wave shielding filter has limitations in its effectiveness in blocking all frequency bands, while passing only signals in a desired frequency band. In this context, a fundamental structural change is required in configuring an electromagnetic wave shielding filter.
Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding filter based on low pass filtering or band pass filtering, which transmits a desired high frequency signal, while blocking unintended common-mode electromagnetic waves, by disposing an elliptical magnetic core formed of a material with a high magnetic permeability at a part that determines the outside and inside of an electromagnetic wave shielding surface of the filter inside the filter, converting a high frequency electromagnetic wave signal to a differential-mode signal at a primary coil through a core shielding and penetration unit having an appropriate depth and diameter for shielding electromagnetic waves, transmitting the signal in the form of a differential-mode magnetic field from the outside of a shielding facility to the inside of the shielding facility by the elliptical magnetic core, and restoring the differential-mode high frequency signal at a secondary coil.
Additional aspects will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the presented embodiments of the disclosure.
According to an aspect of the present embodiment, an electromagnetic wave shielding filter installed on one shielding wall of an electromagnetic wave shielding facility includes a primary coil and a secondary coil disposed to oppose each other symmetrically with respect to an elliptical (circular) magnetic core structure with a high magnetic permeability, in which the primary coil and the secondary coil are wound around both short sides thereof, and a high-conductivity (low-resistance) material is formed at the center thereof in a depth and a diameter which enable electromagnetic wave shielding along a longitudinal direction inside the electromagnetic wave shielding filter; an outer enclosure including the magnetic core (magnetic path) with the high magnetic permeability; and a structure filled with a high electrical-conductivity (low-resistance) material along the longitudinal direction at the center of the core.
The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of certain embodiments of the disclosure will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
An embodiment of the disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
An electromagnetic wave shielding filter including an elliptical (circular) magnetic core according to the present embodiment includes an electromagnetic wave shielding enclosure 101, an elliptical (circular) magnetic core 104, a primary coil 102, a secondary coil 103, and a magnetic core shielding and penetration unit 105, to which the electromagnetic wave shielding filter is not necessarily limited.
As illustrated in
When a signal for communication is applied to the primary coil 102, the signal is changed into a magnetic field and induced and transmitted to the secondary coil via the elliptical magnetic core 104. The magnetic field transferred to the secondary coil may be converted into a voltage by the secondary coil, thereby restoring the received signal. In this state, however, the electromagnetic wave shielding filter is simply a transformer with no electromagnetic wave shielding function. When the inner walls of the shielding filter are filled with a material 105 with high electrical conductivity (low resistance) around the elliptical magnetic core 104, a tunnel-shaped structure surrounding the magnetic core 104 is formed, satisfying a condition for electromagnetic wave shielding.
Further, since the physical durability of an elliptical ferrite tile is weak, use of a material such as iron wool or copper wool may facilitate manufacture of the shielding and penetration unit for the elliptical magnetic core, and lead to a significant protective effect against external impact. When the filter enclosure and the core are filled with a high-density metal, external shock is transferred as it is. In contrast, when the filter enclosure and the core are filled with a low-density material such as iron wool or copper wool, a physical impact may be absorbed by the low-density (sponge-like structure) material, and thus its transmission is limited.
A low pass filter-type electromagnetic wave shielding filter illustrated in
In contrast, the electromagnetic wave shielding filter (
In addition, the diameter of the elliptical magnetic core applied in the present embodiment is about 3 to 10 mm. Therefore, when a high-output electromagnetic wave of a certain value or higher is input, the magnetic flux of the elliptical magnetic core 104 is saturated, and thus energy at or above a certain level may not be transmitted to the secondary coil. Accordingly, a receiving end and a transmitting end of communication equipment connected to a secondary output of the elliptical magnetic core may be protected.
In addition, despite the fact that the components of the electromagnetic wave shielding filter are high-frequency devices, they are all passive devices and thus have a low possibility of damage. This is because the components do not include a material that is oxidized or chemically changed over time.
Moreover, elements included in the low pass filter (
The elliptical magnetic core 104 applied to the electromagnetic wave shielding filter according to the present embodiment may be formed of a ferrite material with good high frequency characteristics and high magnetic permeability. A ZnMn-type ferrite may be used in a relatively low frequency band due to its high conductivity (several tens of ohms), whereas an NiMn-type ferrite may be more effective in a higher frequency band due to its low electrical conductivity (several tens of M ohms) and high magnetic permeability.
Additionally, although the electromagnetic wave shielding filter described in this example is designed as an electromagnetic wave shielding filter for high-frequency signals, it may also be used as an electromagnetic wave shielding filter for a 50 Hz or 60 Hz power line by applying a stacked iron core instead of the ferrite core. In view of the elliptical magnetic core structure, the primary coil and the secondary coil are far from each other, thereby lowering transmission efficiency. Nonetheless, the electromagnetic wave shielding filter is applicable when needed, because it may secure electromagnetic wave shielding characteristics.
It is difficult to shield electromagnetic waves with the electromagnetic wave shielding filter illustrated in
When a hole is formed in the elliptical (circular) magnetic core shielding and penetration unit, and a ZnMn-type ferrite is used for the elliptical magnetic core, the electrical conductivity of the ferrite tile is high (with a low resistance of several tens of ohms), which maintains a blocked shape in terms of electromagnetic waves in spite of the existence of the magnetic core hole. When a NiMn-type ferrite is applied to the elliptical magnetic core, the hole through which the magnetic core passes may be regarded as a structure that impairs electromagnetic wave shielding from the perspective of electromagnetic waves. However, this problem may be overcome by adjusting a hole diameter d 306 and a hole depth g 307 as illustrated in Table 1. Further, because the ferrite material itself has a function of absorbing electromagnetic waves, the ferrite does not affect much in terms of the presence or absence of electromagnetic wave shielding damage.
The following table lists formulas for calculating an electromagnetic wave shielding effect determined by the diameter and depth of a honeycomb in an electromagnetic shielding facility. It may be noted that although different electromagnetic shielding effects may be achieved depending on whether the shape of the physical through hole is square, circle, or cube, electromagnetic wave shielding is basically possible at or below the shielding frequency by adjusting the diameter d and depth g of the through hole (see
For example, the shielding effect is maintained at 96 dB at 18 GHz in a hexagonal honeycomb with a depth d of 20 mm and a largest diameter of 3 mm. Therefore, even when there is a hole, electromagnetic wave shielding is possible at or below a shielding frequency determined by the depth and diameter of the hole.
Accordingly, even when the NiMn-type ferrite is applied, electromagnetic waves may be kept shielded despite the presence of a hole in terms of electromagnetic waves because the ferrite has a low electrical conductivity (with a high resistance).
The electromagnetic wave shielding filter (
The electromagnetic wave shielding filter (
The electromagnetic wave shielding filter (
The electromagnetic wave shielding filter (
The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the essential features of the present embodiment. Accordingly, the present embodiments are intended to describe rather than limit the technical spirit of the present embodiment, and the scope of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present embodiment should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present embodiment.
As is apparent from the foregoing description, according to the present embodiment, a magnetic path is made of a material having high magnetic permeability on an electromagnetic wave shielding interface that determines the outside and the inside of a filter, so that a high-frequency electromagnetic wave signal in an RF or differential mode is transferred in the form of a magnetic field from the outside to the inside via an elliptical (or circular) magnetic core, and an electromagnetic shielding structure is formed by filling a material having a high conductively (low resistance) around the elliptical magnetic core and the inner surface of a shielding filter enclosure, for shielding an electrical filed and a magnetic field inside and outside an electromagnetic wave shielding facility. Therefore, the filer allows high-frequency radio signals to pass, while shielding the other radiated common-mode electromagnetic waves across a total frequency band.
Further, although a high-frequency signal itself has a differential mode structure and thus passes, high-output electromagnetic waves such as external noise are in a common mode and it is impossible for the high-output electromagnetic waves to pass through the elliptical magnetic core. Accordingly, noise except for a desired signal is blocked across the total band. This is a distinctive feature that differentiates the electromagnetic wave shielding effect from the existing band pass filter-type or low pass filter-type electromagnetic wave shielding filter.
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10-2021-0096783 | Jul 2021 | KR | national |