DocumentCode
646720
Title
NASA Standard Initiator susceptibility to UHF and S-band radio frequency power and lightning strikes
Author
Burnham, Ken ; Scully, Robert ; Norgard, John
Author_Institution
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
5-9 Aug. 2013
Firstpage
365
Lastpage
370
Abstract
The NASA Standard Initiator (NSI) is an important piece of pyrotechnic equipment used in many space applications. This paper outlines the results of a series of tests done at UHF and S-Band frequencies to determine NSI susceptibility to Radio Frequency (RF) power. The results show significant susceptibility to pulsed RF power in the S-Band region. Additional testing with lightning pulses injected into the firing line harness, modelling the indirect effects of a lightning strike to a spacecraft, showed no vulnerability.
Keywords
electromagnetic pulse; lightning; test equipment; NASA standard initiator susceptibility; NSI; S-band radiofrequency power; SI susceptibility; UHF-band radiofrequency power; firing line harness; indirect lightning strike effects; lightning pulses; pulsed RF power susceptibility; pyrotechnic equipment; space applications; Fires; Firing; Impedance; Lightning; Radio frequency; Standards; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2013 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Denver, CO
ISSN
2158-110X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0408-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISEMC.2013.6670439
Filename
6670439
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