| Pub. Date | : July, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJEEE030723 |
| Author Name | : Vladimir Gurevich |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Engineering |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 16 |
Protection of critical civilian infrastructure from High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) at nuclear explosions is significantly different from the protection of military facilities. Therefore, attempts to use well-known military protection means in the civilian sector have failed. The paper analyzes these features and describes new technical solutions designed specifically for civilian infrastructure.
The ability of the powerful Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), generated upon the High Altitude
Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) to destroy all electronics, has been known to nuclear
physicists since the first nuclear explosion was performed in 1945 on the Alamogordo
range, New Mexico (project 'Trinity'). Upon the explosion, all apparatus that was meant
to monitor the explosion parameters became inoperative. Upon all further test explosions
performed in all countries, EMP was registered precisely and was followed with the
analysis and study of the parameters.
Beginning in the 1970s, the subject has been unclassified. At that time, dozens of
Western scientific and technical reports, prepared by numerous military and civilian
organizations (working at the military request), were devoted to different aspects of HEMP
impact on electrical and electronic equipment. Since then, the EMP had been officially
recognized as one of the damage effects of nuclear weapons, along with detonation
wave, temperature, light and radioactive emission. At the same time, the first
recommendations for the protection of electronic and electrical equipment from HEMP
appeared, which, of course, were primarily intended for military equipment.
High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP), Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), Critical infrastructure, Protection