Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 2014, 2, 7-12
Published Online April 2014 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/jpee
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jpee.2014.24002
How to cite this paper: Wang, B.C., Han, G.Y. and Zhu, L. (2014) Research on Technology of Electromagnetic Protection for
the Generator Control System. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 2, 7-12.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jpee.2014.24002
Research on Technology of Electromagnetic
Protection for the Generator Control System
Baocheng Wang, Guyong Han, Lin Zhu
Xuzhou Air Force College, Xuzhou, China
Received December 2013
Abstract
Generator control system decides whether the generator can work as usual or not, as well as its
stability of performance. Both types of generators control system composed of the transistor and
DSP are sensitive to outward electromagnetic interference, directly related to the generator per-
formance. In this text, we first analyze the electromagnetic interference threat generator control
system of transistor type may face, then design a electromagnetic protection plan for the intake,
the panel and the sense organ. This work is of great significance in improving its electromagnetic
protection ability and stability of performance.
Keywords
Generator Control System; Electromagnetic Interference Damage Analysis; Electromagnetic
Protection Design
1. Electromagnetic Interference Threat Analysis of Generator Control System
Electromagnetic interference mainly gives an effect on the booster in control system. The principle and structure
of transistor type are shown by Figure 1.
The drive unit composed of triangle wave producer, voltage comparer and driver amplifier circuit, output
square wave ub, as drive power switch. Triangle wave producer output triangle waves of certain value and fre-
quency, without in-phase problem. Voltage comparer completes the square wave output ua after comparing tri-
gonal wave with control voltage u2 and amplifying the signal. The output is low voltage when the value of tri-
gonal wave is less than u2, while high voltage on the contrary, just as Figure 2 shows. Triangle wave producer
and voltage comparer can be gained by operational amplifier circuit. After processed through power amplifying
and opposite phase ua are translated as the drive signal ub. The drive unit is also a proportional tache with the
input u2 and the output ua.
With coupling interference signals to PID regulate circuit, the scope of trigonal wave changes or control vol-
tage becomes uncertain which makes the value of ton/T (expressed as) out of gear, as is shown by Figure 3.
Thus, the value of actual excitation current will be restricted by interference signals. What’s more, uncertain
value of interference signals result in excitation current regulate chaos, which cause excitation current out of
control, then boosters abnormal voltage regulate, after that generators uncertain voltage output, finally power
supply vehicle failure in airplanes start-up or offering electrifying check.

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Figure 1. The system principle and structure frame diagram of transistor type.
(a) (b)
Figure 2. Structure and wave graph of the driving unit.
Figure 3. Compared with wave graphs interfered by signals.
2. Research on Technology of Electromagnetic Protection for Generator Controls
System
According to the analysis and test results of electromagnetic interfere with generator of transistor type, we carry
out a research on electromagnetic protection technique and design a plan for the generator control system.
2.1. Shield Shell for the Intake
Electric material is generally used in electromagnetic shield when the electromagnetic field is of high-frequency
radiation, with both electric field and magnetic field existing at the same time. In high-frequency segment,
well-conducted electric material can shield the inside components from electric field and magnetic field.

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Table 1 shows the characteristic of usual shield material. According to the relative electromagnetic protection
grade, we choose ferromagnetic material of intact structure. For the thickness of the material and the way to
dispose joint and grounding directly relative to the shield efficiency, what we must solve actually is the factors
engendering electric discontinuity of shield shell, such as the intake, the display window, handling parts, cables
drilling through shield shell and so on [1].
The cooling intake on generator, electric discontinuous, brings bad electromagnetic leakage. If we ignore the
thickness of shell, its shield efficiency under the worst far electromagnetic field is as follows:
100 20lg20lgSEDD f=−−×
(1)
In this formula, D expresses the bore diameter and f expresses the frequency of incident electromagnetic wave.
According to the formula, the electromagnetic leakage is involved with the size of the bore. The bigger size, the
worse shield efficiency. So in the airway design, we replace the original bore by several smaller ones with same
hatch area. We choose boring metal plank at low cost, as Figure 4 shows. But when these same bores arrange
together regularly (an interval less than λ/2), it will worsen the shield efficiency (to 20lgN/2). Therefore, the
bores design must be designed irregularly arranging with unequal mutual intervals, as is shown by Figure 5.
2.2. Grounding Protection for the Control Panel
What the generator may suffer is high-frequency electromagnetic wave. Each control loop can be grounded as
Table 1. The characteristic of usual shield material.
mental silver copper aluminium zinc
relative conductivity σr 1.05 1.00 0.61 0.29
relative permeability μr 1 1 1 1
mental brass nickel iron Chemin nickel-plate
relative conductivity σr 0.26 0.20 0.17 0.02
relative permeability μr 0.26 0.20 0.17 0.02
Figure 4. Mental plank with original
bores.
Figure 5. The design for the intake.

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Figure 6 shows. When some interferential coupling occurs, the interfere will be led to the earth for lower im-
pedance of capacity at high frequency, preventing electronic components inside the generator from interference
and impact.
2.3. Install a filter in the Sensitive Part
1) As Figure 7 shows. With the both coil ends (
1
E
~
2
E
) shunt-wound the filter circuit included capacitor C
can absorb the upper parts of surge peak inside the excitation current, consequently weakening or eliminating
the interference [2].
The reactance of capacitor C is involved with frequency. Its logarithmic characteristic of breadth and fre-
quency is as follows:
1
20lgA( )20lg20lg C
C
ωω
ω
== −
(2)
Obviously, with
ω
ranges from
2f π
to infinity, the effect of voltage attenuation is gradually enhanced. If
the source resistance is as equal as load resistance, its insert ullage can be expressed as:
Figure 6. The sketch map of grounding.
Figure 7. Safeguard for excitation winding.

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()
2
10lg 1
A
L fRC π

= +

(3)
In this formula, f expresses the work frequency (Hz), R expresses the resistance of source or load (
Ω
) and C
expresses capacitance (F).
In order to make the power supply vehicle stable of performance under the complicated electromagnetic en-
vironment, the value of voltage attenuation is required at least 30 dB when the frequency reaches 1 kHz. If the
resistance initialization of the excitation coil is 500
Ω
, according to the formula above the valve of capacitance
C can be calculated as 20 μF.
2) Install an EMI filter ahead the excitation coil [3]
The disadvantage of filter circuit with single capacitor is no more than 6 dB attenuation velocity per each fre-
quency span. While we fit single series-wound inductance and single shunt-wound capacitor together, a new
type of filter called type L, the value can reach as much as 12 dB per each frequency span. Because the excita-
tion current is DC, we choose lowpass. The way of connection is shown by Figure 8.
Figure 9 shows the equivalence principle of erase differential-mode and common-mode interferential signal.
Its logarithmic characteristic of breadth and frequency is as follows:
2 22
20lgA( )20lg ()(1)RC LC ω ωω =− +−
(4)
If
0
1
LC
ω =
and
2
2
0
LC
ω
ωω

=

, we can get the results as follows.
0
20lgA( )40lg
ω
ωω = −
(5 )
When
1
LC
ω <<
,
2
20lgA( )20lg ()10RC ωω =− +≈
(6)
When
1
LC
ω >>
,
2 22
22
2
20lgA( )20lg ()()
20lg ()
20lg
RC LC
LC
LC
ω ωω
ω
ω
=−+
≈−
= −
(7)
Figure 8. EMI filter.
Figure 9. The equivalence prin-
ciple of EMI filter.

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With
ω
ranges from
2f π
to infinity, the effect of voltage attenuation is gradually enhanced. If the source
resistance is as equal as load resistance, its insert ullage can be expressed as:
2
22
1
10lg (2)
4
A
L
LLCRC R
ω
ωω


 
=− ++








(8)
In this formula, L expresses filter inductance (H),
2f ωπ =
, and terminate frequency
01
2
fLC
π
=
.
There are several ways to solve the initialization of L and C in order to reach the minimum value of voltage
attenuation at the 1 kHz-frequency. For example, L = 1 mH, while C = 5F. In detail,
12
1L LmH= =
,
5
x
CF=
,
34
1LL mH= =
, and
12
5
yy
CC F= =
.
3. The Tag
Research on technology of electromagnetic protection for generator controls system effectively solves the elec-
tromagnetic interference with the generator, keeping the performance stability of the generator under compli-
cated electromagnetic environment. Particularly in the military realm, it is of great realistic significance in de-
veloping the ability of electromagnetic protection for generators and support capability of military equipment.
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