Project Overview: A high-altitude nuclear detonation could generate an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that has a catastrophic effect on the national electric grid, something that was learned during the Cold War. The EMP mitigation team was tasked with developing a method to measure the effectiveness of substation enclosures to mitigate this threat. Our team developed a method of testing in compliance with IEEE, Military Standards, and a recent study done by the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI). The test we developed makes use of several types of antennas to characterize the attenuation of the buildings. This characterization data was used to create a streamlined testing procedure to be carried out on a routine basis on newly constructed enclosures.

Team Members: Addison Waege, Joshua Romanowski, Alexander Kellogg, Christopher Bousho, Jacob Phelan, and Darin Shillair, Electrical Engineering

Advisor: John Lukowski, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sponsor: Systems Control

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