EMC tutorials - Magnetic field shielding

Ғылым және технология

#119 In this video I look at shielding methods, in particular taking a closer look at how a shield can be made to better reject magnetic fields. I look at how a shield can do this - what are its main proprieties of interest and then I try things out by measuring the shielding effectiveness of 3 materials - a sheet of copper, one of steel and also a sheet of ferrite.
Used links and further reading:
content.kemet.com/datasheets/...
home.eng.iastate.edu/~nbowler/...
incompliancemag.com/article/s...
learnemc.com/practical-em-shi...
Model for coil structure:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:485...
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  • @johnwest7993
    @johnwest7993 Жыл бұрын

    I tend to think I know a whole lot about electronics when I watch KZread videos. But then I watch a FesZ video and I feel like a newbie.

  • @seshansesha7645
    @seshansesha76452 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for keeping the presentation simple and easy to make the subject understandable....best videos and presentation i have seen in the EMC world...Thank you

  • @zhitailiu3876
    @zhitailiu38762 жыл бұрын

    Such a joy to what this series of videos! Thx, Frez!

  • @logicalfalse
    @logicalfalse3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, and perfect timing for my current transformer project! Thanks for making so much great content.

  • @seshansesha7645
    @seshansesha76452 жыл бұрын

    The best presentations in the EMC world...thank you

  • @satviksharma1146
    @satviksharma11463 жыл бұрын

    How delightful! Thank you!!

  • @kennymanchester
    @kennymanchester Жыл бұрын

    Outstanding primer for our increasingly noisy noisy world! Thank you

  • @mahditaheri7600
    @mahditaheri76003 жыл бұрын

    Awsome, pretty narrated, complete content! Thanks alot...

  • @Atheistic007
    @Atheistic0072 ай бұрын

    SOLID content, thank you.

  • @shubhamnayak9369
    @shubhamnayak93693 жыл бұрын

    Nice video... I always enjoy your content.

  • @mohammad-mahditaghipour4307
    @mohammad-mahditaghipour43073 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. I would like to mention that conductive shielding depends on the coupling of the sheet and the source. Higher the coupling, lower the effectiveness.

  • @longdongsilver4719
    @longdongsilver47192 жыл бұрын

    That's heavy material. Thanks for sharing your work.

  • @KidCe.
    @KidCe.2 жыл бұрын

    Damnn, i recently came across your channel and gotta say, i love it! In depth videos like these are such a raritey on youtube and are always so helpfull

  • @roberttso1079
    @roberttso10792 жыл бұрын

    Nice demonstration to show how theory comes to life in real measurements!

  • @johnmacmillan627
    @johnmacmillan6272 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Very clearly presented

  • @manoA98A
    @manoA98A3 жыл бұрын

    That's really quality content!

  • @coconutman5854
    @coconutman58543 жыл бұрын

    If you could make an experiment using faraday cages with AM/FM Radios inside to see which of those radio frequencies don't penetrate certain types of materials, that would interest me a lot. Great video, by the way.

  • @jluke6861
    @jluke6861 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @BlackRedDead1943
    @BlackRedDead19439 ай бұрын

    5 marketing videos before i finally found a useful one - thanks :-)

  • @jamestyrer6067
    @jamestyrer60672 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. Thanks

  • @paulpaulzadeh6172
    @paulpaulzadeh61723 жыл бұрын

    Great video ,

  • @tedzone5544
    @tedzone55442 жыл бұрын

    This was a very cool video. Thanks

  • @mumbaiverve2307
    @mumbaiverve23073 жыл бұрын

    Very good Sir.

  • @arthurm7846
    @arthurm78462 жыл бұрын

    Great Video, thanks!

  • @lornemalvo2045
    @lornemalvo20452 жыл бұрын

    Excellent! Highly informative and explained with clarity. It seems that a few layers of aluminium foil won't be enough to keep ALL of the monsters at bay.

  • @michelfrance75
    @michelfrance752 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, this is another very interesting video. In this field of magnetism, I would be delighted if you could one day explain and illustrate to us the construction and operation of a small flux gate magnetometer, or even a proton procession magnetometer. The articles on the internet website are all very confusing on this subject.

  • @Andrii_V
    @Andrii_V Жыл бұрын

    2 seconds to realize that this is hight quality video. How are you achieving this? ))

  • @BjornV78
    @BjornV783 жыл бұрын

    Hi Fesz, nice video. what about placing a complete steel/alu/copper "box" round each coil like a "Faraday cage", while there still be "leakage" to each other ? Can you also do a video about the use of Ferrite beads arround cables and miniature beads arround leads of components, when these beads have effect, when not etc.... Great video, thx . Gtrz

  • @stanislavsubrt886
    @stanislavsubrt8863 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial. Thank you very much! I was hoping (after seeing paper from N. Bowler) that you will introduce the concept of complex permeability and how it affects the shielding vs frequency, but I guess it would add 30 more minutes to the video duration. From there I guess next step would be to move to ferrite beads. Again thank you!

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did start talking about this topic in an older video ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3mlz6yxZNWwhMY.html ) but I guess its a topic that needs a bit more exploring. In the mean time I added a "card" in the video at the time I show the N. B. paper)

  • @matheusdosreisbravim1483
    @matheusdosreisbravim1483 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video

  • @DreamhouseVideography
    @DreamhouseVideography2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the info! Great video. Could you tell me: Can I block emf from the Smart Meter (attached to the outside of my home) by placing a piece of galvanized sheet metal between myself and the Smart Meter? Thanks.

  • @binong7366
    @binong73662 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! The test result matches what my senior colleague says, and very well explained

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    2 жыл бұрын

    Happy I could help! Cheers!

  • @brunofigueiredo230
    @brunofigueiredo230 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video! Can you tell me more about the type of copper wire you're using to mount the inductors? How many meters or loops on the plastic frame are you using?

  • @shivendradhakariya6241
    @shivendradhakariya62413 жыл бұрын

    sir very useful for me

  • @lupoal4113
    @lupoal41133 жыл бұрын

    Great!

  • @riverli3594
    @riverli35942 жыл бұрын

    very helpful

  • @joachimloretz3697
    @joachimloretz36972 жыл бұрын

    Sensationell

  • @newnewmee44
    @newnewmee448 ай бұрын

    i am working on a new type of electricity generator and want to use a electromagnet made from copper to shield a coil from the magnetic flux of a permanent magnet. Basically i have a horse shaped neodymium magnet in front of a large coil. And want to interrupt the magnetic flux from passing through that large coil with a small copper coil that when energized with current should pass the neodymium magnet flux straight from one pole to the other without entering nearby large coil. Thus from the point of view of the large coil the neodymium magnet is turned on and off using low power in the small coil and thus producing larger AC power in the large coil. It should result in getting more electricity than i put in without breaking the laws of physics. Currently i am working on what is the best shape and location of the small coil in order to have the biggest impact on the neodymium magnet's flux field and produce the largest AC current in the large coil.

  • @michaellove7912
    @michaellove79123 жыл бұрын

    thumb up first then watch

  • @mavamQ
    @mavamQ4 ай бұрын

    I would like to see both a copper plate and a copper plate together. Also, Can you try painting a sheet of plastic with Lowes Chalk board (magnetic) paint? Try one coat or several. I read it works, but how well? Try painting it on a copper sheet. Does grounding the sheet to the input signal ground help? Also, set you coils such that they don't move between tests so each test is the same. maybe start with 1000mv so we can easier calculate the attenuation of each item rested. Thanks for the video. The question is because someone ask, can I line the inside of my plastic box with copper tape for shielding? You show iron is better, so how about iron paint, and how many coats, and should you use copper tape and then paint it with Lowes Magnetic paint? I think It would have much more attenuation if you completely enclosed one coil, but you do need to leave an insulated seams to prevent the one turn shorted problem. Also pretty sure larger sheets would have more attenuation. I would like to see more experiments in this area. I subscribe, hoping to see it. Thanks.

  • @thghho
    @thghho2 жыл бұрын

    Hello, regardless of budget, what can be the best magnetic field shielding material, which can block magnetic field and at same time does not attract by the magnetic?

  • @domtom128
    @domtom1283 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Why are there two resistors connected to the coils when you were using the power amplifier in the beginning? I assumed that it was to reduce the loading of the amp/match the output impedance, but why is there also a resistor connected to the RX coil?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello! You are right, I was trying to reduce impedance mismatch issues between the coil a the amplifier ( the resistor is 9R); in the past I had issues with the amplifier output starting to ring because of this. anyway, there is no special reason to keep the resistor on the RX coil other than having a symmetrical system.

  • @ilovefreeski
    @ilovefreeski Жыл бұрын

    Very good information would anyone happen to know what frequencies a solar flare emp or nuclear emp would generate? Looking to make a faraday cage

  • @Graham_Wideman
    @Graham_Wideman3 жыл бұрын

    Great video about this topic! What is the reason for the low effectiveness of the ferrite sheets in the initial example? Is it insufficiently high permeability coupled with thin material? Or is it possible that the flux density exceeded the ferrite saturation, and that actually a lower _percentage_ leakage would be seen with lower primary coil current?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    I guess the big issue of the ferrite sheet is that its not specifically designed for such low frequencies. I mean even the datasheet starts giving characterization curves above 1MHz. That, together with the very small thickness 0.05mm (x4 pieces) and of course some saturation should occur as you correctly pointed out, should be enough to explain the result.

  • @vrushaliparkale9451
    @vrushaliparkale9451 Жыл бұрын

    Which type of steel must be used for high frequency shielding?

  • @mejrimouhamedali
    @mejrimouhamedali Жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @vipinpnair
    @vipinpnair3 жыл бұрын

    Good one. Can you also check the shielding effectiveness if the material is connected to ground( copper & steel)?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Of course, that will be in part 2 with electric field shielding.

  • @jagdishsawant3469
    @jagdishsawant34692 жыл бұрын

    I could not define SCR for my simulatiun idea.can you suggest the way (buttons from drop down list) scr can be defined

  • @jackfrederick874
    @jackfrederick874 Жыл бұрын

    Hi. Does the kemet polymer ferrite sheet change the value or normal functionality of the inductor that's being shielded? Great videos, thanks.

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    If the inductor is of shielded type, there should be no impact since only a very small amount of magnetic flux is actually escaping.

  • @user-uw2vx1md5l
    @user-uw2vx1md5l Жыл бұрын

    Hi dear sir What if we use a vacuumed space in between the plates; ferrite plates for example which have high permeability and conductivity?

  • @Mr.Kronk2
    @Mr.Kronk2 Жыл бұрын

    Hey! Sorry for asking, but what type of amplifier are you using for your setup? when I'm looking around for amplifiers all i find is amplifiers used in the music industry or radio frequency amplifiers. would love to be able to use this experiment as a demonstration setup for a Sience fair :)

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello! the amplifier I used in this video is "home-made". Its based around the LT1210. In theory at least it can output about 1A at +/-10v up to ~10MHz.

  • @june-gl6dy
    @june-gl6dy3 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the great explaination! I could not catch the part at @6.52 which is explaining about shielding effect into a conductive material. You mentioned "something" current?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was trying to say "Eddy Current"; these are also referred to as Foucault's current;

  • @june-gl6dy

    @june-gl6dy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FesZElectronics thanks a bunch! I really learn so much from this.

  • @hugovillegas8973
    @hugovillegas8973 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the very informative and well explained video. My question is, what about aluminum? Have you tried it?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    I did not try it in this video, but it does not have magnetic proprieties, and its less electrically conductive than copper; however its cheap. You will find shields built from aluminum - its a rather low cost material, and its light so you can make it relatively thick.

  • @objection_your_honor
    @objection_your_honor3 жыл бұрын

    Is that why I found a copper band going around the switching transformer in a UPS? The one I took apart was connected to ground! Why? I saw a DIY EMP shield made of galvanized steel garbage can available from your local home center, it too was only connected to earth ground through a thick copper wire! What does earth ground do? To ground the induced voltage and current caused by the EM event?

  • @ttkoh123
    @ttkoh123 Жыл бұрын

    Copper is Used in Transformers, Inductors etc. So, the question is: What If you Ground the Copper to enable the Copper to Generate EMF Counter Forces to Shield? Like the Flux Band Video you posted. It means will the device of interest be riding on the Ground Ref and disturbances and will not be affected by it because of common mode?

  • @alexzemaitis
    @alexzemaitis10 ай бұрын

    I really need advice. I currently live in a motel room with a kitchennet and there is a 5g tower 4 blocks away in one direction and 1 mile in another direction. I want to sheild my room from emfs using reflectix, aluminum window screen and galvanized steel but I need advice on how to do it safley without making emfs worse. Should I put it on every single wall from floor to ceiling or just the 2 walls that the 5g is coming from? Also since I live in this room if I'm on my laptop or using my phone which i usually am in the room will it make it dangerous and start ping ponging around the room? Will I still be able to use electronics in the room without it being dangerous? I basically want to limit emf exposure as much as possible especially the 5g is the main concern, if there's a little bit of rf for now it's fine but my goal is to just limit emf as much as possible especially from the outside but I want to do it safely because there will still be electronics being used in the room until night time. Would it be best to just do like 2 or 3 sides of the room or even a faraday cage section of the room separate? Also will ot become an electrical trap of I don't ground it? Any advice helps on how to shelid this room. Thank you and God bless 🙏❤️

  • @ilkin9558
    @ilkin95582 ай бұрын

    so which material is best for block ?

  • @bluebarnflowers
    @bluebarnflowers Жыл бұрын

    Hello, what would work best to shield EMF from a power wheel car it's DC.

  • @thorbennielsen3845
    @thorbennielsen38452 жыл бұрын

    What if you grounded the shield. What effect will it have?

  • @orveclenunivsa9975
    @orveclenunivsa997511 ай бұрын

    good video! thank you! However, I was wondering... when magnetic field lines are redirected thru the shielding material, y that magnetic field is variable, shouldn´t that create and electric field that propagates too on the shielded side? And shouldn´t that variable electric field create another magnetic field in the shielded area?

  • @olaruionut2250
    @olaruionut2250 Жыл бұрын

    Salut ! Foarte bun tutorialul! Felicitări! Care este părerea ta despre banda de izolare de la 3M, EM80KM ?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    Salut! Multumesc mult! Din pacate nu am o parere despre banda respectiva, nu am folosit-o niciodata...

  • @p_mouse8676
    @p_mouse86763 жыл бұрын

    Would it also help to ground the shielding? What about hybrid solutions, so combining iron with copper for example?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Grounding any shield is very important, but its not necessary if we purely talk about magnetic fields, any currents induced into a shield, usually stay in the shield. I do want to talk about this in more detail in a future video focused on electric field shielding - there grounding becomes essential.

  • @p_mouse8676

    @p_mouse8676

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FesZElectronics Thanks, looking forward to it! :)

  • @AdityaMehendale

    @AdityaMehendale

    2 жыл бұрын

    A good "razor" to ever answer this kind of question is "ground, with respect to _what_?" In inductive coupling, the eddy-currents are not referred to any external reference, so grounding cannot help. With E-field (capacitive) coupling, it surely will!

  • @user-mz6ur9re5j
    @user-mz6ur9re5j Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍

  • @khemrajramsamooj9334
    @khemrajramsamooj93343 ай бұрын

    Can you find the resonant frequency of the coil by just using the oscilloscope and function generator?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes; the measurement is based on the fact that at resonance, the impedance of the coil is at a maximum value - if you inject signal from the generator trough a fixed resistor into the coil and measure the amplitude of the signal present on the coil using the oscilloscope, the frequency at which the signal value is at a maximum will be the coils self resonance. Keep in mind though that because the oscilloscope probe has non-negligible capacitance, the resonance frequency might shift a bit.

  • @lichtgestalt9540
    @lichtgestalt95402 жыл бұрын

    for high efficient shielding often „mu metal“ is used.

  • @gerritcoetzee9075

    @gerritcoetzee9075

    2 жыл бұрын

    But nu-metal is only effective at low or weak magnetic field due to its relative saturation level.

  • @goncalomarreiro8559
    @goncalomarreiro85592 жыл бұрын

    hello, can i use g-iron armoflex to pass through metal detector with smartphone? we have to drop it off at school

  • @falconhawker
    @falconhawker2 жыл бұрын

    A discussion of magnetic fields due to transformers SHOULD include the magnetic field created by pot cores transformers , which are designed to MINIMIZE external magnetic fields. Pot core transformers must operate at high frequencies , they CAN NOT operate at 50,60, or 400 cps .

  • @byronwatkins2565
    @byronwatkins25653 жыл бұрын

    You also need to consider that the parallel component of the magnetic field VECTOR is far easier to contain in a permeable material than the perpendicular component -- your apparatus considers only the perpendicular component. Simultaneously, conductors are far worse at shielding the parallel component. Seldom will noise sources cooperate with your shielding efforts and engineers must design for the worst case.

  • @minahilashraf5617
    @minahilashraf56172 жыл бұрын

    what is the maximum limit of frequency in your set up.

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    2 жыл бұрын

    The spectrum analyzer measurement was performed up to 1MHz, since above that the measurement coils reached their self-resonance; regardless this phenomenon should continue upwards even if I couldn't measure it.

  • @ferdind1
    @ferdind1 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. I am wondering however, a lot of EMC guidelines suggest bonding and grounding of the shield. Why is this nescessary if the shielding effect is due to diverting magetic fields, or due to eddy currents creating opposing fields?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    The shield has 2 purposes - when talking about magnetic fields, the grounding does not matter; however the shield will also help with electric fields - there grounding is mandatory - the lower the ground connection impedance the better the electric field shielding.

  • @ferdind1

    @ferdind1

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@FesZElectronics Thank you! What about if you ground the shield at both ends? The ground, groundwires and the shield would then form a conducting ground loop. Wouldn't the induced currents in this loop from the magnetic field we are trying to mitigate create an opposing magnetic fied thus mitigating the noise further? For example grounding a cable tray at both ends?

  • @ferdind1

    @ferdind1

    Жыл бұрын

    Upon further investigation my assumption seems to be correct. Grounding the shield in both ends is vital to reducing magnetic field noice, at least according to the book "electromagnetic compability engineering" by Henry W. Ott

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ferdind1 Thats a great book! I also agree - even though multi point grounding can have the downside of creating loops which could resonate and make thigs worse at some particular frequency, the overall behavior will be better.

  • @user-hs3rp6ri4x
    @user-hs3rp6ri4x12 күн бұрын

    The shielding sheet must be getting hot due to the induced current. That's how induction heating work. But then what happens in the case of Ferrite which is not a good conductor of electricity? How is the energy dissipated that is fed as electrical energy to the primary coil?

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    5 күн бұрын

    A conductive material will behave as you said - similar to induction heating; a current gets generated. With a ferrite, there is a similar principle at play but rather than conducting current, the ferrite (or any magnetic material for that matter) will conduct the magnetic field; at high frequency, the material becomes lossy and turns the magnetic flux to heat;

  • @milesprower6641
    @milesprower6641 Жыл бұрын

    So we know about permeability now, but what about complex permeability?

  • @Parirash123
    @Parirash1233 жыл бұрын

    Premium content.

  • @stanislavcoros
    @stanislavcoros2 жыл бұрын

    eddy currents only work when that shielding material is AT MOVEMENT. not stationarry. thats the trick my friends :D so when its shielding, it act on magnet also, and slow it down. It is fair price to maintain no free energy "D

  • @stripedmark
    @stripedmark3 жыл бұрын

    Hi FesZ , the link to the coil structure is broken :(

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    It works well on my side... did you try copying the link directly into the browser?

  • @stripedmark

    @stripedmark

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi @@FesZElectronics thank you for great content and swift answer. Hmm, doesn't work here I also don't seen the model on your thingiverse account..

  • @stripedmark

    @stripedmark

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@FesZElectronics Oh now it works ..:)

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Aaa, I figured it out, it wasn't "published". Please see now if its ok.

  • @luminousfractal420
    @luminousfractal4203 ай бұрын

    decided to mount crossover parts in small glass domes. then remembered i was using two coils for the woofer🤦 hoping for a solution in this vid 😂. ..well ive got some inch thick steel plate....

  • @hengshihoneycomb
    @hengshihoneycomb Жыл бұрын

    hopefully metal honeycomb vent can help

  • @Marzenable-ch7dm
    @Marzenable-ch7dm11 ай бұрын

    Qi Shield - do you think it works or its a joke? Appreciate your help.

  • @user-vf1ix4ck4h
    @user-vf1ix4ck4h5 ай бұрын

    Please explain magnetic shell for me

  • @kaybhee6
    @kaybhee6 Жыл бұрын

    did u try aluminum foil... hi grade

  • @lukiepoole9254
    @lukiepoole92543 жыл бұрын

    What they teach you : "Magnetic circuit of an electromagnet and a transformer." What they DON'T teach you : "The special effect of opposing magnetic flux being diverted by two different reluctance cores, which is the same as current flowing through two different resistors proportionately. Except that this occurs on opposing magnetic flux which is assumed to be not possible as it breaks known physics and breaks first thermodynamics law. The effect produce a useless transformer, and also an overunity generator."

  • @krisraps
    @krisraps2 жыл бұрын

    And THIS Is The Main Reason We Can`t Use Normal Electric Wires For Our Radios.

  • @djcaddypoarta6
    @djcaddypoarta62 жыл бұрын

    I only came here to find out how to block the back gate from closing all the time cos motherfuckers put an electromagnetic lock and now I can't use the rear gate to go in I have to take a trip 'round the whole building as the neighbours were getting funny for using ''their gate''.... World, 2022.

  • @SurvivalSquirrel
    @SurvivalSquirrel5 ай бұрын

    Wait! What? You bought expensive ferrite shield, that is worse than cheap steel?

  • @makemoneyrelax
    @makemoneyrelax Жыл бұрын

    i measure magnetic fields in nT I really am confused why you use mv? You are not blocking the magnetic I think..

  • @FesZElectronics

    @FesZElectronics

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not measuring the magnetic flux density directly - I don't have a tool for that, but rather, I'm measuring the voltage induced into a secondary coil - hence the mV. So I'm measuring the effect of the magnetic field, rather than the field its self. With a proper calibration the mV could be converted to tesla, if that is really necessary.

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