Modeling of the reverberation chamber method for the analysis of PLC system immunity

The paper deals about the reverberation chamber (RC) method applied to the immunity analysis of Power Line Communication (PLC) systems for aircraft applications. More precisely, this testing method is modeled by a home-made Finite Difference Time domain (FDTD) numerical tool. Both the testing environment (RC) and the device under test (PLC network) are complex systems and their interaction requires a complete description of the RC field in a statistical sense and an accurate representation of the PLC network including cables and enclosures. The RC well represents an aircraft cabin, where multiple wall reflections affect the field propagation. A realistic structure has been fabricated to experimentally validate the numerical approach.