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In this paper we report on a transmission-line model for calculating the shielding effectiveness of multiple-shield cables with arbitrary terminations. Since the shields are not perfect conductors and apertures in the shields permit external magnetic and electric fields to penetrate into the interior regions of the cable, we use this model to estimate the effects of the outer shield current and voltage (associated with the external excitation and boundary conditions associated with the external conductor) on the inner conductor current and voltage. It is commonly believed that increasing the number of shields of a cable will improve the shielding performance. However, this is not always the case, and a cable with multiple shields may perform similar to or worse than a cable with a single shield. We want to shed more light on these situations, which represent the main focus of this paper.

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Dr. Salvatore Campione

Dr. Lorena I. Basilio

Dr. Larry Kevin Warne

Dr. Howard Gerald Hudson

Dr. William L. Langston