Shield Layer Combinations

When specifying a cable shield, you need SD cards to specify the shield layer impedance or shield layer admittance. Several combinations of SD cards are supported when defining the shield layer impedance and shield layer admittance for a cable shield (SH card).

Table 1. Supported shield layer combinations when specifying the impedance and admittance for a shield layer.
Impedance Definition (Zt + Zs) Admittance Definition (Yt)
Solid (Schelkunoff) Not applicable
Braided (Kley) Braided (Kley)

Transfer capacitance

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Braided (Tyni) Braided (Tyni)

Transfer capacitance

Define properties

Braided (Vance) Braided (Vance)

Transfer capacitance

Define properties

Braided (Demoulin) Braided (Demoulin)

Transfer capacitance

Define properties

Define properties Transfer capacitance

Define properties