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KAWAMATA, Ken Professor (Applied Electronic Systems)

KAWAMATA, Ken Professor

degree Ph.D. (Engineering)
Specialty Electronic measurement technology, electromagnetic wave engineering, high-frequency circuit engineering
Affiliated academic societies The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), and the ESDA (American Society for Electrostatic Discharge)
others Hobbies: Mountain climbing, canyoning, skiing, snowboarding
Subjects Taught Fundamentals of Communication Engineering I, Fundamentals of Communication Engineering II, Fundamentals of Communication Engineering Exercises, Information and Communication Engineering Experiment I, Information and Communication Engineering Experiment II, etc.
Research topic
  • Development of electronic measurement technology based on electromagnetic wave application engineering and high-frequency circuit theory.
  • Investigating solutions to electromagnetic interference and malfunction problems caused by the increasing density and functionality of electronic systems.
  • Investigation and countermeasures for the failure mechanisms of various electronic systems caused by ESD (electrostatic discharge) phenomena.
Career
March 1983 (Showa 58) Graduated from Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo Technical High School, Department of Electrical Engineering.
March 1987 (Showa 62) Graduated from Tohoku Gakuin University Faculty of Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering.
March 1989 (Showa 64) Completed the Master's Program in Electrical Engineering, Graduate Graduate School of Engineering Tohoku Faculty of Engineering Graduate Schools.
April 1989 (Heisei 1) Joined Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
March 1992 (Heisei 4) Retirement from Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
April 1992 (Heisei 4) Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering Hachinohe Institute of Technology
April 1998 (Heisei 10) Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering Hachinohe Institute of Technology
April 2003 (Heisei 15) Associate Professor, Faculty Faculty of Engineering Hachinohe Institute of Technology
April 2007 (Heisei 19) Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering Hachinohe Institute of Technology
April 2010 (Heisei 22) Professor, Faculty Faculty of Engineering Hachinohe Institute of Technology
April 2013 (Heisei 25) Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Tohoku Gakuin University
performance
book
  • "Electromagnetic Noise in Electronic Systems: Evaluation and Countermeasures," Ohmsha, co-authored (2012)
  • "EMC Principles and Technology (Electromagnetism and Circuits in EMI/EMC Measurement)," Mimatsu Publishing, co-authored (2010)
  • "IEICE Knowledge Base, Knowledge Forest, S4 Group 2, Electromagnetic Environment 6-1-3: Near-field Electromagnetic Field Measurement and Noise Source Estimation," IEICE, Co-authored (2010)
  • "EMC Electromagnetic Environment Engineering Handbook," Mimatsu Publishing, co-authored (2009)
Academic paper
  • Ishigami S., Kawamata K., Minegishi S: “Measurement and Consideration of the Breakdown Voltage in a Micro Gap ESD”, Journal of Biomedical Systems & Emerging Technologies, Vol.4, Issue 1, 1000114 (2017)
  • Yoshinori Taka, Ken Kawamata, and Osamu Fujiwara: "The effect of approach speed of the grounding metal plate on the dielectric breakdown potential gradient in air discharge of an electrostatic tester," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 136, No. 8, pp. 547-548 (2016)
  • Yoshinori Taka, Ken Kawamata, and Osamu Fujiwara: "Verification of the accuracy of the spark length measurement method for air discharge in electrostatic testers," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 136, No. 6, pp. 376-377 (2016)
  • Kenichiro Abe, Ken Kawamata, Shigeki Minegishi, and Osamu Fujiwara: "Relationship between the amplitude of impulsive radiated electromagnetic waves associated with spherical electrode ESD and the electrode approach speed," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 136, No. 6, pp. 374-375 (2016)
  • Yoshinori Taka, Ken Kawamata, Hajime Tomita, and Osamu Fujiwara: "Effect of spark length shortening on approach speed and empirical formula in air discharge of electrostatic testers," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 136, No. 6, pp.372-373 (2016)
  • Shigeki Minegishi, Ken Kawamata, “Transition Duration at Arc Occurrence and Termination caused by Interrupting Low Current in Air at Atmospheric Pressure”, Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 136, No. 6, pp.336-340 (2016)
  • Yoshihiro Furuya, Ken Kawamata, and Shigeki Minegishi: "Experimental Study on Return Loss of Exponential Taper Line Conical Monopole Antenna," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 135, no. 5, pp. 271-275 (2015)
  • Ken Kawamata, Yoshinori Taka, Shigeki Minegishi, and Osamu Fujiwara: "Transient Characteristics and Frequency Spectrum of Impulsive Radiated Electromagnetic Waves Associated with Low-Voltage ESD of Spherical Electrodes," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 135, no. 5, pp. 265-270 (2015)
  • Yoshinori Takagi, Ken Kawamata, and Osamu Fujiwara: "Measurement and Verification of Spark Length for Air Discharge of ESD Guns," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 135, no. 5, pp. 259-264 (2015)
  • Ken Kawamata, Shigeki Minegishi, and Osamu Fujiwara: Special Feature Commentary: Radiation Characteristics of Impulsing Electromagnetic Waves from Spherical Electromagnetic Discharge (ESD), Journal of the Electrostatics Society of Japan, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 54-59 (2015.3)
  • Ken Kawamata, Shigeki Minegishi, “Measurements of Characteristics of Electromagnetic Radiation Caused by Electrostatic Discharges in Metal Sphere Gap at Voltages Less than 1 kV”, China Communications , Vol. 10, Issue (7), pp.29-35 (2013)
  • Ken Kawamata, Shigeki Minegishi, and Osamu Fujiwara: "A Study on Electromagnetic Radiation Characteristics Associated with Spherical Electromagnetic Discharge (ESD)," Journal of the Japan Society of Electrostatics and Static Electricity, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 179-184 (2013)
  • Ken Kawamata, Shigeki Minegishi, and Osamu Fujiwara: "A Measurement of Radiated Electromagnetic Wave Intensity in the 1-3 GHz Band by Low-Voltage ESD Associated with Discharge Between Spherical Electrodes," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 132, No. 5, pp. 368-372 (2012)
  • Tsubasa Tachibana, Ken Kawamata, and Shigeki Minegishi: "A Measurement Method for Impulsive Electromagnetic Fields Using a Half TEM Horn," Transactions of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Vol. 132, No. 5, pp. 345-349 (2012)
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