Title :
Interactions of electrostatic discharge with the human body
Author :
Okoniewska, E. ; Stuchly, M.A. ; Okoniewski, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Victoria, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) pulses comprise frequencies up to approximately 1 GHz. These pulses have been reported to be associated with health effects. Human exposure standards also set limits on the specific absorption (SA) in tissue. Electric fields and SA are computed using the finite-difference time-domain method and heterogeneous model of the human body. The average SA values in all organs and tissues are below the limits in the IEEE Standard for typical and realistically high ESD pulses.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological effects of fields; biological organs; biological tissues; electrostatic discharge; finite difference time-domain analysis; IEEE Standard; electrostatic discharge interaction; electrostatic discharge pulses; finite-difference time-domain method; health effects; heterogeneous model; human body; human exposure standard; specific absorption; Absorption; Biological system modeling; Breakdown voltage; Electrostatic discharge; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Humans; Shape; Sparks; Time domain analysis; ESD; Electrostatic discharge; FDTD; SA; finite difference time domain; human body; specific absorption;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2004.831971
