Interaction between grounding systems and electrostatic discharge events

Author

Angeli, Marco ; Cardelli, Ermanno ; Esposito, Nunzio ; Tellini, Bernardo

Author_Institution

Ist. di Energetica, Perugia Univ., Italy

Volume

34

Issue

5

fYear

1998

fDate

9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2803

Lastpage

2806

Abstract

In this paper the efficiency of equipotential and grounding systems with respect to an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event is investigated. This investigation has been made from a numerical point of view by a suitable application of finite-difference in time-domain (FDTD) algorithms to analyze different grounding system configurations, and by an experimental point of view by carrying out a measurement system for the conducted interferences in metallic objects connected to ground and stroked by ESD. Experimental measurements have been used here to validate the numerical procedure

Keywords

earthing; electrostatic discharge; finite difference time-domain analysis; FDTD algorithms; conducted interferences; electrostatic discharge events; equipotential; grounding systems; metallic objects; Algorithm design and analysis; Boundary conditions; Conductors; Electromagnetic measurements; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic interference; Electrostatic measurements; Finite difference methods; Grounding; Time domain analysis;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.717652

Filename

717652