Title :
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
fDate :
9/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
