Title :
A measuring procedure to study the charge release capability of ESD composite textiles
Author :
Coletti, G. ; Guastavino, F. ; Torello, E.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Genova, Italy
Abstract :
The performances of ESD protective garments, made by composite textiles, depend also on the characteristics of such textiles. A tribocharging automated system has been devised and realised to perform tests on samples of such fabrics. Special testing procedures, based on an internal standard and on a suitable definition of surface voltage (representing the tribocharge) have been implemented to get structured information about the charge release capability of the relevant textiles. A model based on the best fitting techniques approach has been selected. The results tests performed on two different composites have been reported and are discussed, so to assess the validity of the approach. Finally, a group of synthetic parameters has been outlined, so allow an easy interpretation of the outcome.
Keywords :
composite materials; electrostatic discharge; materials testing; protective clothing; textiles; ESD composite textiles; ESD protective garments; charge release capability; fitting techniques; surface voltage; synthetic parameters; tribocharging automated system; Automatic testing; Charge measurement; Clothing; Current measurement; Electrostatic discharge; Fabrics; Performance evaluation; Protection; System testing; Textiles;
Conference_Titel :
Solid Dielectrics, 2004. ICSD 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8348-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICSD.2004.1350497
