Title :
Resistance to ground and tribocharging of personnel, as influenced by relative humidity
Author :
Swenson, David E. ; Weidendorf, Joel P. ; Parkin, Dale R. ; Gillard, Edward C.
Author_Institution :
3M, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
A cooperative study was initiated in 1993 to evaluate the resistance to ground (R/sub TG/) and tribocharging characteristics of a large number of people in an electronics manufacturing environment during different times of the year. Changes in relative humidity are shown to have a major impact on personnel R/sub TG/ and tribocharging characteristics.
Keywords :
charge measurement; electric resistance measurement; electronic equipment manufacture; electronics industry; environmental factors; human factors; humidity; personnel; surface charging; electronics manufacturing environment; personnel; relative humidity; resistance to ground; tribocharging; Humidity; Manufacturing; Personnel;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings, 1995
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-878303-59-7
DOI :
10.1109/EOSESD.1995.478279
