Fields radiated by electrostatic discharges

Author

Wilson, Perry F. ; Ma, Mark T. ; Ondrejka, Arther R.

Author_Institution

NBS, Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

2-4 Aug. 1988

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

183

Abstract

The problem of electrostatic discharge (ESD) radiated fields problem is examined, both theoretically and experimentally. Measurements indicate that the electric fields can be quite significant (>150 V/m at a distance of 1.5 m), particularly for relatively low-voltage sparks (<6 kV). A theoretical dipole model for the ESD spark is developed to compute the radiated fields. The agreement between theory and experiment is good. The model can be used to predict the fields for a wide range of possible discharge configurations.<>

Keywords

electric field measurement; electrostatics; magnetic field measurement; 1.5 m; 6 kV; ESD radiated fields; ESD spark; discharge configurations; distance; electric fields; electrostatic discharges; low-voltage sparks; measurements; theoretical dipole model; Current distribution; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic fields; Electronic equipment; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic measurements; Metrology; NIST; Sparks; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1988. Symposium Record., IEEE 1988 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.1988.14109

Filename

14109

Link To Document

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