Title :
Investigation of the optical and electrical characteristics of a spark gap
Author :
Greason, William D. ; Kucerovsky, Zdenek ; Bulach, Sviatoslav ; Flatley, Martin W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A spark gap apparatus and a high speed optoelectronic measurement system were used to examine the optical and electrical characteristics of spark discharges. Parameters studied included the magnitude and polarity of the discharge voltage, gap length and the impedance of the discharge circuit. Analyses were performed to compare the measured optical signatures as a function of the discharge current. Results of the experimentally measured parameters compare well with theoretically computed values. The work has application in the study of electrostatic discharge (ESD) events
Keywords :
electrostatic discharge; spark gaps; sparks; discharge circuit impedance; discharge current; discharge voltage magnitude; discharge voltage polarity; electrical characteristics; electrostatic discharge events; gap length; optical characteristics; optical signatures; optoelectronic measurement system; spark discharges; spark gap; Circuits; Electric variables; Electric variables measurement; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic measurements; High speed optical techniques; Impedance; Sparks; Velocity measurement; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1996. Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '96., Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1996.563858
