Title :
Development of an experimental platform to study the effect of speed of approach on the electrostatic discharge (ESD) event
Author :
Greason, William D. ; Kucerovsky, Zdenek ; Zaharia, Cezar
Author_Institution :
Appl. Electrostatics Res. Centre, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The ballistic probe principle is applied in this experimental study. Lead pellets were fired from a modified CO2 powered gun and charged by triboelectrification; characteristics of the discharge to a metal target were measured. Preliminary results suggest a dependence of discharge characteristics on speed of approach.
Keywords :
electrostatic discharge; triboelectricity; ballistic probe principle; electrostatic discharge; lead pellets; triboelectrification; Capacitance; Current measurement; Electrostatic discharge; Electrostatic measurements; Geometry; Maxwell equations; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Probability; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 2001. EOS/ESD '01.
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5853-7039-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-5853-7039-9
