Title :
Effect of spark gap shape on time lag
Author :
Wan, Fu ; Pommerenke, David ; Shumiya, Hideki ; Araki, Kotaro
Author_Institution :
Jiangsu Key Lab. of Meteorol. Obs. & Inf. Process., Nanjing Univ. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
Presented is the effect of sharp spark gap on time lag, which is a very important factor in electrostatic discharge modelling. A long time lag induces a large discharge current and a fast rise time. The large discharge current often causes soft errors in many products. Through measurement and simulation, the relation between sharp edge and time lag is quantified. The result can be used in numerical simulation of breakdown voltage. With the numerical simulation, knowing only the geometry of the spark gap can obtain the discharge current.
Keywords :
delays; electric breakdown; electrostatic discharge; numerical analysis; spark gaps; breakdown voltage; discharge current; electrostatic discharge modelling; numerical simulation; rise time; sharp edge; spark gap geometry; spark gap shape; time lag;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2013.1453
