Title :
ESD characteristics of a three body system including a ground plane
Author :
Greason, William D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Western Ont., London, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Capacitance coefficients are measured for a system of three conductors positioned above a horizontal ground plane. The system is used to model the approach of a charged floating conductor (the human body) to a two-conductor system (the electronic system under test) in which either both conductors are floating or one is grounded. Body potentials and energies are calculated for various source/sink geometries and ground plane separations; both primary and secondary discharge conditions are analyzed. The results, based on the measurement of system capacitance coefficients, provide a better understanding of the basic ESD (electrostatic discharge) characteristics of the three-body problem. The information can be applied in the design of electronic systems and is of use in the simulation and analysis of the ESD event.<>
Keywords :
capacitance; earthing; electrostatic discharge; 3 body system; ESD; capacitance coefficients; charged floating conductor; electronic systems; electrostatic discharge characteristics; ground plane; human body; source/sink geometries; Biological system modeling; Capacitance measurement; Conductors; Electronic equipment testing; Electrostatic discharge; Fault location; Geometry; Humans; Position measurement; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1990., Conference Record of the 1990 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-553-9
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1990.152281