Title :
Control of static charge on personnel: impact of socks on resistance to ground through footwear
Author :
Numaguchi, Toshikazu
Author_Institution :
Electro/Commun. Syst. Tech. Dept., 3M Ltd., Sumitomo, Japan
Abstract :
A study was initiated to evaluate the resistance to ground and tribocharging characteristics of a large number of people wearing different shoes in an electronics manufacturing environment. Various test methods were used to measure the resistance of shoes, shoes and socks, and resistance to ground of personnel through various flooring materials. This study has determined that the impact of socks to the overall resistance to ground values of personnel is a critical factor especially in an environment with low relative humidity.
Keywords :
electric resistance; electronic equipment manufacture; electrostatic discharge; human factors; humidity; personnel; testing; triboelectricity; electronics manufacturing environment; flooring materials; footwear; low relative humidity environment; personnel; resistance to ground; socks; static charge control; test methods; tribocharging characteristics; Electronic equipment manufacture; Electrostatic discharges; Human factors; Humidity; Personnel; Resistance; Testing; Triboelectricity;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium, 1996. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
1-878303-69-4
DOI :
10.1109/EOSESD.1996.865161
