Controlling ESD and absorbing and shielding EMW by using conductive fiber in aircraft

Author

Hiramoto, Takeshi ; Terauchi, Takae ; Tomibe, Junko

Author_Institution

Div. of Fiber, Nihon Sanmo Dyeing Co. Ltd., Kyoto, Japan

fYear

1998

fDate

6-8 Oct. 1998

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

21

Abstract

Electromagnetic waves (EMW) caused by electrostatic discharges (ESD) are known to be generated in the aircraft cabin, with the passenger cabin acting as a large microwave cavity. During our research, we attempted to developed a conductive fiber system which can absorb and shield against these types of ESD and EMW events. Our desire was to retrofit all of the objects in the cabin, such as the flooring, chairs, curtains and walls with an ESD safe material that would react as an (RF) absorber and provide shielding against transient ESD events.

Keywords

aircraft; conducting materials; electromagnetic shielding; electromagnetic waves; electrostatic discharge; protection; surface charging; EM wave absorption; EM wave shielding; EMW events; ESD control; ESD events; ESD safe material; RF absorber; aircraft; aircraft cabin; cabin retrofitting; cabin walls; chairs; conductive fiber; conductive fiber system; curtains; electromagnetic waves; electrostatic discharges; flooring; microwave cavity; passenger cabin; transient ESD event shielding; Aerospace control; Aerospace materials; Aircraft manufacture; Circuit testing; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Electrostatic discharge; Horn antennas; Materials testing; Optical fiber testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings, 1998

Conference_Location

Reno, NV, USA

Print_ISBN

1-878303-91-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EOSESD.1998.737017

Filename

737017