Title :
Constant charge and constant potential models for electrostatic discharge (ESD) and the human body
Author :
Greason, William D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Real electrostatic discharge (ESD) events are charge-driven phenomena. System capacitance coefficients and body potentials change as a charged body approaches another body; a discharge occurs when the electric field between the bodies exceeds the critical breakdown value. Test methods used to simulate ESD are voltage-driven; both air discharge and direct current injection methods are specified in terms of the potential applied to the probe of the simulator. In this work, the results of an analysis of constant charge and constant potential models for ESD involving the human body and another body are presented. The interpretation of the results provide a better understanding of ESD test methods and their use in the simulation of real ESD events
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; electric fields; electric shocks; electrostatic discharge; ESD test methods; air discharge methods; capacitance coefficients; constant charge models; constant potential models; direct current injection methods; electric field; electrostatic discharge; human body; Biological system modeling; Capacitance; Discrete event simulation; Electric breakdown; Electrostatic discharge; Fault location; Humans; Switches; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1997. Thirty-Second IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '97., Conference Record of the 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4067-1
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1997.626314