DocumentCode
888743
Title
The effects of conducting breaks on electrostatic discharges (ESDs) on optical solar reflector (OSR) panels
Author
Bogorad, A. ; Bowman, C. ; Seehra, S. ; Armenti, J.
Author_Institution
General Electric Co., Princeton, NJ, USA
Volume
39
Issue
6
fYear
1992
fDate
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1790
Lastpage
1796
Abstract
Charging tests were performed on a 21-cm×21-cm panel covered with a square of 25 fused-silica OSRs. In subsequent tests the middle rows and for columns were replaced with ITO (indium tin oxide)-coated OSRs. This did not stop the propagation of discharges, which apparently jumped across the conducting gaps generating multiple unipolar current pulses. A propagation model can be used to predict transient amplitude and propagation delay across conducting gaps (separation between the current pulses)
Keywords
electrostatic discharge; mirrors; spacecraft charging; ITO coated panels; InSnO; conducting breaks; electrostatic discharges; fused SiO2 reflectors; multiple unipolar current pulses; optical solar reflector panels; propagation delay; propagation model; spacecraft charging; transient amplitude; Electrostatic discharge; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Predictive models; Probes; Space vehicles; Strips; Surface discharges; Testing; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.211368
Filename
211368
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