ESD Protection in Equipment Design


 Electrostatic discharge immunity should be designed into electronic equipment, not added after the fact.  This is even more important today due to the  European Union's EMC Regulations that require immunity testing of products, including ESD, as a prerequisite to marketing in Europe.  The basic physics of electrostatics, as well as electrostatic discharge models, coupling mechanisms, and protection methods will be discussed.   The electrostatic discharge protection methods covered include:  mechanical design, cabling, control panels and keyboards, printed circuit board design, circuit design, and software design.  Participants should go away with a knowledge of how to design and test electronic equipment for ESD immunity.


Outline

PRINCIPLES  OF STATIC ELECTRICITY

 Physics of Static Electricity
 Generating Static Electricity
 The Discharge Process
 ESD Coupling Mechanisms
 Static Generation Demonstration
 

DESIGNING EQUIPMENT FOR ESD IMMUNITY

 ESD Protection Methods
 Mechanical Design
 Shielding, Apertures, & Grounds
 Cabling
 Control Panels & Keyboards
 Non-Grounded Products
 Circuit Design
 Printed Circuit Board Layout
 Software Design
 ESD Versus EMC
 Demonstrations of Protection Methods
 

ESD TESTING & STANDARDS

 ESD Test Standards
 Air Versus Contact Discharge
 European Union EMC Directive
 Generic Immunity Standard
 IEC 1000-4-2, ESD
 IEC 1000-4-4, Electrical Fast Transient (EFT)
 


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June 26, 2001