Circuit-Aided Dummy Design for Human Body-Worn ESD Application

Guang Xiao Luo, Ke Huang, David Pommerenke*

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Abstract

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is considered for different postures of the body and for different positions of a device under test (DUT). These scenarios lead to large variations in peak discharge currents, and a traditional commercial ESD generator cannot test these satisfactorily. Instead of using actual humans, a full-size dummy has been designed for different body-worn ESD test scenarios, its discharge currents and fields are verified by comparing the measurement results with those taken from volunteers. A wearable DUT on the wrist, elbow, and waist is taken into consideration to compare the characteristics of the dummy to those of the real human body. Furthermore, a circuit model is proposed to aid in understanding the dummy design and the different body-worn scenarios. Finally, the effect of an external connection with different waist positions is analyzed and discussed in a more complex application scenario.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1820-1828
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility
Volume64
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Air discharge
  • body-worn scenario
  • circuit model
  • electrostatic discharge
  • full-size dummy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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