Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method
The Electrostatic Discharge phenomenon is a great threat to all electronic devices and ICs. An electric charge passing rapidly from a charged body to another can seriously harm the last one. However, there is a lack in a linear mathematical approach which will make it possible to design a circuit ca...
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| author | Pavlos K. Katsivelis Georgios P. Fotis Ioannis F. Gonos Tryfon G. Koussiouris Ioannis A. Stathopulos |
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| description | The Electrostatic Discharge phenomenon is a great threat to all electronic devices and ICs. An electric charge passing rapidly from a charged body to another can seriously harm the last one. However, there is a lack in a linear mathematical approach which will make it possible to design a circuit capable of producing such a sophisticated current waveform. The commonly accepted Electrostatic Discharge current waveform is the one set by the IEC 61000-4-2. However, the over-simplified circuit included in the same standard is incapable of producing such a waveform. Treating the Electrostatic Discharge current waveform of the IEC 61000-4-2 as reference, an approximation method, based on Prony’s method, is developed and applied in order to obtain a linear system’s response. Considering a known input, a method to design a circuit, able to generate this ESD current waveform in presented. The circuit synthesis assumes ideal active elements. A simulation is carried out using the PSpice software. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24d88872363a41929547b2557491968d2022-12-22T04:01:40ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732010-11-013111728174010.3390/en3111728Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design MethodPavlos K. KatsivelisGeorgios P. FotisIoannis F. GonosTryfon G. KoussiourisIoannis A. StathopulosThe Electrostatic Discharge phenomenon is a great threat to all electronic devices and ICs. An electric charge passing rapidly from a charged body to another can seriously harm the last one. However, there is a lack in a linear mathematical approach which will make it possible to design a circuit capable of producing such a sophisticated current waveform. The commonly accepted Electrostatic Discharge current waveform is the one set by the IEC 61000-4-2. However, the over-simplified circuit included in the same standard is incapable of producing such a waveform. Treating the Electrostatic Discharge current waveform of the IEC 61000-4-2 as reference, an approximation method, based on Prony’s method, is developed and applied in order to obtain a linear system’s response. Considering a known input, a method to design a circuit, able to generate this ESD current waveform in presented. The circuit synthesis assumes ideal active elements. A simulation is carried out using the PSpice software.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/3/11/1728/electrostatic discharge currentlinear systemapproximation methodelectrostatic discharge circuit |
| spellingShingle | Pavlos K. Katsivelis Georgios P. Fotis Ioannis F. Gonos Tryfon G. Koussiouris Ioannis A. Stathopulos Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method Energies electrostatic discharge current linear system approximation method electrostatic discharge circuit |
| title | Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method |
| title_full | Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method |
| title_fullStr | Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method |
| title_full_unstemmed | Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method |
| title_short | Electrostatic Discharge Current Linear Approach and Circuit Design Method |
| title_sort | electrostatic discharge current linear approach and circuit design method |
| topic | electrostatic discharge current linear system approximation method electrostatic discharge circuit |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/3/11/1728/ |
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