Electrostatics - Part 2-1: Measurement Methods - Ability of Materials and Products to Dissipate Static Electric Charge
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A standard known as IEC 61340-2-1:2015+AMD1:2022 offers measurement techniques for determining how well materials and devices disperse static electric charge. Two distinct test procedures—one utilizing corona charging and the other using a charged metal plate—are included in the standard for calculating charge decay time. Each technique has a certain set of uses for which it is most effective.
The corona charging method is appropriate for assessing a material's capacity to release charge from its own surfaces, including textiles and packaging. The charged metal plate approach, on the other hand, is appropriate for determining how well gloves, finger cots, and hand tools can dissipate charge from conductive objects placed on or in touch with them.
The guideline also emphasizes that testing materials' capacity to dissipate charge from their own surfaces may not be appropriate when using the charged metal plate method. The revised edition of the standard also includes amendments, including the elimination of references to IEC TR 61340-5-1 and the inclusion of procedures for measuring instrument performance verification for the corona charging method.
| Edition | 2.1 |
| ICS Codes | 17.220.99 - Other standards related to electricity and magnetism 29.020 - Electrical engineering in general |
| Language(s) | English + French |
| File Size | 1.8 MB |
