Monday, January 8, 2007

Introduction Of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Have you ever felt ESD or Electrostatic Discharge? Answer may be YES!!! Or No!!! Because may be some of us don't know yet "What is ESD or Electrostatic Discharge?" I will give you an answer later on. Let try next question.

Have you ever felt static shock while touching metal objects such as doorknob, car, and trolley during wintertime? YES!!! Will be the answer for almost everyone. Almost everyone on earth has ever felt ESD or Electrostatic Discharge. May be some of us have never felt "Shock” or ESD or Electrostatic Discharge, let us know you.

Yes that shock is one of the Electrostatic Discharge event. And Lightning is one of the Electrostatic Discharge event by nature.


What is really meaning of ESD or Electrostatic Discharge? According to Electrostatic Discharge Association, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is the rapid, spontaneous transfer of electrostatic charge induced by a high electrostatic field. Usually, the charge flows through a spark between two bodies at different electrostatic potentials as they approach one another.

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