Measurement and simulation of the behavior of a short spark gap used as ESD protection device

IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 37-42

  Bönisch, Sven ^a   Kalkner, Wilfried ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrostatic discharge; ESD; Protection device; PSPICE model; Short gap; Simulation; Surface process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTRIC SPARK GAPS; ELECTROSTATICS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INSERTION LOSSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MATLAB; SOFTWARE PACKAGE PSPICE; SOFTWARE PACKAGE SCHLODER SESD 200;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 0141974776     PISSN: 01901494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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