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Testing Manual: Electrostatic Discharge Immunity

This document is a manual for testing electrostatic discharge immunity according to IEC 61000-4-2 standards. It provides guidance on preparing the test room and environment, setting up test equipment like an ESD generator and grounding/coupling planes, and describes test methods for both direct and indirect discharge. The manual also discusses requirements for test reports and includes additional reference materials about ESD phenomena and test standards.

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Testing Manual: Electrostatic Discharge Immunity

This document is a manual for testing electrostatic discharge immunity according to IEC 61000-4-2 standards. It provides guidance on preparing the test room and environment, setting up test equipment like an ESD generator and grounding/coupling planes, and describes test methods for both direct and indirect discharge. The manual also discusses requirements for test reports and includes additional reference materials about ESD phenomena and test standards.

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Electrostatic Discharge Immunity

Testing Manual

Conforming to
IEC 61000-4-2: 2001 Ed 1.2
&
2009 Ed 2.0 Planning Revision

http://www.noiseken.com

IEC 61000-4-2 Table of Contents

- Table of Contents 1. PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................4-2-4


1.1

Point and Concept of IEC 61000-4-2 ...................................................................................4-2-5

1.2

How to Read this Manual and Points to Note ......................................................................4-2-7

1.3

Flowchart and Content of Each Chapter ..............................................................................4-2-7


1.3.1

Contents of Each Chapter ...........................................................................................4-2-7

1.3.2

Flowchart for reading procedure of the Manual .........................................................4-2-8

2. PREPARATION OF THE TEST ROOM.................................................................................4-2-10


2.1

Flowchart for Preparation of the Test Room ...................................................................... 4-2-11

2.2

Preparation of the Test Room .............................................................................................4-2-12


2.2.1

Condition Required in the Test Room ......................................................................4-2-12

2.2.2

Climatic and Other Environmental Conditions ........................................................4-2-13

(1) Adjustment of the temperature ...................................................................................4-2-14


(2) Adjustment of the humidity........................................................................................4-2-14
(3) Adjustment of the atmospheric pressure.....................................................................4-2-14
2.3

Preparation Prior to the Test ...............................................................................................4-2-15


2.3.1

Items to be Prepared Prior to the Test.......................................................................4-2-15

(1) ESDReference 12 generator <electrostatic discharging simulator> ..................................4-2-15


(2) Ground reference plane ..............................................................................................4-2-16
(3) Horizontal coupling plane (HCP) or insulion pallet <Fixtures on table-top and floor>4-2-17
(4) Vertical coupling plane (VCP)....................................................................................4-2-19
(5) Discharge resistance cable..........................................................................................4-2-20
2.3.2

Placement and Wiring of Equipments for the Test ...................................................4-2-21

(1) Method to connect grounding conductor....................................................................4-2-21


(2) Battery-operated EUTs Amendment 2:2000 ............................................................4-2-24
2.3.3

Verification of the Waveform ...................................................................................4-2-25

3. TEST METHOD ......................................................................................................................4-3-28


3.1

Flowchart for Test Method .................................................................................................4-2-29

3.2

Common Preparation (Placement, Wiring, Etc.) ................................................................4-2-30


3.2.1

Placement and Wiring of the EUT and Preparation of the Insulation Sheet .............4-2-30

(1) For table-top EUT.......................................................................................................4-2-30


(2) For floor-standing EUT ..............................................................................................4-2-31
3.2.2

Status of EUT ...........................................................................................................4-2-32

4-2-1

IEC 61000-4-2 Table of Contents

3.3

Test Method........................................................................................................................4-2-33
3.3.1

In case of performing Direct Discharge....................................................................4-2-34

(1) Determination of the injection point and discharging method....................................4-2-34


(2) In case of performing contact discharge .....................................................................4-2-36
(3) In case of performing air discharge ............................................................................4-2-41
3.3.2

In case of performing Indirect Discharge .................................................................4-2-44

(1) Discharge to HCP .......................................................................................................4-2-44


(2) Discharge to VCP .......................................................................................................4-2-45
3.3.3

Test method for non-grounded EUT.........................................................................4-2-49

4. CLOSING ................................................................................................................................4-2-50
4.1

Necessary Information for Test Report ..............................................................................4-2-51


4.1.1

Management of Test Report......................................................................................4-2-51

(1) Management and types of report ................................................................................4-2-51


(2) Name and address of user...........................................................................................4-2-51
(3) Clarification of responsibility against test ..................................................................4-2-51
4.1.2

Test Environment......................................................................................................4-2-52

(1) Date of test..................................................................................................................4-2-52


(2) Location of test ...........................................................................................................4-2-52
(3) Environment such as temperature and humidity ........................................................4-2-52
4.1.3

EUT and Test Equipment..........................................................................................4-2-52

(1) Name and description of EUT ....................................................................................4-2-52


(2) Identification number of test equipment.....................................................................4-2-52
4.1.4

Test Method and Test Result.....................................................................................4-2-53

(1) Test method ................................................................................................................4-2-53


(2) Test result....................................................................................................................4-2-53
4.1.5

Other .........................................................................................................................4-2-54

(1) Appendix ....................................................................................................................4-2-54


(2) Record uncertainties in the evaluation........................................................................4-2-54
5. MATERIALS FROM STANDARD AND EXPLANATIONS ................................................4-2-56
5.1

IEC 61000-4-2 Standard................................................................................................ .4-2-57

5.2

Evaluation Criteria .............................................................................................................4-2-81


(1) EN50082.....................................................................................................................4-2-81
(2) CISPR24.....................................................................................................................4-2-82
(3) CISPR24 Memory Devices ........................................................................................4-2-83

5.3

Example of Test Reports ....................................................................................................4-2-84

4-2-2

IEC 61000-4-2 Table of Contents

5.4

Development Background of IEC Standard .......................................................................4-2-94

5.5

Test Methods Other Than IEC............................................................................................4-2-95

5.6

5.5.1

Blade Method ...........................................................................................................4-2-95

5.5.2

Method initiated by Noise Laboratory co., Ltd. .......................................................4-2-96

Data Relating to Electrostatic Discharge Phenomenon ......................................................4-2-97


(1) A triboelectric series of substances in an order of positive to negative charging as a result
of the triboelectric effect (DOD-HDBK-263)4-2-97
(2) Typical electrostatic voltage (DOD-HDBK-263)..4-2-97

5.7

References ...................................................................................................................... 4-2-98

5.8

Conformed Products Available from Noise Laboratory Co., Ltd. .....................................4-2-99

4-2-3

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