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Date Available
12-7-2011
Year of Publication
2007
Document Type
Thesis
College
Engineering
Department/School/Program
Electrical Engineering
Faculty
William T. Smith
Abstract
In this thesis, a system to locate an electrostatic discharge (ESD) event within an electronic device has been developed. ESD can cause a device to fail legally required radiated emissions limits as well as disrupt intended operation. The system used a fast oscilloscope with four channels, each channel attached to a high frequency near-field antenna. These antennas were placed at known locations in three dimensional space to measure the fields radiated from the ESD event. A Time-Difference-of-Arrival technique was used to calculate the location of the ESD event. Quick determination of the ESD event location provides developers with a tool that saves them time and money by eliminating the time-consuming and tedious method of general ESD mitigation within a product.
Recommended Citation
Oglesbee, Robert A., "SPATIAL LOCATION OF ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE EVENTS WITHIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT" (2007). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 490.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/490
