electrostatic discharge
Spark from friction
Electrostatic discharge is the sudden flow of electricity between two objects at different electrical potentials—the spark you feel touching a doorknob after walking across carpet, or the arc of lightning between cloud and ground.
In electronics, ESD can damage sensitive components, which is why technicians ground themselves before handling circuit boards: The chip was fried by electrostatic discharge.
Charge from rubbing surfaces
- groundingConnecting to earth
- antistaticResisting electrical charge accumulation
- dielectricPolarizable electrical non-conductor
- insulatorSubstance resisting energy flow
conductor · capacitance · polarization · induction · ionization · faraday cage · semiconductor · dissipation
Curved line segment
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
ignition · air gap · streamer · flash · snap · crackle · blue light
Connecting to earth
- wrist strapLoop worn around joint
- ionizerElectrically charges particles
- humidity controlManaging air's water content
- shieldingProtecting from harm
triboelectricity
Charge from rubbing surfaces
- groundingConnecting to earth
- antistaticResisting electrical charge accumulation
- dielectricPolarizable electrical non-conductor
insulator · conductor · capacitance · polarization · induction · ionization · faraday cage · semiconductor · dissipation · bonding
arc
Curved line segment
- flashoverSudden total combustion event
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- plasmaElectrified matter state
lightning · ignition · air gap · streamer · flash · snap · crackle · blue light
grounding
Connecting to earth
- wrist strapLoop worn around joint
- ionizerElectrically charges particles
- humidity controlManaging air's water content
zap
Destroy suddenly with energy
sting · prick · startle · doorknob shock · carpet shock
data loss
- warranty voidPromise of repair invalidated
- equipment failureMachinery breakdown
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