Surge Over Voltage

MEPEE 133

STATIC ELECTRICITY AND PROTECTION

_Static Electricity 1. Deals with a phenomenon due to attractions or repulsions

of electric charges.
_Friction 2. Static electricity is generated by _______ between two
insulating materials.
____________3-7. Conditions in charge generation. (Type if material, Presence
of impurities, interfacial surface between the objects, speed of separation,
Velocity, Humidity)
____________8-10. Samples of Static Buildup. (Gears and Belts, pouring
powders, Dust transport, Jet nozzles, Metal tanks, Non-conductive piping,
Isolated section of metallic piping, Rubber wheels, People’s bodies due to
friction, Charges generated on fabrics)
_Spark 11. a discharge of static electricity between two conductors.
_Grounding _12. a connection between the objects and the earth, allowing the
discharge of electrostatic electricity to the ground.
_Bonding____13. a secure joining of metallic parts that form an electrically
conductive path, dropping their voltage difference to near zero.
_Air ion_____14. are air molecules that have lost or gained an electron.
_Conductive material_15. A material that has low electrical resistance, and
allow electrons to flow quickly and easily over their surfaces