“BASIC ELECTRICS”

“STATIC ELECTRICITY”
 “STATIC ELECTRICITY”
IT IS A STATIONARY ELECTRIC CHARGE, TYPICALLY PRODUCED BY
FRICTION, WHICH CAUSES SPARKS OR CRACKLING OR THE
ATTRACTION OF DUST OR HAIR.
 “EXAMPLE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY”
• Dry wiping a glass window.
• Raking the leaves of autumn.
• Drying clothes by tumbling in hot air.
• Turning pages in a book.
• Sloshing fuel in tank, pipes, containers.
• Flying through air, rain, snow, dust.
• Controlling overspray while painting using static charge.
• Standing on a hill flying kite.
• When rubbing hair with the balloon, electrons are transferred from the hair to the
balloon. the balloon now has a negative charge and the hair has a positive charge.
they have opposite charges and so when the balloon is brought close to the hair
again, they attract each other.

• Every electrically charged body has electric field around it and the field lines are
always moving from positive to negative charge.
 “TRIBOELECTRIC SERIES”

The triboelectric series is a list that ranks materials according

to their tendency to gain or lose electrons.
The process of electron transfer as a result of two objects
coming into contact with one another and then separating is
called triboelectric charging. During such an interaction one of
the two objects will always gain electrons (becoming negatively
charged) and the other object will lose electrons (becoming
positively charged). The relative position of the two objects on
the triboelectric series will define which object gains electrons
and which object loses electrons.
 “ATTRACTION AND REPULSION”
• Repulsion:
Repulsion is “a force between two similar or like
charges”. The two charges of similar nature pull away
from each other.
Example: The force between two electrons (negative
charge).
• Attraction:
Attraction is “a force between two dissimilar or unlike
charges”. The two charges of dissimilar nature are
pulling toward each other.
Example: The force between electron (negative charge)
and hole (positive charge).
 “UNIT OF CHARGE”

Units of charge are Coulombs and Ampere–second.

Coulomb is the standard unit of charge. One Coulomb of
charge is equal to electrons or protons. One electron is
equal to  Coulombs.
The other unit Ampere–second is extracted from current
formula as:
 “STATIC ELECTRICITY AND AIRCRAFT”
As you know rubbing is the main cause of static electricity, the same thing occurs
when a plane is flying through the air. As the plane moves through the air, the
electrons in the air build up on the skin of the aircraft, causing static electricity.
When the airplane is in the air the static charges that build up tend to be on the
sharper edges. Due to that they have come up with a way to release all the charge
using something called static wicks. They look like a metal rod around 3-8 inches
long which allows the access electrons that have built up on the plane to be put
back into the atmosphere.
 “CORONA THRESHOLD”
A corona will occur when the strength of the electric field (potential gradient)
around a conductor is high enough to form a conductive region, but not high
enough to cause electrical breakdown to nearby objects. In many high voltage
applications, corona is an unwanted side effect. Corona discharge from high
voltage electric power transmission lines constitutes an economically significant
waste of energy for utilities.
 “SAFETY TIPS”
• Bonding should be done perfectly.
• It is essential that the two vehicles are interconnected electrically before any hoses or fillers are
opened.
• When an aircraft is refueled, refuel vehicle should be at the same potential as the aircraft.
• This charge is dissipated through the tyres or special straps on the undercarriage when the
aircraft lands.
Thank You….