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Static Eliminator Terms

Catastrophic Failure – The failure of a product caused by electrostatic overstress.

Conductor – A substance that maintains the ability to transmit an electrical charge. Conductors have high electrical resistance.

Degradation – Product damage, resulting from static electricity or ESD, in which the product works at a lower level of efficiency, but has not yet failed.

Electrical Resistance – A measurement reflecting an object’s ability to carry an electrical charge. A conductive object with low electrical resistance can transmit a high level of electricity across its surface; a non-conductive object with high electrical resistance transmits little or no electricity across its surface.

Electrostatic Charge – The electrical charge generated when two objects contact each other and separate, a process called "triboelectric charging" or "tribocharging."

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) – The release of electrical energy, usually caused by the shift of electrons from one object to another as the objects come into contact with and separate from one another. ESD occurs between two objects with different electrical potential and may reduce product effectiveness or cause product failure.

Electrostatic Overstress – A circumstance in which an object is exposed to an electrical current greater than that to which the object is normally exposed. Stressing a product past its tolerance may result in reduced product effectiveness or product failure.

Grounding – A process in which an object containing an electrical charge connects with a conductor, such as the earth.

Inductance – An increase in an electrical field’s strength that may result in static electricity.

Insulator – A substance with little or no ability to carry an electric charge. Insulators have low electrical resistance.

Low Charging – A term synonymous with "anti-static."

Ohm – A measurement indicative of a conductive object’s electrical resistance.

Static Dissipative – An object’s ability to carry a charge throughout its surface. An object that is static dissipative ranges between conductivity and insulation.

Triboelectric Charging – A major cause of ESD in which a charge is created when electrons shift from one object to another during the contact and separation of the two objects with one another.