Triboelectric, corona, and induction charging of insulators as a function of pressure

    Authors

    M. D. Hogue; E. R. Mucciolo;C. I. Calle

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Electrost.

    Keywords

    tribocharging; insulators; corona charging; induction; pressure; atmosphere; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

    Abstract

    Theoretical and experimental research that was carried out showed that the surface charge on an insulator after triboelectric charging with another insulator is rapidly dissipated with lowered atmospheric pressure. This pressure discharge is consistent with surface ions being evaporated off the surface once their vapor pressure is attained. In this paper, we will report on the results of three different charging techniques (triboelectric, corona, and induction) carried out on selected polymers with varying atmospheric pressure. This data will show that ion exchange between the insulators is the mechanism responsible for most of the surface charge on the polymers. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Electrostatics

    Volume

    65

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    274

    Last Page

    279

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000245603400012

    ISSN

    0304-3886

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