Dissipative ETFE Dielectric Polymer Helps Control Electrostatic Discharge in Wires and Cables
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Recent tests by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Goddard Space Flight Center show that new nano-carbon crosslinked ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) helps controls electrostatic discharge (ESD) in wires and cables used on spacecraft.
Controlling static electricity in electrical interconnection systems is essential in spacecraft where ESD events can damage electronics and scuttle the mission.
In fact, it has been reported that 54% of spacecraft anomalies/failures are caused by electrostatic discharging and charging. 1 For example in April 2010, the Galaxy 15 telecommunications satellite wandered from its geosynchronous orbit. Reports in space technology literature suggested that spacecraft charging caused the anomaly. Fortunately, a workaround allowed the mission to continue. Worse off was the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 2 (ADEOS-II), which lost power in October 2003. Forensic research identified that charging by high-energy auroral electrons was followed by a discharge event between power cables. The satellite was never recovered.
Dissipative ETFE Dielectric Polymer Helps Control Electrostatic Discharge in Wires and Cables
Need help with you Military Space project?
Recent tests by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Goddard Space Flight Center show that new nano-carbon crosslinked ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) helps controls electrostatic discharge (ESD) in wires and cables used on spacecraft.
Controlling static electricity in electrical interconnection systems is essential in spacecraft where ESD events can damage electronics and scuttle the mission.
In fact, it has been reported that 54% of spacecraft anomalies/failures are caused by electrostatic discharging and charging. 1 For example in April 2010, the Galaxy 15 telecommunications satellite wandered from its geosynchronous orbit. Reports in space technology literature suggested that spacecraft charging caused the anomaly. Fortunately, a workaround allowed the mission to continue. Worse off was the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite 2 (ADEOS-II), which lost power in October 2003. Forensic research identified that charging by high-energy auroral electrons was followed by a discharge event between power cables. The satellite was never recovered.
