NASA-LLIS-0773
Lessons Learned – Design Practice to Control Interference from Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
| Organization: | NASA |
| Publication Date: | 11 April 2000 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 4 |
scope:
Practice:
Minimize the adverse effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD) on spacecraft by implementing the following three design practices:
1. Make all external surfaces of the spacecraft electrically conductive and grounded to the main structure.
2. Provide all internal metallic elements and other conductive elements with an "ESD conductive" path to the main structure.
3. Enclose all sensitive circuitry in an electrically conductive enclosure-- a "Faraday cage".
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