DIMENSIONS DETERMINATION FOR INSULATING COATINGS
First Claim
1. A method for mitigating propagating brush discharges from an insulating coating covered component, comprising:
- providing a specimen that represents the component for testing, the specimen including an insulating coating section of a first surface dimension and a first thickness;
conducting a test of the specimen for propagating brush discharges; and
reducing at least one of the first surface area, the first thickness, a first distance to produce at least one of a second surface area, a second thickness, or a second distance if the specimen exhibits propagating brush discharges,wherein the first distance is a maximum distance any portion of the insulating coating section may be from an adjacent static dissipative feature.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for determining the dimensions of insulating coating sections applied to a conductive component are disclosed. The method includes providing a specimen having an insulating coating section of a first surface area and a first thickness. The method further includes conducting a test of the specimen for propagating brush discharges. If the specimen exhibits propagating brush discharges, the method further includes reducing at least one of the first surface area and the first thickness to produce at least one of a second surface area or a second thickness, or reducing a first maximum distance that any portion of the insulating coating may extend from an adjacent static dissipative feature to produced a second maximum distance. In additional embodiments, insulating coating patterns may be established on the component based on at least one of the dimensions of the second surface area, the second thickness, or the second maximum distance.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for mitigating propagating brush discharges from an insulating coating covered component, comprising:
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providing a specimen that represents the component for testing, the specimen including an insulating coating section of a first surface dimension and a first thickness; conducting a test of the specimen for propagating brush discharges; and reducing at least one of the first surface area, the first thickness, a first distance to produce at least one of a second surface area, a second thickness, or a second distance if the specimen exhibits propagating brush discharges, wherein the first distance is a maximum distance any portion of the insulating coating section may be from an adjacent static dissipative feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for propagating brush discharge testing, comprising:
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discharging a specimen that was charged from a predetermined distance; and determining the occurrence of one or more propagating brush discharges based on the corresponding discharge patterns produced by the discharges. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for propagating brush discharge testing, the system comprising:
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a power supply configured to provide a charging electrical potential; a corona charger configured to apply the charging electrical potential to a component, wherein the component including an insulating coating; a discharge probe configured to discharge an electrical charge from the component; and an image recorder configured to capture one or more patterns produced by the discharge of the component to a ground. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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