EN/IEC 61000-4-2

EN/IEC 61000-4-2 is a test standard developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for electrostatic discharge immunity testing. This standard revolves around the immunity requirements and test methods of electronic equipment that is subjected to static electricity discharges. The goal of IEC 61000-4-2 is to institute an acceptable basis for evaluating the performance of electronic equipment when exposed to electrostatic discharge that can be reproduced with accuracy. This is to include electrostatic discharges (ESD) that may be produced from personnel to objects that are near critical equipment. The standard describes the range of test levels, test equipment, test setup, test procedure, the typical waveform of the discharge current, calibration procedure, and measurement uncertainty. Waveform requirements include measurement parameters, risk time, peak current, current decay at 30ns, and current decay at 60ns.

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