montena technology sa
Route de Montena 89
1728 Rossens
Switzerland
Tel. +41 26 411 84 84
Fax +41 26 411 17 79
Montena develops and manufactures pulse generators for testing the susceptibility of space equipment to electrical transients coupled into wires by electrostatic discharges (ESD).
The ESD test method according to ECSS-E-ST-20-07C §5.4.12, which is commonly used in space industry, has shown weaknesses in reproducibility. The experience has shown that test results can vary from one test laboratory and setup to another, this entails developing an improved methodology and hardware to address the ECSS test shortcomings.
Our newly developed PESD-ECSS-12K test system consists of:
This system is the first commercially available solution replacing the ECSS setup that was requiring discrete components to be wired on the table.
The generator and the suggested test set-up have been evaluated in different configurations showing an improved reproducibility and a simpler testing procedure. Tests performed with this new system present the same severity as the ECSS wire injection method and are therefore accepted as equivalent.
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EQUIPMENT | REFERENCE | SPECIFICATIONS | |
Signal injection | Pulse generator | PESD-ECSS-12K | 20 V - 10 kV, positive polarity |
High frequency injection probe | IPDR250 | 10 kHz to 400 MHz, internal diameter 43 mm | |
Test accessories | Coaxial load and attenuators | 1 set | Load 25 W, attenuators 40dB and 20dB |
Measurement equipment | Current sensor | 200 Hz - 500 MHz | |
Oscilloscope | OD2C500M | 500 MHz, 2 channels, 10 GSa/s |
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