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 wire-coupled electrostatic discharges.
The ESD test method according to the standard 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. The new and alternative test method is now described in §5.4.13 of the ECSS-E-ST-20-07C Rev.2 (3-Jan-2022).
Montena PESD-ECSS-12K test system consists of:
Tests performed with this new setup present the same severity as the original ECSS wire injection method and are therefore approved as equivalent.
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 |