System, computer program product, and method for dissipation of an electrical charge
US10716197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05F3/04
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer program product and a method for dissipation of an electrical charge stored in a region of an object. The method may include (a) sensing, by at least one sensor, an electrical charging status of the region of the object, while the object is located within a vacuum chamber and while a gaseous pressure within the vacuum chamber is below a certain vacuum pressure threshold; and (b) performing, based on the charging status of the given region, an electrical charge dissipation process that comprises increasing the gaseous pressure within the vacuum chamber to be within a given gaseous pressure range that facilitates a dissipation, by breakdown, of the electrical charge stored in the region of the object to the vacuum chamber.
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