EN IEC 61340-4-5:2018

Electrostatics - Part 4-5: Standard test methods for specific applications - Methods for characterizing the electrostatic protection of footwear and flooring in combination with a person

Publication date:   Aug 14, 2018

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<span style="color:red">NEW! </span>IEC 61340-4-5:2018 is available as <a href="https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/62456">IEC 61340-4-5:2018 RLV</a> which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.



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IEC 61340-4-5:2018 specifies test methods for evaluating electrostatic protection provided by a system of footwear and flooring in combination with a person. Test results are valid only for the specific footwear and flooring combination tested. The test methods are not intended for individual product qualification purposes. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) normative references have been updated;

b) Figure 2 has been improved and expanded to include actual examples of body voltage recordings, and text has been added to explain how to interpret recordings;

c) an alternative walking pattern has been added in an informative annex.
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