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IEC 61340‐1:2012 defines an electrostatic discharge as “transfer of charge by direct contact or by breakdown from a material or object at a different electrical potential to its immediate surroundings.” IEC 61340‐5‐1:2016a gives a slightly different definition of “Rapid transfer of charge between bodies that are at different electrostatic potentials.”

There are various types of electrostatic discharge that are important in different fields. In ESD in electronics handling, the main types of concern are

 Spark discharges between conducting objects or materials

 Brush discharges between a conducting object and an insulating material

 Corona discharges from sharp conducting objects and materials

Electrostatic discharges are discussed further in Chapter 2.