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How to select ESD TVS diode? [closed]

This is the following specification of my circuit Vin 8V to 32V The breakdown voltage should be 33V of TVS I don't know what clamping voltage means please simplify it for me What should be Vc?
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Arduino Uno ESD ruggedness

I want to route one of the Arduino's digital output pins out of a device, to interface with other instruments via a several meter long coax cable. Typically, I would implement measures against ESD for ...
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Ferrite bead value for a LIN bus protection circuit

What is the proper value for FB1 in relation to the surrounding capacitors in this diagram? The FB1 resistance is measured to 0.76ohm and package size is 0603. All components are AEC-Q200 rated. The ...
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Auxiliary mechanical anti-ESD measures

If a PCBA within a plastic enclosure is prone to malfunctioning due to ESD air discharge in proximity of enclosure seams and openings, but changing the hardware or plastic design is not an option, ...
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Does ESD protection cause voltage leakage?

I have a this schematic for powering ESP32 over the usb and communicate PC with usb interface. It works perfect. But there is a interesting error. while I am powering ESP32 with Lipo battery (In case ...
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Correct way of optical input EMC protection

I tried to find an answer online, but didn't find anything that would make my doubt go away. The thing is: when you want to protect any input, that is referenced to ground, you use ground-referenced ...
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Ethernet PHY ESD protection, difference in components

I'm using a Würth Elektronik 7498210220A jack (datasheet) and I need to add ESD protection to TD and RD lines of this Ethernet connector (with integrated magnetics). Application of this Ethernet ...
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USB ESD Protection with the NUF2042XV6T1G IC

I have been trying to figure out how exactly I should connect the NUF2042XV6T1G IC to my USB data lines. From what I understand, usually a reverse biased transile diode is connected between the data ...
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I'm making a development board for ESP32 S2 board, I want to achieve IEC61000-4-2 (level 4) ESD protection on the connectors

I am using a 4 channel TVS(diode) array that has a max clamping voltage of 12V. I have a voltage devidor to translate 5V to 2.5V. So I asume that max clamped input is 6V if an ESD event occurs. I read ...
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What will happen if I choose a higher value capacitor for ESD protection than the recommended value?

I want to protect my circuit from ESD, for which I have chosen a capacitor as ESD protection due to size and cost. I have chosen a KEMET 1000 pF 16V with 25 kV breakdown voltage capacitor value ...
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Protecting from ESD only with resistors and BAT54

I have a device with too many external contacts exposed to ESD, I search for a way to reduce cost of ESD protection. According to datasheet BAT54 can stand 1 A non-repetitive peak forward current. So ...
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Protecting MCU digital input with 300m wires

I need to protect the inputs and a 3.3V MCU (ESP32) from damage (eg lightning) and noise with a switch connected at the end of a cable that can be hundreds of meters long. Based on the schematic (Fig ...
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How to best protect 12V from voltage transient spikes?

I am building an AC power supply and I decided to put digital current and voltage panel meters into it. I have an issue where whenever my main contactor engages and disengages, there is a transient ...
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Transient and Surge Protection

It seems that when choosing ESD/TVS diodes, MOVS and GDTs that while their clamping voltage is rated in Volts, their protection is rated in Watts or Joules. For example, the LittleFuse SMCJ250CA is ...
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Polarity of TVS diode is unclear

I have a question regarding the DESD1LIN2WSQ TVS diode by Diodes Inc. which I want to use to protect some 24V IOs of a microcontroller board. Until now, the TVS diodes I worked with always had the ...
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