Discussion on installing anti-static discharge devices in DCS cabinet rooms
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Recently, when experts inspected our company’s DCS cabinet room, they suggested installing anti-static discharge balls in the room to eliminate static electricity generated by humans. I don’t think this is necessary; what do you all think?
Didn’t the expert give a reason for the increase?
This post was last edited by zxb1990 on 2016-9-26 06:04. Experts should come up with standards; such requirements for cabinet areas are not mentioned in the current regulations. The experts these days are really unreliable – it’s best to have them provide clear and convincing reasons; otherwise, ignore their nonsense
The floor between cabinets should be an anti-static floor.
Agree with the view from the 4th floor; if the floor in the cabinet room is an anti-static floor, there is no need to install anti-static discharge balls:D
I’ve never heard of the need to add static discharge balls; aren’t they all static floors?
Human body static electricity discharge balls must be used to prevent any impact on equipment during operations; qualified workers should wear full-body anti-static protective clothing
I. Petrochemical facilities: Static electricity often arises during the transportation, storage, and loading/unloading of oil products. The following are the most common locations where such products are used: 1. Oil unloading ports at gas stations； 2. At the entrance to the oil storage area and at the access ladder to the top of the storage tank ； 3. Outside the pump house door ； 4. Hair oil platform ； 5. Next to the self-service fueling station ； II. Electronic product manufacturing facilities: Such as the production workshops in electronics factories. During the transfer and storage of electrostatically sensitive components and printed circuit boards between different stages of production, as well as when they are packaged and transported as finished products, it is necessary to prevent the accumulation of static electricity from causing damage. III. Other areas where static electricity needs to be eliminated, such as: computer rooms, **warehouse entrances, gas stations, liquefied gas stations, and so on.
Current regulations for control rooms and cabinet rooms do not require this. Furthermore, the cabinet rooms are normally equipped with anti-static flooring, and all cabinets in these rooms are grounded. I can’t think of a reason for releasing static electricity. There are no regulatory requirements nor practical needs.
It’s just to discharge the static electricity that builds up when a person enters; no relevant standards were seen