4.2 Relationship with other standards

This standard is a standard within the engineering branch. It relies on the following ECSS standards:

ECSS-E-ST-10 “Space engineering – System engineering general requirements”

ECSS-E-ST-20 “Space engineering - Electrical and electronic”

A number of ECSS standards are related to this Standard:

• The environment, defined by ECSS-E-ST-10-04 “Space engineering - Space environment”, is an input to the analysis of charging and related effects described in this document.

• Radiation transport as described in ECSS-E-ST-10-12 “Space engineering - Method for the calculation of radiation received and its effects, and a policy for design margins” has relevance to internal charging effects described in this document.

• Secondary electron emission is a feature of surface charging effects described in this document and in multipaction as described in ECSS‑E‑ST‑20‑01 “Space engineering – Multipaction design and test”.

• Testing of electrostatic behaviour shares many techniques with general electromagnetic cleanliness. Hence ECSS-E-ST-20-07 “Space engineering – Electromagnetic compatibility” interfaces with this standard.

• Charging of solar arrays is an important charging hazard. Hence ECSS‑E‑ST‑20‑08 “Space engineering – Photovoltaic assemblies and components” interfaces with this standard.

• This standard specifies the selection of materials and components according to their electrical behaviour, in order to avoid hazardous effects. Electrical properties are not the only consideration and ECSS‑Q‑ST‑70‑71 “Space product assurance - Data for selection of space materials and processes” describe complementary information.

• ECSS-E-ST-10-02 “Space engineering – Verification” specifies the concepts behind verification processes in general, the criteria for defining a verification strategy and rules for its implementation. It includes a description of the documentation associated to the verification process, and provisions on specific aspects of the verification process.

• ECSS-E-ST-10-03 “Space engineering – Testing” gives standard environmental and performance test requirements for a space system and its constituents. It defines the general test requirements for products and systems that are generally applicable to all projects. It also defines the documentation associated with testing activities.