Clothes worn in winter are prone to static electricity, which is mainly due to several physical reasons:
1.Material problems: chemical fiber clothing such as polyester, acrylic, etc., is made of polymer compounds, which usually have poor moisture absorption and are not easy to conduct electricity. When these synthetic fabrics rub against the human body or other objects, they tend to accumulate electrostatic charges on their surfaces.
2.Dry environment: The air humidity is low in winter, and the dry air is not conducive to the release of static electricity. The water molecules present in moist air can help conduct electrical charge, reducing static accumulation. But in a dry environment, charge cannot be efficiently conducted through water molecules in the air, so it is easier to accumulate on the surface of objects.
3.Coefficient of friction: The roughness of the surface of the garment affects the magnitude of the coefficient of friction. Winter clothes tend to use coarser fiber fabrics, which have a large coefficient of friction when rubbing against ** or other clothing, making it easier to generate static electricity.
4.Static build-up: When clothing rubs against each other or against the human body, electrons can be transferred from one object to another, resulting in one object being positively charged and the other negatively charged. If there is not enough conductive pathway to release these charges to the ground or other objects, the charges can accumulate on the surface of the object, resulting in a higher electrostatic voltage.
In summary, the main causes of static electricity in winter clothes are due to the poor moisture absorption of clothing materials, dry air conditions, the coefficient of friction on the surface of clothing, and the accumulation of static electricity. In order to reduce the generation of static electricity, you can choose natural fiber clothing with good moisture absorption, maintain moderate humidity in the room, or treat clothing with antistatic agents.