The standard method for measurement of electrostatic charge is the Faraday pail or well, with various application-specific modifications. Van de Graaff generator is used electrostatics of powder particles be measured. A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator that helps to create very high voltage direct current electricity at low current levels and produce large voltages and less currents. 25 cm diameter sphere that can generate approximately 400,000 volts. corona discharge and the accumulation of charges (through electrostatic induction)., a voltage difference of 6 to 8 million volts with respect to ground potential can be achieved. Moving belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an insulated column, creating very high electric potentials. Electrostatic charging is a complicated phenomenon, especially when handling powder mixtures of poly-disperse particles because of bi-polar charging, with small particles being charged opposite to their larger counterparts. An electrostatic field meter, also called a static meter is a tool used in the static control.

All materials vary in the degree to which they can be charged from electrical taxes. Photoconductors are capable of DC charging, while insulators impede the movement of charges. Static electricity is the appropriate place to study charges or charged objects. Static electricity is produced when electrical charges are obtained that do not even reach the material if the charges are produced and the electricity does not develop static.