Selected Aspects of the Electrical Behavior in Sliding Electrical Contacts

Abstract

In this study, a simple model system is used for describing selected aspects of the electrical behavior in sliding electrical contacts. The resistance of a slip ring consists of static components (e.g. brushes), systematically varying components (effective track resistance) as well as non-periodic components (contact noise). Depending on the speed and wear state of the system the electrical behavior will be fundamentally different.