{"title":"The Influence of DC Household Electrical Appliances on Series Arc Fault Characteristics","authors":"Silei Chen, Yuming Zhao, Yu Meng, Xingwen Li, Zhigang Zhao, Jinrong Yuan","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671195","url":null,"abstract":"There are multiple kinds of sources and loads in dc microgrids, leading coupling system noise interferences to series arc fault signals. In order to meet load operation requirements of the proper voltage level and electrical energy form, multiple involved power electronic components would also have a significant influence on series arc fault characteristics. To guarantee the effective arc fault protection, series arc fault experiments and characteristic analysis are important to be conducted in this situation. At first, an experimental setup of a typical dc microgrid is designed with three voltage levels (750V, 400V, 48V) in this paper. Then the series arc fault electrical signals are acquired through three kinds of current sensors with different kinds of single dc household electrical appliance. Arc fault current profile would not show significant variations with some dc household electrical appliances such as a dc induction cooker. Next, the series arc fault current would display different behaviors due to the unique operation characteristic of household electrical appliances, resulting in arc fault detection difficulties. After processing the arc fault current through the time-frequency transformation, distribution patterns of arc fault information are summarized in another domain. Finally, normal operations of household electrical appliances are compared to understand differences between the system transitions and arc faults, which lays the foundation of the accurate arc fault detection.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"21 40","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114043815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical study of electrode vaporization rates in an Automotive HVDC Relay in hydrogen and open air in a short circuit situation","authors":"Crispin Masahudu Ewuntomah, J. Oberrath","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671143","url":null,"abstract":"The occurrence of electric arcs during the unintended separation of contacts often does significant damage to the contacts. In high voltage direct current (HVDC) relays, such unintended contact separation mostly occurs during short circuit situations, which lead to the supply of large magnitudes of electric currents to the relays. Due to the high temperature of the resulting electric arcs, the contacts of the relays are rapidly and significantly vaporized. The vaporization of the contacts of a Panasonic AEV14012 relay is investigated in hydrogen and open air. Two relay samples are tested under similar short circuit conditions. The experimental results are used to validate a numerical model established in COMSOL to model electric arcs. The temperature of the arcs is estimated from the results of the numerical model and are used to estimate the vaporization rates of the electrodes in hydrogen and open air.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114165820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on a Calculation Method of Permanent Magnet for Balanced Force Relay based on Attractive-Counter Force Coordination Curve","authors":"Ding Ding, Yu Qiao, Libing Shi, Chenglong Zhou, Rui Tu, G. Zhai","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671147","url":null,"abstract":"The performance of the balanced force hermetically sealed electromagnetic relay (HSER) mainly reflects on the relationship between its attractive force and the counter force. Permanent magnet (PM) has key role in the design process of the electromagnetic attractive force. In this paper, an operating point-return line model of PM is built. A finite element model (FEM) is established to calculate static attractive force. A test system is built to validate the accuracy of the model. The attractive force and counter force curve under different voltage are solved. Under a counter force curve fixed condition, attractive force curve has been matched in design process by adjusting dimensions and materials of the PM. Based on this curve, an electromagnetic system has been designed. The accuracy of this method is verified by its prototype. Finally, the matching optimization rules and computational efficiency of this method are discussed.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129217522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philipp Kolmer, Markus Rojer, Jian Song, D. Schramm
{"title":"Surface Degradation of Electrical Connectors stressed by Multivariable Lifetime Tests","authors":"Philipp Kolmer, Markus Rojer, Jian Song, D. Schramm","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671202","url":null,"abstract":"The reliability of electrical connectors is essential for modern electrical on-board systems in cars, especially for automated driving vehicles. Electrical connectors in cars are stressed by harsh automotive application conditions such as vibrations and thermal loadings. These factors may induce fretting corrosion which influence the lifetime of electrical systems. Multivariable lifetime tests are useful tools to validate the performance of electrical systems under mechanical and thermal loadings. This study investigated the failure mode and surface degradation of electrical connectors stressed by accelerated multivariable lifetime tests. In order to gain a better understanding with the failed and non-failed surfaces of stressed electrical connectors, such connectors are analyzed by using various methods. The surfaces were characterized by tools like 3D-Topography-Measurements, Light-Microscopy, Scanning-Electron-Micro-scope and Electron-Microanalysis.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128237903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of Plating on Equipotential Surfaces and Contact Resistance","authors":"R. Malucci","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671232","url":null,"abstract":"It was found that equipotential surfaces, in layered contact systems of differing conductivities, can significantly change in shape as they pass across the layer boundary. Specifically, at the boundary a discontinuity in the equipotential surfaces was found using an image charge analysis from the electrostatic equivalent of a steady state current situation. These results provided a method to determine the shape in the layer as a function d/a and $sigma$, the layer thickness and conductivity respectively. It was found that the shape in the layer significantly changed when the ratio of plating to base metal conductivity increased above 1 $(sigma_{0}/sigma > 1)$. In this case, it is shown how the constriction resistance increases as the layer thickness increases. These results show a difference when compared to earlier work [1]. In addition, it is found that when the conductivity ratio falls below 1 $(sigma_{0}/sigma$ < 1), the change in shape is very small but still produces different results from the present authors previous work [1]. It is believed these results provide reasonable estimates for layered (plated) contact systems and that these results represent an improvement over earlier work.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"64 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130884506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of Switching Characteristics of Contact Materials for Inductive Load","authors":"Yubin He, Xu Zhang, W. Ren","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671176","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical performance and failure mechanisms of electromechanical relay for switching inductive load (such as motor or electromagnetic valve) are urgently demanded to know. In this work, the silver tin oxide contact material has been tested with a series of inductive load (1mH, 2mH, 3mH and 3.5mH) by using our designed novel model switch. The observed longer arcing duration and overload voltage results in the obvious material transfer features between contacts. The shrinkage of effective contact gap is the root reason for failing to break arc, which would lead to the final contact welding failure. Also, the observed sharp increment of arcing duration and contact force could be treated as the precursor of welding failure.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116836533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Wenzlaff, Deborah Luhnau, P. Schegner, M. Anheuser
{"title":"Fast Numerical Algorithms for Arc Fault Detection","authors":"K. Wenzlaff, Deborah Luhnau, P. Schegner, M. Anheuser","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671116","url":null,"abstract":"In (European) low-voltage networks, short circuits usually result in high current arc faults. These need to be cleared in a very short time since arcs cause large damages to adjacent equipment and present persons, mainly due to their high temperatures. Today, optical systems are used to ensure fast detection of arcing faults. In this paper, novel methods will be proposed for arc fault detection based on the measurement of current and voltage. Compared to optical systems, the proposed method shows a high performance.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133430197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Observations of peculiar break arc motion of AgSnO2 contacts under applied external magnetic field in inductive DC load conditions up to 20V-17A","authors":"M. Hasegawa, S. Tokumitsu","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671123","url":null,"abstract":"When AgSnO2 contacts were operated to break an inductive DC load circuit up to 20V-17A with contact opening speeds in the range from 1mm/s to 200mm/s under an applied external magnetic field of about B=120mT, apparent magnetic blowing phenomenon was not likely to be observed in the cases with slower opening speeds and smaller current levels. Even in such cases, break arc durations were slightly reduced. Observations of such non-blown-out arcs revealed that the arcs in those cases were likely to finally extinguish after moving in the direction opposite to the applied Lorentz force direction. When the direction of the applied magnetic field was reversed, the resultant non-blown-out break arcs extinguished also after moving in the direction opposite to the reversed Lorentz force direction, and confirmed not to be caused by gravity. In this paper, the magnet was disposed so that the Lorentz force was to be applied horizontally. The resultant non-blown-out arcs extinguished after moving in the direction opposite to the horizontal Lorentz force direction. Such peculiar arc behavior were repeatedly observed.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124568144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on the Influence of Different Electrode Materials on DC Arc Fault Detection Characteristics","authors":"Jing Wang, Yu Meng, Xingwen Li, Silei Chen","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671187","url":null,"abstract":"With the application and promotion of renewable energies such as photovoltaics and wind power, DC power distribution systems have become a hot spot in the electrical field. The increasing DC system capacity and the increasingly complex system circuits have greatly increased the probability of DC arc faults, which makes it necessary to detect arc faults in time. Most researches usually studied arc faults based on copper electrodes according to the standard UL1699B. However, various cable materials would be used for different scenarios in DC systems. The characteristics may cause new interference to DC fault arc detection. In this paper, DC arc fault current and voltage waveforms based on different electrode materials are obtained from the DC arc fault experiment platform. First, differences among arc fault currents based on different materials are analyzed and compared from the perspective of time domain. The reason for differences in arc fault phenomenon based on different materials are also discussed. Then, the wavelet transform method is used to find differences of arc fault detection characteristics which are compared from the perspective of time-frequency domain. Finally, the influence of different materials on DC arc fault detection characteristics is summarized and relevant suggestions are made, which can help make the arc fault detection strategy more universal and applicable.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129306803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitigation Schemes for the Reduction of Fretting Wear and Fatigue","authors":"Huai-Sheng Yang, I. Green","doi":"10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HLM51431.2021.9671166","url":null,"abstract":"Fretting refers to wear damage at the asperities of contacting surfaces. This damage is induced under load and in the presence of repeated relative surface motion. Fretting degrades the surface quality producing increased surface roughness and micropits and cracks, which reduces the fatigue strength of the components. Fretting occurs in many electrical connectors subject to motion (e.g. a printed circuit board connector). Commonly most board-to-board (B2B) electrical connectors are especially vulnerable if there is any relative motion present between the mating connectors. Contact fretting can change the electrical contact resistance of such connectors from milliohms to ohms when vibration is present. Fretting decreases fatigue strength of materials operating under cycling stress. This can result in fretting fatigue, whereby fatigue cracks can initiate in the fretting zone. Then, crack propagate into the material and may cause total elemental failure. Common mitigation strategies rely on adding lubricants to the contact, or making contacts of soft materials. However, such contacts are susceptible to entrapped wear debris. Here a different mitigation strategy is offered that is based on pre-stressing the contacting elements. To mitigate the damage during the fretting motion, two main properties are focused on: plastic strain and wear volume. The plastic strain represents the plastic deformation in the bulk material, which will decrease the life of the component. The wear volume represents the damage at the interface, which will also decrease the life of the component. It is found that pre-stressing may be beneficial for the suppression fretting fatigue, however, if excessive it may increase the plastic strain in the contact.","PeriodicalId":338653,"journal":{"name":"2021 IEEE 66th Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (HLM)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117115856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}