{"title":"Third bodies in electrical contacts — Wear and electrical performance","authors":"Jian Song, Vitali Schinow, Haomiao Yuan","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088073","url":null,"abstract":"Silver is a widely used protective coating material in electrical connectors, since it has good resistance to oxidation and thus is not affected by corrosion and fretting corrosion. The dominating mechanism for failure in silver coated electrical contacts is fretting wear. Recently, wear between silver-silver contacts has been analyzed and adhesion is recognized as the dominating mechanism during the wear process. According to our experiments, the distribution of third bodies in the contact area also has great influence on the lifetime of electrical contacts, since it can greatly influence the condition of contact surfaces. In this paper, two arrangements of samples, namely \"sphere on plate\" and \"plate on sphere\" are used to generate different distribution of third bodies. Depending on the arrangement of electrical contacts, the amount of remaining debris in the contact area produced by fretting of electrical contacts varies largely. As a result, should a large amount of debris remain in the contact area, the third bodies (the debris) change the tribological conditions significantly. This leads to a marked increase in the wear of the coating which in turn reduces the lifetime of electrical contacts considerably. A model of the mechanism of the influence of third bodies is introduced and verified by experiments. This paper provides indications for design, characterization and fretting corrosion measurements. The arrangement of samples has to be specified and \"sphere on plate\" is the more critical case.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130769334","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}
S. Fouvry, J. Laporte, O. Perrinet, P. Jedrzejczyk, O. Graton, O. Alquier, J. Sautel
{"title":"Fretting wear of low current electrical contacts: Quantification of electrical endurance","authors":"S. Fouvry, J. Laporte, O. Perrinet, P. Jedrzejczyk, O. Graton, O. Alquier, J. Sautel","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088056","url":null,"abstract":"In many industrial applications like automotive, aeronautics, train but also nuclear energy connectors need to maintain low stable electrical contact resistance. However, they are subject to vibrations that cause severe fretting wear damage which increases the electrical contact resistance and degrades information transmission. Fretting wear damages can induce dramatic increase of the direct current Electrical Contact Resistance (ECR) inducing the connector failure. The purpose of this paper is to expose a synthesis describing how fretting loadings but also material properties of coatings can influence the fretting DC-ECR behavior. The analysis first focuses on \"laboratory\" fretting test specifications that must be as possible representative of the pin-clip interface and sufficiently instrumented to measure fretting loading parameters such as sliding amplitude, normal loading friction energy, and ambient condition. To compare noble (Au, Ag) and non noble (Sn) coatings, an ECR endurance variable is introduced so that N(fretting cycle) = Nc when ΔR> ΔRc = 4mΩ. This synthesis exposed how the sliding condition from small partial slip to large gross slip sliding influences from infinite to finite Nc endurances. Then focusing on the gross slip finite endurances, different formulations are introduced to quantify the effect of fretting sliding amplitude, normal force, material properties but also coating thickness. Focusing on Ag/Ag interface, this research demonstrates that the ECR endurance is controlled by the fretting wear rate of the contact. This investigation also underlines how the application of sequential large reciprocatings can increase the fretting ECR endurance through a refilling process of fretting scar with silver transferred from the outer part of the lateral reciprocating track.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"130 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123189072","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}
Jonathan Andrea, M. Buffo, E. Guillard, R. Landfried, R. Boukadoum, P. Teste
{"title":"Arcing fault in aircraft distribution network","authors":"Jonathan Andrea, M. Buffo, E. Guillard, R. Landfried, R. Boukadoum, P. Teste","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088106","url":null,"abstract":"With the rising demand for electrical energy in an aircraft and the increase in operating voltages of the electrical distribution networks, the probability of occurrence of an arc fault is also increased. New protection devices such as arc fault detectors are now integrated in the network to break the circuit in case of an arcing event. To determine the optimum location of these protection devices, a simplified electrical distribution network is modelled. This network distributes power to common aircraft loads. An electric arc model for circuits as presented in a previous work is then placed at various locations in the network. Simulations of normal arcing and arcing faults are given for each load. Finally, the modification of the spectral content of the network currents is studied to deduce the optimum locations of arc fault protection in the network.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122814078","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":"Study of the influence of permanent magnets in the interruption process of the electrical arc in MCB","authors":"E. Galvan, J. Rodriguez","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088067","url":null,"abstract":"A methodology to modify the behavior of the electrical arc in the extinguish process has been a topic of study by several researchers. The use of Deion plates to extinguish the electrical arc is very well studied in literature. This work proposes the use of permanent magnets inside of the arc chamber to improve the performance of the arc extinction. The permanent magnets generate a magnetic field in which the electric arc behaves different against the use of the Deion Plates. This investigation presents a comparison between the test data of circuit breakers with a Deion plate's configuration and permanent magnets considering different polarities and arrangements. The purpose of this work is to understand the electric arc behavior inside the circuit breakers when fixed magnets are used to extinguish the electrical arc in the arc chamber. This work will present a comprehensive study of the behavior for further designs and technologies.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127353912","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":"Power flux brought by an electric arc on Ag-SnO2 electrodes","authors":"R. Landfried, F. Houzé, T. Leblanc, P. Teste","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088087","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper a method is described which allows estimating the power flux brought by an electric arc on the electrodes. This information is highly important for the understanding of contact erosion mechanisms, as well as for the practical choice of appropriate materials and sizes in switching devices applications. Our method is applied to the case of Ag-SnO2 electrodes. Compatibility conditions between experimental values of mass loss in well-defined situations and numerical calculations of melted/vaporized metal lead to a maximum surface power density of 8×109 W/m2 for cathode and 2×109 W/m2 for anode. Moreover it is found that less than 16% of the total power brought to the electrodes contributes to metal phase changes.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130533718","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 arc splitters in an SF6 insulated medium voltage switchgear","authors":"B. Novák, R. Sonar, R. Sivaraj","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088094","url":null,"abstract":"Splitter plates are commonly used in SF6 insulated medium voltage switchgears to interrupt the electric arc of moderate currents like the rated current in load break switches or the transfer current in switch-fuse combinations. The shape of the ferromagnetic plates determines the motion of the arc between them, influencing the switching performance. Besides, the electric field strength distribution around the plates is critical, as the high operational and test voltages can result in significant electric stress at the sharp plate edges. The proper adjustment of the plates and their support must prevent breakdown of the insulating gas under test voltages and an early pre-arc through the plates during a closing operation. By means of 2D and 3D finite element calculations, the paper investigates the motion of the arc between the splitter plates, their dielectric performance in a load break switch, and compares the calculation results with tests.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131573307","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}
W. Ren, Jianmin Wei, Xu Zhang, F. Luo, Zhefeng Zhou, Yinghua Fu
{"title":"Preliminary study on switching characteristics of silver tin oxide type contacts for capacitive load","authors":"W. Ren, Jianmin Wei, Xu Zhang, F. Luo, Zhefeng Zhou, Yinghua Fu","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088065","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical lifetime and relative dynamic welding failure mechanisms of electromechanical relay for capacitive load are hot topics in the area of switching devices and electrical contact materials. In this work, the silver tin oxide contact material has been tested with a capacitive load by using our designed novel model switch. The typical waveforms of contact current and contact voltage at making and breaking are presented. Further, the variations in contact resistance and contact force as a function of operation cycles are plotted and analyzed explicitly. Particularly, an intermittent long-duration arcing phenomena during breaking is observed and explained with the change of arcing duration and obtained SEM image. Finally, the associated physical degradation mechanism of contact material is proposed.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123499419","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. Sawa, Masayuki Isato, T. Ueno, Keisuke Nakano, K. Kondo
{"title":"Commutation characteristics and brush wear of DC motor at high rotation speed","authors":"K. Sawa, Masayuki Isato, T. Ueno, Keisuke Nakano, K. Kondo","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088082","url":null,"abstract":"Many small-size DC commutator motors are still widely used in automobiles and other applications. In recent years, DC motors have been driven at high speed to realize small size and high-power. However, as is well-known, the commutation becomes difficult at higher speed and brush wear/erosion increases due to the commutation arc. Therefore, it is important to understand how the motor speed influences commutation phenomena, including arc duration and residual current, so the correct motor can be selected for the particular application to achieve the required reliability. In this paper as the rotation speed is changed from 1000 to 5000min−1, the influence of the speed on commutation characteristics is investigated, such as effective commutation period, arc duration and others. In addition, it is also examined how the rotation speed affects brush wear/erosion. Consequently the followings can be made clear. The effective commutation period decreases in inverse proportion to the rotation speed, while the arc duration and residual current are almost constant, around 42μsec and 0.55A respectively up to 3000min−1. When the rotation speed increased to 3000 and 5000min−1, brush wear/erosion is found to increase rapidly. This indicates that as arc erosion increases the mechanical wear also becomes larger due to the effect of arc discharge. Based on experimental results, a model including the effect of the rotation speed is proposed for brush wear/erosion.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125135935","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}
A. Feilbach, H. Menne, V. Hinrichsen, U. Hauf, M. Heilmaier, M. Böning, F. Müller
{"title":"Interdependency of test environment and current breaking capacity of a model vacuum switch","authors":"A. Feilbach, H. Menne, V. Hinrichsen, U. Hauf, M. Heilmaier, M. Böning, F. Müller","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088097","url":null,"abstract":"In contact material development it is elementary to have a fundamental understanding of the effects of the test environment on the switching performance. However, the complexity of those dependencies make it difficult to identify a definite cause-effect relationship between contact material and switching properties, especially if the effect of small variations in the contact material, such as the particle distribution and the morphology, shall be investigated. This paper sensitizes to the strong interdependencies of test conditions and current breaking capacity. To identify these dependencies the test environment was systematically modified. The modifications could reproducibly be correlated with their effect on the test results. In particular, the topology of the high current circuit and the contact bolt design showed strong effects. The circuit topology was optimized for reduction of the magnetic flux density within the contact gap, and it was standardized to ensure long-term reproducibility of future results. The modifications of the test circuit could also be recognized in the characteristic arcing voltage.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126572398","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":"Influence of sealed gas and its pressure on arc discharge in electromagnetic contactor","authors":"Kiyoshi Yoshida, K. Sawa, Kenji Suzuki, K. Takaya","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2017.8088093","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, DC source voltage is kept at 100 V, and the closed contacts currents are changed from 5 to 30 A with a resistive load. Four types of gases, air, nitrogen, helium, and hydrogen were investigated. The atmospheric pressure is set in the range of form 0.05 MPa (0.5 atm) to 0.4 MPa (4 atm). The arc duration is measured from voltage and current waveforms of break arc discharge. In addition, contact resistance is measured. As a result, it was found that the influence on arc voltage waveform differs depending on the kind of gas. In helium, the arc voltage waveform rises stepwise and transitions from metallic phase to gas phase arc. However, with nitrogen and air, the arc voltage continuously increased and transited to the gaseous phase arc. On the other hand, the arc duration time was the longest in helium and the shortest in hydrogen. The result was as follows: H2 < N2 < Air < He. And with the same gas, it became clear that the higher the gaseous pressure, the shorter the arc duration time.","PeriodicalId":354484,"journal":{"name":"2017 IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127133433","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}