{"title":"Experimental research on radiated electroma gnetic noise of pantograph arc","authors":"Zhiyong Wang, Fengyi Guo, Xili Wang, Yanli Zhang, Baowei Wang, Xiaoming Yan","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355106","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, with the continuous increasing of electric locomotive running speed, electromagnetic noise of pantograph arc gets more and more serious and has become a kind of security risk of electric railway's operation. To study the electromagnetic noise and suppression methods of pantograph arc, an electromagnetic noise experimental system was developed. The experimental system is composed of an echoic chamber, pantograph arc generator and pantograph arc detection system. With the experimental system, 64 groups of radiation electromagnetic noise experiments were conducted under different contact force, contact current and sliding speed conditions. The experimental materials are metal impregnation carbon slide and Cu contact wire respectively. The radiated electromagnetic noise of pantograph arc is mainly electric field noise. Most of the electric field noise is distributed in the frequency ranges from 30MHz to 500MHz. And the maximum interference is between 30MHz and 80 MHz. With the increase of contact current, the distribution of the electric field noise becomes denser and the disturbance level increases. With the increase of contact pressure or sliding speed, the distribution of the electric field noise firstly becomes thinner and then denser.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123847495","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}
R. Enquebecq, S. Fouvry, E. Rubiola, M. Collet, L. Petit, J. Legrand, L. Boillot
{"title":"Effect of fretting wear damage in RF connectors subjected to vibration: DC contact resistance and phase-noise response","authors":"R. Enquebecq, S. Fouvry, E. Rubiola, M. Collet, L. Petit, J. Legrand, L. Boillot","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7354950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7354950","url":null,"abstract":"In many applications, RF connectors are subjected to severe environmental vibration. Vibration induces micro-displacements, leading to fretting wear damage in the contact. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of fretting wear on the microwave signal and more precisely on the additive phase noise [1, 2]. A dedicated vibration test was developed, combining DC and microwave measurement. It consisted of a shaker, a vector network analyzer, a phase-noise analyzer using a cross-correlation technique, and a system for measuring electrical contact resistance. Degradation of phase noise by fretting wear was demonstrated. Two contributions were identified: relative fretting displacement amplitude, by fluctuating the total transmission distance, induced phase noise at the specific fretting frequency proportional to the fretting displacement; also, by inducing oxide debris in the interface, gross slip fretting wear damage decayed DC electrical contact resistance and microwave signal transmission. The study established quantitative correlations between the evolution of DC, transmission loss and phase-noise parameters.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"IA-15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126557342","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":"Mathematical model to simulate an arc erosion of electrical contact in switchgear device","authors":"Amol Kale, M. Ranade, A. Singh","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355131","url":null,"abstract":"Erosion of electrical contacts due to arcing is of major concern in switching devices. Based on the current density, the mode of erosion can be considered as limited to vaporization or splashing of molten metal that may start at higher intensities. Various parameters like electromagnetic forces, surface tension, viscosity and even gravity affects the extent of erosion.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127909077","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":"Experiment research on re-strike phenomenon occurring during high-voltage direct-current breaking process under transverse magnetic field","authors":"Cui Xinglei, Z. Xue, Chen Mo, Bo Kai, Peng Xiyuan","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355095","url":null,"abstract":"In high-voltage direct-current relays, transverse magnetic field is widely used to reduce the arc erosion. Experiments showed that re-strike phenomenon always occurred during the arc-blowing process, which increased the arc duration and affected the normal breaking operation. In this paper, the arc-blowing process is investigated for 300~800V, 50A resistive load and special attentions are paid on re-strike phenomenon. The re-strike type, re-strike voltage and re-strike probability under different voltages are studied with the help of the arc images and arc voltage waveforms.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124286021","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":"Degradation phenomenon of electrical contacts by using a micro-sliding mechanism","authors":"S. Wada, K. Sawa","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355104","url":null,"abstract":"Authors have studied the degradation phenomenon on contact resistance under the influences of an external micro-oscillation. They have developed a hammering oscillating mech-anism (HOM) or a micro-sliding mechanism 1 (MSM1) which provides micro-oscillations for electrical contacts. It is shown that each mechanism is able to simulate an actual degradation phenomenon on electrical contacts. And they have also developed the third mechanism, namely another micro-sliding mechanism 2 (MSM2) which provides micro-sliding driven by a piezo-electric actuator and elastic hinges, which has more precise sliding performance, less thermal drift on the sliding, and smaller sized system constituted of commercial parts.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130884678","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, Yutaka Takemasa, Yoshitada Watanabe, T. Ueno, Masaru Yamanoi
{"title":"Fluctuation components of contact voltage at AgPd brush and Au-plated slip-ring system with lubricant","authors":"K. Sawa, Yutaka Takemasa, Yoshitada Watanabe, T. Ueno, Masaru Yamanoi","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355105","url":null,"abstract":"The authors have investigated the deterioration process of the system of Au-plated slip-rings mating with AgPd brushes, which is used mainly in chip-mounters. Past tests have shown that the lubricant is very important for obtaining long lifetime. The lubricant can not only decrease ring wear but also protect the ring from oxidation. In operation the contact voltage drop is generally low and stable at the beginnings of tests and increases with the operation time. In this paper the fluctuation characteristics are observed in detail and the following characteristics are observed. The contact voltage fluctuation increases with the operation time while the fluctuation pattern is different at each ring. The minimum value of the contact voltage waveform stays almost constant around 20mV. The maximum value can become as high as 180mV on some rings. However, the surface morphology of rings with high peak values is almost the same as those with low peak value. Further, the peak value is greatly dependent on rotational speed. The peak value approaches the minimum value at low speeds. From these results it is deduced that the contact voltage increase is controlled by the lubricant thickness between brush and ring and not from ring surface itself. This indicates that tunnel effect resistance is important. The relationship between peak value and lifetime is discussed.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"74 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127343647","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":"Dependence of contact weld force on arc energy supplied to contact surface in low voltage switches","authors":"Katsuki Hotta, T. Inaguchi","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355090","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a mechanism of contact welding formed by bounce arc upon contact making, based on experiments, theoretic and analytic study. We measured the weld force after every contact making in a low-voltage condition (200 V-AC). The arc current was set to 140 to 500 A by using a reactor load, the arc duration time was within 0.22 to 2.37 ms, and the contact material was pure silver (99.99 %). In this condition, we clarified that the weld force increases depending on arc energy supplied to the contact surface. We also measured the melted area on contact surface and clarified the area dependence on the arc energy. Considering that the tensile strength of silver is 170 N/mm2, the measured melted area is too large as a welded area. Then we found out that the real welded area corresponds to about 25 % of the melted area. As a conclusion, we suggest that a vaporized area on the contact surface may not be involved in contact welding, from the analytical simulation of thermal conduction in the contact model. The real welded area is the region whose temperature is higher than the melting temperature and that remains without evaporation.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127733891","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":"Degradation of a single aluminum junction due to electro-migration","authors":"R. Malucci","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355123","url":null,"abstract":"A set of data provided in the literature was reported to show the impact of electro-migration on aluminum junctions. These junctions were fabricated by machining aluminum foil to provide a small connection between two conducting halves. The results appeared to show high current densities cause rapid degradation due to void and crack formation. These results are thought to occur as a result of mass transport due to electro-migration. In the present paper, a degradation model is provided using electro-migration considerations and the geometry in the work mentioned above. This approach uses estimated current flow paths and their associated current density distributions. The current densities are estimated using electromagnetic theory and the junction geometry. Moreover, the estimated effects over time of current density on the local variation of conductivity are incorporated into the model using percolation theory. Consequently, the current flow, current densities and degradation model are used in conjunction to conduct a numerical analysis of the degradation of a single aluminum junction. The approach exhibits how a model with these elements provides insight into the degradation process due to electro-migration. It is seen that this approach shows reasonably good agreement between theory and experiment providing a basis for analyzing electro-migration degradation in a variety of general cases.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134430261","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}
Zhenyang Song, Xiufang Zhang, Xiaoping Bai, W. Weng
{"title":"Investigation on the mechanism of the infiltration process of contact material","authors":"Zhenyang Song, Xiufang Zhang, Xiaoping Bai, W. Weng","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355097","url":null,"abstract":"The transport of liquid metal throughout skeleton is the core process of infiltration of contact material. In the case of silver tungsten carbide (AgWC), we discussed the mechanism of liquid silver (Ag) transport based on the morphology of product structure after each manufacturing process recorded by scanning electron microscope. Analysis shows that the transport of liquid Ag is mainly influenced by the `transport dynamic', which is determined by interfacial energy between Ag and tungsten carbide (WC), and the `transport corridor', which represents the distribution of the pore network in skeleton. It is shown that either to enhance the `transport dynamic' or to broaden the `transport corridor' will significantly improve the infiltration process, therefore increase the anti-erosion ability of AgWC material.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"14 23","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114044480","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":"Understanding the fretting failure mechanisms in gold-plated contact materials","authors":"W. Ren, H. Zhi, L. Cui","doi":"10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355086","url":null,"abstract":"Using an electro-dynamic-shaker-based test setup, experiments were performed on gold-plated contacts under a variety of fretting conditions, including different vibration frequencies, vibration amplitudes and different environment temperatures. The variations in contact resistance with fretting cycles are recorded explicitly. The fretted surface is examined using a scanning electron microscope, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and a con-focal laser scanning microscope to assess the surface morphology, extent of oxidation and elemental distribution across the fretted zone. It was found that fretting damage is a complex phenomenon for electrical contact applications. Different fretting regimes, including the infinite electrical contact life, the oxidation-dominated failure, and the transient unstable conductivity failure are determined. Finally, the degradation mechanisms of gold-plated contacts are proposed.","PeriodicalId":448541,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE 61st Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (Holm)","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124335990","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}