DocumentCode
1320222
Title
Consequences for automotive relays of a 42 VDC power network in vehicles
Author
Schoepf, Thomas J. ; Rieder, Werner F.
Author_Institution
Tyco Electron., Berlin, Germany
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
2000
fDate
3/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
177
Lastpage
182
Abstract
Because of the increasing demand for electrical power in automotive vehicles the car manufacturers have decided worldwide to increase the nominal voltage of the automobile power network from 14 VDC to 42 VDC. Surveying the fundamentals of arc physics the authors show why this decision requires more extensive adaptations of the respective electromechanical switches than might be expected from a change by a factor three. Means to solve the problem are discussed
Keywords
automobiles; power supplies to apparatus; relays; 42 V; arc physics; automotive relays; electromechanical switches; nominal voltage; power network; vehicles; Automobile manufacture; Automotive engineering; Costs; ISO standards; Inductance; Intelligent networks; Physics; Relays; Vehicles; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Components and Packaging Technologies, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1521-3331
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6144.833058
Filename
833058
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