Title :
Time-coordinated nonarcing breaking operation of reed switches for higher current
Author :
Wakatsuki, Noboru ; Yonezawa, Yu.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Ishinomaki Senshu Univ., Japan
Abstract :
At the 50th IEEE Holm conference, we proposed a method for suppressing arc ignition in mechanical contact devices using a transient current switch and a capacitor. We applied the method to conventional reed switches. For the electric circuit analysis, we clarified the momentary voltage-current characteristics at the reed switch breaking operation by FEM analysis. We were able to estimate the nonarc ignition breaking condition using SPICE simulation. It was experimentally confirmed with the capacitor of 9.4μF for 24V/15A breaking operation.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); electric breakdown; electrical contacts; finite element analysis; network analysis; reed relays; 15 A; 24 V; 9.4 muF; FEM analysis; arc ignition suppression; electric circuit analysis; mechanical contact devices; nonarc ignition breaking; reed relays; reed switches; switch breaking operation; transient current switch; Capacitors; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Contact resistance; Glass; Ignition; SPICE; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Contacts, 2005. Proceedings of the Fifty-First IEEE Holm Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9113-6
DOI :
10.1109/HOLM.2005.1518235
