Title :
The influence of load and contact material on the tangential separation force of low current switching contacts
Author :
Neuhaus, Alexander R. ; Hammerschmid, Andreas ; Felke, T. ; Reichart, Martin ; Rieder, Werner F.
Author_Institution :
AC/sup 2/T Res. GmbH, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Abstract :
A new type of relay model switch has been developed providing both controlled contact movement and force measurement in two directions perpendicular and parallel to the contact plane. First experiments applying a tangential component of contact motion at break only yielded surprising results about the influences of that component, the contact material, and the current (up to 10 A make only).
Keywords :
electrical contacts; switches; contact material; contact motion; electrical contacts; force measurement; low current switching contacts; parallel contact movement; perpendicular contact movement; relay model switch; tangential separation force; Actuators; Contacts; Force control; Force measurement; Force sensors; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system modeling; Power system relaying; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Contacts, 2005. Proceedings of the Fifty-First IEEE Holm Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9113-6
DOI :
10.1109/HOLM.2005.1518236
