• DocumentCode
    3441400
  • Title

    Arc mobility on new and eroded Ag/CdO and Ag/SnO2 contacts

  • Author

    Manhart, H. ; Reider, W. ; Veit, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Switching Devices, Tech. Univ. of Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    26-29 Sept. 1988
  • Firstpage
    47
  • Lastpage
    56
  • Abstract
    The mobility of break arcs in a magnetic blast-field was investigated in both a model switch and a commercial contactor. After contact separation, three arc motion phenomena were measured independently: initial reduced arc motion (immobility and creeping), subsequent running, and final commutation from the contacts to the arc runners. Contacts made from Ag/CdO and from Ag/SnO/sub 2/ were compared in both new and eroded states. The results of erosion measurements under various stress conditions were consistent with the mobility phenomena observed.<>
  • Keywords
    circuit breakers; circuit-breaking arcs; composite materials; contactors; electrical contacts; silver alloys; AC3; AC4; Ag-CdO contacts; Ag-SnO/sub 2/ contacts; arc commutation to arc runners; arc motion phenomena; circuit breaking arcs; commercial contactor; contact erosion; contact materials; contact separation; eroded states; magnetic blast-field; mobility of break arcs; model switch; new condition; reduced arc motion; stress conditions; surface conditions; Contactors; IEC; Life testing; Magnetic separation; Motion detection; Motion measurement; Performance evaluation; Stress; Time measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Contacts, 1988., Proceedings of the Thirty Fourth Meeting of the IEEE Holm Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HOLM.1988.16093
  • Filename
    16093
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3441400