An Active Limit Baffle for the Phenomenon of Arc Instability and Re-ignition

Xue Zhou; Yuxin Zhou; Huimin Liang; Guofu Zhai

doi:10.1109/HOLM.2019.8923798

An Active Limit Baffle for the Phenomenon of Arc Instability and Re-ignition

Xue Zhou^*
, Yuxin Zhou
, Huimin Liang
, Guofu Zhai

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The arc instability and re-ignition refers to the arc cannot maintain a stable state or the arc extinguished but re-burn quickly. When a normally open relay releases, its movable contact, static contact, as well as their reeds are free, especially the movable contact of which energy cannot be dissipated immediately. In this case, the contacts will experience a short period with sharply swing that will cause the contact gap change periodically and the arc burns unsteadily. By conducting plenty of experiments, the failure mode and the failure principle are proven to be arc reigniting with contact welding. We introduce a method of an active baffle that the backwards extend of the spring can be limited effectively. Finally, we confirm arc erosion alleviation with Scanning Electron Microscope.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Electrical Contacts 2019 - Proceedings of the 65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	218-222
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728136844
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2019.8923798
State	Published - Sep 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019 - Milwaukee, United States Duration: 14 Sep 2019 → 18 Sep 2019

Publication series

Name	Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts
Volume	2019-September
ISSN (Print)	0361-4395

Conference

Conference	65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Milwaukee
Period	14/09/19 → 18/09/19

Keywords

arc erosion alleviation
limit baffle
normally open relay

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Zhou, X., Zhou, Y., Liang, H., & Zhai, G. (2019). An Active Limit Baffle for the Phenomenon of Arc Instability and Re-ignition. In Electrical Contacts 2019 - Proceedings of the 65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019 (pp. 218-222). Article 8923798 (Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts; Vol. 2019-September). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2019.8923798

Zhou, Xue ; Zhou, Yuxin ; Liang, Huimin et al. / An Active Limit Baffle for the Phenomenon of Arc Instability and Re-ignition. Electrical Contacts 2019 - Proceedings of the 65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 218-222 (Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts).

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Zhou, X, Zhou, Y, Liang, H & Zhai, G 2019, An Active Limit Baffle for the Phenomenon of Arc Instability and Re-ignition. in Electrical Contacts 2019 - Proceedings of the 65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019., 8923798, Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, vol. 2019-September, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 218-222, 65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019, Milwaukee, United States, 14/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/HOLM.2019.8923798

An Active Limit Baffle for the Phenomenon of Arc Instability and Re-ignition. / Zhou, Xue; Zhou, Yuxin; Liang, Huimin et al.
Electrical Contacts 2019 - Proceedings of the 65th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, Holm 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. p. 218-222 8923798 (Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts; Vol. 2019-September).

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