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Experimental investigation on the hot switching capability and associated failure mechanism of electrical connectors

  • School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • China Aero-Polytechnology Establishment

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Abstract

The hot switching ability of connectors is urgently required for electrical engineering applications. In this paper, a novel test rig for simulation of mechanical insertion and withdrawal operation with electric duty is designed. The waveforms of tangential force, contact current, contact voltage and switching power of typical blade and turning-fork contact pairs during the hot switching process are measured simultaneously. In the electrical endurance experiments, the variations in arc energy and tangential force of blade and receptacle pairs as a function of operation cycles are presented and interpreted explicitly. Finally, the roles of sliding wear and arcing erosion in the degradation process of electrical connector are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 11th International Conference on Prognostics and System Health Management, PHM-Jinan 2020
EditorsChuan Li, Dejan Gjorgjevikj, Zhe Yang, Ziqiang Pu
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages345-350
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728151816
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event11th International Conference on Prognostics and System Health Management, PHM-Jinan 2020 - Virtual, Jinan, China
Duration: 23 Oct 202025 Oct 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings - 11th International Conference on Prognostics and System Health Management, PHM-Jinan 2020

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Prognostics and System Health Management, PHM-Jinan 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityVirtual, Jinan
Period23/10/2025/10/20

Keywords

  • arc erosion
  • electrical connector
  • hot switching
  • insertion and withdrawal
  • wear

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