scholarly journals Simulation and experimental investigation of contact spot temperature for electrical contact components

2021 ◽  
Vol 1207 (1) ◽  
pp. 012021
Author(s):  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Zien Zhao ◽  
Wanbin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Contact Spot ◽  
Comsol Multiphysics ◽  
Film Resistance ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Electrical Connections ◽  
Spot Temperature

Abstract The contact spot temperature of electrical contact components substantially affects the reliability and electrical life of any electrical connections within the electrical engineering. In this paper, finite element model of typical spring structure components is built by using COMSOL Multiphysics software. Furthermore, the transient process of contact temperature is simulated by taking account of film resistance on the contact surface. Moreover, a test rig is introduced that makes it possible to measure the electrical contact resistance and temperature within the electrical contact components simultaneously. Finally, correlation between contact resistance and contact spot temperature with different contact force and current levels are investigated explicitly.

Sliding Characteristics in the Copper Contacts

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-298
Author(s):  
Yoshitada Watanabe ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Rotational Frequency ◽  
Contact Spot ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Contact Surfaces ◽  
Sliding Test

A low rotational frequency sliding tester which could measure electrical contact resistance and coefficient of friction simultaneously was trially fabricated. Relations between electrical contact resistance and coefficients of friction were investigated by making sliding test on clean copper and surface oxidized copper contacts respectively, which were used relatively frequently in industries. As far as the measurement work made this time, of which rotational frequency was low, was concerned, it was found that the heat generation due to mechanical friction was low and the heat generation due to Joule's heat in the case of sliding clean contact surfaces was also low because of low contact resistance. It was, however, found that CU²0, etc. were formed due to rapid progress of oxidation by the generation of Joule's heat at the contact surfaces, of which real contact areas were extremely small, being roughened along with the increase of the sliding frequency. On the other hand, it was further found that although the existence of oxides in advance at the sliding surface extremely lowered the coefficient of friction (0.07 for example) in which the oxidized film indicating contrarily (70mΩ for example). It was presumed that formations and destroys of oxidation film were repeated by flow of electric current at the contact spot to cause Fritting Phenomenon.

Current Trend in Simulation: A Study Simulation of Poly-Silicon Nanowire Using COMSOL Multiphysics

2013 ◽  
Vol 795 ◽  
pp. 669-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Hashim ◽  
M. Wesam Al-Mufti ◽  
Tijjani Adam
Keyword(s):  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Silicon Nanowire ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Comsol Multiphysics ◽  
Thermoelectric Device ◽  
Cooling Power ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Poly Silicon ◽  
Comsol Simulation

Poly-Silicon nanowire (Poly-Si-NW) simulations are very important field of nanotechnology and nanostructures; in this paper presented review in general nanowire and it applications such as thermoelectric device (TED) has potential applications in areas such as chip level cooling/ energy harvesting and many more applications in this field .COMSOL multiphysics is one of programmers using for nanotechnology and nanowires simulation, hence in this review paper, COMSOL simulation with different types of materials using for nanowire and other structures. Also In this work, we explore the effect of the electrical contact resistance on the performance of a TED. COMSOL simulations are performed on Poly-SiNW to investigate such effects on its cooling performance. Intrinsically, Poly-SiNW individually without the unwanted parasitic effect has excellent cooling power density. However, the cooling effect is undermined with the contribution of the electrical contact resistance.

Discrete drops in the electrical contact resistance during nanoindentation of a bulk metallic glass

2016 ◽  
Vol 108 (18) ◽  
pp. 181903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Singh ◽  
R. L. Narayan ◽  
A. M. Asiri ◽  
U. Ramamurty
Keyword(s):  
Metallic Glass ◽  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Bulk Metallic Glass ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance

scholarly journals The Wear Process During the “Running-In” of Steel in Lubricated Sliding

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Suzuki ◽  
K. C. Ludema
Keyword(s):  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Surface Film ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Mineral Oil ◽  
Entrance Region ◽  
Engine Oil ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Metallic Contact ◽  
Wear Process

Steel cylinders were slid against flat steel disks, using a liquid lubricant, in order to study the progression of events associated with “running-in.” It was found that, when using mineral oil, the electrical contact resistance varied over a small range of high values indicating no metallic contact, whereas with engine oil a high resistance with an intermittent negligible contact resistance was found. A surface film forms from the additives in the engine oil which produces lower wear, slightly higher friction, a retarded running-in, and a rougher surface finish in the direction of sliding than does the mineral oil. A film which is composed only of Fe3O4 is formed when mineral oil is used. In addition, the mineral oil lubricated surfaces develop a conforming waviness across the sliding tracks. The oxide must have enhanced this surface conformity since it was not seen in the surfaces lubricated with engine oil. The role of the oxide may be further seen in experiments in which wear debris that accumulated in the entrance region of specimen contact was removed at frequent intervals. Little conforming waviness was seen in the latter case, suggesting that oxide which gathered in the entrance region abraded grooves in the steel surfaces. After the oxides were dislodged the friction increased and the contact resistance decreased for a time, indicating that the oxide acted like a solid lubricant.

Simultaneous Electrical and Thermal Modeling of a Contact-Type RF MEMS Switch

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Jensen ◽  
Zhongde Wang ◽  
Kazuhiro Saitou ◽  
John L. Volakis ◽  
Katsuo Kurabayashi
Keyword(s):  
Contact Resistance ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Rf Mems ◽  
Bulk Material ◽  
Thermal Contact ◽  
Electrical Contact ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Electrical Contact Resistance ◽  
Rf Mems Switch ◽  
Mems Switch

Improving the power handling capability of direct contact RF MEMS switches requires a knowledge of conditions at the contact. This paper models the temperature rise in a direct contact RF MEMS switch, including the effects of electrical and thermal contact resistance. The maximum temperature in the beam is found to depend strongly on the power dissipation at the contact, with almost no contribution from dissipation due to currents in the rest of the switch. Moreover, the maximum temperature is found to exceed the limit for metal softening for a significant range of values of thermal and electrical contact resistance. Since local contact asperity temperature can be hundreds of degrees higher than the bulk material temperature modeled here, these results underscore the importance of understanding and controlling thermal and electrical contact resistance in the switch.

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