Corrosion and Current Burst Testing of Copper and Aluminum Electrical Power Connectors

Author

Buccholz, V. ; Frank, Ron ; Morton, Chris

fYear

2006

fDate

21-24 May 2006

Firstpage

996

Lastpage

1001

Abstract

Crimped and mechanically bolted aluminum and copper connectors are commonly used for terminating industrial electrical power cables of ratings up to 600 V. Aluminum connectors are available for use with aluminum or copper conductor, and copper connectors are available for use with copper conductor only. The performance of copper and aluminum connectors was compared by accelerated aging under corrosive environmental conditions. The testing consisted of 2000 hours of cyclic salt fog environmental exposure, in conjunction with periodic electrical current burst testing. The connectors were evaluated by comparing the change in resistance of the test samples as the test progressed

Keywords

corrosion testing; electric connectors; power cable testing; accelerated aging; copper conductor; corrosive environmental conditions; current burst testing; cyclic salt fog environmental exposure; electrical power connectors; industrial electrical power cables; Accelerated aging; Aluminum; Conductors; Connectors; Copper; Corrosion; Electric resistance; Metals industry; Power cables; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 2005/2006 IEEE PES

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9194-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2006.1668638

Filename

1668638