• DocumentCode
    957972
  • Title

    Measurements of Both Energy and Duration of Switching Arcs Between Pd Contacts on Wire Spring Relays

  • Author

    Kubono, Takayoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Shizuoka Univ.,Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    12/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    528
  • Lastpage
    531
  • Abstract
    An apparatus which measures simultaneously the energy and the duration of switching arcs was constructed. The energy W and the duration T of switching arcs which occur between Pd electrical contacts on wire spring relays are related by W = PT for the case of a constant dc power source with inductive loads from 2.1 to 4 A. P depends on the closed contact current and not on the number of switching operations.
  • Keywords
    Arc discharges; Contacts; Relays; Charge measurement; Contacts; Current measurement; Energy measurement; Plasma measurements; Relays; Springs; Switching circuits; Voltage; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0148-6411
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCHMT.1979.1135494
  • Filename
    1135494