Publication detail

Experimental DC Arc Endurance Test of Selected Materials Commonly Used in Switching Devices

ŠIMEK, D.

Original Title

Experimental DC Arc Endurance Test of Selected Materials Commonly Used in Switching Devices

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Choice of materials is one of the most important steps during the development and design of electrical switching devices. Sufficient electrical and thermal conductivity, mechanical strength and environmental stability are the most important material properties for current conducting path. Contact area is the most critical part of the entire current-path. Nowadays, DC switching devices are more and more discussed topics in solar power plants installations. This paper is focused on the experimental endurance test against DC arc of materials commonly used in switching devices. The paper contains practical mass loss measurement of selected materials under DC arc effects.

Keywords

DC arc; switching devices; contactor; evaporation; endurance test

Authors

ŠIMEK, D.

Released

17. 5. 2017

Publisher

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

Location

Ostrava

ISBN

978-1-5090-6405-2

Book

Proceedings of the 2017 18th International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering (EPE)

Pages from

364

Pages to

368

Pages count

5

URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7967319

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT136200,
  author="David {Šimek}",
  title="Experimental DC Arc Endurance Test of Selected Materials Commonly Used in Switching Devices",
  booktitle="Proceedings of the 2017 18th International Scientific Conference on Electric Power Engineering (EPE)",
  year="2017",
  pages="364--368",
  publisher="VSB – Technical University of Ostrava",
  address="Ostrava",
  doi="10.1109/EPE.2017.7967319",
  isbn="978-1-5090-6405-2",
  url="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7967319"
}