The volumetric erosion of electrical contacts

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-221

  McBride, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive relays; Contact erosion; Noncontact surface measurement

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; INTERFEROMETERS; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

AUTOMOTIVE RELAYS; CONTACT EROSION; NONCONTACT SURFACE MEASUREMENT; VOLUMETRIC EROSION;

ELECTRIC CONTACTS;

EID: 0033700877     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/6144.846756     Document Type: Article

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