Statistical study of voltage fluctuations in power connectors during fretting vibration

IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 268-272

  Carvou, Erwann ^a   Ben Jemaa, Noureddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Contact resistance; Fretting corrosion; Mechanical wear

Indexed keywords

ARCING VOLTAGE; AUTOMOTIVE CONNECTORS; CONTACT DEGRADATION; CONTACT INTERFACE; CONTACT VOLTAGE; CURRENT STRESS; DEGRADATION PROCESS; ELECTRICAL BEHAVIORS; FAST SAMPLING; FIXED SUPPORTS; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS; HIGH-POWER; LAST STAGE; LOW LEVEL; LOW POWER; MECHANICAL WEAR; POWER CONNECTORS; REAL TIME; RESISTIVE CIRCUITS; SHORT ARC; STATISTICAL STUDY; VIBRATION CONDITION; VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS;

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; CONTACT RESISTANCE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DEGRADATION; EROSION; FRETTING CORROSION; OSCILLOGRAPHS; OXIDATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TIN; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 68349160551     PISSN: 15213331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCAPT.2009.2019633     Document Type: Article

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