A general method for the electro-thermal design optimisation of nontransitioning solid armatures with resistive contact regions is presented which predicts the maximum velocity at which transition to an arcing contact occurs. Comparison with a wide range of published experimental results supports the validity of the velocity skin-effect (VSE) model used. It is shown that the optimum combination of armature design parameters with copper rails requires a contact region resistivity within the range of molybdenum to titanium and that transition velocities, as limited by the VSE, of >2.5 km/s should be achieved with 90 mm bore armatures and these optimum parameters
Resistive contact region solid armatures: electro-thermal design optimisation
Festkörperarmaturen mit elektrisch leitendem Kontaktbereich: elektrothermische Entwurfsoptimierung
1995
6 Seiten, 22 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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