Presentation 2020-01-17
Arc movement observation of DC inductive break arcs of AgSnO2 contacts up to 20V-17A under external magnetic field application
Makoto Hasegawa, Seika Tokumitsu,
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Abstract(in English) AgSnO2 contacts were operated to break an inductive DC load circuit of 14V-7A, 14V-12A, 20V-7A, or 20V-17A with an applied external magnetic field of about B=120mT at contact opening speeds in the range of 1mm/s to 200mm/s. During the break operations, arc voltage and current waveforms were measured, and in addition, arc movements were observed and recorded by means of a high-speed camera. In the cases with slower contact opening speeds and smaller load current levels, the measured arc voltage waveforms indicated shortening in the arc durations, while apparent magnetic blowing phenomena were not observed. In such cases, arc movement observations revealed that break arcs were likely to be moved in the direction opposite to the Lorentz force direction. Such phenomena were repeatedly observed, although any physical mechanism which can explain the phenomena are still unknown.
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Keyword(in English) electrical contacts / AgSnO2 contacts / break arc / inductive load / magnetic blowing / arc movement
Paper # EMD2019-51
Date of Issue 2020-01-10 (EMD)

Conference Information
Committee EMD
Conference Date 2020/1/17(1days)
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Place (in English) Rental hall Shonan Hiratsuka
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Topics (in English) General
Chair Shinichi Wada(TMC System)
Vice Chair Yoshiki Kayano(Univ. of Electro-Comm.)
Secretary Yoshiki Kayano(Fuji Electric)
Assistant Yuichi Hayashi(NAIST)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Electromechanical Devices
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Arc movement observation of DC inductive break arcs of AgSnO2 contacts up to 20V-17A under external magnetic field application
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) electrical contacts
Keyword(2) AgSnO2 contacts
Keyword(3) break arc
Keyword(4) inductive load
Keyword(5) magnetic blowing
Keyword(6) arc movement
1st Author's Name Makoto Hasegawa
1st Author's Affiliation Chitose Institute of Science and Technology(Chitose Inst. of Sci.&Tech.)
2nd Author's Name Seika Tokumitsu
2nd Author's Affiliation Chitose Institute of Science and Technology(Chitose Inst. of Sci.&Tech.)
Date 2020-01-17
Paper # EMD2019-51
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) EMD-370
Page pp.pp.17-21(EMD),
#Pages 5
Date of Issue 2020-01-10 (EMD)