@article{10eec8fad0bc46cb833981f1d130db36,
title = "Arc erosion reduction on electrical contacts using transverse current injection",
abstract = "Electrical contact lifetime is often directly determined by arc erosion. A method for reducing arc erosion was developed consisting of injecting from an external current source an additional electrical current flowing parallel to the contact surface. This method was examined in three arc environments using the additional transverse electrical current with a density less than 1 A/mm2: 1) automobile ignition contacts; 2) pulsed air arc; and 3) low pressure (P = 100 mTorr) arc in nitrogen. SEM and X-ray examination showed that application of a transverse current in a contact during arcing changed the phase composition and microstructure of the contact surface. Under optimal conditions, the microstructure which is formed is significantly more erosion resistant than without the transverse current injection.",
keywords = "Arc erosion, Electrical contacts, Transverse current",
author = "Naum Parkansky and Boxman, \{Raymond L.\} and Samuel Goldsmith and Yuri Rosenberg",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received April 1, 1996; revised February 18, 1997. This work was supported by the Israel Ministry of Absorption (Gilady Fund) and the Friends of Tel Aviv University in France.",
year = "1997",
doi = "10.1109/27.640663",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "25",
pages = "543--547",
journal = "IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science",
issn = "0093-3813",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "4",
}