FE Analysis on Temperature, Electromagnetic Force and Load Capacities of Imperfect Assembled GIB Plug-in Connectors

For purpose of providing effective method of optimal design and failure prediction of plug-in power connector with imperfect assembly conditions, this paper evaluate distributions of operation current, temperature rise and electromagnetic forces of gas insulated bus (GIB) plug-in connector by mechan...

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Published in:Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society journal 2018-06, Vol.33 (6), p.697
Main Authors: Guan, Xiangyu, Wei, Xin, Song, Xianyong, Naiqiu Shu, Peng, Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum alloys
Assembly
Conductors
Connectors
Contact angle
Contact force
Deviation
Docking
Electromagnetic forces
Electromagnetism
Experiments
Finite element method
Load
Numerical analysis
Numerical models
Overheating
Physics
Plugs
Power supply
Temperature
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Summary:For purpose of providing effective method of optimal design and failure prediction of plug-in power connector with imperfect assembly conditions, this paper evaluate distributions of operation current, temperature rise and electromagnetic forces of gas insulated bus (GIB) plug-in connector by mechanical-electromagneticthermal multi-physics coupled finite element (FE) method. The FE procedure took current constriction effects among contact spots into account by imperfect contact bridge model. Effectiveness of numerical model was verified by physical experiments. Mechanical, electromagnetic and thermal behaviors of plug-in connector under various assembly conditions (preloading force, conductor insert depth and docking angle) were analyzed. Results show that due to the deviations of contact forces, operation currents and temperature rises among contact spots are not uniform. Influenced by overheating and electromagnetic force on several terrible contact spots with larger currents flow through, load capacity of plug-in connector could be reduced to 82%, 46% and 15% of design values with insufficient preloading contact force, insufficient conductor insert depth and docking angles deviation.
ISSN:1054-4887
1943-5711