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Measurement of contact resistance for copper and aluminium conductors

Measurement of contact resistance for copper and aluminium conductors
Measurement of contact resistance for copper and aluminium conductors
During manufacturing of multi-strand cables the conductors are subjected to twisting and pressing which result in a creation of contact regions between individual wires. The resistivity of such contact regions differs from the resistivity of copper or aluminium. In this paper the resistivity is established by comparing measurements of resistivity with simulations using a finite element method. The non-homogeneity of the contact imprint has been accounted for and the presented results show the dependence of the contact resistance on several parameters, including compression force, imprint depth, intersecting angle and stranding pitch.
contact resistance, contact area, compressing force, Mechanical deformation, multi-strand cables
1383-5416
617-629
Napieralska-Juszczak, Ewa
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Komeza, Krzysztof
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Morganti, Fabrice
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Vega, Guillaume
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Sykulski, Jan
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Zeroukhi, Youcef
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Morganti, Fabrice
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Vega, Guillaume
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Sykulski, Jan
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Napieralska-Juszczak, Ewa, Komeza, Krzysztof, Morganti, Fabrice, Vega, Guillaume, Sykulski, Jan and Zeroukhi, Youcef (2017) Measurement of contact resistance for copper and aluminium conductors. International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, 53 (4), 617-629. (doi:10.3233/JAE-160025).

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During manufacturing of multi-strand cables the conductors are subjected to twisting and pressing which result in a creation of contact regions between individual wires. The resistivity of such contact regions differs from the resistivity of copper or aluminium. In this paper the resistivity is established by comparing measurements of resistivity with simulations using a finite element method. The non-homogeneity of the contact imprint has been accounted for and the presented results show the dependence of the contact resistance on several parameters, including compression force, imprint depth, intersecting angle and stranding pitch.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 April 2016
Published date: 5 April 2017
Keywords: contact resistance, contact area, compressing force, Mechanical deformation, multi-strand cables
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 411903
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/411903
ISSN: 1383-5416
PURE UUID: 2450c81a-70eb-40ea-b569-88c9dbbf1532
ORCID for Jan Sykulski: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6392-126X

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Date deposited: 29 Jun 2017 16:31
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:32

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Author: Ewa Napieralska-Juszczak
Author: Krzysztof Komeza
Author: Fabrice Morganti
Author: Guillaume Vega
Author: Jan Sykulski ORCID iD
Author: Youcef Zeroukhi

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