54th IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts

27-29 October 2008

 

Technical Program

 

Monday, 27 October 2008

 

8:00am

Introduction and Opening Remarks

John Shea, 2008 Holm Conference Chair

 

8:10am – 9:10am

Holm Award

High Current AC Break Arc Contact Erosion

John J. Shea

 

9:10am – 9:25am

Break

 

9:25am – 11:05am

Arc Interruption

Chair:  X. Zhou

Co-Chair:  H. Czajkowski

 

1.1       The Transition From to the Metallic Phase Arc after the Rupture of the Molten Metal Bridge for Contacts Opening in Air and Vacuum

Paul Slade, Consultant, USA

 

1.2       An Electrical Arc Erosion Model Valid for High Current: Vaporization and Splash Erosion

Frederic Pons, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA; and Mohammed Cherkaoui, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

 

1.3              Melting Phenomena and Arc Ignition of Breaking Relay Contacts

Noboru Wakatsuki, Ishinomaki Senshu University, Japan; and Hiroshi Honnma, Ishinomaki Senshu University, Japan

 

1.4              Characteristics of Break Arcs Driven by External Magnetic Field in a DC42V Resistive Circuit

Junya Sekikawa, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, Japan; and Takayoshi Kubono, Shizuoka University, Japan

 

1.5       A Finite Volume Scheme for Modeling Arc Discharges in Low Voltage Circuit Breaking Devices

Bernhard Kubicek, Arsenal Research, Austria; and Karl A. Berger, Arsenal Research, Austria

 

11:05am – 11:20am

Break

 

11:20am – 12:20pm

High Speed

Chair:  R. Timsit

Co-Chair:  ZK Chen

 

2.1       High Temperature Resistant Gold Alloys for Switching Signal Relay Contacts

Werner Johler, Tyco Electronics Logistics Ag, Switzerland

 

2.2       Effects of Electrical Contact Failure on High Speed Digital Signal Transmission
Jin Chun Gao, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China; and Jian Zhun, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China

 

2.3       Effect of Nanosecond Electrical Discontinuities in High-Speed Digital Applications
Stephen Smith, FCI USA, Inc., USA; Vittal Balasubramanian, FCI USA, Inc., USA.; Dan Nardone, FCI USA, Inc., USA; and Sedig Agili, Pennsylvania State University, USA

 

12:20pm – 1:20pm

Lunch on Your Own

 

1:20pm – 3:00pm

Connectors I

Chair:  B. Malucci

Co-Chair:  G. Drew

 

3.1       Numerical Prediction of Socket Solder Joint Reliability during Shock
Yupeng Li, Intel Corporation, USA; Robert Atkinson, Intel Corporation, USA; Hong Xie, Intel Corporation, USA; and Shijiang He, Intel Corporation, USA

 

3.2       Innovative, Multifunctional Contact-Spring Design

Stefan Joergens, Lumberg Connect GmbH, Germany; Henning Taschke, Lumberg Connect GmbH, Germany; Peter Nevermann, 7Layers, Germany; and Thomas Benke, Lumberg Connect GmbH, Germany

 

3.3       Extension and Experimental Verification of a New ’First Contact’ Method to Model Performance of Multilayer Contact Interfaces

Marjorie Myers, Tyco Electronics, USA; Michael Leidner, Tyco Electronics, Germany; Helge Schmidt, Tyco Electronics, Germany; and Helmut Schlaak, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany

 

3.4       Investigation of Relaxation Behavior for Terminals of CPU Socket Connectors
K.C. Liao, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; and Wei-Chong Chiu, Lotes Co., Ltd., Taiwan

 

3.5       Investigating Mechanical Behavior of LGA Sockets for Design by FEA Modeling

Mehdi Imaninejad, Intel Corp, USA; Tieyu Zheng, Intel Corp, USA; and Hong Xie, Intel Corp, USA

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Break

 

3:20pm – 5:00pm

Sliding Contacts

Chair:  S. Cole

Co-Chair:  E. Smith

 

4.1       Commutation Arc Characteristics of a Fuel Pump Motor in Ethanol

Koichiro Sawa, Koichi Koibuchi, Tsunashi Hara, Keio University, Japan

 

4.2       Nanoindentation Studies of Contact Materials Used for Sliding Electrical Contacts

Christian Holzapfel, Schleifring und Apparatebau GmbH, Germany

 

4.3       Comparison of Brush Sliding Contact Characteristics between Structure Steel Ring and Stainless Steel Ring for Large AC Motors
Noboru Morita, Masami Mori, Takahiro Ueno, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan; and Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial System Corporation, Japan

 

4.4       Brush Sliding Contact Voltage Deviation Analysis based on the Evaluation of Displacement Excited Vibration caused by Collector Ring Profile Distortion for Turbine Generators & Traction Motors

Makoto Takanezawa, Hiroyuki Yanagisawa, Takahiro Ueno, Noboru Morita, Nippon Institute of Technology, Japan; and Toru Otaka, Daisuke Hiramatsu, Toshiba Corporation, Japan

 

4.5       Low Speed Sliding Test of Cu-Fe-W- Based Composite Material Contacts Containing WS2

Yoshitada Watanabe, Kogakuin University, Japan; Masaomi Arai, Kogakuin University, Japan; and Koichiro Sawa, Keio University, Japan

 

6:00pm

Social – Samba Room

 

 

Tuesday, 28 October 2008

 

8:30am – 9:30am

Contactor / Relay Design

Chair:  J. McBride

Co-Chair:  C. Leung

 

5.1       Contact Bounce Elimination by Means of a Sensorless Closed-Loop Current Controller in DC Core Contactors
Antonio Garcia Espinosa, Jordi R. Riba, Jordi Cusidó, Juan A. Ortega, Luis Romeral, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

 

5.2       Research on the Starting Points of the Combined Subsection Permanent Magnet

                Huimin Liang, Jun Xu, Rongling Zhang, Guofu Zhai, Yanling Hao, Harbin University Engineering, China

 

5.3       Design of Shading Coils for Minimizing the Contact Bouncing of AC Contactors

                Jordi R. Riba, Antonio Garcia Espinosa, Jordi Cusidó, Juan A Ortega, Luis Romeral, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

 

9:30am – 9:50am

Break

 

9:50am – 10:50am

Mort Antler Lecture

Interplay Between Electromechanical and Solid State Switching Technologies
for Meeting Cost, Sustainability, and Safety Demands of Various Applications

Thomas J. Schoepf

 

10:50am – 11:10am

Break

 

11:10am – 12:30pm

Low Current Switching / MEMS

Chair:  K. Sawa

Co-Chair:  R. Martens

 

6.1       A Nanoindenter Based Method for Studying MEMS Contact Switch Microcontacts

Kevin Gilbert, Shankar Mall, Air Force Institute of Technology, USA; Kevin Leedy, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA; and Bryan Crawford, Agilent Technologies, USA

 

6.2       Electrical Contact Reliability in a Magnetic MEMS Switch

Maxime Vincent, Laurent Chiesi, Jean-Christophe Fourrier, Amalia Garnier, Benoît Grappe, Christophe Lapiere, Caroline Coutier, Alfredo Samperio, Sylvain Paineau, Schneider Electric Industries, France; and Frédéric Houzé, Sophie Noël, Laboratoire de Génie Électrique de Paris, France

 

6.3       Research on Burning Arc between Contacts and Basic Study on Contact Bouncing of DC Relays

Chunyan Zang, Junjia He, Bin Huang, Yi Tao, Hanming Zhang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; and Lizhong Wang, Chengyan Liu, Fubiao Luo, Li Cui, G&A Technologies Co., Ltd, China

 

6.4       Influence of Characteristic Parameters on Contact Bounce in Reed Systems of Relays

Jun Xiong, Junjia He, Chunyan Zang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R.China; and Chengyan Liu, Lizhong Wang, G&A Technologies Co., Ltd, P.R.China

 

12:30pm – 2:00pm

Awards Luncheon

 

2:00pm – 3:40pm

Connectors II

Chair:  G. Flowers

Co-Chair:  B. Rickett

 

7.1       Contact Properties of Tubular Crimp Connections: Elementary Considerations

Roland Timsit, Timron Scientific Consulting Inc., Canada

 

7.2       A Multi-Physics Finite Element Model of an Electrical Connector Considering Rough Surface Contact

Santosh V. Angadi, Auburn University, USA; W. Everett Wilson, Auburn University, USA; Robert L. Jackson, Auburn University, USA; George T. Flowers, Auburn University, USA; and Bretton I. Rickett, Molex Inc., USA

 

7.3       3-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Open-Barrel Crimping Process

                Dmitry Zhmurkin, Tyco Electronics, USA; Ned Corman, Tyco Electronics, USA; Charles Copper, Tyco Electronics, USA; and Robert Hilty, Tyco Electronics, USA

 

7.4       The Electrical Contact Resistance of Two Rough Surfaces with Varying Phase Conductivity

Daniel Dickrell III, W.G. Sawyer, University of Florida, USA

 

7.5       Electrical Contact Resistance Considering Multi-Scale Roughness

            W. Everett Wilson, Auburn University, USA; Santosh Angadi, Auburn University, USA; and Robert Jackson, Auburn University, USA

 

3:40pm – 4:00pm

Break

 

4:00pm – 5:20pm

Reliability / Safety

Chair:  H. Czajkowski

Co-Chair:  E. Taylor

 

8.1       Methods of Early Short-Circuit Detection for Low-Voltage Systems

            Timo Mützel, Frank Berger, TU Ilmenau, Germany; and Michael Anheuser, Siemens AG, Germany

 

8.2       Thermal Model of Electrical Contacts Based on Experimental Data

Bella Chudnovsky, Albert Livshitz, Schneider Electric/Square D, USA; and Boris Chudnovsky, Xavier University, USA

 

8.3       Glowing Connection Experiments with Alternating Currents below 1 Arms

                Joe Urbas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

 

8.4       Comparing 240 Vrms to 120 Vrms Series Arcing Faults in Residential Wire

John Shea, Eaton Corporation, USA

 

5:20pm

TC1 Meeting

 

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

 

8:00am – 9:40am

Connectors III

Chair:    T. Schoepf

Co-Chair:  B. Rickett

 

9.1       A Method for Power Rating Contacts using Voltage Drop

                Robert Malucci, RD Malucci Consulting, USA; and Frank Ruffino, Molex Inc, USA

 

9.2       Auger Electron Spectroscopic (AES) Measurements on High Aspect Ratio Tin Whiskers

Chad Rodekohr, Michael Bozack, George Flowers, Jeffery Suhling, Auburn University/ CAVE, USA

 

9.3       Wear Patterns and Life Time of Electric Contacts

Jian Song, Christian Koch, University of Applied Sciences HS OWL, Germany

 

9.4       Influence of Substrate Surface Roughness on Tin Whisker Growth
Chad Rodekohr, Michael Bozack, George Flowers, Jeffery Suhling, Auburn University/ CAVE, USA

 

9.5       Influence of Grafting Properties of Organic Thin Films for Low Level Electrical Contacts Protection
Sophie Noël, LGEP/Supelec, France; David Alamarguy, LGEP/Supelec, France; Alessendro Benedetto, CEA, France; Pascal Viel, CEA, France; and Mirela Balog, CIMMA/CNRS, France

 

9:40am – 10:00am

Break

 

10:00am – 11:00am

Power Connectors

Chair:  P. Slade

Co-Chair:  B. Chudnovsky

 

10.1     Aluminum Foam Transition Washer for Power Connections

Milenko Braunovic, MB Interface, Canada; and Daniel Gagnon, Hydro Quebec IREQ, Canada

 

10.2     Visualization of Contact Area for Different Contact Forces using X-Ray Computer Tomography

                Antonios Lalechos, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Jonathan Swingler, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; and Jolyon Crane, PG Drives Technology, United Kingdom

 

10.3     Nanoindentation Study of Intermetallic Phases in Al-Cu Bimetallic System

Milenko Braunovic, MB Interface, Canada; and Daniel Gagnon, Lisa Rodrigue, Hydro Quebec IREQ, Canada

 

11:00am – 11:20am

Break

 

11:20am – 12:20pm

Fretting

Chair:  E. Smith

Co-Chair:  D. Gagnon

 

11.1     Modeling and Analysis of a Blade/Receptacle Pair for the Prediction of Vibration-Induced Fretting Degradation
Chen Chen, George Flowers, Michael Bozack, Jeffrey Suhling, Auburn University, USA; and Bretton Rickett, Robert Malucci, Charlie Manlapaz, Molex Inc., USA

 

11.2     Degradation Phenomenon of Electrical Contacts by 3-D Oscillating Mechanism: 3-D Oscillating Mechanism for Trial

                Shin-ichi Wada, TMC System Co., Ltd., Japan; and Koichiro Sawa, Keio University, Japan

 

11.3     Microscopy Study of Fretting Corrosion Caused by the Tin Plating Thickness

Tetsuya Ito, Shigeru Sawada, Yasuhiro Hattori, AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Japan; and Yasushi Saitoh, Terutaka Tamai, Kazuo Iida, Mie University, Japan

 

12:20pm – 1:20pm

lunch

 

1:20pm – 3:00pm

Contact Materials

Chair:  J. Witter

Co-Chair:  P. Wingert

 

12.1     Arc Affected Surface Composition Changes in Silver Tin Oxide Contacts

Eric Streicher, Chi Leung, Dennis Fitzgerald, AMI Doduco, USA

 

12.2     Inlay Clad Metal for High Temperature Connector Applications
Lichun Leigh Chen, Barry Njoes, David W. M. Williams, Technical Materials, Inc., USA

 

12.3     Investigation of Material Transfer by 3D Precision Alignment of Topographical Data of Electrical Contact Surfaces

Martin Reichart, Clemens Schrank, Georg Vorlaufer, AC²T research GmbH, Austria

 

12.4     Quenching Characteristics of YBCO Bulk Contacts
Koichiro Sawa, Katsuya Fukuda, Kuniyasu Ogawa, Keio University, Japan; Masaru Tomita, Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan; Masato Murakami, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan; and Naomichi Sakai, Izumi Hirabayashi, Superconductivity Research Laboratory, Japan

 

12.5     An Experimental Investigation of the Contact Area between a Glass Plane and Both Metallic and Carbon-Nano-Tube Electrical Contacts

John McBride, University of Southampton, UK; and Kevin Cross, TaiCaan Technologies Ltd., UK

 

3:00pm – 3:20pm

Break

 

3:20pm – 4:20pm

Fundamentals

Chair:  M. Braunovic

Co-Chair:  J. Shea

 

13.1     Constriction Resistance of Thin-Film Contacts

                Roland Timsit, Timron Scientific Consulting Inc., Canada

 

13.2     Peculiarities in Characteristics between Contact Trace and Contact Resistance of Tin Plated Contacts

Terutaka Tamai, Yasushi Saitoh, Mie University, Japan; and Shigeru Sawada, Yasuhiro Hattori, AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd, Japan

 

13.3     Analysis of Contact Resistance Data with Weibull Distribution Function

Makoto Hasegawa, Yuta Yanagitani, Chitose Inst. of Science & Technology, Japan

 

4:20pm

Closing Remarks

John Shea

 

Updated 8-25-2008