Microwave Hybrid Sintering and Soldering of Cu-Cr-W Composite Material for Reactive Power Breakers

Autor: Sorin Vasile Savu, Cristian Daniel Ghelsingher, Iulian Ștefan, Nicușor-Alin Sîrbu, Andrei-Angelo Midan, Ilie Dumitru, Ionel Dănuț Savu, Claudiu Nicolicescu, Andrej David
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Materials, Vol 17, Iss 18, p 4648 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma17184648
Popis: Over 60% of reported failures for reactive power compensation systems are given for damage to electrical circuit breaker contacts. This paper presents a study on the development of microwave technology for sintering of W–Cu–Cr alloys at 1012 °C for 65 min using 623.38 W microwave power, as well as microwave joining at 231 °C of the W–Cu–Cr composite material on body contact using 475 W microwave power for 55 s. The joined components were subjected to mechanical and electrical tests in accordance with ICE standards to validate the applied technology. Tests of connection–disconnection of the electrical contacts were carried out in accordance with the maximum number of disconnections allowed by the manufacturer (2 cycles/min): 25 s rest time and 5 s operating time under load. The components of the electrical contact after 111237 switches were analyzed under a microscope revealing a reduction of the damaged area by 27% compared with the original contact.
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