Mathematical Model Predicting the Heat and Power Dissipated in an Electro-Conductive Contact in a Hybrid Woven Fabric
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Abstract Electro-conductive (EC) yarns can be woven into a hybrid fabric to enable electrical current to flow through the fabric from one component A to another component B. These hybrid fabrics form the bases of woven e-textiles. However, at the crossing point of an EC yarn in warp and in weft direction, there is a contact resistance and thus generation of heat may occur in this area. Both phenomena are inseparable: if the contact resistance in the EC contact increases, the generated heat will increase as well. Predicting this electrical and thermal behavior of EC contacts in hybrid woven fabrics with stainless steel yarns is possible with a mathematical model based on the behavior of a metal oxide varistor (MOV). This paper will discuss in detail how this can be achieved.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis · Conducting polymers and applications
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Ghent University , Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering , Technologiepark 70A, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium +32 9 264 57 35
Ghent University , Department of Electronics and Information Systems , Technologiepark 126, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
University College Ghent , Department of Textiles, Fashion and Wood Technologies , Buchtenstraat 11, 9051 Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Belgium
Department of Manufacturing, Industrial and Textile Engineering, ACE II PTRE , Moi University , PO Box 3900 , Eldoret, Kenya
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