journal article·2025-03-18Open access

Research on the Mechanism and Dynamic Characteristics of Intermittent Failure of Electrical Connectors

Libing Ren, Xiaofei Zhang, Xuke Lan

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 6

Abstract

Aging or damaged electrical connectors always suffer intermittent failures (IFs) during operation. Because there are few quantitative studies on electrical connector intermittent failure mechanisms, the intermittent failures of electrical connectors are difficult to isolate. Therefore, the mechanism and dynamic characteristics of intermittent failure is studied in this paper. Firstly, the degradation process of an electrical connector is analyzed. Secondly, according to electrical contact model, the intermittent failure mechanism caused by vibration is studied. Thirdly, to make a profound study on dynamic behavior of intermittent failure, an intermittent failure dynamic model is proposed, and the behaviors of intermittent failure are analyzed. Finally, a simulation case is conducted to verify the correctness of the intermittent failure mechanism and the effectiveness of the intermittent failure dynamic model.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Electrical Contact Performance and Analysis · Electrical Fault Detection and Protection · Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis

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Affiliations

College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

Beijing Institute of Technology Chongqing Innovation Center, Chongqing 401120, China

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