Plansee Powertech is a leading producer of arcing contact systems for the power transmission and distribution sector. Located at the heart of the arcing chamber, contact materials have to withstand ...

Asperities: Mass-produced switch contacts have an rms roughness ranging from 0.5 to 1 10 6 in. These "smooth" surfaces, in reality, comprise microscopic peaks and valleys. As a result, two mating ...

If silver is good, gold must be better. For contact materials, it isn’t necessarily so. Switch contacts are made from a variety of metals, but gold and silver are the most common. Each has advantages ...

Patented Technology Could Revolutionize the Use of Billions of Relays in Electrical Motors, Data Centers, and Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Cooling Systems BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS ...

Circuit breakers are used in nearly all electrical systems — from residential dwellings to electric utility facilities. We rely on them to protect our systems from damaging overcurrents and short ...