NDLI: Experimental validation of external load effects on micro-contact performance and reliability

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Author	Laurvick, T.V. Coutu, R.A.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Air Force Inst. of Technol., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA (Laurvick, T.V.; Coutu, R.A.)
Abstract	This paper presents a follow-on study previously presented at the Holm Conference. In the previous work, it was theorized that micro-switch performance and reliability was directly related to the type of external load that was connected. In particular, unintended capacitive loads may discharge at unpredictable times during switch operation and severely degrade or destroy micro-contact surfaces while properly configured loads may actually enhance performance. The severity of this potential vulnerability can be mitigated by purposely including specific circuit elements in various load configurations. This current study is to experimentally investigate and analyze this phenomenon. Using microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based devices, we have the ability to efficiently and inexpensively fabricate large numbers of identical micro-contact pairs and then connect them to external loads of interest. Using this approach, it was demonstrated that both performance and reliability can be drastically affected by loading. In all cases tested, series inductance and parallel capacitance resulted in premature failure of the micro-contacts tested. Various protective configurations were also tested and all such devices lasted to the targeted 10M cycles of operation with little sign of imminent failure.
Starting Page	353
Ending Page	357
File Size	425829
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781467393416
DOI	10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355120
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-10-11
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Contacts Inductors Switches Resistance Inductance Capacitance Capacitors
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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