An electrical contact is an electrical circuit component found in electrical switches, relays, connectors and circuit breakers. Each contact is a piece...
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Electrical contact resistance (ECR, or simply contact resistance) is resistance to the flow of electric current caused by incomplete contact of the surfaces...
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A contactor is an electrically controlled switch used for switching an electrical power circuit. A contactor is typically controlled by a circuit which...
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deform when touching each other Contact process (mathematics), a model of an interacting particle system Electrical contacts Sparśa, a concept in Buddhism...
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of an electrical circuit are electrically connected if an electric current can run between them through an electrical conductor. An electrical connector...
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An ohmic contact is a non-rectifying electrical junction: a junction between two conductors that has a linear current–voltage (I–V) curve as with Ohm's...
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these contacts is 1 Ω, then the resistivity of the material is 1 Ω⋅m. Electrical conductivity (or specific conductance) is the reciprocal of electrical resistivity...
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Slip ring (redirect from Rotary electrical contact)
flow between two electrical rotating parts, such as in a motor. Typically, a slip ring consists of a stationary graphite or metal contact (brush) which rubs...
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An electrical injury, (electric injury) or electrical shock (electric shock) is damage sustained to the skin or internal organs on direct contact with...
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Switch (redirect from Contact bounce)
movable electrical contacts connected to external circuits. When a pair of contacts is touching current can pass between them, while when the contacts are...
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Relay (redirect from Electrical relay)
an electrically operated switch. It consists of a set of input terminals for a single or multiple control signals, and a set of operating contact terminals...
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for the study of tribology, contact stiffness, electrical contact resistance and indentation hardness. Principles of contacts mechanics are implemented...
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Overhead line (redirect from Overhead contact system)
against the underside of the lowest overhead wire, the contact wire. Current collectors are electrically conductive and allow current to flow through to the...
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for example.) Contact mechanics Contact resistance Zhai, C.; Hanaor, D.; Proust, G.; Gan, Y. (2015). "Stress-Dependent Electrical Contact Resistance at...
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Reed switch (redirect from Reed contact)
applied to the reed switch contact area to serve as an electrical contact switching (wear) surface and, for normally-open contacts, as a magnetic spacer whose...
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Body contact may refer to: Body Contact (film), a 1987 film by Bernard Rose Body contact (electricity), an electrical fault Touch (disambiguation) This...
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electrodes during normal Wet operation. Contact arcing is so destructive that the electrical life of power relays and contactors is most often a fraction of their...
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Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity...
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interfaces is analogous to the concept of electrical contact resistance, also known as ECR, involving contact patch restricted transport of phonons rather...
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Current collector (redirect from Contact shoe)
rubber-tyred metro bogie. Between the two large tires, a contact shoe touches the guidebar and electrically grounds the car. Bumper cars Conduit current collection...
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such as the case of a transformer or circuit breaker without making electrical contact with it. Bushings are typically made from porcelain, though other...
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process in which one metal corrodes preferentially when it is in electrical contact with another, in the presence of an electrolyte. A similar galvanic...
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operates an electrical contact when a certain set fluid pressure has been reached on its input. The switch may be designed to make contact either on pressure...
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Wetting current (redirect from Electrical contact fritting)
In electrical and electronics engineering, wetting current is the minimum electric current needing to flow through a contact to break through the surface...
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In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electric current) in one or more directions...
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an electrical signal Potentiometers consist of a resistive element, a sliding contact (wiper) that moves along the element, making good electrical contact...
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Incandescent light bulb (redirect from Electrical filament)
base or a bayonet base, with one or more contacts on the base. The shell may serve as an electrical contact or only as a mechanical support. Bayonet base...
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power line contact. Electrical burns can be classified into six categories, and any combination of these categories may be present on an electrical burn victim:...
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Xenon). An electrical contactor is an electrically controlled switch which closes a power or high voltage electrical circuit. A plasma contactor changes...
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Electricity (redirect from Electrical)
such as a battery or to collect current from a sliding contact such as a pantograph. Electrically powered vehicles are used in public transportation, such...
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