US3835436A - High speed electrical contact device including a rotating liquid contact element - Google Patents
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- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- H01R39/00—Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters
- H01R39/64—Devices for uninterrupted current collection
- H01R39/646—Devices for uninterrupted current collection through an electrical conductive fluid
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- An electrical contact device for high currents and high current pickup speeds comprises a ring-shaped rotating metallic contact element, with the inner circumference of which a roller-shaped contact element that is made of solid material and rotates about an axis, is in electrical contact.
- the speed on the circumference of the roller-shaped contact element fully or almost fully coincides with the speed on the inner circumference of the ring-shaped contact element.
- the ring-shaped contact element consists of an highly electrically conductive contact liquid which is held in an open groove by centrifugal force. The contact resistance and the friction losses of the contact device are very small.
- the invention relates to an electrical contact device for high currents and high current pickup speeds comprising a ring-shaped, rotating metallic contact element, with the inner circumference of which a rollershaped contact element that is made of solid material and which rotates about an axis, is in electrical contact, the speed on the circumference of the roller-shaped contact element fully or almost fully coinciding with the speed on the inner circumference of the ringshaped contact element.
- roller contacts for transmitting high currents at high contact speeds have also been suggested.
- a contact device with roller contacts described in German Patent 704,671, embodies a ring-shaped, rotating metallic contact element of solid material with the inner circumference of which a roller-shaped contact element of solid material revolvable around an axis is in electrical contact. Since the roller-shaped contact element is thereby driven by the ring-shaped contact element, the speed on the circumference of the rollershaped contact element roughly coincides with the speed on the inner circumference of the ring-shaped contact element of this contact device.
- the aim is to attain contact with minimum contact resistance and minimum friction losses. Furthermore, corrosion phenomena on the contact surfaces are to be avoided as far as possible.
- an electrical contact device comprises a ring-shaped rotating metallic contact element with the inner circumference of which a roller-shaped contact element made of solid material and capable of rotating around an axis is in electrical contact, the speed on the'circumference of the roller-shaped contact element fully or almost fully coinciding with the speed on the inner circumference of the ring-shaped contact element, the ring shaped contact element consisting of highly electrically conductive contact liquid held, in an open groove by centrifugal force.
- the peripheral speed of the roller-shaped contact element can be approximated to the speed on the inner circumference of the ring-shaped contact element, i.e. to the speed of the rotating contact liquid ring, by letting the roller-shaped contact element roll over the surface of the contact liquid.
- roller-shaped contact element has a separate drive of its own which matches the speed on the circumference of the rollershaped contact element either fully or almost fully to the speed on the inner circumference of the ringshaped contact element.
- roller-shaped contact element may also be advantageous if the surface of the roller-shaped contact element is provided with grooves.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary form of design of a contact device in accordance with the invention.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 exemplify an preferred form of design of a contact device in'accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 2 shows a cross-section through the device depicted in'FIG. 1, namely along the cross-section line II- II.
- the contact device comprises a ring-shaped contact element 1 made of an highly electrically conductive contact liquid, e.g. mercury, and a rollershaped contact element 2 made of solid contact material, e.g. an highly electrically conductive metal.
- the contact liquid ring I is held in a rotating groove 3 by centrifugal force, this groove being secured to a large contact disc 4 or to the rotor of a machine.
- roller-shaped contact elements 2 may also be provided.
- the roller-shaped contact elements 2 are well connected conductively with shafts 5, which are supported in bearings 6.
- the roller-shaped contact elements 2 are immersed somewhat along part of the roller surface in the rotating contact liquid ring 1.
- the peripheral speed v, of the contact roller 2 or contact rollers respectively is 50 selected that it equals or almost equals speed v of the rotating contact liquid ring 1. This can be attained, as already mentioned, by letting the contact roller 2 roll direct over the surface of the contact-liquid ring 1 or what is still more advantageous for avoiding undesirable slip by having contact roller 2 driven separately so that its surface speed coincides or almost coincides with the speed of the contact liquid. Slip friction between the contact liquid and the contact roller is then almost completely avoidable and the mechanical losses remain slight even 4 at high peripheral speeds of the contact liquid.
- FIGS. 3 and 4 depict such a contact roller 11 with grooves 12 on its circumference. It is advantageous to immerse the contact roller 11 in the contact liquid 13 only until the tooth-like protuberances between the grooves do not lie entirely in the contact liquid, i.e. so that the grooves 12 are not immersed in the contact liquid right down to their base. The contact liquid is then able to escape laterally into the vacated spacesnext to the teeth. Eddy formations and splashing are then avoided.
- An electrical contact device comprising:
- a first electrically conductive annular rotatable member including a radially inwardly directed groove
- annular contact element comprising an electrically conductive liquid, disposed in'said groove, said liquid being held in said groove by centrifugal force produced by rotation of said first rotatable member;
- a second electrically conductive annular rotatable member having the peripheral surface thereof in contact with said liquid contact element for electrically coupling said first rotatable member thereto, said second rotatable member being driven by said contact element so that the velocity of the radially inner surface of said contact element approximately equals the peripheral speed of said second rotatable member.
- An electrical contact device comprising:
- a first electrically conductive annular rotatable member including a radially inwardly directed groove
- annular contact element comprising an electrically conductive liquid, disposed in said groove, said liquid being held in said groove by centrifugal force produced by rotation of said first rotatable member;
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AT443372A AT315956B (de) | 1972-05-23 | 1972-05-23 | Flüssigkeitskontakt |
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US (1) | US3835436A (de) |
JP (1) | JPS4950404A (de) |
AT (1) | AT315956B (de) |
CA (1) | CA988594A (de) |
CH (1) | CH555095A (de) |
DE (1) | DE2325398A1 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2185871B1 (de) |
GB (1) | GB1433143A (de) |
Cited By (6)
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US4733038A (en) * | 1985-11-22 | 1988-03-22 | Charmilles Technologies S.A. | Contact member for supplying electrical current to an electro-erosion wire electrode |
US5696526A (en) * | 1983-04-19 | 1997-12-09 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Method of driving optical modulation device |
US20030129855A1 (en) * | 2001-12-21 | 2003-07-10 | Douglas Richard E. | Current collector assembly and method |
US20170244209A1 (en) * | 2016-02-23 | 2017-08-24 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Rotor system slip ring assemblies |
US20190157947A1 (en) * | 2016-09-06 | 2019-05-23 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Drive Device for a Motor Vehicle |
US20220255277A1 (en) * | 2019-07-02 | 2022-08-11 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Current transferring device for an electric machine and an electric machine with the same, and a vehicle |
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US4566744A (en) * | 1983-06-28 | 1986-01-28 | Skf Industrial Trading & Development Company B.V. | Current collector for rotating shaft |
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US3135840A (en) * | 1962-07-19 | 1964-06-02 | Electro Mechanical Res Inc | High-speed commutators for switching units |
US3295091A (en) * | 1964-11-26 | 1966-12-27 | Mossin Oskar Von | Liquid contact arrangement between relatively rotatable conductors |
US3444408A (en) * | 1967-08-25 | 1969-05-13 | Gen Electric | Liquid metal electrical collector |
US3573521A (en) * | 1970-03-05 | 1971-04-06 | Gen Electric | Conductor blade for a liquid metal collector |
US3604967A (en) * | 1970-04-10 | 1971-09-14 | Gen Electric | Liquid metal collector velocity divider |
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- 1973-05-17 CA CA171,667A patent/CA988594A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-05-18 DE DE2325398A patent/DE2325398A1/de active Pending
- 1973-05-22 US US00362832A patent/US3835436A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1973-05-22 FR FR7318606A patent/FR2185871B1/fr not_active Expired
- 1973-05-23 JP JP48058184A patent/JPS4950404A/ja active Pending
- 1973-05-23 GB GB2469273A patent/GB1433143A/en not_active Expired
- 1973-05-23 CH CH732273A patent/CH555095A/de not_active IP Right Cessation
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US3135840A (en) * | 1962-07-19 | 1964-06-02 | Electro Mechanical Res Inc | High-speed commutators for switching units |
US3295091A (en) * | 1964-11-26 | 1966-12-27 | Mossin Oskar Von | Liquid contact arrangement between relatively rotatable conductors |
US3444408A (en) * | 1967-08-25 | 1969-05-13 | Gen Electric | Liquid metal electrical collector |
US3573521A (en) * | 1970-03-05 | 1971-04-06 | Gen Electric | Conductor blade for a liquid metal collector |
US3604967A (en) * | 1970-04-10 | 1971-09-14 | Gen Electric | Liquid metal collector velocity divider |
Cited By (9)
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US5696526A (en) * | 1983-04-19 | 1997-12-09 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Method of driving optical modulation device |
US4733038A (en) * | 1985-11-22 | 1988-03-22 | Charmilles Technologies S.A. | Contact member for supplying electrical current to an electro-erosion wire electrode |
US20030129855A1 (en) * | 2001-12-21 | 2003-07-10 | Douglas Richard E. | Current collector assembly and method |
US20170244209A1 (en) * | 2016-02-23 | 2017-08-24 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Rotor system slip ring assemblies |
US9871334B2 (en) * | 2016-02-23 | 2018-01-16 | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Slip ring having a liquid metal contact between a stationary element and a rotatable element |
US20190157947A1 (en) * | 2016-09-06 | 2019-05-23 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Drive Device for a Motor Vehicle |
US10840779B2 (en) * | 2016-09-06 | 2020-11-17 | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft | Drive device for a motor vehicle |
US20220255277A1 (en) * | 2019-07-02 | 2022-08-11 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Current transferring device for an electric machine and an electric machine with the same, and a vehicle |
US11916343B2 (en) * | 2019-07-02 | 2024-02-27 | Ford Global Technologies, Llc | Current transferring device for an electric machine and an electric machine with the same, and a vehicle |
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AT315956B (de) | 1974-06-25 |
GB1433143A (en) | 1976-04-22 |
JPS4950404A (de) | 1974-05-16 |
CH555095A (de) | 1974-10-15 |
FR2185871A1 (de) | 1974-01-04 |
DE2325398A1 (de) | 1973-12-06 |
FR2185871B1 (de) | 1977-07-29 |
CA988594A (en) | 1976-05-04 |
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