Micromachines (Apr 2021)

New Possibilities for Testing the Service Life of Magnetic Contacts

  • Martin Boroš,
  • Andrej Veľas,
  • Zuzana Zvaková,
  • Viktor Šoltés

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12050479
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 5
p. 479

Abstract

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Magnetic contacts we could define as a switching device used in transport structures such as a tunnel, to which the manufacturer prescribes a certain number of closures within its lifetime, during which they should operate flawlessly. Verification of the data provided by the manufacturer is time-consuming and physically demanding due to the data being large in number. For this reason, we developed a test device using torque in the research of magnetic contacts, which greatly automates the whole process and thus eliminates human error. The test device can use internal memory to calculate the number of closures of magnetic contacts and then transmit the digitized data. The test device is registered as an industrial utility model and can be used to test any magnetic contacts.

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