Closing action characteristics of the electromagnetic mechanism of the parallel double coil type DC contactor

Abstract

DC contactor is one of the most widely configured switching appliances in new energy systems and electric vehicles. The dynamic characteristic of DC contactor is one of the important indexes to measure the performance of DC contactor. A dynamic model of the electromagnetic mechanism of DC contactor with parallel double coil type is established in this paper. Dynamical model of the electromagnetic mechanism of DC contactor is simulated. The closing process simulation analyzed of the electromagnetic mechanism of DC contactor by using the co-simulation research method based on Adams and Maxwell. The research results show that the simulation closing time of the closing action the mechanism is consistent with the test closing time. The correctness of the simulation method is verified. At the same time, the influence of spring parameters, coil parameters and other factors on the closing motion characteristics of the mechanism is studied. The change of spring pre-pressure has little influence on the closing time within a certain range. The increase of coil ampere turns will lead to the decrease of closing time, the increase of coil internal resistance will lead to the increase of closing time and the more severe bouncing of moving contact. The simulation method and results can provide some reference for the improvement design and optimization of DC contactor electromagnetic mechanism.

Keywords

• dc contactor
• parallel double coil type
• electromagnetic mechanism
• closing action
• dynamic simulation
• electromagnetic coupling