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Things You Should Know A High Voltage Contactor

By Robert Hughes


When it comes to semiconductor technology, remarkable developments have been made. These developments have led to efficiency in switches and overall running if electronic devices. Solid state switches were built to replace thyratrons and spark gaps. Also use of TTL input has become common and it makes it easy to use switches. There are important factors that should be noted when it comes to a high voltage contactor.

The switches have been developed in a way that there is very low input power loss. Power losses have been a major cause for concern when developing switches. These switches are developed with MOSFET technology. This technology involves the use of small total gate charge. This means that losses due to the gate charge, switching frequency, and the drive voltage are very minimal. This is not the case when switches use bipolar transistors such as BJT.

The contactors are reliable when it comes to high current applications. Even when short circuited, they guarantee steady hard saturation which is very necessary when running high current applications such as medical test equipment. The fact that they are able to switch faster also make them efficient for use in these applications. The switching speeds generally increase the efficiency of the equipment.

These contactors can be customized in a number of ways to suit where they are being used. The customization is mostly done with the housing and the footprint. Another area that customization can be done is sensitivity. These innovations help the switches to run effectively with the equipment.

The switches are designed to prevent against overload or voltage reversal. Cases of voltage reversal are common and they lead to catastrophic events. The technologies used in these switches make them safe for everyday use. The technologies include MOSFET, IGBT, SCR, and thyristor. With such technology, these contactors are highly recommended.

Little current is required during switching which is essential in preventing heating, especially when handling high loads. This is mostly because the contactors are power controlled. Other contactors require a fair amount of current to switch. This causes a lot of heating when handling a lot of power. This may cause such switches to operate on linear mode because the level of the drain current affects the gate-source voltage. This is not the case with the power switches, level of drain current has no effect on gate-source voltage.

These type of switches ensures that there is a faster switching. This is made possible because the switches are able to handle high frequencies. The faster switching also does not leave a chance for much loss. The transistors are insulated with a thin oxide layer which prevents drawing of current during switching. This advantage has a lot of effect on the overall performance of the contactors and the power losses.

These power contactors are effectively used with both high and low power equipment. The few discussed features have been the reasons why they have become common. The factors mentioned above are very important and make considerable impacts on the performance of any equipment.




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