Power Research

R. Panneer Selvam ¹, A. N. N. Nampoothiri ¹, Yamini Gupta ¹, D. Nagesh Babu ¹

Affiliations
1 Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore – 560 080, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Relays are the protection and switching devices in most of the control processes or equipment. Relays respond to one or more electrical quantities like voltage or current such that they open or close the contacts or circuits. Relays are subjected to vibration and mechanical shock due to operating environment, transportation, mishandling and earthquake. Operating environmental vibration and shock may result in spurious operation of relays. Understanding cause and effect of vibration on relay performance is paramount to ensure reliable functioning of relays. Relays should be designed for the anticipated operating environmental vibration and shock levels. Vibration and shock qualification is performed to determine if a product can withstand the rigors of its intended use environment, to insure the final design will not fall apart during shipping, for environmental stress screening and to weed out production defects. CPRI is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to qualify equipment and components for vibration and shock conditions. Performance of relay under vibration environment is discussed in this paper.

Keywords

Resonance Frequency, Shock, Vibration.

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R. Panneer Selvam ¹, Yamini Gupta ², D. Nagesh Babu ³

Affiliations
1 Joint Director, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru – 560080, Karnataka, IN
2 Engineering Officer, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru – 560080, Karnataka, IN
3 Engineering Assistant, Central Power Research Institute, Bengaluru – 560080, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Equipment is subjected to vibration due to operating environment, transportation, handling and earthquake. Vibration results in dynamic loading, wherein failure of equipment depends on magnitude and frequency content of vibration. Equipment should perform its desired function during and/or after the vibration. The need to understand the effects of vibration and shock on equipment reliability is paramount. Vibration qualification is performed to determine if a product can withstand the rigors of its intended use environment, to ensure the final design will not fall apart during shipping, for environmental stress screening to weed out production defects, or even as a form of accelerated stress testing. Vibration tests are commonly used to improve the reliability of instruments, sub components and equipment or a system. Earthquake is the natural disaster which results in three-dimensional ground vibrations. Failure analysis of electrical equipment subjected to operational vibration environment is presented in this paper.

Keywords

Damping, Resonance Frequency, Vibration

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