Power connectors

Power Connector Application Report

Key issues from a design perspective:

• Size Reduction
• Cumulative Stress and the Bauschinger Effect
• Reliability and End-of-Life Contact Force
• The Importance of Contact Force
• Cumulative Effects of Tolerances on Connector Performance – Part I
• Cumulative Effects of Tolerances on Connector Performance – Part II
• Bend Testing vs. Forming Reality
• Elastic Springback
• Cantilever Beams Part I- Stiffness
• Elastic Resilience
• Material Property Directionality
• Fretting Corrosion
• Nickel as a Coating Material
• Gold as a Contact Material
• Introduction to Arcing Contacts
• The Effects of Arcing