Adaption of the ultrasonic welding technique to the process of joining insulated copper wires with standardized tubular cable lugs

Spreng S, Glassel T, Franke J (2015)


Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Book Volume: 2015-December

Pages Range: 147-153

Conference Proceedings Title: Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts

Event location: San Diego, CA, USA

ISBN: 9781467393416

DOI: 10.1109/HOLM.2015.7355088

Abstract

Within the manufacturing of electric drives, the joining of resin insulated copper wires with standardized tubular cable lugs has to be seen as an important manufacturing step, as this process is one major reason for drive malfunctions - especially in case of mobile devices. Currently, the thermo-crimping technique is commonly used, because it combines high process stability with short tact times. However, the thermo-crimping tools show strong wearing within short periods, as the required heat to skin the insulated copper wires has to be supplied from the electrodes themselves. Therefore, the electrode materials have to face simultaneously high pressures and temperatures up to 650°C, resulting in highly frequent setup processes and corresponding costs. For this reason, a new technique to join insulated copper wires with cable lugs, based on the ultrasonic welding procedure, was investigated at the department FAPS. The following paper describes the explored results regarding the technique of ultrasonic welding. Hereby, the new technology is compared with the thermo-crimping process concerning the joint quality, tact time and tool wearing.

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APA:

Spreng, S., Glassel, T., & Franke, J. (2015). Adaption of the ultrasonic welding technique to the process of joining insulated copper wires with standardized tubular cable lugs. In Electrical Contacts, Proceedings of the Annual Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts (pp. 147-153). San Diego, CA, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Spreng, Simon, Tobias Glassel, and Jörg Franke. "Adaption of the ultrasonic welding technique to the process of joining insulated copper wires with standardized tubular cable lugs." Proceedings of the 61st IEEE Holm Conference on Electrical Contacts, HOLM 2015, San Diego, CA, USA Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 147-153.

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