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The influence of initial commutator surface roughness on wear of the starter motor commutation system

The influence of initial commutator surface roughness on wear of the starter motor commutation system

Kategorien Konferenz (reviewed)
Jahr 2014
Autoren Spremberg, T., Engler, I., Denkena, B.:
Veröffentlicht in 6th International Conference on Tribology in Manufacturing Processes & Joining by Plastic Deformation (ICTMP 2014), 22. bis 24. Juni 2014, Darmstadt, S. 96-102.
Beschreibung

One way to improve the run-in period of the commutation system of an electrical Motor is the modification of the commutator´s roughness. The reduction of the run-in period affects the wear during the motor life time. Therefore, within this paper the influence of the initial commutator roughness on the run-in period and the electromechanical wear is investigated. The research is done with a special starter components test rig. During the tests the wear is analyzed while the applied electromechanical and mechanical load is varied in order to enforce different wear behaviors. It is expected that with an optimal initial surface roughness the amount of wear is reduced until the steady state has been reached. However, the results revealed that there is no significant influence of the initial surface roughness on the examined electromechanical tribological system. It was found, that the mechanical wear of the commutator and the brushes is similar to the electromechanical wear during the run-in period. The run-in period of the mechanical load tests is shorter compared to the other experiments.