The heart of the technology is a hyperboloid contact design with wires that wrap around the mating pin at an angle. The main advantages are the low insertion and extraction forces needed to mate the connector. These low forces significantly reduce wear, giving longer cycle times. The hyperboloid design offers an infinite number of connection points that give an improved current carrying capability and an inherent protection against shock and vibration. Furthermore, the system has a very low contact resistance of about approx. 4 milliohms.
This means the heat rise is significantly reduced when the contact is running at, or above, its maximum current rating giving a longer life than traditional contact systems. Hypertac has taken a contact design that was developed for high reliability aerospace systems that can be used for 10,000 up to 100,000 cycles and adapted the technology for testing applications. These are important factors for vehicle developers who need to increase the mean time between failure of the interconnect system to minimise maintenance rates and downtimes.
ABOUT HYPERTAC
Hypertac is a leading supplier of high reliability, high performance interconnect solutions and electrical/electronic connectors. The company has particular expertise in the rapid development of innovative interconnect solutions for high reliability applications in military, aerospace, industrial, mass transit, test & measurement and medical electronics markets.
The Hypertac range includes printed circuit board connectors, modular, rectangular, filtered ARINC and circular connectors. Hypertac connectors achieve outstanding performance through the use of patented Hyperboloid contacts.
Hypertac hyperboloid contact is an advanced design that satisfies the most demanding performance requirements. The shape of the contact sleeve is formed by wires strung at an angle to the socket axis. When the pin is inserted into the sleeve, the wires stretch around it, providing a number of linear contact paths. This ensures high reliability, a high number of mating cycles, shock and vibration immunity, low contact resistance and low insertion and extraction force.
ABOUT SMITHS INTERCONNECT
Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group plc a global engineering business, listed on the London Stock Exchange. Smiths Interconnect division designs and manufactures specialized electronic and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical systems for the wireless telecommunications, aerospace, defense, space and medical markets.