Determination of Current Density Distribution and Constriction Resistance in the Multiple Line Contact with Various Space Angles by Using Conformal Mapping

Using the fact that the potential at any point and the total current flowing through a contact interface are not changed by geometrical transformation, the current density distribution at the contact interface and the constriction resistance (or contact resistance in the contamination-free contact) of the multiple line contact were calculated for various space angles by applying conformal mapping. If was revealed that the influence of the space angle is very great on the current density distribution shape at the contact interface and it cannot be neglected in prediction of the constriction resistance. However, in practice, the number of microcontacts and the ratio of real-to-apparent contact area associated with the surface roughness have only a negligible influence on the constriction resistance.