Abstract:The electrical connection structure of converter transformer bushing produces strong stress-displacement response under seismic action, which leads to damage inside it. In order to investigate the cumulative damage of electrical connection structure of valve-side bushing in converter transformer under different seismic effects, the corresponding finite element model is established by taking the electrical connection structure with strap contact of converter transformer bushing as the research object. The contact pressure and displacement response of inner wall of strap page and strap female head under gravity and seismic action are obtained by finite element calculation. Based on Archard wear model, a calculation method is introduced for the wear depth of strap contact under seismic action. Taking the wear depth as an index of cumulative seismic damage, the degrees of wear of different components under different earthquake intensities are compared and analyzed, and finally the cumulative wear depth under several seismic actions is calculated. It is found that as the earthquake intensity increases, the contact pressure of strap contact does not change much, but there is a great increase in friction stroke, which makes the friction depth deepen further. Under the seismic action of different intensities, the distribution of wear shows uneven but regular characteristics, and the maximum value of wear depth always appears in the upper page of strap furthest from the root of male head. Therefore, it is concludes that gravity has a great influence on the wear difference of different parts of electrical connection structure. At the same time, although the overall wear depth under a seismic action does not seem to be large, there is still the possibility of local wear damage under multiple earthquakes, so it should pay attention to the cumulative damage under seismic action.