• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.07c
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• pp.1870-1872
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• 1996

This paper presents dielectric characteristics of $SF_6$ gas stressed by the non-oscillating and oscillating impulse voltages in inhomogeneous fields disturbed by metallic protrusion. The propose of this investigation is to present the predischarge development and dielectric characteristics of $SF_6$ gas under VFTOs. The experiments were carried out using a needle-to-plane and two needles-to-plane gap geometries in the gas pressure ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 MPa. The gap separation was 22 mm and the needle-shaped protrusions were made of stainless steel 10 mm in length and 1.0 mm in diameter. As a result, it was found that the breakdown mechanism and predischarge current are principally dependent on applied voltage waveform and polarity.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.07c
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• pp.1810-1812
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• 1996

This paper deals with the surge protective devices to minimize damages of communication equipments in signal data lines. The basic circuit consists of zener diodes, spark gap and series impedances. Therefore the hybrid circuit using bipolar zener diodes as clamps and a three-electrode spark gap as crowbars was proposed. The surge suppression performances and the characteristics of frequency response were investigated experimentally. Consequently, it was found that the frequency bandwidth and surge suppression performances are excellent.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.441-443
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• 1995

A new optical-resistive voltage divider, which consists of light emitting diode, optic fiber, PIN-photo diode and a high qualify shielding resistive divider, whose total response time is 7.35 [ns], has been obtained. The optical to electrical signal converter was constructed with GaAsP series light emitting diode. The response characteristics have been verified by applying the Marx impulse voltage generator experimentally. Comparing with the performance of conventional resistive voltage divider, the characteristics of the proposed optical-resistive voltage divider are more excellent in step response and less sensitive to electromagnetic interference.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.444-446
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• 1995

This paper deals with semisphere-type sensor fo measuring the electric field waveforms by lightning discharges. The theoretical principle and design rule of the device are introduced, and also the calibration and application investigations are carried out. From the calibration experiments, the frequency bandwidth of the semisphere-type electric field measuring device ranges from 200 [Hz] to 1.56 [MHz], and the sensitivity of sensor is 0.96 [mV/V/m]. The electric field waveforms produced by lightning discharges were observed for June and August 1995. It is shown that the electric field waveforms produced at the distance of more than 50 [km] include only radiation component.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.361-363
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• 1997

Electronic devices are very weak against lightning surges injected from grounding systems and can be damaged. The malfunction and damage of electronic circuits bring about several disadvantages such as low operation performances, a lot of economical losses, and etc. In order to obtain the effective protection measure of electronic devices from overvoltages and lightning surges, the analysis of the transient grounding impedances is very important. The aim of this work is to evaluate the behaviors of transient grounding impedances under impulse currents and to investigate the effect of grounding lead wire. Z-t, Z-i and V-i curves of transient grounding impedance under impulse current waveforms have been measured and analyzed.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.370-372
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• 1997

In this paper, magnetic fields produced by lightning return strokes were investigated and analyzed Magnetic field and its derivatives were measured with two crossed loop antennas. Frequency bandwidths of the magnetic field and its derivative measuring systems are in the range of $270\;[Hz]\;{\sim}\;2.3\;[MHz]$ and $450\;[Hz]\;{\sim}\;2.5\;[MHz]$, and their response sensitivity are 128 [mV/${\mu}T$] and 4.12 [mV/nT//${\mu}s$], respectively. Signals are digitized every 500 [ns], data are automatically recorded by transient signal analyzer(Nicolet Pro. 30) having the resolution of 12 - bit and the length of 5 kilowords, and they are registered at personal computer. Magnetic field and its derivative waveforms associated with lightning return strokes were observed since the summer of 1997 at Inha University in Inchon.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1348-1349
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• 2008

Grounding impedance depends on the frequency of current flowing into a grounding system. Especially, the lightning gives a broad frequency spectrum from low frequency up to 1 MHz. So the grounding impedance related to high frequency current like lightning should be measured with high frequency source. In this paper, we described the grounding impedances of deeply-driven ground rods of 10 $\sim$ 48 m long with respect to the frequency of injected currents. For the experiments, we used the wideband power amplifier which can produce sinusoidal voltages with the frequency ranges of DC $\sim$ 250 MHz. As a result, the longer the ground rod is, the lower the ground resistance is. However the grounding impedance of deeply-driven ground rod in the range of higher frequency is significantly increased. As a consequence, it is important to evaluate the high frequency performance of grounding systems for lightning protection.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1360-1361
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• 2008

This paper presents the surface potential rise distribution near grounding electrodes produced by ground fault currents. The small-scale model with the foundation pedestal in hemispherical tank was used to simulate the ground fault condition of the electrical installations for street lamps. When entering the fault current through the test ground electrode, surface potential rise, potential gradient, touch and step voltages for different grounding electrode shapes were measured, and the results obtained were discussed.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1362-1363
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• 2008

It has been known that the values of soil resistance drops when a high impulse current is injected into a grounding electrode. In this study, the electrical characteristics of medium grain size sand to different water contents are investigated. The results were discussed based on its voltage and current traces, impulse resistances and I-V curve.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1301-1302
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• 2008

The resistivity of soils around ground electrodes is changed considerably according to the factors such as soil types, water contents, grain size, temperature and pressure. In this study, ionization characteristics of different soil types containing the same amount of water content due to the impulse voltages are investigated. In order to analyze soil ionization phenomena, critical electric field intensity for ionization and pre-ionization and post-ionization resistances are measured and discussed.