• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.114-119
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• 2008

With the improvement of industrial society, the high quality electrical energy, simplification of operation and maintenance, ensuring reliability are being required. We request urgently change a $SF_6$ for an environment friendly gas insulation material. In this paper the experiments of breakdown characteristics by pressure and gap change of Imitation-Air in model GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear) were described. Also assess of breakdown characteristics about Imitation-Air and $SF_6$. It is considered in this paper that the results are fundamental data for electric insulation design of Distribution Power Facilities which will be studied and developed in the future. The pressure to be confronted to $SF_6$ gas 1[atm] for Distribution Power Facilities is Imitation-Air 3[atm]. And we could make an environment friendly gas insulation material with maintaining dielectric strength by Imitation-Air which generates a lower level of the global warming effect.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.162-166
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• 2000

High quality $Si_3N_4$ metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors were realized by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Titanium nitride (TiN) adapted as a diffusion barrier reduced the interfacial reaction between $Si_3N_4$ dielectric layer and aluminum metal electrode showing neither hillock nor observable precipitate along the interface. The capacitance and the current-voltage characteristics of the MIM capacitors showed that the minimum thickness of $Si_3N_4$ layer should be limited to 500 $\AA$ under the present process, below which most of the capacitors were electrically shorted resulting in the devastation of on-wafer yield. According to the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) on the cross-sectional microstructure of the capacitors, the dielectric breakdown was caused by slit-like voids formed at the interface between TiN and $Si_3N_4$ layers when the thickness of $Si_3N_4$ layer was less than 500 $\AA$. Based on the calculation of thermally-induced residual stress, the formation of voids was understood from the mechanistic point of view.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.89-98
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• 2003

The electrical and mechanical properties of sputtered Cu(Mg) films are investigated for highly reliable interconnects. The roughness, adhesion, hardness and resistance to thermal stress of Cu(Mg) film annealed in vacuum at $400^{\circ}C$ for 30min were improved than those of pure Cu film. Moreover, the flat band voltage(V$_{F}$ ) shift in the Capacitance-Voltage(C-V) curve upon bias temperature stressing(BTS) was not observed and leakage currents of Cu(Mg) into $SiO_2$ were three times less than those of pure Cu. Because Mg was easy to react with oxide than Cu and Si after annealing, the Mg Oxide which formed at surface and interface served as a passivation layer as well.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.231-236
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• 2014

With the development of industry these days, the demand for electric power increases and the larger capacity for power transfer is required. The scales of facilities should become larger; and the relative systems are required to operate with a higher degree of reliability. Therefore, stabilization of electric power systems is an important issue. The high degree of reliability required in the process of production and supply of electric power is an essential part of industrial society. Accident such as blackouts causes a hugh amount of economic losses to the high-tech industrial society dependent upon electric power. In this paper, in order to determine a stable operation of high-voltage power cable, used as a unique means of delivering electric power generated at a power station, we figure out the time rate of change of insulation resistance following a decay accelerating factor Arrhenius equation. With the data from the insulation resistance, we can determine the lifetime of power cable in operation.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.270-275
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• 2019

Mica capacitor is being adopted for high voltage firing unit of guided weapon system because of its superior impact enduring property relative to ceramic capacitor. Reliability of localized mica high voltage capacitors was verified through environmental test like terminal strength test, humidity test, thermal shock test and accelerated life test for application to high voltage firing unit. Failure mode of mica capacitor is a decrease of insulation resistance and its final dielectric breakdown. Main constants of accelerated life model were derived experimentally and voltage constant and activation energy were 5.28 and 0.805 eV respectively. Lifetime of mica capacitor at normal use condition was calculated to be 38.5 years by acceleration factor, 496, and lifetime at accelerated condition and this long lifetime confirmed that mica high voltage capacitor could be applied for firing unit.

• The Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.94-100
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• 1996

Criteria for insulating oil condition of pole transformer were suggested by applying the UV-Visible spectrophotometric method. Aging of insulating oil caused the change in absorbances of oil as well as the deterioration of electrical properties of oil. By comparing the electrical properties such as tan$\delta$ and dielectric breakdown voltage with the UV-Visible absorbances of oil, following criteria for absorbance values determining oil condition were established, fair condition is below 0.580, need attention is 0.580-0.900 and poor condition is above 0.900. This W-Visible spectrophotometric method may be applied in aging analysis of oil and expected to replace the current visual method. It is necessary to develop cheap, light and portable UV-Visible spectrophotometer in near future for field application.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.100-108
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• 2006

Time-resolved current and voltage measurements for an inductive automotive spark system were made. Also presented are measurements of the total energy delivered to the spark gap. The measurements were made in air for a range of pressures from 1-18atm, at ambient temperatures. The measured voltage and current characteristics were found to be a function of many ignition parameters; some of these include: spark gap distance, internal resistance of the spark plug and high tension wire, and pressure. The voltages presented were measured either at the top of the spark plug or at the spark gap. The measurements were made at different time resolutions to more accurately resolve the voltage and current behavior throughout the discharge process. This was necessary because the breakdown event occurs on a time scale much shorter than the arc and glow phases. The breakdown, are, and glow voltages were found to be functions of spark plug resistance, gas density, and spark plug gap as expected from the literature. Spark duration was found to decrease as either pressure or gap was increased. The transition from the arc to glow phase is usually distinguished by a sudden rise in the voltage across the gap. At pressures above about 7atm this transition was not observed suggesting that a glow phase was not present. Energy delivered to the gap increased with increasing pressure. The effective resistance of the spark gap during discharge was about twice as large for the glow phase as the arc phase.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.386-391
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• 2014

Atmospheric-pressure nonthermal corona discharge plasma was applied to the sterilization of biologically contaminated scoria powder. Escherichia coli (E. coli) culture solution was uniformly sprayed throughout the scoria powder for artificial inoculation, which was well mixed to ensure uniformity of the batch. The effect of the key parameters such as discharge power, treatment time, type of gas and electrode distance on the sterilization efficiency was examined and discussed. The experimental results revealed that the plasma treatment was very effective for the sterilization of scoria powder; 5-min treatment at 15 W could sterilize more than 99.9% of E. coli inoculated into the scoria powder. Increasing the discharge power, treatment time or applied voltage led to an improvement in the sterilization efficiency. The effect of type of gas on the sterilization efficiency was in order of oxygen, synthetic air (20% oxygen) and nitrogen from high to low. The inactivation of E. coli under the influence of corona discharge plasma can be explained by cell membrane erosion or etching resulting from UV and reactive oxidizing species (oxygen radical, OH radical, ozone, etc.), and the destruction of E. coli cell membrane by the physical action of numerous corona streamers.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.186-192
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• 2010

In situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (ECAFM) observations of the surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) was performed before and after cyclic voltammetry in lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) dissolved in 1-buthyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium (BDMI)-TFSI to understand the interfacial reactions between graphite and BDMI-based ionic liquids. The formation of blisters and the exfoliation of graphene layers by the intercalation of $BDMI^+$ cations within HOPG were observed instead of reversible lithium intercalation and de-intercalation. On the other hand, lithium ions are reversibly intercalated into the HOPG and de-intercalatied from the HOPG without intercalation of the $BDMI^+$ cations in the presence of 15 wt% of 4.90 mol/$kg^{-1}$ LiTFSI dissolved in propylene carbonate (PC). ECAFM results revealed that the concentrated PC-based solution is a very effective additive for preventing $BDMI^+$ intercalation through the formation of solid electrolyte interface (SEI).

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.28-32
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• 1992

The critical micelle concentration(CMC) values of Dodecylpyridinium bromide(DoPB) were determined by an electric conductivity method at 1${\sim}$2000 bars and $25^{\circ}C$. The CMC of DoPB increases with the addition of urea in the whole pressure region studied, and the CMC increases with an increase of the pressure in the low-pressure region, while in the high-pressure region the CMC decreases. The partial molar volume change $({\Delta}V^m_o)$ on micellization was also investigated in some urea aqueous solutions. The change $({\Delta}V^m_o)$ was reduced by the addition of urea. The results suggest that the "iceberg" structure of water around the hydrocarbon chain of the monomeric surfactant is effectively broken down by urea.