• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.97-104
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• 2011

This paper deals with the quick and precise disaster prevention automation system (DPAS) based on information communication technology (IT) that detects fire and disasters in the building automatically and quickly and then activates the facilities to extinguish fire and disasters, monitoring such situation in a real time through wire-wireless communication network. The proposed DPAS is applied a programmable logic controller (PLC) of one-chip type which is smallsize and lightweight and also has highly sensitive-precise reliabilities. The one-chip type PLC analyzes detected signals from sensors in a case of fire and disasters, then activates fire extinguishing facilities for rapid suppression. The detected data is also transferred to a remote situation room through wire-wireless network of RS232c and bluetooth communication. The transferred data sounds an emergency alarm signal, and operates a monitoring program. The proposed DPAS based on IT will minimize the life and wealth loss from rapid measures while prevents fire and disasters.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.2206-2207
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 분전반에서의 화재 위험 요소와 화재위험 요소에 대한 현장 실태조사 결과를 분석하였다. 분전반에서의 화재 위험 요소는 크게 전기적 요인, 환경적 요인, 물리적 요인으로 나눌 수 있으며 전기적 요인으로는 단락, 과부하(과전류), 접촉불량, 전류 불평형 등이 있으며 환경적 요인으로는 수분(염분 등), 먼지(분진, 목분, 철분 등), 온도(고온) 등에 의한 절연파괴, 기기 손상, 오동작 등이 있다. 물리적 요인으로는 기계적인 진동이나 충격 등에 의한 전기적 접속부의 이완에 의한 발열 등을 들 수 있다. 이러한 화재 위험 요인에 대하여 현장실태조사를 실시한 결과, 일부 분전반에서 내부에 먼지 등 이물질이 차단기, 전선, 단자대 등의 표면에 부착되어 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며 수분이나 염분 등의 영향으로 전극간 절연물 표면의 열화로 화재가 발생할 가능성이 있다. 또한, 적외선 열화상 분석결과, 일부 차단기 단자에서 국부 발열이 관측되었으며, 부하 분담의 불평형에 의한 발열도 확인되었다. 이러한 위험요인에 의한 화재 예방을 위하여 규정된 전선 굵기의 사용과 적정 체결압력의 확보, 상간 전류 불평형을 줄이기 위한 부하 분담의 조정이 필요하다. 향후, 분전반에서의 전기화재, 감전사고 등 전기재해의 예방을 위하여 지속적이고 체계적인 유지관리는 물론 사고 발생 전에 이상 징후를 사전에 감지하여 조치를 취할 수 있도록 하는 기술의 개발과 현장 적용이 요구된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.136-139
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• 2021

사물인터넷을 기반으로 실시간으로 소화기 주변의 상태와 화재 발생 여부, 소화기의 상태를 확인할 수 있는 웹 시스템과 화재 알림을 받을 수 있는 애플리케이션을 설계하였다. 소화기 주변의 온도와 습도를 측정하여 화재 유무를 판단하고, 화재를 감지했을 시에 LED 불빛과 경고음을 출력한다. 자이로센서를 이용하여 소화기의 쓰러짐 상태를 파악한다. 웹페이지에서 소화기의 상태 및 소화기 주변의 온습도 상태, 화재 여부를 확인할 수 있다. 사용자는 애플리케이션을 이용하여 회원가입, 로그인을 수행할 수 있으며 화재 알림을 받을 수 있다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.67-73
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• 2017

An aircraft maintenance hangar is a building that stores, maintains, and inspects expensive aircraft. The frequency of fire occurrence is low, but the resulting human and material damage can be very serious. Therefore, in this study, we conducted a qualitative analysis of the fire safety of the currently operating fire suppression systems for aircraft maintenance hangars using the Fault Tree method, and then performed a quantitative analysis using the failure rate data for the derived basic events and analyzed the importance of the minimal cut sets. As a result of the qualitative analysis by the minimal cut set, it was found that there were 14 accident paths that could be expanded to a large fire, due to the fire control failure of the aircraft hangar fire suppression system. The quantitative analysis revealed that, the probability of the fire expanding into a large one is $2.08{\times}E-05/day$. The analysis of the importance of the minimal cut set shows that four minimal cut sets, namely the fire detector and foam head action according to the zone and blocking of the foam by the aircraft wing and the fire plume, had the same likelihood of causing the fire to develop into a large one, viz. 24.95% each, which together forms the majority of the likelihood. It was confirmed for the first time by fault tree method that the fire suppression system of aircraft maintenance hangars is not suitable for fires under the aircraft wings and needs to be improved.

• Proceedings of the Korean Association of Geographic Inforamtion Studies Conference
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• 2010.09a
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• pp.42-49
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• 2010

현재 대규모 실내공간이 증가하고 있고, 이에 따른 화재 등의 사고가 발생함에 따라 화재대피시스템과 같은 실시간 실내 응용에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있다. 그러나 학문적 연구 또는 상업용 시스템에서 사용되는 화재모델이내 보행자 모델은 대부분 2D 기반의 CAD와 같은 파일구조를 기반으로 하고 있으며 가상데이터를 이용한 시뮬레이션에 초점을 두고 있다. 따라서 이들을 실내 센서 등을 이용한 실시간 시스템으로 구축하기 위해서는 몇 가지 문제점들이 해결되어야 한다. 우선, 실내공간의 의미 있는 관계정보를 포함하는 위상적인 3D 모델이 필요하다. 또한, 실내 센서들에 의해 감지된 보행자의 이동을 저장하고, 저장된 데이터를 이용하여 실시간 안내를 위해서는 실내데이터 구축에 공간 DBMS를 이용해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 실내보행자 모델에서 두 가지 개선점을 제시하고자 한다. 첫째는, 간단한 3D 실내 모델구축과 공간 DBMS와 연계된 보행자 시뮬레이터를 구현하는 과정을 제시한다. 둘째는, 보행자의 가시성(visibility)에 대한 영향이 반영된, 개선된 floor field 모델을 제안한다. 이와 같은 과정을 캠퍼스 건물에 적용하고 시뮬레이션을 수행하는 과정을 예시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2023.11a
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• pp.345-346
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 냉장·냉동 창고의 화재 위험성을 최소화시키기 위해 적용 가능한 화재대응시설을 조사하고, 설치 시 발생할 수 있는 문제점을 파악하였다. 문제점을 해결하기 위해 국외에서 사용 중인 건식 스프링클러설비와 준비작동식 스프링클러설비의 작동 원리 및 특징을 분석하였다. 또한, 냉장·냉동 창고에서의 감지기 및 헤드의 오작동으로 인한 수손피해를 최소화할 수 있는 더블 인터록 시스템을 적용한 준비작동식 스프링클러설비의 적합성을 확인하였고, 이를 국내 냉장·냉동 창고에 적용하고자 한다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.20 no.1 s.61
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• pp.71-76
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• 2006

The major causes of electrical fire are classified to short circuit fault, overload fault, electric leakage and electric contact failure. The occurrence factor of the fire is electric arc or spark accompanied with electrical faults. Residual Current Protective Device(RCD) of high sensitivity type used at low voltage wiring cuts off earth leakage and overload, but the RCD can't cut off electric arc or spark to be a major factor of electrical fire. As the RCDs which are applied low voltage distribution panel are prescribed to rated breaking time about 30[ms](KS C 4613), the RCDs can't perceive to the periodic electric arc or spark of more short wavelength level. To be improved on such problem, this paper is proposed to a auxiliary control apparatus for RCD trip on electric arc or spark due to electrical fire. Some experimental results of the proposed apparatus is confirmed to the validity of the analytical results.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.1-10
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• 2009

This paper presents a study on the evacuation analysis in underground arcade. In this study, the effect of the exit with a windbreak door has been investigated by using evacuation simulation program (building EXODUS). Also, the simulation has included the impact of smoke, heat and toxic gases by fire simulation program (CFAST). The results were obtained for the conditions of without and with door of the two exit with 1,088 evacuation population. As a results, for non-fire evacuation, there was only a little difference of evacuation time for both conditions. However, for fire emergency evacuation, the evacuation time for the condition with door increased more 110 seconds than for the condition without door. When the auto door not opened, the evacuation time was increased more 670 seconds than for the condition without door. Consequently, in case of fire, the automatic door should be operating by the signal of fire detector and keep open when the fire accidents. To lead the evacuees well to the escape route the luminaries for an emergency exit sign have to be reinforced to the wall and floor around the exit.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.69-78
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• 2010

In this study, Fire Hazards were evaluated through computer simulation using FDS program for an apartment fire accident. The results of fire simulation showed that the maximum heat release rate in the case of no sprinklers activation was 7,700 kW which was about 16 times of that in the case of sprinklers activation, 497 kW and there was a very high fire hazard due to the backdraft phenomenon when the door of fire room was forced to open. Regarding the hazard time of fire room temperature and detection time of detectors, available evacuation time was 32.5 seconds of minimum to 53.5 seconds of maximum. In the case of sprinklers activation, fire hazard in the apartment was showed to be very low due to the fire control by the spray cooling of sprinklers. This study shows that what a important function for fire safety is the activations of fire sprinkler system and emergency alarm system and what a large loss can cause if these systems don’t activate in fire accidents.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.51-56
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• 2015

In Korea, measures to maintain sustainable fire safety performance for apartment buildings are insufficient in terms of fire-fighting products, skilled personnel, and maintenance status. Also, because of the particular features of a fire compartment, it has structural problems that are very likely to cause damage to human life when a fire occurs. Currently, problems with the fire supervisory system installed in an apartment building cannot be checked in real time, so it is difficult to identify the location of a fire accurately. Protected areas are also not assigned to each household, and residents cannot be clearly informed of the occurrence of a fire. As a consequence, safety evacuation cannot be secured. In addition, it is impossible to test the operation performance for water detectors in sprinkler fire extinguishing systems outside of the household. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of a remote fire supervisory system. The results show that the system satisfies all performance requirements. Also, an household alarm system was installed in each household to alert of any occurrence of a fire accurately, and the performance of the alarm system was improved to ensure that residents were quickly evacuated.