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Fault Current Calculation and Coordination by IEC Standards (IEC 표준에 의한 고장전류 계산과 보호협조)

  • Son, Seok-Geum
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.28 no.12
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    • pp.6-12
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    • 2014
  • The safety and reliability of the power system short-circuit current, the short-circuit current depends on the failure to obtain the objective is to quickly eliminate the breaking capacity of the circuit-breaker selection of the cable, the insulation of electrical equipment and protective relay an important factor in determining the level correction and protective relay selection scheme to be meaningful. Standards used in the domestic circuit breaker is applied to the production of IEC standard, but the American National Standards (ANSI / IEEE) by NEMA specification of the fault current calculations and the application of the asymmetric coefficient Korea. Therefore, in this paper, the IEC 60909 standard IEC breaker fault current calculation method and the method for selection of system configurations reviewed and protection system for reviewing the configuration of various protective relays appropriate correction and the correction value is main protection, back-up protection the equipment so that the period of protection relay coordination to minimize accidents and accident protection to minimize interruptions proposed for cooperation.

Switching Surge Analysis of Vacuum Circuit breaker using EMTP (EMTP를 이용한 진공차단기의 스위칭 써지 해석)

  • Kim, Ik-Mo;Kim, Ji-Hong
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.07c
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    • pp.2008-2010
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    • 2000
  • The first objective of this study is to set up the switching surge analysis method in motor driving distribution system. The simplified model which can simulate the motor energization and circuit breaker re-ignitions. and each circuit element model is presented in this paper. The second objective is to calculate the quantity of surge over-voltage in real nuclear power station. And the surge suppressing measures are verified on the simulation basis. It is clarified that most cases are not satisfactory to meet the IEEE standard 522-1992 without using surge suppressing measures. In cases that the surge arrester are installed in distribution board at the load side of circuit breaker. The IEEE specification is fully met.

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Transient Characteristics by Transformer %Impedance at the time of Opening the Main Circuit Breaker on the Electric Railway Vehicle (전기철도차량 주변압기의 %임피던스에 따른 차단기 개폐시 과도특성 분석)

  • Chang, Sang-Hoon
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.63 no.5
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    • pp.719-725
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    • 2014
  • Transient of Electric railway vehicle occurs when change to another state. The duration of the transient phenomenon only takes a few second. During this time is considered, the present of short circuit current and the normal state, the energy is present in the form of a magnetic field. Recognized by the vibration of the transient voltage or transient current at witch energy is present in the field. This paper is presented the result of transient characteristics by transformer % impedance at the time of opening and closing of the main circuit Breaker on the electric railway vehicle.

Verification of Controlled Closing Method for Unearthed Shunt Capacitor Banks by Simulation (비접지 분로 콘덴서 뱅크의 투입제어방식에 대한 시뮬레이션 검증)

  • 이우영;박경엽;정진교;김희진
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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    • v.52 no.9
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    • pp.448-453
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    • 2003
  • In this paper the controlled closing algorithm of the circuit breaker for isolated capacitor banks is proposed. The characteristics of circuit breakers such as RDDS(rate of decrease of dielectric strength) and a mechanical operating tolerance should be also taken into account to locate contact touch instants around voltage zero. The analysis results on the voltages across circuit breaker terminals upon closing operation play an important roles to describe the suggested method. The simulations carried out in order to verify the performance of this method show that the closing instants obtained from the proposed method provide a good suppression effect on the closing transients for both single and back-to-back capacitor banks.

Design of Switch Mechanism of Electric Contact Using Double Scotch Yoke Mechanism (이중 스카치 요크 기구를 이용한 접점 개폐 메커니즘의 설계)

  • Yang H.I.;Ahn K.Y.;Jeong K.Y.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.804-807
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, a double scotch yoke mechanism for moving simultaneously the fixed contact and moving contact of a gas circuit brake, is proposed and designed to improve the breaking characteristics of the circuit breaker. Firstly, the design parameters of the scotch yoke are kinematically determined from the desired design condition of the circuit breaker. Next, the stroke curve of the moving contact is designed by considering the design parameter and the specified opening characteristics of electric contacts. Based on the scotch yoke and stroke curve, the dynamics of the electric contacts is analyzed using ADAMS model of switch mechanism.

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A Study on the Program Analyzing the Arc Phenomena in Gas Circuit Breaker (가스차단기의 아크현상 해석프로그램에 대한 연구)

  • Choi, Young-Kil;Choi, Sang-Tae;Lee, Kwang-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.25 no.12
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    • pp.74-81
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    • 2011
  • A computational approach was developed to understand about the arc quenching process in a gas circuit breaker(GCB). This approach is a program to analyze the gas flow in the breaker. The arc is processed at the same time. The program was used the so-called FLIC method for gas analysis techniques. It was referenced that the arc is interpreted the 'a Simplified Enthalpy Flow Arc Model'. In order to validate about the results of the program, a Auto Puffer GCB was chosen as the test subject. Because, the breaker is the one that arc current is interrupted by using the arc heating. And also, the current interrupting capability can be obtained only owing to the positive utilization(auto puffer) of the clogging phenomenon, without other puffer actions. In this paper, it has been realized that the entire arc quenching process is computerized, which is based on the self-flow current interruption by the auto puffer action. This program, which was verified through experiments, produced good results.

Development of an Earth Leakage Breaker Operating by Resistive Leakage Current using a Resetable Integrator (적분기를 이용한 저항성 누전전류 작동방식 누전차단기 개발)

  • Ham, Seung-Jin;Hahn, Song-Yop;Koh, Chang-Seop
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.917-918
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    • 2007
  • The former earth leakage breaker is operating by total leakage current which is the vector-sum of resistive leakage current and capacitive leakage current. However, the electric disaster like the electric shock and fire is caused mainly by resistive leakage current. Therefore, the earth leakage breaker is ideal when it is operating by resistive leakage current. In this paper, the theory for finding the component of resistive leakage current from total leakage current is suggested and it is embodied to actual circuit. The resistive leakage current can be found by integrating the total leakage current during half cycle of line voltage. Thus, we can simply find resistive leakage current by using OP-AMP integrators, and we can confirm that the resistive leakage current is computed exactly from total leakage current obtained by resistive leakage current and capacitive leakage current. The results that the earth leakage breaker is operating within regular interrupt time are verified when the former earth leakage breaker's controller circuit is replaced by the proposed controller circuit.

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Development and Safety Evaluation of Earth Leakage Alarm Breaker Equipped with Fire Current (IGR) Alarming Function (화재전류(IGR) 경보 기능이 내장된 누전경보차단기의 개발 및 안전성 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Ko, Wan-Su;Choi, Chung-Seog
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.43-48
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to develop an earth leakage alarm circuit breaker, equipped with a leakage alarming function (JER-E2S, ETECKOREA Co., Korea), and to analyze its characteristics. The developed mechanism is exclusively used for single-phase and 220 V circuits, with a rated current of 32 A, 20 A, 20 A (for restrooms), 16 A, etc. It satisfies all characteristics of existing earth leakage circuit breakers (ELB). If a fire current, which is a resistive leakage current (Igr), flows through an electric line, the device detects the leakage current in real time and warns against the leakage through a blinking LED lamp. Since the developed device displays a tolerance to a capacitative leakage current (Igc) that inevitably occurs in LED lamps, communication devices, etc., it ensures a stable power supply. In addition, the earth leakage alarm circuit breaker protects against power failure due to a momentary ground fault. Therefore, it can supply power without the risk of the circuit breaker malfunctioning due to a momentary ground fault caused by water droplets, leaves, etc. Moreover, with a standby power of less than 0.1 W, the developed earth leakage alarm circuit breaker exhibits a power saving performance that is 3~8 times greater than that of other ELBs. Installation of approximately 10 earth leakage alarm circuit breakers in one apartment household, with an area of 120 ㎡, can save 2~5 kWh per month. Therefore, the developed earth leakage alarm breaker not only satisfies the characteristics of existing earth leakage breakers, but also exhibits outstanding power supply quality since it has the functions of electric fire prevention and malfunction prevention. Therefore, this device can innovatively contribute to electric fire prevention.

Development of the Controlled Switching Device for a Cirrcuit Breaker

  • Kim, Ik-Mo;Kim, Myung-Chan;Choi, Young-Chan;Ryu, Sung-Sic;Kim, Dong-Hyun
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.558-560
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    • 2004
  • Studies on the controlled switching method have been done to prevent the power system surges which cause the insulation deterioration and electro magnetic compatibility (EMC) problems during closing and opening of a circuit breaker. The controlled switching method controls the closing and tripping time in coincidence with the voltage or current to suppress switching surge. It is used to switch condenser bank, no load transformer, and shunt reactor. In this study, basic concept of the controlled switching is introduced, and also the test is performed to find parameters of the controlled switching in a 24kV vacuum circuit. And then, the control device hardware using TMS320C31 DSP has been designed and manufactured. It has been found that the application of IT technology to a circuit breaker is very effective to depress the switching surge.

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Operating Characteristics of Arc-induction Type DC Circuit Breaker (아크유도형 DC 차단기의 동작 특성)

  • Park, Sang-Yong;Choi, Hyo-Sang
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.67 no.7
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    • pp.981-986
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    • 2018
  • AC(alternating current) CB(circuit breaker) at the fault occurred in the existing AC distribution system is limiting the fault current through zero cross-point. However, DC(direct current) CB does not have zero cross-point. Therefore, arc occurred by on-off operation of DC CB is very huge. Nowadays, many research team are studying the way to decrease breaking time, which is one of the essential conditions in DC CB. We suggested novel arc-induction type DC CB in this paper. The proposed arc-induction type DC CB is composed of the mechanical Arc ring and DC CB. We confirmed the operation of arc-induction type DC CB through the HFSS(High Frequency Structure Simulator) 3D simulation program and performed the experiment for operation characteristics. Results showed that arcing time of the arc-induction type DC CB by using induction ring was faster than existing mechanical DC CB. On the transient system, we confirmed stable operation characteristics of the arc-induction type DC CB through the simulation and experimental results. We expect that the proposed arc-induction type DC CB technology is will go to stay ahead of the existing DC CB technology.