• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 1999년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.IX
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• pp.120-123
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• 1999

We designed and constructed a non-destructive evaluation system using an HTS DC SQUID electronic gradiometer. Our DC SQUID electronic gradiometer is composed of two DC SQUID magnetometers. The system included a non-magnetic stainless steel cryostat and a set of coaxial exciting coils, which were used to induce an eddy current in the test material. We also have calculated the eddy current density produced by an exciting coil in any direction of the testing object. We could compute the eddy current density distribution in 3D. The SQUIDs were computer controlled and the output data from the electronic gradiometer was obtained by using a Labview software.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.805-808
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• 2005

We constructed an eddy current tester as education programs of electronics and computers. The tester is designed based on frequency counting of square-waves digitally, where information of phase is lost, but which is very compact. Main controller of the tester is PIC16HC84A. Other parts, detection-coils, oscillators, and stabilizers are made by us. The tester is able to detect change of order(-5) in waves of 1MHz, whose function is kept in several minutes. The measurement period is 10-20 msec in the several minutes. Using the tester, we observed narrow gaps of copper/aluminum wires, and detected resistivity difference of 1.7 or 2.7 [$10^{-8}$ $ohm^{\ast}m$].

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1907-1910
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• 2005

Coating thickness is an important variable that plays a role in product quality, process control, and cost control. Measurement of film thickness can be done with many different instruments. In this paper, we introduce the new eddy current system for measure the thickness of nonconductive coatings on nonferrous metal substrates. The experimental results are shown that the proposed system is able to measure thickness of plastic film coating on aluminum plates in the range of 0 to 1000 microns with satisfy sensitivities, linearity, resolution and stability of the system.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.298-301
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• 2012

In order to know the effect of surface irregularity in the detection of local wall thinning of pipeline using pulsed eddy current (PEC), the lift-off effects on PEC signal have been investigated. Three kinds of parameters in the PEC signal, which is "peak amplitude", "time to peak amplitude" and "time to zero crossing" are analyzed to separate the lift-off effects in the PEC signal. The distance from sensor to the bottom of sample which is the total thickness of combined insulator and sample is kept constant. The magnitude of the differential peak amplitude is increased with increasing sample thickness, the time to peak amplitude is increased with increasing the sample thickness. To determine the effect of lift-off, a number of balanced transient responses combining wall thinning locations and lift-off distances were plotted.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2000

We designed and constructed a non-destructive evaluation system using an HTS DC SQUID electronic gradiometer. Our DC SQUID electronic gradiometer is composed of two DC SQUID magnetometers. The system included a non-magnetic stainless steel cryostat and a set of coaxial exciting coils, which were used to induce an eddy current in the test piece. We also have calculated the eddy current density produced by an exciting coil in any direction of the testing object. We could compute the eddy current density distribution in 3D. The SQUIDs were computer controlled and the output data from the electronic gradiometer was obtained by using a Labview software.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권7호
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• pp.1410-1416
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• 2011

A corrosion detecting system for 22.9 kV distribution power line insulation cable, which can travel autonomously along the live line, is proposed. Eddy current test method is employed to detect the corrosion, and the system developed here is capable of detecting internal corrosion of a ACSR-OC. Somewhat details of the electrical and mechanical mechanism of the system and traveling algorithm are introduced. Experimental results applied to the sample cables having artificial corrosion and the operating distribution lines are provided. From the result, we confirmed that the system is useful for detecting internal corrosion of a ACSR, and is expected to be a new non-destructive testing equipment in the area of diagnosis for the distribution power line.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.524-528
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• 2016

Eddy current (EC) sensor works based on the electromagnetic induction principle and has been widely applied in the industrial testing and evaluation due to its robustness and environmental adaptability. Meanwhile, tilt angle measurement is mainly based on the laser or visual method, which is strict with the measurement environment and not suitable for the industrial applications. In this paper, a novel tilt angle measurement method based on arrayed EC sensors is proposed. Both the simulation and experiments indicate that the measured error is approximately linear with tilt angle and the accuracy after compensation is $0.25^{\circ}$. In conclusion, this research cannot only broaden the scope of EC application, but also overcome the shortcomings of existing angle measurement methods.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2002

서로 연결되어 있는 강관의 결함을 검사할 수 있도록 하기 위한 개폐식 탐촉자를 제작하였다. 본 탐촉자는 기존의 외삽형 와전류 탐촉자로서는 탐상이 불가능한 설치 가동중인 튜브류의 검사를 위한 것이다. 리본 케이블과 커넥터로 구성된 여기 코일은 접합/단락이 가능하게 하였으며 감지 코일은 튜브 외벽 근처에 원주 방향으로 어레이 형태로 배치하였는데 여기 코일로부터 튜브 직경의 약 1.5배정도 떨어진 위치이다. 제작된 탐촉자를 강관에 적용한 결과, 감도나 결함 크기 구분 등의 성능은 자기 포화형 탐촉자에 미치지 못하나 비교적 큰 결함의 발견이나 위치 파악 등에는 적용 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 크랙 형태의 표면 결함의 경우 두께의 19% 이상의 결함을 찾을 수 있었다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.198-202
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• 2002

가동중인 증기발생기 전열관에서 발생하는 결함 유형 중의 하나인 입계부식은 방전가공에 의한 모의 시편 제작이 불가능하므로 입계부식에 대한 와전류검사 신호의 특성이 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 0.1 M sodium tetrathionate 용액에서 비확관 전열관에 입계부식을 형성시키고 와전류검사 신호를 수집하여 평가하였다. 이를 통하여 탐촉자의 종류와 주파수에 따른 선호 특성 및 입계부식의 깊이 변화에 따른 검출능을 비교하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권9호
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• pp.3260-3267
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• 2023

Zr-Nb alloy have been widely used as fuel rods in nuclear power plants. However, from the Fukushima nuclear accident, the weakness of the rod was revealed under harsh conditions, and research on the safety of these types of rods was conducted after the disaster. The method of depositing chromium onto the existing Zr-Nb alloy fuel rods is being considered as a means by which to compensate for the weakness of Zr-Nb alloy rods because chromium is strong against oxidation at high temperatures and has high strength. In order to secure these advantages, it is important to maintain the Cr thickness of the rods and properly inspect the rods before and during their use in power generation. Eddy current testing is a typical means of evaluating the thickness of thin metals and detecting surface defects. Depending on the size and shape of the inspected object, various eddy current sensors can be applied. In particular, because pancake sensors can be manufactured in very small sizes, they can be used for inspections even in narrow spaces, such as a nuclear fuel assembly. In this study, an eddy current technique was developed to confirm the feasibility of Cr coating thickness evaluations. After determining the design parameters of the pancake sensor by means of a FEM simulation, a FPCB pancake sensor was manufactured and the optimal frequency was selected by measuring minute changes in the Cr-coating thickness using the developed sensor.