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Allocation of Safety Integrity Level for Railway Platform Screen Door System considering Semi-Quantitative Risk Reduction Factor (반 정량적 리스크 저감 요소를 고려한 철도 승강장 스크린 도어시스템의 안전 무결성 수준 할당)

  • Song, Ki Tae;Lee, Sung Ill
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.156-163
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    • 2016
  • There exists required safety integrity level (SIL) to assure safety in accordance with international standards for every electrical / electronics / control equipment or systems with safety related functions. The SIL is allocated from lowest level (level 0) to highest level (level 4). In order to guarantee certain safety level that is internationally acceptable, application of methodology for SIL allocation and demonstration based on related international standards is required. However, the theoretical and practical study for safety integrity level is barely under way in the domestic railway industry. This research studied not only the global process of SIL allocation to guarantee safety in accordance with international standards for safety related equipment and system, but the quantitative methodology based on international standard and the semi-quantitative methodology as alternative way for SIL allocation. Specifically, the systematic SIL allocation for platform screen door system of railway is studied applying the semi-quantitative methodology in order to save much time and effort compared to quantitative method.

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.

Allocation of Safety Integrity Level for Railway Platform Screen Door System based on Consequence Severity and Risk Graph (결과 심각도 및 리스크 그래프에 기반한 철도 승강장 도어시스템의 안전 무결성 수준 할당)

  • Song, Ki Tae;Lee, Sung Ill
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.164-173
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    • 2015
  • There exists required safety integrity level (SIL) to assure safety in accordance with international standards for every electrical / electronics / control equipment or systems with safety related functions. The SIL is allocated from lowest level (level 0) to highest level (level 4). In order to guarantee certain safety level that is internationally acceptable, application of methodology for SIL allocation and demonstration based on related international standards is required. However, application standard differs from every industry in domestic or international for application on mythology for allocation and demonstration of SIL. Application or assessment is not easy since absence on clear criteria or common definition. This research studied not only fundamental concept of SIL required to guarantee safety in accordance with international standards for safety related equipment and system, but different types of methodologies for SIL allocation. Specifically, SIL allocation for Platform Screen Door system of railway is studied applying methodology of severity of accidents and risk graph among different methodologies for SIL allocation.

Implementation of Automatic Tool for S/W Change Impact Analysis in Railway System (철도시스템 소프트웨어 변경영향 분석을 위한 자동화 도구 개발)

  • Jo, Hyun-Jeong;Hwang, Jong-Gyu;Kim, Yong-Kyu
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.95-100
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    • 2009
  • Recent advances in computer technology have brought more dependence on software to railway systems. Hence, the safety assurance of the vital software running on the railway system is very critical task and yet, not many works have been done. While much efforts have been reported to improve electronic hardware's safety, not so much systematic approaches to evaluate software's safety. In this paper, we suggested an automated analysis tool for S/W change impact in railway system, and presented its result of implementation. The analysis items in the implemented tool had referred to the international standards in relation to the software for railway system, such as IEC 61508 and IEC 62279. In these international standards, 'change impact analysis' for railway system S/W has to be required mandatorily. The proposed tool can be utilized at the assessment stage and also the software development stage.

Electrical Strength Analysis of Toughened Glass Stem Insulator for Electric Railways (전기철도용 유리애자 전기적 강도 해석)

  • Jung, Jong-Wook;Jung, Jin-Soo;Kim, Young-Seok;Kim, Sun-Gu
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.263-263
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    • 2008
  • This paper describes the electrical strength of a toughened glass stem insulators employed for electric railways. The broken glass stem insulators for comparison were taken at site. According to the international standards, electrical strength tests with 60[Hz] voltage and with impulse voltage were carried out to them under dry and wet condition and the results were corrected by considering the temperature and humidity factors. Based on the experimental results, the electrical strength of broken glass stem insulators was compared with those of sound ones and surface flashover characteristics were also discussed. As a result, it was confirmed that the electrical discharge is formed by bridging each end of the insulator shell. The experimental results are expected to be utilized as data for electrically identifying the failure causes of glass insulators.

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Assessment System of Safety Level of High Voltage Electrical Facilities Considering Environmental Factors (환경영향 요소를 고려한 특고압 전기설비의 안전등급 평가시스템)

  • Kim, Dong-Woo;Lim, Young-Bea;Lee, Ki-Yeon;Moon, Hyun-Wook
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.66 no.1
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    • pp.249-254
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents an assessment system of safety level of 22.9kV grade high voltage electrical facilities considering environmental factors. The assessment system was developed based on the following procedure. Firstly, assessment structure was determined by consulting standards regarding inspection and diagnosis of electrical facilities. Secondly, contents of items and sub items of assessment system were developed. Thirdly, in order to quantify the importance of the assessment system, the weight was calculated using Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP). Lastly, assessment table of safety level was developed including environmental factors such as period of use and load factor. The developed system can evaluate the safety level of high voltage facilities in an objective way. Therefore it can be applicable to electrical safety management system based on Internet of Things(IoT).

International Standards of Electrical Equipments for Medical Practice (의료용 전기기기에 대한 국제표준 현황)

  • Lee, Tae-Bum
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.203-212
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    • 2013
  • Medical devices separated by a committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC TC (Technical Committee) 62 medical electrical equipment being promoted by the International standards. Actually, a lot of standards were existed, but many national and international standards for medical devices were lacking in practical standards that can be applied to their development. Most international standards were focused in electrical and mechanical safety of medical devices. Therefore, there were few practical standards which contain essential performance evaluation. Although medical device regulations do not enforce a fixed lifecycle model, activities are presented in a sequential manner, thus hinting at a waterfall process. Meanwhile, for a decade or more, software teams have benefitted from agile development methods. Several medical device manufacturers have adopted agile practices while keeping development in compliance with regulations, but conflicts arise and decisions have to be taken in favor of agility or formality. However, if there are new practical standards of medical devices, it must be possible to promote the medical devices industry in their nation. To do this, there is a need to develop a new standard could apply to the international market through the analysis of the medical device related technology. Consequently, new standards such as NP (New proposal) or NWIP (New Work Item Proposal) should be developed through international standardization of medical device technology.

The Charateristics of Flash-over Voltage by Humidity Variation for 22.9 kV Live Part (22.9 kV 노출충전부의 습도변화에 따른 섬락전압 변동 특성)

  • Han, Ki-Boong;Lee, Dae-Jong;Han, Woon-Ki
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.07c
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    • pp.1856-1858
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    • 2002
  • As the statistical data, the most of electrical shock accidents have been caused by human errors including those of mistake, carelessness, and so on during normal condition. But, there are currently no international standards for the determination of withstand distance to ensure safety of personnel form 22.9 kV electrical power facilities during their normal operation. Therefore, this paper describes the characteristics of flash-over voltage by moisture variation to establish the distance clearances in terms of electrical safety.

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A Study on the Present State and Consistent use of Terminologies Concerning Grounding (접지에 관한 용어의 실태와 일관성 있는 사용을 위한 고찰)

  • Lee, Bok-Hee;Lee, Kang-Hee;Kim, Tae-Ki;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2013
  • A grounding scheme is one of important parts in protection for safety of electrical installations. Terminologies are successively creating and gradually increasing due to diversity and external environments. The declaration and definition of terminologies concerning grounding are in disorder in several KS standards, electrotechnical provisions for electrical installations and electrotechnical guides related to electrical installations. There seem to be serious confusions in use among technicians and experts. In this paper, we proposed a new scheme and system to consistently use the technical terms concerning grounding described in KS standards and technical provisions. Different use examples and the present state of terminologies on grounding described in Korean documents such as KS IEC standards, technical provisions for electrical installations, consumer's electrical installation guide, and etc are investigated. Although the scope of this work is limited to examine the terminologies on grounding, it is expected that the proposed method could be contributed to the consistent use of terminologies in all areas in KS C IEC standards and technical provisions for electrical installations.

A Study on the RAM Application to the Electrical Multiple Unit (차세대전동차로의 RAM 적용 연구)

  • Joung, Eui-Jin;Lee, Han-Min;Kim, Gil-Dong
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.2038-2043
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    • 2009
  • RAMS(Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety) analyses are particularly important in the railway engineering sector and are increasingly required the specialized procedures. The RAMS analysis is performed to meet the high safety and quality standards. The RAMS standards were established in 1990s. EN 50126 of CENELEC, and IEC 62278 provide railway authorities and railway company with a procedure which will enable the implementation of a consistent approach to the management of RAMS. IEC 62278 will be often referred to in the field of railway system. This paper represents the RAMS procedure to apply to the EMU (Electrical Multiple Unit) based on the referenced RAMS standards.

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