• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07b
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• pp.666-668
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• 2001

In this paper we are to explain the development of circuit breaker characteristic tester for 25.8kV Gas Insulated Switchgear. Because of hermetically sealed cubicle, we have the difficulties of installation and usage of tester. Therefore we developed measuring tester and software. This tester can measure CB close/trip time, coil current, stroke, chattering time. And it has CB positive/ negative discrimination program, trend management program, DB management program.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1992.07b
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• pp.626-628
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• 1992

GCB(Gas Circuit Breaker) and GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear) using $SF_6$ are worldwidely applied over 72.5KV classes. It Is known that $SF_6$ gas has the most superior characteristics among the extingushing and insulating media. Our Company has produced GCB and GIS from early 1980's and at present, we are producing 362KV 40KA class which is the highest voltage in our country. According to change KEPCO's standards (ESB standards), our company has redeveloped and tested for all productions type from 1989. During redeveloping, we largely contribute raise reliability of power system, through all the more improvement for performance and quality of manufactures. One of them, we developed 170KV 50KA GCB with common three-pole operating mechanism and sucessfully completed test of KERI under KEPCO presence, at first in our country. Thus, we announce the outline of it.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.3
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• pp.507-512
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• 2017

Recently, more electric power facilities have been miniaturized and it is noted that the facilities maintenance will be essential through operation optimization. In this paper we applied and examined the operation optimization of electric power facilities by applying Matrix system which can improve reliability to minimize outage and recover failure rapidly when blackouts happen at 25.8kV Gas Insulated Switchgear(GIS). The fundamental problem for facilities maintenance of GIS can happen due to indeterminable internal state in real time. Matrix optimization organizes action states in all containers which contain pressurized $SF_6$ Gas such as circuit breaker, disconnector switch, bus for utilizing them each area. Then, we connect it with power system to monitor and control internal state remotely in real time, and we can minimize blackout zone or outage. Considering above process, we improved stability of overall facilities.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• summer
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• pp.1028-1030
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• 2004

최근 세계시장이 Al-Casting 외함(알루미늄 주물탱크)을 적용한 GCB(Gas Circuit Breaker) 및 GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear)를 선호하고 있으며, 이는 철재 외함에 비해 많은 이점을 갖고 있기 때문이다. 알루미늄 외함은 철재 용접형 제품에 비해 중량이 가벼워 취급 및 운반이 용이할 뿐 아니라 장기 사용 시에도 발청의 우려가 없으며, 2층 이상의 건물에 신설 또는 증설시 건물의 중량 제한에 따른 제약 조건에서 훨씬 자유롭다. 또한 Casting은 Welding형에 비해 분기부 전계 강도가 유리하고, 알루미늄은 철에 비해 열발생량이 적어 외함크기 축소가 가능하다. 또한 제작공정이 철재 용접외함에 비해 단순하고 대량생산에 유리하다. 이로 인해 외함이 표준화되고 GIS 모듈화가 완성되면 기종별 Series화하여 대량생산 체제 구축에 유리하게 된다. 점진적인 인건비 상승으로 용접형 외함의 단가상승이 예상되며, GCB의 경우 Al Casting형이 원가면에서도 유리하다. 이에 당사 GCB 및 GIS 제품 경쟁력 향상 및 수출시장 적극공략을 목적으로 현행 GCB 및 GIS 철재 용접형외함을 알루미늄 Casting 외함으로의 변경, 개발을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 Al Casting 외함을 개발하기 위한 일련의 과정에 대해 소개한다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.630-635
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• 2015

A vacuum Interrupter (VI), a core part that composes the breaking part of medium-voltage vacuum circuit breaker (VCB), has the excellent insulation performance and arc-extinguishing capability. $SF_6$ gas had been used for the external insulation of VIs since the dielectric strength of $SF_6$ gas is superior to that of other insulation gases. However, because of environmental problems related with global warming, a solid-insulated technology was recently researched. The functionally graded material (FGM), as changing spatially the distribution of the relative permittivity inside an insulator, can reduce the electric field stress at the specific region. Especially, the external insulation performance of the VI with the molded FGM insulator is greatly improved as compared with that of the existing VI or the VI with a new external shield. In this paper, the effectiveness of this FGM insulator is verified by the numerical simulation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1330-1332
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• 2005

최근 세계시장이 Al-Casting 외함(알루미늄 주물탱크)을 적용한 GCB(Gas Circuit Breaker) 및 GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear)를 선호하고 있으며, 이는 철재 외함에 비해 많은 이점을 갖고 있기 때문이다. 알루미늄 외함은 철재 용접형 제품에 비해 중량이 가벼워 취급 및 운반이 용이할 뿐 아니라 장기 사용 시에도 발청의 우려가 없으며, 2층 이상의 건물에 신설 또는 증설시 건물의 중량 제한에 따른 제약 조건에서 훨씬 자유롭다. 또한 Casting은 Welding형에 비해 분기부 전계 강도가 유리하고, 알루미늄은 철에 비해 열발생량이 적어 외함크기 축소가 가능하다. 또한 제작공정이 철재 용접외함에 비해 단순하고 대량생산에 유리하다. 이로 인해 외함이 표준화되고 GIS 모듈화가 완성되면 기종별 Series화하여 대량생산 체제 구축에 유리하게 된다. 점진적인 인건비 상승으로 용접형 외함의 단가상승이 예상되며, GCB의 경우 Al Casting형이 원가면에서도 유리하다. 이에 당사 GCB 및 GIS 제품 경쟁력 향상 및 수출시장 적극공략을 목적으로 현행 GCB 및 GIS 철재 용접형외함을 알루미늄 Casting 외함으로의 변경, 개발을 실시하였다. 본 연구에서는 Al Casting 외함을 개발하기 위한 일련의 과정에 대해 소개한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07c
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• pp.1863-1865
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• 2004

As rise the demands for the protcetion of environment and the compactness of equipments, the movement brisks for replacing the circuit breaker of GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear) to VI(Vacuum Interrupter). For these reason an increase in the interruption capability of VI is required. To satisfy these requirement, the academic and industrial worlds have been studying extensively for AMF(Axial Magnetic Field) contact, which is effective in interrupting large current over tens of kA, and introduced many kind of AMF contacts. However there are little effort to compare these contacts comprehensively, so it is difficult to choose most suitable shape for user's needs. In this paper, focusing unipolar type contact among various type of AMF contacts, we performed magnetic field analysis for several models designed in same dimension and compared the result and characteristics of each model in order to help deciding the direction for developing profitable VIs for interrupting large current.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.541-542
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• 2015

초고압 차단기는 개방 또는 투입 기능을 수행시 과도현상에 의한 개폐서지(Switching Surge)가 발생하여 차단기 구성품들에 부담이 가해진다. 초고압 차단기용 개폐제어 장치는 이러한 차단기의 개폐 동작시 차단기 접점의 분리 또는 접촉 순간을 제어하여 개폐서지를 최소화함으로써 접점의 마모와 구성품에 가해지는 스트레스를 감소시키는 장치이다. 즉, 차단기에 인가되는 전압의 위상을 기준으로 원하는 개폐시점에서 개방 및 투입이 일어나도록 제어하는 기기이다. 국외에서는 해외 선진사들이 이미 초고압 차단기용 개폐제어 장치를 상용화하여 현장에 적용하고 있으며, 국내에서는 기술의 검토 단계를 지나서 장치를 개발하고 시험하여 상용화하는 단계로 진입하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 상용화를 위하여 개발된 초고압 차단기용 개폐제어 장치에 대하여 하드웨어 구성을 소개하고, 운영 소프트웨어를 설명하며, 개폐제어 장치의 개폐제어 동작 성능을 자체 모의시험과 GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear) 차단부와의 연계 시험을 통하여 평가한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07b
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• pp.1520-1522
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• 1994

The clarification of insulation capability of GIS(Gas Insulated Substation) under very fast transient overvoltages such as disconnector/circuit-breaker induced surge is very important for establishing not only a rational insulation testing method, but also insulation design intending to make GIS more reliable and more minimized. One of the absolute prerequisits for this is that more accurate measurement of VFTO. This describes capacitive voltage measuring methods for high voltage steep-footed oscillating waves using capacitive coupling principle and their systems including source and load impedances. Time domain response of unit step and its frequency characteristics are also investigated.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.781-789
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• 2016

Busbar has been used as electric conductor within extra high voltage (EHV) gas insulated switchgear (GIS), which makes EHV GIS higher security, smaller size and lower cost. However, the main fault of GIS is overheating of busbar connection parts, circuit breaker and isolating switch contact parts, which has been already restricting development of GIS to a large extent. In this study, a coupled magneto-flow-thermal analysis is used to investigate the thermal properties of GIS busbar in steady-state. A three-dimensional (3-D) finite element model (FEM) is built to calculate multiphysics fields including electromagnetic field, flow field and thermal field in steady-state. The influences of current on the magnetic flux density, flow velocity and heat distribution has been investigated. Temperature differences of inner wall and outer wall are investigated for busbar tank and conducting rod. Considering the end effect in the busbar, temperature rise difference is compared between end sections and the middle section. In order to obtain better heat dissipation effect, diameters of conductor and tank are optimized based on temperature rise simulation results. Temperature rise tests have been done to validate the 3-D simulation model, which is observed a good correlation with the simulation results. This study provides technical support for optimized structure of the EHV GIS busbar.