• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.23 no.9
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• pp.117-123
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• 2009

Recently, the failures of electrical equipment have been reduced due to the improvement of its quality and the advance of operation techniques but the failure rates caused by natural disasters such as wind and lightning have been increased. To reduce the failures due to lightning, it is necessary for insulation design of transmission lines to be done, effectively. Also the analysis on the lightning characteristics is essential to the effective insulation design. In this paper, we describe lightning distribution, multiplicity, IKL(Iso-Keraunic Level) and amplitude distribution of lightning current base on the lightning data by KLDNet.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.438-439
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• 2008

KEPCO has been operating a lightning detection network, KLDNet, to cope with lightning-induced faults. An weather observation for last 40 years shows that heavy rainy days per year and the strength of rain have almost doubled. It could be interpreted as more frequent occurrence of lightning events. In accordance with that, the lightning activities and the mischievous influences, such as transmission faults, have increased. In this paper, the observed data by the network in 2007 is analyzed and compared with ten-years-old-statistics accumulated by the former system, LPATS.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.83-84
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• 2006

Lightning induced faults accounts for more than 66% at the transmission lines of KEPCO. The lightning causes damages to power system equipments including transmission line, the shut down of electricity and the electro-magnetic interference. Because of this reason, we need the real time lightning information for the optimal operation of power system. And, it is required to obtain and accumulate the lightning current parameters for the insulation design. A lightning detection system, LPATS, has been operated since 1995 in KEPCO. For the improved detection efficiency, we had in stalled the new lightning detection network named as KLDNet in 2005. Also, we had developed the new software for the lightning parameters analysis and real time information service on the WEB. In this paper, we would like to introduce about the new system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.398-399
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• 2015

The fault level of power transmission lines caused by natural disaster such as lightning and rainstorm has been on the rise. Especially, the cause of lightning stokes is large part of transmission faults. In order to reduce the lightning failures, it is necessary to measure and analyze the lightning characteristics. This paper deals with observation of the lightning strokes by KEPCO Lightning Detection Network(KLDNet) and analysis including lightning density, multiplicity and amplitude distribution.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.691-693
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• 2007

KEPCO, a Korean utility, has been operating a new lightning detection network since 2006. The lightning data detected by the new system named as Kepco Lightning Detection & information Network(KLDNet) is presented, and compared with ten-years-old-statistics accumulated by LPATS in order to look over the detection abilities.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.55 no.11
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• pp.532-537
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• 2006

Lightning induced faults accounts for more than 66% at the transmission lines of KEPCO. The lightning causes damages to power system equipments including transmission line, the blackout of electricity and the electro-magnetic interference. Because of this reason, we need the real time lightning information for the optimal operation of power system. And, it is required to obtain and accumulate the lightning current parameters for the insulation design. In 2005, KEPRI constructed a lightning detection network, the KLDNet (i.e. Kepco Lightning Detection & Information System) and launched a lightning information service for KEPCO customers. It is intended to provide data service on the operation of transmission lines and collect lightning-related data, which is the most important factor regulating power system design and operation. The new system will replace LPATS, the old detection system, which has been operating since 1995 and is rapidly failing in terms of both detection performance and location accuracy. The purpose of this paper is to explain the work performed and the results of that work in performing a site survey of several locations. The purpose of the site survey is to find locations acceptable for the installation of a lightning location receiver in support of a Lightning detection system(LDS). A restriction was placed on the surveyed locations, as they must belong to the Korea Electric Power Company. This requirement was made to facilitate the communication needs of the LDS network. Total of 15 sites were evaluated as possible LDS sensor sites. Some of the sites were rejected for physical reasons and therefore no electrical testing was performed. Of the 15 sites, total of 10 sites were considered acceptable and 5 sites were rejected for various reason. In this paper, we would like to explain the site survey and detection efficiency for LDS.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.58 no.2
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• pp.184-189
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• 2009

Lightning has been identified as one of the leading causes of outages on transmission and distribution systems. As sensitive loads and reliance on electric power increase year by year, it is getting more focus on stable and high quality of power supply. To protect the transmission and distribution line from lightning, the transmission lightning arrester can be the effective facility on the power system. This paper discusses Gapped type Arresters application results by analysing effects of lightning arresters on transmission and distribution line.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.147-148
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 154 kV 송전선포의 낙뢰고장기록과 선로주변의 낙뢰측정기륵을 분석하여 상관관계를 분식하였다. 낙뢰관측기록과 고장의 위치, 시각과 고장 메카니즘의 규명은 선로의 합리적인 대책수립에 유용한 정보를 제공할 수 있다. 6년간의 LPATS 및 KLDNet 관측기록과 송전고장기록을 이용하여 EMTP 해석모델과 뇌사고율 해석 S/W를 사용하여 뇌섬락 임계전류를 계산하고 뇌고장 유형을 분석 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.696-698
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• 2007

As overhead transmission lines are exposed to the outdoor weather, lightning induced fault accounts for about 66% of faults in transmission lines. The lightning may cause the damage of power system apparatus or the shut down of electricity. Not only in order to decrease the damage of the power system itself but also to ensure the reliable power supply, an appropriate insulation design based on the long-term lightning statistics is required. Meanwhile, real time information of lightning might be more useful to quickly locate the point of lightning induced fault in the line, leading to minimization of the adverse effects derived from the fault. Korea Electric Power Corporation has been providing an on-line lightning information service, named as KLDNet, since 2006 in order to meet the need inside our company. This paper describes the development and application of the information system.