• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.88-95
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• 2011

In this paper, a new standby-mode control method for multiple output switching-mode power-supply is suggested, which uses the control signal of the feedback compensator of the inner loop in the linear voltage regulator located at the transformer secondary side, as the load current information. Conventional method has a problem that standby mode occurs depending only on the load condition of the main controller output, which makes the other secondary side output very inaccurate by burst mode operation. The proposed method detects all the load current information and operates in burst mode only when the all of them are light load condition. Minimum of the additional components are required for the implementation of the proposed method because the load information is obtained from the existing feedback circuit of the post-stage linear regulator. In this paper, the operating principles of the proposed standby-mode circuit are presented with an numerical analysis, and are verified by 25W hardware prototype implementation.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.60-67
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• 2008

We present domestic efforts for superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) application in the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) grid and pending points at issue. KEPCO's decision to upgrade the 154 kV/22.9 kV main transformer from 60 MVA to 100 MVA cast a problem of high fault current in the 22.9 kV distribution lines. The grid planners supported adopting an SFCL to control the fault current. This environment friendly to SFCL application must be highly dependent upon the successful development of SFCL having specifications that domestic utility required. The required conditions are (1) small size of not greater than twice of 22.9 kV gas insulated switch-gear (GIS), (2) sustainability of current limitation without the line breaking by circuit breakers (CB) for maximum 1.5 seconds. Also, optionally, recommended is (3) the reclosing capability. Conventional resistive SFCLs do not meet (1) $\sim$ (3) all together. A hybrid SFCL is an excellent solution to meet the conditions. The hybrid SFCL consists of HTS SFCL components for fault detection and line commutation, a fast switch (FS) to break the primary path, and a limiter. This characteristic structure not only enables excellent current limiting performances and the reclosing capability, but also allows drastic reduction of HTS volume and small size of the cryostat, resulting in economic feasibility and compactness of the equipment. External current limiter also enables long term limitation since it is far less sensitive to heat generation than HTS. Semi-active operation is another advantage of the hybrid structure. We will discuss more pending points at issues such as maintenance-free long term operation, small size to accommodate the in-house substation, passive and active control, back-up plans, diagnosis, and so on.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.209-218
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• 2011

In low voltage high current applications such as fuel cells the current-fed DC-DC converter which has small ripple current and turn ratio is more efficient. In the applications larger than 5kW the conventional single-phase current-fed converter based on full-bridge, half-bridge or push-pull topologies has high current burden of devices such as switches, and the selection and optimized design of the devices are not easy. In this paper a three-phase active-clamped current-fed push-pull DC-DC converter suitable for high power high step-up applications is proposed. The proposed converter has reduced current burden and is suitable for wide input voltage applications due to the use of whole duty cycle range. Design methods of main components including three-phase high frequency transformers are provided, and the validity and performance of the proposed converter are proved from a 5kW prototype.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.595-609
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• 2017

Due to high in-situ stress and brittleness of rock mass, the surrounding rock masses of underground caverns are prone to appear splitting failure. In this paper, a kind of loading-unloading variable elastic modulus model has been initially proposed and developed based on energy dissipation principle, and the stress state of elements has been determined by a splitting failure criterion. Then the underground caverns of Dagangshan hydropower station is analyzed using the above model. For comparing with the monitoring results, the entire process of rock splitting failure has been achieved through monitoring the splitting failure on side walls of large-scale caverns in Dagangshan via borehole TV, micro-meter and deformation resistivity instrument. It shows that the maximum depth of splitting area in the downstream sidewall of the main power house is approximately 14 m, which is close to the numerical results, about 12.5 m based on the energy dissipation model. As monitoring result, the calculation indicates that the key point displacement of caverns decreases firstly with the distance from main powerhouse downstream side wall rising, and then increases, because this area gets close to the side wall of main transformer house and another smaller splitting zone formed here. Therefore it is concluded that the energy dissipation model can preferably present deformation and fracture zones in engineering, and be very useful for similar projects.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.20 no.2 s.70
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• pp.56-60
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• 2005

We studied fire properties of MOF(Metering Out Fit) insulation cover and field condition of 22.9kV power receiving system. $49.5\%$ of formal equipments were installed indoors, whereas $40.8\%$ of informal equipments were installed as H-type. Insulation treatment was not done at a $22.4\%$ ratio of main line($27.7\%$ of transformer, $70.2\%$ of COS, $10.4\%$ of MOF). Fire pattern analysis showed that the fire started at the secondary part of OC wire. In the result of DTA(Differential Thermal Analysis), normal cover showed exothermic reactions at $310^{\circ}C,\;399^{\circ}C\;and\;510^{\circ}C$ (endothermic reactions at $382^{\circ}C$). Whereas damaged cover showed exothermic reactions at $412^{\circ}C$(endothermic reactions at $389^{\circ}C$). In the result of TGA(Thermo Gravimetric Analysis), the thermal weight change of normal cover was similar compared to damaged cover. In the result of FT-IR analysis, normal cover showed absorption peaks at $3,024cm^{-l},\;2,921cm^{-l},\;1,600cm^{-1},\;1,492cm^{-1},\;1,451cm^{-1},\;1,154cm^{-l},\;1,027cm^{-1},\;906cm^{-1}$. Whereas, in case of tracked cover, the absorption peaks that were shown in normal cover disappeared and different absorption peak was shown at $966cm^{-1}$.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.338_339
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• 2009

송전전압을 배전전압으로 변성하여 고객에게 배분하는 154kV 주변압기의 경우 과거 옥외철구형 변전소에서는 주로 동을 이용한 모선을 이용하였다. 최근 부지확보의 어려움 및 빈번한 민원 발생으로 지하 또는 옥내변전소로 바뀌어 가는 추세이고 과거 동모선 방식에서 케이블을 이용한 방식이 선호되고 있다. 모선방식의 경우는 구리나 알루미늄 바의 부식문제, 습기문제, 그리고 좁은 공간에서 사용시 절연 문제 등과 관련하여 지속적인 관리가 요구되고 있으나 케이블을 사용할 경우 이러한 문제들로부터 벗어날 수 있는 이점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 케이블을 사용하여 대전류를 송전할 경우 단일 케이블의 허용전류 용량에 따른 제한으로 복수의 케이블을 병렬 연결하여 사용하여야 한다. 그러나 케이블 동상 병렬사용시 케이블 포설 방식에 따라 동상간의 불평형전류 차가 심하게 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 송 배전 선로의 불평형전류 현황을 알아보고, 송전선로에 있어서 상배열 변경 및 배전선의 동상 케이블 배열방법을 변경함으로써 불평형전류를 최소화 하여 최적의 계통상태 유지를 위한 방안을 찾고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.274_275
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 배전계통 주변압기 중성선에 초전도 한류기를 적용할 경우 고장전류 제한 및 회복특성에 대해 분석하였다. 배전계통에 초전도한류기 적용위치에 따라 초전도한류기의 부담이 다르게 되며, 이에 따라 고장전류 제한효과를 포함한 건전선로에 미치는 영향에 대한 분석이 필요하다. 배전계통내에 초전도한류기의 다양한 적용위치중에서 주변압기 중성선에 초전도한류기를 적용할 경우 보다 빈번하게 발생하는 비대칭사고에 대해 효과적으로 고장전류를 제한할 수 있음을 모의실험을 통해 분석하였다. 이와 더불어 고장제거시 초전도한류기의 회복특성에서도 선로 각 상에 초전도한류기를 적용할 경우보다 중성선에 적용할 경우에 회복시간이 크게 감소되는 것을 모의실험을 통해 비교할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.802-803
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 변압기의 권선간 전계 및 절연안전율 예측알고리즘을 개발하였으며, 이를 활용하여 극초고압 변압기의 절연구조개선 연구를 수행하였다. 개발된 알고리즘을 사용하면 한 번의 기본모델의 수치해석 결과만을 이용하여 다양한 권선간 거리 및 고체절연물의 개수 변화에 따른 전계 및 절연안전율의 예측이 가능하다. 본 알고리즘을 극초고압 변압기 주권선부 개선에 적용시킨 결과, 권선간 고체 절연물 개수를 조절하면 절연신뢰성 저하없이 주권선부 거리를 단축시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 본 예측 알고리즘의 활용가능성을 검증하고자 개선 모델의 절연안전율을 수치해석적 방법으로 계산하여 이를 예측 결과와 비교하였다. 그 결과, 본 예측 알고리즘으로 계산된 결과는 수치해석적 방법에 의한 결과에 비해 약 $1{\sim}2%$ 정도의 작은 차이가 발생하는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여 개발된 전계분포 및 절연안전율 예측기법을 실제 설계에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.130-134
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• 2013

Most electrical machines like motor, generator and transformer are symmetric in terms of magnetic field distribution and mechanical structure. In order to analyze these problems effectively, many coupling techniques have been introduced. This paper deals with a coupling scheme for open boundary problem of symmetric and periodic structure. It couples an analytical solution of Fourier series expansion with the standard finite element method. The analytical solution is derived for the magnetic field in the outside of the boundary, and the finite element method is for the magnetic field in the inside with source current and magnetic materials. The main advantage of the proposed method is that it retains sparsity and symmetry of system matrix like the standard FEM and it can also be easily applied to symmetric and periodic problems. Also, unknowns of finite elements at the boundary are coupled with Fourier series coefficients. The boundary conditions are used to derive a coupled system equation expressed in matrix form. The proposed algorithm is validated using a test model of a bush bar for the power supply. And the each result is compared with analytical solution respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.64-72
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• 2001

In this paper, forward Zero Voltage Switching Multi Resonant Converter(ZVS MRC) for non-contact charging energy transmission is reposed. The forward ZVS MRC is effective in adsorbing parasitic element as well as minimizing the switching loss. That can accommodate very high frequency. So forward ZVC MRC is applied to non-contact charging energy transmission. Used converter has saperatable transformer and synchronous rectifiers. Coupling coefficient(k), leakage inductance, coupling inductance and resonant frequency are observed for the air gap. By using the observed value, this circuit is designed and implemented. This proposed circuit is simulated by the PSPICE and experimented. The voltage stress of a main switch and the output power of the converter are measured. This paper show that is compatible for non-contact charging energy transmission.