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A FPGA Implementation of Digital Protective Relays for Electrical Power Installation (전력설비를 위한 디지털보호계전기의 FPGA 구현)

  • Kim, Jong-Tae;Shin, Myong-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.131-137
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    • 2005
  • Protective relays provide important features to electrical power systems for protecting against faults and consequent short circuits. This research presents a novel VLSI design of the digital protective relay, which overcomes today's uP/DSP-based relays. This design features good cancellation of DC/k-th harmonic components, noticeable not performance and flexible Protection behavior in the minimized core area The proposed design was successfully implemented by a FPGA(Field Programmable Gate Array) device and can concurrently process over 16KSPS at less $0.03[\%]$ error rate.

A Study on the Fluoro-polymer Composite Coatings for Protecting the Corrosion of Fossil-fuel Power Plants

  • Kang, Min Soo;Lee, Byung Seung;Chang, Hyun Young;Jin, Tae Eun;So, Il Soo
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.62-67
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    • 2007
  • Several heavy duty coatings at an every kind industry facilities to various systems currently have been applied review to the many industry fields. Corrosion-protective characteristics in the case of novolac epoxy among them and unsaturated polyester have been applied most widely. epoxy and flake heavy duty coatings are applied for such reason in an every kind facilities(stack, FGD, cooler, chemical tank etc) of a fossil-fuel power plants Cases of the fossil-fuel power plants are exposed to more severe corrosion environment compared with other facilities and It is difficult to display the performance of long-term method at apply to be the partial. Our study shows fluoro-polymer composite coating method to overcome of the limit. The comparison did previous method and heavy duty coating about FGD plants most at a corrosion environment among fossil-fuel power plants. Additionally, other facilities examined different heavy duty method. The design mode of fluoro-polymer composite coating according to an every kind facilities show extensive methods that are characteristic revelation of film(top, middle and primer layer) composition of the paint, film thickness in accordance with a facilities corrosion and the corrosion protective effectiveness to come into being use fluoro-polymer composite with heavy duty paint(epoxy).

Using Design to Make Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment Safer for Healthcare Workers (의료종사자의 안전한 개인보호장비 탈의를 위한 공간 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Matic, Zorana;Oh, Yeinn;Lim, Lisa
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.17-26
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This paper presents research evidence that the environmental design of the doffing area in a biocontainment unit (BCU) can have a measurable impact on increasing the safety of frontline healthcare workers (HCW) during doffing of high-level personal protective equipment (PPE), and proposes optimized biocontainment unit design. Methods: From 2016 to 2019, The SimTigrate Design Lab conducted 3 consecutive studies, focusing on ways in which the built environment may support or hinder safe doffing. In the first study, to identify the risky behaviors, we observed 56 simulation exercises with HCWs in 4 BCUs and 1 high-fidelity BCU mockup. In the second study, we tested the effectiveness of a redesigned doffing area on improving the HCWs performance and used simulation, observation, and rapid prototyping in 1 high-fidelity mockup of a doffing area. In a follow-up study, we used simulation and co-design with HCWs to optimize the design of a safer doffing area in a full-size pediatric BCU mock-up. Results: We identified 11 specific risky behaviors potentially leading to occupational injury, or contamination of the PPE, or of the environment. We developed design strategies to create a space for safer doffing. In the second study, in a redesigned doffing area, the overall performance of HCW improved, and we observed a significant decrease in the number of risky behaviors; some risky behaviors were eliminated. There was a significant decrease in physical and cognitive load for the HCWs. Finally, we propose an optimized layout of a BCU for a safer process of PPE doffing. Implications: The proposed BCU design supports better staff communication, efficiency, and automates safer behaviors. Our findings can be used to develop design guidelines for spaces where patients with other highly infectious diseases are treated when the safety of the patient-facing HCWs is of critical importance.

A Study on Improvement of Submarine Attack Periscope Operation Performance using Installing Protector on Sail (잠수함 공격잠망경 함교 보호구조물 설치를 통한 장비 운용성능 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Woo-Seok;Chang, Ho-Seong;Lee, Young-Suk;Kim, Sang-Il
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.199-206
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    • 2021
  • This paper describes the feasibility and reliability verification of installing a protective structure to protect attack periscopes. The attack periscope is the critical equipment of a submarine to enable the user to monitor surface and air activity, collect navigational data, and detect and identify targets. The attack periscope provides target information acquired through TV, IR camera, and laser range finder to the combat system. In the product improvement program, the upper part of the masts was exposed to the outside of the sail because the existing attack periscope was replaced with a new one. On the other hand, the head sensor can be damaged by floating objects, such as fishing nets, during sea navigation. Therefore, the installation of a protective structure for an attack periscope improved the equipment operation performance. The feasibility and reliability of the installation of the protective structure were verified by examining the influence of URN.

Comparison of Test Standards for the Performance and Safety of Agricultural Tractors: A Review

  • Kabir, Md. Shaha Nur;Chung, Sun-Ok;Kim, Yong-Joo;Shin, Sung-Hyun
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.158-165
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The objective of this paper was to compare test standards regarding the performance and safety of agricultural tractors to identify the differences in test conditions, measurement tolerances, and test procedures. Based on the comparison, some recommendations were proposed for possible revisions or improvements to current tractor test standards. Methods: The test standards and codes of major standards development organizations (SDOs), such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), EC type approval, and the board of actions of the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratories (NTTL), were selected and analyzed. Comparison of the test standards: The ISO provides references for fuel and lubricants for tractor tests, and the OECD provides additional measurements for calculating fuel consumption characteristics during the power take-off (PTO) tests. The ISO, EC type approval, and the ASABE provide PTO protective device and the safety requirements. During drawbar power tests, seven transmission ratios are selected for fully automatic transmissions, according to the OECD. In case of hydraulic lift tests, ISO 789-2 and OECD Code 2 advise the use of a static lift force, while SAE J283 advises the use of additional dynamic lift capacity tests for a better representation of in-field operations. The OECD, the ISO, and EC type approval determine the seat index point (SIP), whereas the ASABE determines the seat reference point (SRP) for roll-over protective structure (ROPS) tests. Diversified measurement tolerances were among the braking performance test standards. The European Union (EU) has developed daily limits for vibration exposures with adaptations from ISO 2631-1. Electromagnetic compatibility evaluations are emerging of high-efficiency tractors due to the long-term conformance to electromagnetic emissions and interferences. Comparisons of tractor test standards discussed in this paper are expected to provide useful information for tractor manufacturers and standards development personnel to improve the performance and safety test standards of tractors.

Development of an Intelligent Control System to Integrate Computer Vision Technology and Big Data of Safety Accidents in Korea

  • KANG, Sung Won;PARK, Sung Yong;SHIN, Jae Kwon;YOO, Wi Sung;SHIN, Yoonseok
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2022.06a
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    • pp.721-727
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    • 2022
  • Construction safety remains an ongoing concern, and project managers have been increasingly forced to cope with myriad uncertainties related to human operations on construction sites and the lack of a skilled workforce in hazardous circumstances. Various construction fatality monitoring systems have been widely proposed as alternatives to overcome these difficulties and to improve safety management performance. In this study, we propose an intelligent, automatic control system that can proactively protect workers using both the analysis of big data of past safety accidents, as well as the real-time detection of worker non-compliance in using personal protective equipment (PPE) on a construction site. These data are obtained using computer vision technology and data analytics, which are integrated and reinforced by lessons learned from the analysis of big data of safety accidents that occurred in the last 10 years. The system offers data-informed recommendations for high-risk workers, and proactively eliminates the possibility of safety accidents. As an illustrative case, we selected a pilot project and applied the proposed system to workers in uncontrolled environments. Decreases in workers PPE non-compliance rates, improvements in variable compliance rates, reductions in severe fatalities through guidelines that are customized according to the worker, and accelerations in safety performance achievements are expected.

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An Effective Installation Method of lightning Protective Devices for Information and Communication Facilities (정보통신설비용 뇌서지 보호장치의 효과적인 설치기법)

  • 이복희;이동문;강성만;엄주홍;이승칠
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.90-96
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    • 2002
  • The AC power lines and signal lines of info-communication networks are muted on overhead poles and are exposed to lightning strikes. Due to the potential difference between groundings of the AC power lines and telecommunication lines, the electronic equipments connected to the telecommunication lines can easily be damaged by lightning surges. In this work, in order to develop the reliable ways to protect information and communication facilities from lightning surges, the reliability and performance of surge protective devices were experimentally investigated in actual-sized test circuit. The operation behaviors of surge protective devices against lightning surges from the AC power lines and telecommunication lines and the coordination effects of SPD installation method were evaluated. As a consequence, it was confirmed that the bypass arrester and common grounding system is very effective.

Feasibility Study of a Corrugated Steel Protective Structure for Ammunition Test Facility (탄약시험장의 강재 방호구조물 적용성 분석 연구)

  • Han, Jae Duk;Kim, Donghee;Kim, Sungkon
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.671-679
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    • 2022
  • Harmful factors such as shock waves and fragments are generated at domestic ammunition testing sites and military shell shooting training sites due to frequent shooting and explosion tests. As a result, complaints from local residents are rapidly increasing, and there is a high risk of damage to facilities and human life. The recently constructed ammunition test site built a test facility for firing artillery and rocket propulsion in a narrow area with a radius of 300 m due to site restrictions, but damage to the facility is accumulating because there is no adequate protective structure. Therefore, in this study, quantitative data on harmful factors such as noise, vibration, shock wave, and thermal effect generated between artillery firing and rocket propulsion tests were measured, and explosion pressure characteristics were analyzed to design a protective structure, and use Autodyn to protect performance. to perform verification.

Chondro-protective and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Sorbi Commixtae Fructus Extract (마가자(馬家子) 추출물의 연골 보호 및 항염 효과에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Dongjun;Lee, Hong Gu;Ko, Chung Ho;Park, Hyoungkook;Jin, Mu Hyun;Cho, Ho Song
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2022
  • Objectives : From this study, we sight to identify chondro-protective and anti-inflammatory effects of Sorbi Commixtae Fructus extract and its compound, chlorogenic acid. Methods : Sorbi Commixtae Fructus were extracted by 50% ethanol. And chlorogenic acid in Sorbi Commixtae Fructus 50% extract was quantified by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). To investigate chondro-protective effects, we treated Sorbi Commixtae Fructus 50% ethanol extract and chlorogenic acid in TNF𝛼-activated ATDC5 murine chondrogenic cells. After 24 hours, protein level of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3) and mRNA level of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP13) were measured by using ELISA or reverse transcription PCR, respectively. To examine anti-inflammatory effects, we treated Sorbi Commixtae Fructus 50% ethanol extract and chlorogenic acid in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 murine macrophages. We measured the level of inflammatory mediators, such as Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), Interleukin-6 (IL6) by ELISA and nitric oxide (NO) by Griess reagent assay. Results : A concentration of chlorogenic acid in Sorbi Commixtae Fructus 50% ethanol extract was 3.9 mg/g. Sorbi Commixtae Fructus 50% ethanol extract and chlorogenic acid attenuated protein level of MMP3 and mRNA level of MMP13 in TNF𝛼-activated ATDC5 cells. Sorbi commixtae Fructus 50% ethanol extract inhibited the level of PGE2, IL6 and NO in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 cells in dose dependent manner, but chlorogenic acid has no anti-inflammatory effects. Conclusions : These findings demonstrated that Sorbi Commixtae Fructus 50% ethanol extract has chondro-protective and anti-inflammatory effects showing possible therapeutics to ease the symptoms related with osteoarthritis.