• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2019

A high energy arcing fault event occurred in the medium-voltage (13.8 kV and 4.16 kV) metalclad switchgears in a nuclear power plant not only affecting switchgear but also connected equipment due to the arc energy. The high energy arcing fault also causes a fire that influences the safety function of the unit. Therefore, from the safety point of view, it is necessary to evaluate the influences of high energy arcing fault events on the safety functions of nuclear power plants. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the characteristics of high energy arcing faults and propose a high energy arcing fault mitigation scheme for medium voltage networks in nuclear power plants.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.97-108
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• 1996

Optimal design of fault-tolerant, spatial type redundant manipulators is treated in this paper. Design objective is to guarantte three degree-of -freedom translational motions in the task space, upon failure of one arbitrary joint of 4 degree-of-freedom manipulators. Noticing the nonfault-tolerant characteristics of current, wrist-type industrial manipulators, five different fault-tolerant spatial-type manipulators which have 4 degree-of-freedom structures with one joint redundancy are suggested. Faault-tolerant character-sitics of two redundant manipulators anr investigated based on the analysis of the self-motion and the null-space elements. Finally, in order to maximize the fault-tolerant capability, optimal design is performed for a spatial-type manipulator with respect to the global isotropic index, and the performance enhancement of the optimized case is shown by simulation.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2011

A hybrid superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) with fast switch had been previously suggested by our research group. To make a hybrid SFCL, different superconducting wires were wound two pancake coils so that two pancake coils had asymmetric configuration. The impedance of the asymmetric non-inductive coils are zero with applied normal current. However during the fault. currents were distributed unequally into the two pancake coils because each superconducting wires have different electrical characteristics. This unequal distribution of current causes effective magnetic flux which generate repulsive force. Fast switch was thus opened by the force applied to the aluminum plate which consists of SFCL. In this paper, the AC loss characteristics of the asymmetric non-inductive coils with combinations of superconducting wires were studied and calculated by related experiments and finite element method (FEM) simulation. From these results, we suggested the appropriate combination of two superconducting wires to be used for the asymmetric non-inductive coils.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제67권7호
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• pp.981-986
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• 2018

AC(alternating current) CB(circuit breaker) at the fault occurred in the existing AC distribution system is limiting the fault current through zero cross-point. However, DC(direct current) CB does not have zero cross-point. Therefore, arc occurred by on-off operation of DC CB is very huge. Nowadays, many research team are studying the way to decrease breaking time, which is one of the essential conditions in DC CB. We suggested novel arc-induction type DC CB in this paper. The proposed arc-induction type DC CB is composed of the mechanical Arc ring and DC CB. We confirmed the operation of arc-induction type DC CB through the HFSS(High Frequency Structure Simulator) 3D simulation program and performed the experiment for operation characteristics. Results showed that arcing time of the arc-induction type DC CB by using induction ring was faster than existing mechanical DC CB. On the transient system, we confirmed stable operation characteristics of the arc-induction type DC CB through the simulation and experimental results. We expect that the proposed arc-induction type DC CB technology is will go to stay ahead of the existing DC CB technology.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 IEC 60364에서 제시하고 있는 접지계통(TT접지계통, TN-S 접지계통 및 TN-C)의 누전차단기 동작특성 및 보호도체의 임피던스변화에 따른 Loop Impedance 특성분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 Loop Impedance의 경우 저항성분과 인턱턴스성분에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 접지계통별 전류 전압특성은 TN-S 접지계통 및 TN-C 접지계통의 경우 사고전류가 높고 접촉전압이 낮은 특성을 나타낸 반면 TT 접지계통의 경우 사고전류는 낮고 접촉전압이 높게 나타남을 확인하였다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.451-465
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• 2008

지하철에서는 직류보호계전시스템으로 정한시과전류계전기(76i)와 저전압계전기(Mid-point Relay, 80A)를 사용하여 직류급전계통을 보호하고 있었으나, 최근에는 보호방식으로 고장선택계전기(50F)를 주로 적용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 현재 서울메트로 3 4호선에 적용하여 사용하고 있는 76i/80A와 50F 각각의 직류급전계통 보호방식을 비교하기 위해 단락고장계산식을 이용하여 분석하였으며 PSCAD/EMTDC 과도프로그램을 통한 시뮬레이션으로 연구하였다. 분석한 결과 80A는 고장저항의 크기에 따라 동작여부가 달라지고, 50F의 경우 고장저항의 크기나 선로의 길이가 변하더라도 일정시간이 지나면 설정값에 따라 동작함을 확인하였다. 이에 향후 직류보호계전시스템의 운영에 있어 합리적인 적용을 제시하고자 한다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권6호
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• pp.911-917
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• 2016

DC-based power system is paid attention as interests in energy efficiency and power quality are increased. However, standardization and researches for commercializing Low Voltage DC(LVDC) distribution system are still insufficient. Protection system, which is closely related with reliability, power quality, safety, and life expectancy of components in power system, is also included. This paper therefore analyzes fault response characteristics in LVDC distribution system as a preliminary study on protection schemes. A stepwise analysis on fault current from both AC/DC converter and DC/DC converter is performed and related expressions are derived. And then, modeling and simulation with various conditions are conducted by using ElectroMagnetic Transients Program (EMTP) to verify analysis results. Based on research results in the paper, direction for development of protection schemes for LVDC distribution system is suggested.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.694-697
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• 2009

The separated three-phase flux-coupling type superconducting fault current limiter(SFCL) is composed of a series transformer and superconducting unit of the YBCO coated conductor. The primary and secondary coils in the transformer were wound in series each other through an iron core and the YBCO coated conductor was connected with secondary coil in parallel. In this paper, we investigated the current limiting characteristics through winding number of coil 2 and winding direction in the flux-coupling type SFCL. Through the analysis, it was shown that additive polarity condition and lower winding number of coil 2 have advantaged from the point of view of fault current limiting and burned of YBCO coated conductor.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2009

전류 돌입형, 비선형 및 전류 단속형 부하들은 정상작동 상태에서 아크 발생의 경우와 유사한 전류파형을 갖는다. 이러한 부하들에서 아크 검출기법을 정확하게 구현하기 위하여서는 아크 유무에 따른 전류파형의 전형적인 특징을 찾을 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 UL 1699의 직렬과 병렬 아크 발생장치들로 이러한 부하들에 마크를 발생시키고 시간 및 주파수 영역에서 아크 전류파형을 분석한다. 아크 실험의 분석결과를 통하여 아크 전류파형의 전형적인 특징은 시간영역에서는 영점전류의 처짐 현상이고 주파수영역에서는 60Hz 고조파 성분을 제외한 전대역의 주파수에 걸쳐서 스펙트럼 크기가 증가되는 것임을 보인다. 비선형 및 전류 단속형 부하들에서 시간영역보다는 주파수영역의 아크 전류의 특징이 보다 명확히 나타남을 보인다. 본 논문에서 제시된 아크 전류파형의 특징들은 아크 차단기 개발을 위한 기반자료로 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 제40회 하계학술대회
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• pp.294_295
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• 2009

Superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is an power device of a novel concept. While SFCLs generate no ohmic loss during the operation carrying normal currents, they can limit fault currents very fast making large impedance by their quench characteristics. In 2006, KEPCO has developed a distribution class hybrid type SFCL by a collaborative research project with LS industrial systems. The SFCL has merits in practical and economical points of view. In the SFCL, the superconductor just plays a role of a fault detector and the current limiting is completed by the other current limiting element made of normal metals throu호 the line commutation. As a result, the required amounts of superconductors can be reduced considerably. Consequently, the hybrid SFCL can be fabricated with small size and cost, maintaining perfect current limiting performance. Currently, KEPCO is carrying out a research project at Gochang power test center for the purpose of the verification test of the 22.9 kV/ 630 A class SFCL for the practical application in real grid. Through the project, a long term operational test and fault current test will be done. In this paper, the back ground of development and installation of the SFCL will be explained and the operation plan of the SFCL for the verification test is also introduced.