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Fire Mechanism in Power Connection Points of Outlets and Suggestion of a New Identification Method

콘센트 전원 접속구 화재 발생 메커니즘 고찰과 새로운 감식 방법 제시

  • Received : 2020.05.06
  • Accepted : 2020.05.21
  • Published : 2020.06.30

Abstract

Most outlet fires occur around plug pins and plug pin receivers. However, no research has been conducted on ignitions at power connection points. This study confirms the possibility of ignition after incomplete connection, using a stranded wire, to the power connection point of an outlet. The experiment was divided into basic and reproducing experiments. The basic experiment confirmed the possibility of ignition according to the number of wire strands connected to the power connection point, and it identified the characteristics of the residue after the fire. In the reproducing experiment, lamps, vacuum cleaners, and heaters were connected to an outlet to check if the ignition at the connection advanced into a fire. The fire advanced due to the heat and arc generated at the connection point, and partial losses were identified in the U-type holder and clip. Accordingly, the results demonstrate that a fire may occur when the stranded wire is incompletely connected to the outlet. Moreover, it was confirmed that the cause of a fire can be determined based on the characteristics of the residue.

대부분의 콘센트 화재는 플러그 핀과 핀받이 주변에서 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 하지만, 플러그 접속점 이외에 콘센트의 전원 접속구에서도 화재가 발생할 수 있다는 것을 간과하면 안 된다. 본 연구에서는, 전원 접속구에 연선이 불완전하게 접속될 때, 발화 가능성을 확인하였다. 실험은 기초실험과 재현실험으로 나누어 진행하였다. 기초실험은 접속구에 체결되는 연선의 가닥 수에 따른 발화 가능성을 확인하고 잔존물의 특징을 파악하였다. 재현실험은 전등, 청소기, 히터 등의 부하를 콘센트에 연결하고 접속구에서의 발화가 화재로 진전되는지 확인하였다. 실험 결과, 접속구에서 발생한 발열과 아크로 인해 화재로 진전되었고, 잔존물인 U-자 고정금구와 클립에서 부분적 손실이 식별되었다. 이에 따라, 연선을 사용한 전기배선이 콘센트에 불완전 접속되었을 때, 화재의 발생 가능성을 증명하였고, 잔존물의 특징으로부터 화재원인을 판정할 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

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