• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.51-58
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• 2008

This paper is studied on a prevention system for electrical fire and electrical faults by using electrical temperature characteristic of PTC thermistor. The PTC thermistor has characteristic of positive resistivity temperature coefficient according to the temperature variation, which is construction of a regular square and cube demarcation with $BaTiO_3$ ceramics of positive temperature coefficient. Also PTC shows the phenomenon which is rapidly increased in the resistivity if the temperature is increased over Curie temperature point. This paper is proposed on a protective control system used with temperature sensor of PTC thermistor. The proposed prevention system will prevent electrical fires due to electric short circuit faults or overload faults. And the prevention system will solve the problems that circuit breakers to be commonly used at existing are happened frequently electrical fires and electrical disasters due to incapable operation, weak reliability and low speed response. Some experimental results of the proposed apparatus are confirmed to the validity of the analytical results.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.8-12
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• 2000

We had investigated thermal and ignition behaviors of textiles. Decomposition of textiles with temperature was investigated using a DSC and the weight loss according to temperature using a TGA in order to find the thermal hazard of textiles, and the ignition behaviors of textiles according to species and permeation amount of oil. In addition, ignition behaviors of those permeated into oils indicating different iodine value and of those with arid without air in reaction vessel of measuring equipment were studied with constant temperature method among ignition temperature measuring methods. As results, the range of decomposition temperature of synthetic fiber was slightly broad compared with that of natural fiber, pure cotton. Besides, the initiation temperature of heat generation of both samples riced in the case of no air injection in the reaction vessel. On the other hand, in the case of air injection that was lowered according to the increase in permeative amount of oils and fats and decreased quickly as sample was permeated into drying oil.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.65-71
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• 2007

This paper is studied on a protective control system for electrical fire and electrical faults by using electrical and thermal characteristics of PTC thermistor. The PTC thermistor has characteristic or positive resistivity temperature coefficient according to the temperature variation, which is construction of a regular square and cube demarcation with $BaTiO_3$ Ceramics of positive temperature coefficient. Also PTC thermistor shows the phenomenon which is rapidly increased in the resistivity if the temperature is increased over Curie temperature point. This paper is proposed on a protective control system used PTC thermistor which is protected from electrical fire due to electric short circuit faults or overload faults. Some experimental results of the proposed electric safety control apparatus are confirmed to the validity of the analytical results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.157-157
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• 2009

$BaTiO_3$를 기본조성으로 하는 PTC 써미스터는 Curie 온도이상에서 저항이 급격히 상승하는 반도성 전자세라믹스로서 degaussing 소자, 정온 발열체, 온도센서, 전류 제한 소자 등 상업적으로 폭넓게 사용되고 있다. 본 소자는 소결온도, 소결 및 열처리 분위기, 불순물, 첨가제 등의 제조공정상의 인자들과 기공률, 결정립 크기 등이 복합적으로 작용하여 PTCR 특성이 크게 영향을 받기 때문에 제조하기에 무척 까다로운 소자로 알려져 있다. 특히 과전류 보호 소자용으로 사용하기 위해서는 상온 비저항을 크게 낮추어야 하며 이에 대한 연구가 계속 진행되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 SiO2을 0.5~10 at%로 달리한 조성으로 환원 분위기에서 소결하고 공기 중에서 재산화 처리하여 재료의 PTC 특성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 소정의 조성을 선택하여 $1180^{\circ}C{\sim}1240^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 동안 환원분위기에서 소결하고, $800^{\circ}C$에서 1 시간 공기 중에서 재산화 처리한 후 R-T 특성을 측정하여 SiO2 함량에 따른 PTC 특성을 분석하였다. 그 결과 SiO2의 함량이 증가할수록 상온 저항은 낮아지다가 3.0 at% 이상으로 첨가할 경우 급격히 상승하는 경향을 나타내었다. 특히 SiO2를 1.0~3.0 at% 일 때 우수한 PTC 특성을 가졌다. $1180^{\circ}C$에서는 소결 밀도가 낮아 상온 비저항이 크게 높았지만, $1200^{\circ}C{\sim}1220^{\circ}C$에서는 정상 입성장이 나타나면서 일반적인 PTC 특성을 가졌지만, $1240^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 공정 액상이 형성되어 비정상 입성장이 일어나 상온 비저항이 크게 낮아졌다. 한편 점핑비-log(Rmax/Rmin)는 SiO2 함량이 증가할수록 높아지다가 3.0 at% 이상에서는 낮아짐을 확인하였다.