• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.78-78
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• 2010

Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) insulator has a higher performance than porcelain. It is only used in domestic AC 25 kV electric railway system. Seoul Metro has developed DC 1500 V polymer insulator since 2008. The test of moisture infiltration is carried out. The test results showed that all result values satisfy the test standard.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1372-1373
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• 2008

This study investigated the detection of corona discharge on polymer insulators at 13.2kV. Also, It will be analyzed by variety analyzers such as FT-IR, TA, and so on. It carried out an experiment and an actual measurement about corona detection using a UV-camera. This experiment and inspection would need to respect the above criteria. It was required to verify various experimental conditions and on-site inspection afterwards, but it was believed to minimize the measurement error by data-basing research results in a continuous manner and it was necessary to establish diagnosis technologies and standards in various electrical power facilities.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.522-525
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• 2003

기존 애자형 피뢰기의 문제점인 폭발 및 비산으로부터 보다 안전하여 최근 각광을 받고 있는 폴리머 피뢰기에서 필라멘트 와인딩을 망사형 구조로 제작하고 제작된 필라멘트에 실리콘 하우징을 단일 사출 성형한 구조로 시료를 제작하여 기밀특성 및 방압특성에 대해 검증하였다. 시험결과로 제시된 자료는 추후, 제품의 양산 및 현장 적용에 많은 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07c
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• pp.1437-1439
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• 2002

실리콘 고무는 내열성, 내후성, 발수성, 내오염성, 내트래킹성 등이 우수하여 옥외절연물용의 외피 재료로 널리 사용되고 있다. 폴리머 애자에서 전기방전 (코로나, 트래킹 등)에 의한 외피표면의 발수성 저하가 절연물의 장기성능에 있어서 가장 중요한 인자들 중에 하나이다. 실리콘 고무에는 ATH가 다량 첨가되는데 ATH의 첨가량, 표면처리상태, 입도 등에 의해 실리콘 고무의 발수성과 발수성회복 특성은 다르게 나타난다. 본 논문에서는 입도가 다른 2종의 ATH를 선택하여 실리콘 폴리머 대비 ATH의 첨가량을 달리하여 실리콘 고무의 발수성에 관련한 특성을 조사하였다. ATH의 입도 및 코로나 처리시간에 따라서 접촉각의 변화를 관찰하였으며, 코로나 처리 후 경과시간에 따른 발수성의 회복특성을 접촉각의 측정을 통하여 조사하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07e
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• pp.2358-2360
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• 1999

This study describes the reliability assessment of 3 years-aged polymer insulators using polymer characterization techniques such as SEM, contact angle, DSC, FTIR. Two kinds of polymer insulators were dismounted from 5 fields. All polymer insulators showed the micro-cracks and the reduction of characteristic peaks on the shed surface. Contact angle was increased with time. Although some superficial changes have occurred, there are no significant changes in various properties. Comparison of dismounted insulators to new ones revealed that the field-aged insulators are reliable for the present.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07e
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• pp.2314-2316
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• 1999

This study describes the results of aging characteristics of polymer insulators through the tracking wheel test. In order to evaluate the reliability of polymer insulators, 4 polymer insulators which used in the field were selected. Electrical tests such as power frequency voltage test, steep-front impulse voltage test were performed after tracking wheel test. Chemical structure and contact angle were measured for investigating an aging characteristics. Although some changes have occurred on the surface of insulator, there are no critical changes between new and tracking wheel tested insulator.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.05c
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• pp.10-14
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• 2001

In order to assess the long-tenn reliability of polymer insulators for distribution power systems, we have developed the accelerated aging test method which can simulate the operation conditions. In this study, 3000 hours aging test for 4 kinds of polymer insulators has been completed by the developed accelerated aging test. After 3000 hours aging test, visual inspection and electrical tests were carried for identifying a change of characteristics. Some specimens showed the surface erosion and the manufacturing defect. In the electrical tests, the wet flashover voltage was significant1y decreased by the accelerated aging test. In comparison with the field-aged polymer insulators, it can be concluded that the developed test method can evaluate the long-tenn reliability within short time and screen the manufacturing defect.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.847-858
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• 2000

The aging characteristics of 2 kinds of 3 years field-aged distribution polymer insulators which were dismounted from 5 regions have been investigated by electrical test and material characterization. Although the tan $\delta$of specimens prepared from weathershed was increased with surface aging, the tan $\delta$and leakage current of real products had no difference between virgin and dismounted ones. Due to the aging, all dismounted polymer insulators had micro-cracks on the surface of weathershed and only the products of manufacturer B showed the reduction of OIT(oxidation induction time). But, there were no differences between virgin and dismounted products in contact angle and chemical structure. Therefore, it can be considered that the aging is only limited on the surface of dismounted polymer insulators and that NMR technique are very useful to evaluate the aging of polymer materials.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07c
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• pp.1948-1950
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• 2000

Polymeric composite insulators have been in use for outdoor insulation. However, our knowledge about their long-term performance in an outdoor environment is still very limited. Especially, these insulators are subjected to the environmental stress such as ultraviolet radiation, electrical stress, mechanical load, etc.. Hence, in this paper, we simulated the factors having influence on aging of polymer insulators using the combined aging test chamber. In order to evaluate an aging characteristics with time, we measured leakage current on these insulators to make out the degree of aging.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07c
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• pp.1969-1971
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• 2000

This paper presents a data acquisition and analysis program modules that has been developed using the Labview program. These program modules can use to acquire and analyze leakage current data of insulator under different contamination conditions. The experimental hardware made up salt fog chamber, AC/DC power supply, transducer (shunt resistor), measurement devices and PC with the GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus). And analysis program modules can calculate pulse level count, accumulated charge, average leakage current, power spectrum, and harmonics. The result of applying these analytical program modules to polymeric insulator is available for evaluation of leakage current characteristic of outdoor insulators.