• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.797-798
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• 2006

To investigate a arc behavior when the flux density linking arc current is different, two kinds of models having the different flux density with each other are proposed. Calculations of the flux density and the electromagnetic force acting on arc column using finite element method is described in this paper. And, arc behavior photographs by the high speed camera are illustrated at breaking DC 100V, 100A on the resistance load. So, the arc driving forces are compared with according to the arc types.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.146-154
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• 2006

We derived a theory of increasing electromagnetic force which acts on arc column for reducing arcing time between electric contacts. A simulation method of arc velocity is presented by calculating blowout force using 3D FEM and drag force acting on arc column. This paper proposes 3 types arc extinguish chamber of different flux path and presents the specific electromagnetic force and arc velocity of each model by the analysis. The result of analysis and experimental proposes the prediction method of arc time when all conditions are same except external magnetic field.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.888-890
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• 2002

We derived a theory of increasing electromagnetic force acting on arc column for reducing arcing time between electric contacts. A simulation method of arc velocity is presented by calculating blowout force using 3D FEM and drag acting on arc column. This paper is proposed 3 types arc extinguish chamber of different fulx path and is presented electromagnetic force and arc velocity of each model.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.498-498
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• 2012

직류 아크 토치를 이용하여 열플라즈마를 발생시키는 방법은 전극의 구성에 따라 크게 비이송식(non-transferred)과 이송식(transferred)의 2가지 형태로 나눌 수 있다. 1950년대 H. Maecker 등에 의해 이론적 기초가 형성되기 시작한 이송식 아크 플라즈마 발생장치는 처리 대상물질을 전극으로 사용하여 양극에서의 에너지 전달을 직접 이용할 수 있으므로 열효율이 매우 높기 때문에 이를 이용한 고출력 토치에 관한 활발한 연구가 지속되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대기압 아르곤 자유연소아크 방전에 의해 발생되는 열플라즈마의 열유동 특성을 수치적으로 해석하기 위하여 아크 기둥의 온도, 압력 및 속도 특성을 Navier-Stokes 방정식과 Maxwell 방정식을 연계 계산하였다. 또한 아크-전극 상호작용(arc-electrode interaction) 모델링을 통한 양극(anode)인 처리 대상물질로의 에너지 플럭스 유입을 고려하여 전극 내부의 온도분포를 계산하였다. 해석결과를 검증하기 위하여 음극과 양극 사이 플라즈마 기둥(column)의 중심축 온도는 Haddad & Farmer(1984)의 실험데이터와 비교하였고, 양극으로의 에너지 플럭스 및 온도분포 데이터는 Bini 등(2006)의 실험 및 해석데이터와 비교하여 만족스런 일치를 확인하였다.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.568-576
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• 1999

Using a laser sheet beam projector combined with a CCD-Camera, an efficient technique to recognize complex surface of curvature and lane has been demonstrated for the purpose of mobile robot navigation. In general, obstacles of indoor environments in the field of SLIT-RAY plane are captured as segments of an elliptical arc and a line in the camera image. The robot has been capable of moving along around the obstacle in front of it, by recognizing the original shape of each segment with the differential coefficient by means of least squares method. In this technique, the imaged pixels of each segment, particularly elliptical arc, have been converted into a corresponding circular arc in the real-world coordinates so as to make more feasible the image processing for the position and radius measurement than conventional way based on direct elliptical are analyses. Advantages over direct elliptical cases include 1) higher measurement accuracy and shorter processing time because the circular arc process can reduce the shape-specifying parameters, 2) no complicated factor such as the tilt of elliptical arc axis in the image plane, which produces the capability to find column position and radiua regardless of the camera location . These are essentially required for a mobile robot application. This technique yields an accuracy less than 2cm for a 28.5cm radius column located in the range of 70-250cm distance from the robot. The accuracy obtained in this study is sufficient enough to navigate a cleaning robot which operates in indoor environments.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1992.07b
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• pp.952-957
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• 1992

When the circuit-breaker switches off, an electric arc is established between the contacts. It is very important to understand the arc characteristics for the design of a circuit breaker. This article describes the theoretical analysis of the arc characteristics by means of energy integral method when convection dominated low current arcs are produced in the dual-airflow nozzle of a model interrupter. In order to investigate the arc radius, the average electric field strength and the arc voltage, the arc column is divided into two regions, and then the energy conservation equation is applied to the arc in each region together with the axial cold flow mass flux function, steady-state mass balance equation and Ohm's law. The results show good agreements with those of other researchers.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• v.5B no.4
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• pp.306-311
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• 2005

In this paper, the electromagnetic force acting in the arc column of 3 different extinction units is compared with using the FEM (Finite Element Method) and the arc velocity is calculated by the drag force of the fluid mechanics. The experiment for breaking the arc current was performed in each model at 100 volts in order to measure the arcing time. The outcome was compared with the computing value. As a result, this paper proposes that the divided U-shaped grid is able to shorten arcing time and improve the electric performance. It also suggests a methodology for comparing and analyzing the result obtained by simulation and experiment.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• summer
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• pp.788-790
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• 2004

This paper describes the phenomenon of the molten metal bridge theory of the arc discharge at opening contacts. And we analyze the magnetic force and drag force acting on the arc column in the DC magnetic contactor Arc cooling time by the force convection is calculated in the thermal dynamic equation using mean temperature method. Since arc gas lost conduction characteristics below a such temperature, it verify that the process of forming and extinguishing arc is able to analyze in terms of temperature characteristic by simulation and experiments of the 3 types arc extinction unit. It propose the practical simulation method to improve the electrical endurance of dc contactor.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.415-425
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• 1996

This study presents an analytical method of solving the behaviors of arc plasma in a nozzle constricting transferred-type torch and purposes to obtain the basic data for the design of a plasma torch, which can be obtained from the temperature, pressure, velocities and voltage distributions. We have to solve some conservation equations simultaneously and need to know the exact thermal gas properties in order to obtain the correct behaviors of arc plasma. It is also necessary to give the relevant physical or geometric boundary conditions. For the simplicity of analysis, we assumed that (a) the plasma flow is laminar, (b)the local thermodynamic equilibrium, i.e. LTE, prevails over the entire arc column region. The electrode sheath effects were neglected and the nozzle area was excluded from the analysis by assuming that the current flow into the nozzle is zero. We solved the momentum transfer equation including the self-magnetic pinch effect, and obtained the temperature distribution from the energy conservation equation. From this temperature, we could get arc voltage distribution. (author). refs., figs., tabs.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.1257-1261
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• 2017

This paper focuses on understanding the interrupting capability of an arc contact system in a molded case circuit breaker (hereafter MCCB). We selected four types of MCCBs and analyzed the magnetic flux density distributions in the contact systems caused by the fault currents. We ascertained that the magnetic flux density profile varies according to the shape of the contact system and was asymmetric at both the ends of an arc, perpendicular to the arc column because of the magnetic grid installed in the contact system. The asymmetric difference creates a magnetic force that pushes the arc current outwards and provides an interrupting capability. We have introduced a simple analysis method for determining the interrupting capability of the contact system for an MCCB by the arc-driving magnetic flux density.