• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.36-41
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• 2009

In this paper an Investigation into the actual condition of electrical equipment installation for the inspection method development based on IEC 60364. The analysis objects are the difference between electrical equipments installation in korea & electrical equipments installation based on the IEC 60364. The measurement elements are loop impedance, operating characteristic of circuit breaker and protective conductor continuance. As a result, the korea electrical equipments installation was almost same the TT system but some different of protective conductor continuance. Electrical equipments installed TN-C-S has noting problem about installation but manager dose not understand about IEC 60364.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.7-12
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• 2008

The vacuum interrupter (VI) is used for medium-voltage switching circuits due to its abilities and advantages as a compacted environmental friendly circuit breaker. In general, the application of a sufficiently strong axial magnetic field (AMF) permits the arc to be maintained in a diffused mode to a high-current vacuum arc. A full understanding of the vacuum arc physics is very important since it can aid to improve the performance of vacuum interrupter. In order to closely examine the vacuum arc phenomena, it is necessary to predict the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) characteristics by the multidisciplinary numerical modeling, which is coupled with the electromagnetic and hydrodynamic fields, simultaneously. In this study, we have investigated the effect of changing geometrical parameters for electromagnetic behaviors of high-current vacuum arcs with two different types of AMP contacts, which are coil-type and cup-type, using a commercial finite element analysis (FEA) package, ANSYS. The present results are compared with those of MAXWELL 3D, a reliable electromagnetic analysis software, for verification.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.238-245
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• 2001

During an AC motor's start-up accelerating period, a large amount of current is required to reach to the rating speed. This is called in-rush current. This peak in-rush current can be more than about several times the operating or steady-state current in the full load rating of the motor. In-rush current is present in both and electronic ballasts. The main area of concern is the tripping of circuit breaker and fuses which can affect electrical system components From this, we can see that the electrical power controllers will be rather concerned, since they have to supply the actual current necessary to start the motor. This paper presents a new method to reducing in-rush current and energy saving of the single-phase induction motor used in air-conditioner. It can be obtained that proposed system is low cost and small size as compared with other controller. Experiments are focused on a capacitor starting single-phase induction motor. The optimal power saving and in-rush current limiting by phase angle control are verified by experimental results. Also, auxiliary winding was controlled by electronic starting switch.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.49 no.7
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• pp.359-364
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• 2000

This paper is introducing a newly developed spark-gap switch with dual trigger system, into which the current from the voltage source is injected along with the test sequence during the synthetic testing of high voltage circuit-breaker. The currently-used spark gap switch is narrow in operating range due to the use of the method of triggering energy being injected by single way. As a result, the frequent happening of misoperation has greatly reduced the test quality and test efficiency and has required the cost of maintenance excessively. In this study, accordingly, in order to basically remove these problems, another triggering system is installed to the opposite direction on the existing triggering system; attaching the same time and the same rising time of pulse wave as on the existing system, so that at a comparatively trigger gap distance from the main electrode(the gap can be operated at 60% of self-break voltage, while at 80% in the current system), the main electrode has been enabled to be closed by the development of spark gap switch with dual trigger system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.11b
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• pp.21-23
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• 1999

In this paper, the analysis of the electric field in the chamber of high voltage $SF_6$ GCB(Gas Circuit Breaker) is presented by using C-1 FEM. For this purpose, pre-processing program and post-processing program were developed for axisymmetirc 3 dimensional analysis and the electric field in cylindric chamber was analyzed. Important problem is that electric analysis must be considered coronal due to break-down of $SF_6$ when it is cutted off. To solve this problem, a procedure is needed to verify that the solution of Poisson's equation for scalar potential satisfy charge continuos condition because of using first order element os not satisfy the electric continuous condition, C-1 FEM is introduce to obtain electirc potential and electric field at the same time. Analysis of the distribution of electric field on model was done. It is confirmed that the developed program in this paper applicable to design and to analyze of characteristics in total program as electric characteristics analysis routine.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.344-344
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• 2011

진공인터럽터는 진공차단기에서 실제 사고전류차단시 발생하는 아크소호 및 차단을 담당하는 매우 중요한 부분이다. 일반적으로 교류차단기는 일시적으로 에너지가 공급되지 않는 전류 영점에서 아크소호 및 전류차단이 이루어진다. 일반적으로 아크가 발생하는 전극분리시점에서 아크가 소호되는 전류영점까지의 시간을 아크지속시간(arcing time)이라고 한다. 일단 진공 인터럽터 내부의 접점이 분리됨과 동시에 아크가 발생하게되면 이때 진공인터럽터는 아크지속시간동안 고온의 아크에 의한 접점손상을 최소화하기 위해 아크의 거동을 적절히 제어하여 아크에너지를 접점표면상에 골고루 분산시켜야 한다. 현재 진공인터럽터에 사용되는 아크제어 방식에는 크게 횡자계 방식과 축자계 방식이 있다. 본 논문에서는 횡자계 방식 중 spiral type 접점을 사용하여 25 kA의 전류차단시험을 진행하면서 아크전압을 취득하는 동시에 아크이미지를 촬영하여 아크지속시간동안의 아크의 거동을 분석하였는데 특히 본 실험에서는 전체 아크지속시간동안의 아크상태천이과정이 가장 잘 관찰되는 비교적 긴 아크지속시간을 설정하여 실험을 진행하였으며 이때 접점손상이 아크거동 및 차단성능에 미치는 영향을 중점적으로 다루었다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07b
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• pp.1520-1522
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• 1994

The clarification of insulation capability of GIS(Gas Insulated Substation) under very fast transient overvoltages such as disconnector/circuit-breaker induced surge is very important for establishing not only a rational insulation testing method, but also insulation design intending to make GIS more reliable and more minimized. One of the absolute prerequisits for this is that more accurate measurement of VFTO. This describes capacitive voltage measuring methods for high voltage steep-footed oscillating waves using capacitive coupling principle and their systems including source and load impedances. Time domain response of unit step and its frequency characteristics are also investigated.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07b
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• pp.1593-1598
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• 1994

Recently rotary-arc, thermal expansion and their composite interrupters are widely used in the distribution power system because they have lots of advantages in making the larger interrupting capacity, the smaller size, the lighter weight and the less surge. A model interrupter of rotary-arc type, which has constant stroke and thermal expansion volume, was studied by varying the design parameters, i.e. the number of turns of the driving coil, the inner diameter of the moving contact, the gas pressure and the shape of the fixed contact for this project. Short cicuit current interrupting tests were conducted to the model interrupters by varying the requirements from 42% to 175% of the test voltage, interrupting current and transient recovery voltage for the test duty No.4 of 7.2kV 12.5kA single phase test. The pressure rise, minimum and maximum arcing times were analyzed for each model interrupter. All types of model interrupters showed good interrupting performances and sufficient design margins for the ratings.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.28 no.12
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• pp.13-17
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• 2014

In this paper, the risk of electric shock is analyzed through analysis for characterization of potential distribution analysis and ground fault current analysis near the area where there are occurred a ground fault at electric vehicle wireless charging system using 20kHz. Studies for electric vehicle wireless charging system are in the works for development of efficiency increase, pickup shape design and communication module as a fundamental research step. But the research related to electrical safety and is still scarce state so that more studies are necessary to commercialize. As a result of analysis, it is verified that induced voltage is arisen more up to 45V near the a area of accident during ground fault and fault current has been maintained continuously without clearing fault condition by operating characteristics for circuit breaker and inverter.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.1
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• pp.20-25
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• 2011

This paper analyzed the application of Superconducting Fault Current Limiter (SFCL) on 22.9 [kV] bus tie in a power distribution system. Commonly, the parallel operations of power main transformers offer a lot of merits. However, when a fault occurs in the parallel operation of power main transformer, the fault currents might exceed the interruption capacity of existing protective devices. To resolve this problem, thus, the SFCL has been studied as the fascinating device. In case that, Particularly, the SFCL could be installed to parallel operation of various power main transformers in power distribution system of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) on 22.9 [kV] bus tie, the effect of the resistance of SFCL could reduce the increased fault currents and meet the interruption capacity of existing protective devices by them. Therefore, we analyzed the effect of application and proposed the proper impedance of the R-type SFCL on 22.9 [kV] bus tie in a power distribution system using PSCAD/EMTDC.