• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.969-973
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• 2016

Interruption tests were conducted using the same circuit breaker for an initial pressure of SF₆ 0.5 MPa (gauge pressure) and CO₂ mixture 1.0 MPa, 0.8 MPa, and 0.6 MPa. The pressure-rises in the compression and thermal expansion chambers were measured for verifying the computational results using a simplified synthetic test facility. Further, the possibility of the CO₂ mixture substituting SF₆ gas was confirmed. Moreover, in view of the thermal recovery capability, it has also been confirmed that the pressure of the CO₂ mixture can be reduced almost to the same value as that of the SF₆ gas by optimizing the design parameters of the interrupter.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.331-337
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• 2001

With the increasing reliability of analysis schemes and the dramatically increased calculating speed, the computer simulation has become and indispensable process to predict the interruption capacity of circuit breakers. Generally, circuit breakers have to possess both the small current and large current interruption abilities and the circuit breaker designers need to evaluate its capacities to save the time and the expense. The analysis of small current and the large current interruption performances have been considered separately because the phenomena occurring in a interrupter are quite different. To analyze the dielectric recovery after large current interruption many physical phenomena such as heat transfer, convection and arc radiation, the nozzle ablation, the ionization of high temperature SF(sub)6 gas, the electric and themagnetic forces and so forth mush be considered. However, in the analysis of small current interruption performance only the cold gas flow analysis needs to be carried out because the capacitive current is to small that the influence from the current can be neglected. In this paper, an empirical equation which is obtained from a series of tests to estimate the dielectric recovery strength has been applied to a real circuit breaker. The results of analysis have been compared with the test results and the reliability has been investigated.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.11-15
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• 2019

최근 송전전압 격상으로 인해 차단기 또한 정격이 높아지고 있다. 이에 차단부의 전압 정격을 높이기 위한 방법으로 차단부 2개 이상을 직렬로 구성하는 다점절 차단기가 설치되어 운용되고 있다. 다점절 차단기에서 차단부 극간에 설치되는 균압용 콘덴서는 점절간 균등한 전압분배와 초기 과도회복전압을 저감하는 기능을 수행한다. 하지만, 세계적으로 실계통 사용에서 균압용 콘덴서는 기계적인 손상, 절연파괴에 의한 폭발 등 다수의 고장이 발생하고 있어, 이에 대한 원인 규명과 새로운 성능 검증방법에 대한 연구 필요성이 제기 되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 한전 계통에서 주로 발생한 균압용 콘덴서의 절연파괴 원인을 규명하고 이에 대한 제품 성능검증 방법을 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도학회 2004년도 High Temperature Superconductivity Vol.XIV
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• pp.53-53
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• 2004

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.765-767
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• 2003

최근 부하설비의 증가와 더불어 전기화재 사고에 대비한 안전장치의 연구와 규정이 전세계적으로 변동하는 추세에 있다. 이와 관련하여 본 논문에서는 국내화재에서 전기화재가 차지하는 비율과 아크 회로차단기의 정의와 필요성에 관하여 기술하였으며, 국가별 아크 회로차단기의 국제동향을 바탕으로 국내실정에 맞도록 아크 회로차단기에 대한 규정변화를 모색하고자 한다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.144-150
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• 2007

전력사용이 증가함에 따라 전기설비에 의한 전기화재 발생이 증가하고 있다. 통계에 따르면 전기화재가 화재원인 중 가장 높은 비중을 차지하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 전기화재를 사전에 예방할 수 있는 조사기법이 아직은 부족한 실정이다. 이 논문은 전기화재 원인과 아크차단기의 특성에 관하여 분석한다. 먼저 아크차단기와 기존의 배선용 차단기를 비교하고 전력의 수학적 분석을 통해 아크에 의한 위험성을 분석하고 회로의 단락에 의한 위험성과 비교한다. 또한 아크차단기 설치와 사회적 비용간의 관계에 대해 알아봄으로써 아크차단기의 필요성을 제기한다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.924-931
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• 2002

Vacuum interrupters in order to be used in various switch-gear components such as circuit breakers, distribution switches, contactors, etc. spread the arc uniformly over the surface of the contacts. The electrodes of vacuum interrupters are made of sinter-forged Cu-Cr materials for good electrical and mechanical characteristics. Since the closing velocity is 1-2m/s and impact deformation of the electrode depends on the strain rate at that velocity, the dynamic behavior of the sinter-forged Cu-Cr is a key to investigate the impact characteristics of the electrodes. The dynamic response of the material at the high strain rate is obtained from the split Hopkinson pressure bar test using disc-type specimens. Experimental results from both quasi-static and dynamic compressive tests are Interpolated to construct the Johnson-Cook model as the constitutive relation that should be applied to simulation of the dynamic behavior of the electrodes. The impact characteristics of a vacuum interrupter are investigated with computer simulations by changing the value of five parameters such as the initial velocity of a movable electrode, the added mass of a movable electrode, the wipe spring constant, initial offset of a wipe spring and the virtual fixed spring constant.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.670-677
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• 2006

Vacuum interrupters are used in various switch-gear components such as circuit breakers, distribution switches, contactors. The electrodes of a vacuum interrupter are manufactured of sinter-forged Cu-Cr material for good electrical and mechanical characteristics. Since the closing velocity is 1-2m/s and impact deformation of the electrode depends on the strain-rate at the given velocity, the dynamic material property of the sinter-forged Cu-Cr alloy is important to design the vacuum interrupter reliably and to identify the impact characteristics of a vacuum interrupter accurately. This paper is concerned with the dynamic material properties of sinter-forged Cu-Cr alloy for various strain rates. The amount of chrome is varied from 10 wt% to 30 wt% in order to investigate the influence of the chrome content on the dynamic material property. The high speed tensile test machine is utilized in order to identify the dynamic property of the Cu-Cr alloy at the intermediate strain-rate and the split Hopkinson pressure bar is used at the high strain-rate. Experimental results from both the quasi-static and the high strain-rate up to the 5000/sec are interpolated with respect to the amount of chrome in order to construct the Johnson-Cook and the modified Johnson-Cook model as the constitutive relation that should be applied to numerical simulation of the impact behavior of electrodes.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1863-1865
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• 2004

As rise the demands for the protcetion of environment and the compactness of equipments, the movement brisks for replacing the circuit breaker of GIS(Gas Insulated Switchgear) to VI(Vacuum Interrupter). For these reason an increase in the interruption capability of VI is required. To satisfy these requirement, the academic and industrial worlds have been studying extensively for AMF(Axial Magnetic Field) contact, which is effective in interrupting large current over tens of kA, and introduced many kind of AMF contacts. However there are little effort to compare these contacts comprehensively, so it is difficult to choose most suitable shape for user's needs. In this paper, focusing unipolar type contact among various type of AMF contacts, we performed magnetic field analysis for several models designed in same dimension and compared the result and characteristics of each model in order to help deciding the direction for developing profitable VIs for interrupting large current.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2011년도 제42회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1536-1537
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• 2011

The high-voltage circuit breaker plays an important role in the electrical system because there has been a need for suitable switching devices capable of initiating and interrupting the flow of the electric fault current. It continues as the contacts recede from each other and as the newly created gap is bridged by a plasma. The arc plasma happens inside the insulation nozzle of SF6 self-blast interrupter which is newly developed as the next-generation switching principle. The ablation of PTFE nozzle is caused by this high temperature medium, the PTFE vapor from the nozzle surfaces flows toward the outlets and the pressure chamber. The vapor makes the pressure of the chamber increased by heat and mass transfer from the arcing zone. Because the rate of ablation depends on the magnitude of applied current, it decreases when the current goes to zero. The compressed gas inside the chamber flows reversely toward the arc plasma during this moment. According to this principle, the arc can be cooled down and the fault current can be interrupted successfully. In this study, we calculate arc plasmas and thermal-flow characteristics caused by fault current interruption inside a SF6 self-blast interrupter, and to investigate the effect of PTFE ablation on the whole arcing history.