• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.54-59
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• 2004

In this paper probabilistic fracture mechanics(PFM) approach is employed to evaluate the integrity of CANDU Zr-2.5Nb pressure tubes. Modified failure assessment diagram(Jr-FAD), plastic collapse, and critical crack length(CCL) approach are used for evaluating failure probability of the tubes. Jr-FAD was extended from the Kr-FAD because fracture of pressure tubes occurs in brittle manner due to hydrogen embrittlement of material by deuterium fluence. For developing the probabilistic integrity evaluation module, AECL procedures and fracture toughness parameters of EPRI were used.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2008.11b
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• pp.2845-2849
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• 2008

Long Term Asset Management(LTAM) means a plan developed by using LCM(Life Cycle Management) process for optimum life cycle management of significant plant assets at each plant across the fleet. As a part of development of LTAM Strategies on nuclear turbines, a method so as to determine the future failure rates for low pressure turbine facilities at a nuclear plant was studied and developed by using both plant specific and industry-wide performance data. INPO's EPIX data were analyzed and some failure rate evaluation values considering preventive maintenance practices were calculated by using EPRI's PM Basis software. As the result, failure rate functions applicable to a priori and a posteriori replacement of low pressure turbines at a nuclear plant were developed and utilized in an assessment of economics of LCM alternatives on the nuclear turbine facilities in the respects of 40-year and 60-year operation bases.

• Journal of Applied Reliability
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.149-160
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• 2010

This paper presents a study of an availability evaluation for I&C(Instrumentation and Control) System which it applied for nuclear power plant. The system availability assessment have been implemented to the reactor protection system by the adoption of Markov process. Results are satisfied to the requirement of EPRI and APR1400. Based on the research of I&C system assessment, it will contribute to improve the availability of system and impact the design concept with new design optimization.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.41 no.8
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• pp.841-849
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• 1992

In power system operation, the stability of synchronous machine has been recognized one of the most important things. AESOPS program developed by EPRI in U.S.A. is a frequency domain analysis program in power system stability and it computes the electro-mechanical oscillation mode. This paper presents how to analyze the power system small signal stability problem efficiently by uusing the AESOPS program and analyze the various factors affecting the damping characteristics of these oscillations in KEPCO power system of 1986 with pumped-storage plant. To reduce the computing time and efforts, selecting the poorly-damped oscillation mode and clustering technique have been used. The characteristics of load, the amount of power flow on the transmission line and the gain of exciter have a significant effects on the damping of the system while the governing system has only a minor one. With the Power System Stabilizers, the stability of the power system has been improved.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.231-239
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• 2002

This paper describes the restructuring of power electronics and electric drives courses, sponsored by NSF, EPRI, NASA and the local utilities, which has significantly increased student enthusiasm, and the undergraduate enrollment in these courses at the University of Minnesota has tripled since 1997. The developed leaching approaches have been the subject of NSF-sponsored faculty workshops in 1994, 1997, 1998,2002, and 2003. In power electronics, the power-pole based building-block approach unifies analysis and control aspects of all converters. PSpice-based simulations aid in analysis and design, supported by a hardware laboratory. For electric drives, an integrative approach addressing all three aspects of electric drives - machines, power converters and control is being. used. Space vectors, introduced on a physical basis rather than purely mathematical ions, are used fur analysis of ac machines. This leads to a more physical understanding of machine operation and also makes it easier to address control aspects in the advanced course. The lecture materials are supported by a DSP-based laboratory.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.144-146
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• 2004

송전선로 주변의 전자계 노출은 소아들의 암 발생/사망과 성인의 암 등 여러 가지 질병 발생 가능성이 항상 있으므로 전자계 노출을 장기간 계속적으로 받고 있는 환경을 관찰하는 것이 가장 중요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이에 대한 연구기반을 형성하기 위해 송전 선로의 모델과 현장 실측을 통해 송전선로 자계치를 계산하여 시뮬레이션 하고자한다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 산출된 자계치를 이용하여 최근 효과적인 자계 저감책으로 보고되고 있는 수동루프에 의한 자계저감효과를 검토하고자 한다. 입력된 데이터는 765kV 실 송전선로를 모델로 사용하였으며, 자계의 계산 및 수동 루프에 의한 자계 저감 효과를 알아보기 위해서 미국 EPRI에서 개발한 자계 계산 전용 프로그램인 EMF Modeler를 이용하였다. 먼저 송전선로에 의해 발생되는 자계의 원리를 서술하였으며, 수동 루프를 통한 자계 감소 정도를 수식으로 유도하였고, EMF Modeler를 통하여 송전선 주변의 자계 분포 및 수통루프에 의한 자계 저감 효과를 각각 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.62-66
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• 2003

In recent, the importance and necessity of some studies on reliability evaluation of grid comes from the recent black-out accidents occurred in the world. The quantity evaluation of transmission system reliability is very important under competitive electricity environment. The reason is that the successful operation of electric power under the deregulated electricity market depends on transmission system reliability management. This paper introduces features and operation modes of the Transmission Reliability Evaluation for Large-Scale Systems(TRELSS) Version 5_1, a program made in EPRI, for assessing reliability indices of composite power system. The package accesses not only bulk but also buses indices for reliability evaluation of composite powers system. The characteristics of the TRELSS program are illustrated by the case studies using the IEEE 25buses system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.67-70
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• 2003

In recent, the importance and necessity of some studies on reliability evaluation of grid come from the recent black-out accidents occurred in the world. The quantity evaluation of transmission system reliability is very important under competitive electricity environment. The reason is that the successful operation of electric power under the deregulated electricity market depends on transmission system reliability management. The various results of many case studies for the IEEE 25buses system using the Transmission Reliability Evaluation for Large-Scale Systems(TRELSS) Version 5_1, a program made in EPRI are introduced in this paper. Some sensitivity analysis has been included. This paper suggests that the some important input parameters of the TRELSS can be determined optimally from this sensitivity analysis for high reliability level operation of a system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07e
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• pp.17-18
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• 2006

최근 전기설비의 용량이 커짐에 따라 전기설비와 송전설비 및 배전설비 등에서 발생되는 사고는 '2003년 코로나 방전에 의한 미국 동북부 정전사고와 같은 대형사고로 직결될 수 있기 때문에 전기설비에서 발생되는 코로나방전 검출을 통한 기간시설 및 송배전 설비에 대한 사고 원인을 사전 도출하여 전기설비의 장기간에 걸친 원활한 운용과 신뢰성 확보가 매우 중요하다. 이를 위해서 최적의 무정전 첨단계측장비의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 현재 전력공급의 중단없이 설비의 이상유무를 진단, 감시하기 위한 기술이 활발히 진행되고 있으며 전기설비의 예고 없는 고장발생시 파생되는 악영향은 매우 심각하며, 국내의 경우 전기설비의 노후화로 대형 사고의 위험성이 매우 높아 이러한 사고의 예방을 위한 예지보전(예측보전)을 위한 기술에 대한 도입이 필요하다. 최근 미국전기연구원(EPRI)의 주도로 코로나가 전기설비에 미치는 부정적 영향에 대한 연구가 활발하게 진행되었으며 그 결과 코로나 방전으로부터 전기설비의 안정성과 신뢰성을 확보하고 사고를 방지하기 위한 진단기술로서 OFIL사(社)의 DayCorII가 개발되었다. 이 논문에서는 전력설비와 송전 및 배전분야에 있어 발생하는 코로나 방전의 영향과 이를 탐지하는 진단기술에 대하여 초점을 맞추고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.226-228
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• 1998

Current power systems are integrated and operated in the form of EMS/SCADA with the development of computer and communication. With this EMS/SCADA system, the production, transmission and distribution of power are effectively operated. But if the communication protocol are different from each other, it is difficult to integrate the whole system. To solve this problem, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) issued new standard communication protocol between control centers named Inter-Control Center Protocol (ICCP). ICCP specifies the use of Manufacturing Message Specification(MMS) for the messaging services needed by ICCP in layer 7 and support the communication between heterogeneous control centers. This study deals the characteristics of ICCP, relation between ICCP and MMS and also implements the data exchange between control centers using ICCP.