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A Study on the Vibration Characteristics of Linear Stepping Motor using FEM and ACSL (유한요소법과 ACSL을 이용한 Linear Stepping Motor의 진동특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Ho;Kim, Jung-Ki;Oh, Hong-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.141-147
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, the vibration characteristics of a linear stepping motor(LSM) are analyzed using the finite element method(FEM : Flux2D) and ACSL. A magnetic equivalent circuit is based on the structure of the LSM, and then the electric equivalent circuit of the LSM is derived by solving equations for the magnetic equivalent circuit. A normal force is calculated using FEM. And the vibration characteristics of the LSM are simulated by the ACSL with the voltage equations, the thrust equations, the normal force equations and the kinetic equations, and are measured by LASER experimental system.

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A Study on the Operating Characteristics of Molded Case Circuit Breakers according to Temperature Rise (온도상승에 따른 배선용 차단기의 동작특성에 관한 연구)

  • Jung, Da-Woon;Kim, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.8-13
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    • 2015
  • Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCBs) are typically used to provide over current protection for electrical safety caused by short circuit faults and overloads in indoor low voltage power systems. The MCCB automatically connects and disconnects loads from the electrical source when the current reaches a value and duration that will cause an excessive. However, the MCCB sometimes is not interrupted due to a malfunction, nuisance tripping, or in a fire. Ensuring electrical safety is very important in a indoor low voltage power system. This paper presents the operating characteristics of MCCBs according to a temperature rise from room temperature to 160 degrees Celsius delivered by a radiant panel heater. The ABS 54c(rated current: 30A) of the hydraulic magnetic trip type was used in the experiments. The signals of temperature, voltage, and current were measured using the high accuracy Signal Conditioning Extensions for Instrumentation (SCXI) measurement system with the LabVIEW program manufactured by National Instruments. The operating characteristics were measured as functions of current amplitude and ramp-up rate. The MCCB tripping time decreased as a result of increasing current amplitude and ramp-up rate under a temperature rise condition, because the temperature and level of the current are directly proportional to the tripping time. Additionally, an instantaneous operation was observed after 8 times of the rated current, and the MCCB began to melt a surface temperature of around 300 degrees Celsius of. The experimental results coincided well with the operating curve.

A Study on Electric Safety Control Device for Prevention of Over Current and Short Circuit Faults (과전류 및 단락사고 방지용 전기안전 제어장치에 관한 연구)

  • Jo, Si-Hwan;Kwak, Dong-Kurl;Jung, Do-Young;Shim, Jae-Sun;Kim, Jung-Sook
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2008.07a
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    • pp.2100-2101
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    • 2008
  • This paper is studied on a protective control system for electrical fire and electrical faults due to over current or electric short circuit faults by using electrical thermal characteristics of PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) thermistor and current response characteristics of high sensitive reed switch. The PTC thermistor has characteristic of positive resistivity temperature coefficient according to the temperature variation, which is construction of a regular square and cube demarcation with BaTiO3_Ceramics of positive temperature coefficient. Also PTC thermistor shows the phenomenon which is rapidly increased in the resistivity if the temperature is increased over Curie temperature point, and reed switch, which is used for electrical fault current sensing devices, have a excellent characteristic of response velocity in degree of ${\mu}s{\sim}ms$ that sensing magnetic flux in proportion to dimension of line current. This paper is proposed on a protective control system use PTC thermistor and reed switch for sensor which is protected from electrical fire due to overload faults or electric short circuit faults. Some experimental results of the proposed electric safety control device are confirmed to the validity of the analytical results.

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Electrical and Fire Prevention Measures through Improvement of Indoor Wiring, Outlets and Plugs (옥내배선, 콘센트 및 플러그 개선을 통한 전기화재 예방대책)

  • Jeung, Sueng Hyo;An, Hui-Seok;Lee, Yong-Su;Kim, Chang-Eun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Construction Safety
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.31-39
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    • 2018
  • It is reported that about 20 % of all fires in Korea are caused by the electric equipment and installations. In complex and large-scale buildings, the sizes of electric fires are becoming larger as property damage and casualties increase. Among the causes of various electric fires, fire by short circuit accounts for about 71.5% of overall fires, and in the classification by electric equipment and installation, fire caused by wiring and wiring equipment accounts for approximately 38.3% of overall fires. The purpose of this study is to propose methods to prevent electric fires due to short circuit by improving indoor wiring currently in use and to find the fundamental measures to prevent wiring equipment caused fires by improving the socket and plug which are commonly used in wiring equipment. It is expected that the electric fire prevention measures presented through this study can be used as a measure to protect many people and properties by eliminating the root cause of electric fire.

The Thermal Characteristics of Partially Disconnected Wire Happened in Plug (플러그 내부에서 발생된 소선 단선에 의한 발열특성)

  • Jee, Seung-Wook;Kim, Shi-Kuk;Lee, Chun-Ha
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.104-110
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    • 2011
  • There are over 30[%] of electric fires in Korea happened at wire or wiring devices. For its prevention many safety devices are set up electric equipments. These safety devices are not working in a rated current's condition of electric equipment. But when wire is partially disconnected, electric fire is able to be happened even though current is smaller than a rated current value. This paper studied thermal characteristics and fire ability when wire in plug is partially disconnected. The experiment is progressed a method that inner wire of plug is partially disconnected and after that current that is less than a rated current is flowed. As the result, heating occurred in near of partially disconnected wire makes that outer sheath is melted, plug cover is carbonized, and even sometimes wire is fused. And results of analysis of thermal image of partially disconnected wire happened in plug, it shows a difference to heating distribution and temperature appeared surface of plug depend on a progress of a partially disconnected wire.

Analysis of Thermal Characteristics for the Fire Risk Assessment According to Partial Disconnection on the VCTF and IV Electric Wire (VCTF와 IV전선의 반단선에 의한 화재위험성 평가를 위한 열적특성 해석)

  • Kim, Doo-Hyun;Kim, Sung-Chul;Lee, Jong-Ho;Park, Jong-Young;Park, Young-Ho;Lee, Hyung-Jun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2008
  • Many researches on fire risk for normal electric wiring have been pursued in advanced countries such as the USA and Japan, but comparative studies of the partial disconnection and normal state of electric wires have not been conducted. Detection system for the cause of partial disconnection is not developed and prevention countermeasure for electrical fire by the cause is not effective. Therefore, in this paper, partial disconnection characteristics on electric wires were derived and analyzed by experiment and electrical-thermal finite element method(Flux 3D) on the model wires which consist of VCTF(PVC insulated PVC sheathed Cap Tyre Flexible Cord, KS C 3304) and IV(lndoorwire PVC, KS C 3302). VCTF is used in wiring portable electric appliances and the IV is used indoors. Interrelationships between partial disconnection premonitory symptom and current were derived and analyzed by the characteristics based on experiments and thermal analysis for electric wire according to current under normal state and 200% overload state of rated current.

A Study on the Operating Characteristics of the Aged ELCB according to the Overcurrent (노후화된 누전차단기의 과전류 동작 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Ye Jin Park;Sin Dong Kang;Jae-Ho Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2023
  • This study analyzes the operational characteristics of 311 aged and non-aged residual current circuit breakers (RCCBs) in low-voltage consumer contexts. It investigates the influence of external temperature and harmonics based on the rated current multiples. To simulate temperature variations, a convectional oven was used around the circuit breakers. Additionally, the generation of harmonic reference signals and data measurement for overcurrent experiments were conducted using NI SCXI, myDAQ, and LabVIEW. An observation revealed that as the ambient temperature increased, the operating time of RCCBs decreased in the time delay region. This was attributed to the faster response or bending of the bimetal, which is the tripping element. However, aged RCCBs encountered challenges with tripping outside the protective curve. The operating time of the circuit breakers exhibited an acceleration influenced by the order and content of harmonic currents, potentially leading to malfunctions. Aged RCCBs demonstrated faster operating times than their non-aged counterparts. However, the difference in operating time varied based on the manufacturer's and operating environment of the RCCBs. Frequent malfunctions of RCCBs can result in power outages. In cases where these circuit breakers fail to operate, they can lead to secondary damages, including electrical fires and shocks. Consequently, it is imperative to consider the operating environment of RCCBs and provide appropriate replacement cycles to mitigate these risks.

Comparison of Classification Rate for PD Sources using Different Classification Schemes

  • Park Seong-Hee;Lim Kee-Joe;Kang Seong-Hwa
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.257-262
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    • 2006
  • Insulation failure in an electrical utility depends on the continuous stress imposed upon it. Monitoring of the insulation condition is a significant issue for safe operation of the electrical power system. In this paper, comparison of recognition rate variable classification scheme of PD (partial discharge) sources that occur within an electrical utility are studied. To acquire PD data, five defective models are made, that is, air discharge, void discharge and three types of treeinging discharge. Furthermore, these statistical distributions are applied to classify PD sources as the input data for the classification tools. ANFIS shows the highest rate, the value of which is 99% and PCA-LDA and ANFIS are superior to BP in regards to other matters.

Problems and Improvement Method of Safety Management of Electrical Facilities for General Use (일반용 전기설비 안전관리의 문제점과 개선방안)

  • Jeon, Jeong-Chay;Jeon, Hyun-Jae;Lee, Sang-lck;Yoo, Jae-Geun
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.488-495
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    • 2007
  • In spite of regular electrical safety inspection and improvement management of incongruent facilities, over 80 percent of electrical fires were generated in electrical facilities for general use, and the prevention of electrical safety accidents gets more difficult because of incomprehension on electrical safety inspection system, the increasement of non-inspection electrical facilities user, un-installation of residual current protective devices and leaving unsuitable equipments alone. This paper analyzed electrical safety inspection system of electrical facilities for general use and results of safety inspection and electrical fire statistics, and deducted the related problems. Also, improvement method of safety management of electrical facilities for general use was proposed in view of electrical safety inspection system, inspection implementation method, electrical fire statistics establishment, electrical safety consciousness and remote electrical safety inspection system.

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Analysis on the Electrical Fire Prevention Effect of Electrical Safety Emergency Dispatch System (긴급출동 고충처리 제도의 화재예방효과 분석)

  • Yoo, Jae-Geun;Jeon, Jeong-Chay;Kim, Taek-Hee;Ko, Bong-Woon
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2016.07a
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    • pp.17-18
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    • 2016
  • 본 논문은 한국전기안전공사에서 취약계층의 전기안전을 확보하기 위한 시행하는 전기안전 긴급출동, 공익서비스의 전기화재 예방효과를 분석하기 위해 화재사고 예방효과 분석방법을 이용하여 전기화재 감소율을 산출하였다. 또한 산출결과를 이용하여 전기화재 예방건수, 전기화재에 의한 사상자, 경제적 피해 등의 예방효과를 산출하였다. 이 결과 연평균 265건의 전기화재사고를 예방하였으며, 연평균 9명의 사상자와 약 17억원의 경제적 손실을 예방할 수 있었다.

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