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Failure-rate Comparison of Buck Converter and Buck-Boost Converter (벅 컨버터와 벅-부스트 컨버터의 고장률 비교)

  • Kwak, Yun-gi;Heo, Dae-ho;Kang, Feel-soon
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2020.08a
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    • pp.445-446
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    • 2020
  • 본 논문에서는 동일한 설계조건을 갖는 벅 컨버터와 벅-부스트 컨버터를 신뢰성의 측면에서 비교한다. 신뢰성 분석의 대표적인 지표의 고장률과 평균 고장 시간(Mean time between failure, MTBF)을 도출하기 위해 고장나무 분석(Fault-tree analysis, FTA)을 사용한다. FTA는 컨버터의 동작 특성을 고려하여 고장의 원인과 영향을 나타내는 방법으로 컨버터를 구성하는 부품의 고장률은 MIL-HDBK-217F의 값을 사용한다. FTA를 통해 벅 컨버터의 고장률과 벅-부스트 컨버터의 고장률을 도출하고 고장률 차이의 원인을 분석하며 두 컨버터의 동작 온도별 고장률을 그래프로 나타내어 시각화한다.

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Analysis of Electrical Accident for Outlet Circuit of Laboratory on ETA (ETA를 통한 연구실험실 콘센트회로의 전기재해 분석)

  • Kim, Doo-Hyun;Kim, Sung-Chul;Park, Jong-Young;Kim, Sang-Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2017
  • This study is intended to identify issues on the basis of investigating the actual state of laboratory environment and outlet circuit, and derive end states by expressing sequences from the initiating event of disaster to accident in leakage current, poor contact and overload through ETA(event tree analysis). To this end, this study investigated the actual state of electric equipment of laboratory at universities in all parts of country. And it is shown that most of them are failure in electric work and user negligence in the investigation of actual state. It is found that there is earth fault and defect in wire diameter in the failure of electric work and the problem of partial disconnection due to wire bundling and poor contact in user negligence. Outlet-related component, failure rate and initiating events are composed of a total of 41 initiating events, i.e., 30 internal initiating events and 11 external initiating events. And end states are composed of a total of 15 parts, i.e., 3 electric power parts and 12 safety parts. Earthing class 3 is the most important safety device against leakage current (initiating event). And in case of poor contact, it is necessary for manager to check thoroughly because there is no safety device. In case of overload/overcurrent, when high-capacity equipment is connected, a molded case circuit breaker, safety device, worked. However, in most cases, it is verified that this doesn't work. This study can be utilized as electric equipment safety guide for laboratory safety manager and managers.

Reliability Analysis on Safety Instrumented System by Using Safety Integrity Level for Fire.Explosion Prevention in the Ethyl Benzene Processes (Ethyl Benzene 공정에서 화재.폭발방지를 위하여 안전건전성수준을 이용한 안전장치시스템의 신뢰도 분석)

  • Ko, Jae-Sun;Kim, Hyo;Lee, Su-Kyoung
    • Fire Science and Engineering
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    • v.20 no.3 s.63
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this work is to analyze quantitatively if the safety instrumented system(SIS) like the pressure safety valves(PSV) in the processes of ethyl benzene plant have been designed relevantly to the safety integrity level because overpressure in the benzene or ethyl benzene columns causes the explosive reactions, fires and reactor explosions. The safety integrity level(SIL) 3 has been adopted as a target level of SIS based on the general data of the Probability of Failure on Demand of PSV, $1.00E-4{\sim}1.00E-3$. The standard model of the reliability has been set up and then the fault tree analysis of it has been carried out to get the PFD of SIS, and the results show 8.97E-04, 5.37E-04, 5.37E-04 for benzene prefractionator column, benzene column and EB column, respectively. Thus, we conclude that the SIS is designed to fulfill the condition of SIL3, and when the partial stroke test for the control valve are carried out every sixth month, the SIS of each column is expected to increase its reliability up to $22{\sim}27%$.

Determination of Optimum Investment level for Safely Management by Process Risk Assessment at Gas Governor Station (가스공급기지에서 공정 위험성 평가에 의한 최적 안전관리 투자수준 결정)

  • Kim Tae-Ok;Jang Seo-Il
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.7 no.3 s.20
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2003
  • This study has suggested a decision method which determine optimum investment level for safety management by process risk assessment at gas governor station. Hazard and operability study(HAZOP), fault tree analysis(FTA) and consequence analysis(CA) were carried out and potential accident cost and benefit for safety management were estimated. As a result, we could be found the trend of safety cost and benefit by the nonlinear regression method and could be determined the optimum investment level for safety management from analysis of safety management cost and potential accident cost.

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FMEA and FTA for Reliability Analysis of Hybrid Rocket Motor (하이브리드 로켓 모터의 신뢰성 분석을 위한 FMEA 및 FTA)

  • Moon, Keun Hwan;Kim, Dong Seong;Choi, Joo Ho;Kim, Jin Kon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2013
  • In this study, the FMEA and FTA for reliability analysis of hybrid rocket motor are performed, that was designed in the Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Laboratory of Korea Aerospace University. In order to carry out these analyses the structure of the hybrid rocket motor is hierarchically divided into 36 parts down to the component level and FMEA is carried out with 72 failure modes. Reliability is assessed based on the FMEA, and the results are used in the FTA to evaluate the overall system reliability. In the FMEA, the relationship between the cause and failure modes, effects and their risk priorities are evaluated qualitatively. 27 failure modes are chosen as those with the critical severity that should be improved with priority. As a result of the FMEA / FTA study, a series of design or material changes are made for the improvement of reliability.

Frequence Analysis for City Gas Pipeline (도시가스 배관의 설비손상확률평가)

  • Park Kyo-Shik;Lee Jin-Han;Jo Young-Do;Park Jin-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.7 no.2 s.19
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    • pp.14-21
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    • 2003
  • Frequency analysis of city gas pipeline was studied and then the method to give frequencies of failure by the third-party digging, corrosion, ground movement, and equipment failure which were known to be the major cause of risk of city gas pipeline. The failure by the third-party digging was analyzed by fault tree analysis and the failure by corrosion was analyzed by applying equation calculating remaining strength with time. The failure by ground movement was evaluated by applying modified model which was induced through weighing factors with basic failure rate model. The failure rate of equipment was calculated with both generic and specific data

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A Consideration on the Causes of 22.9kV Cable Terminal Burning Accident (22.9kV 케이블 단말 부위 소손 사고의 원인에 관한 고찰)

  • Shim, Hun
    • Journal of Internet of Things and Convergence
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.7-12
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    • 2022
  • The main cause of cable accidents is the accelerated deterioration of the cable itself or internal and external electrical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, moisture intrusion, etc., which reduces insulation performance and causes insulation breakdown, leading to cable accidents. Insulation deterioration can occur even when there is no change in the appearance of the cable, so there is a difficulty in preventing cable accidents due to insulation deterioration. Since cable accidents can occur in areas with poor insulation due to the effects of overvoltage and overcurrent, it is necessary to comprehensively analyze transformers and circuit breakers, and ground faults caused by phase-to-phase imbalance. Ground fault accidents due to insulation breakdown of cables can occur due to defects in the cable itself and poor cable construction, as well as operational influences, arcs during operation of electrical equipment (switchers, circuit breakers, etc.). analysis is needed. This study intends to examine the causes of cable accidents through analysis of cable accidents that occurred in a manufacturing factory.

The Reliability Evaluation of TBN Valve Testing Extension in NPP (원자력발전소 터빈밸브 시험주기 연장시 신뢰도평가)

  • Lim, Hyuk-Soon;Lee, Eun-Chan;Lee, Keun-Sung;Hwang, Seok-Won;Seong, Ki-Yeoul
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05b
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    • pp.3221-3223
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    • 2007
  • Recently, nuclear power plant companies have been extending the turbine valve test interval to reduce the potential of the reactor trip accompanied with a turbine valve test and to improve the NPP's economy through the reduction of unexpected plant trip or decreased operation. In these regards, the extension of the test interval for turbine valves was reviewed in detail. The effect on the destructive overspeed probability due to the test interval change of turbine valves is evaluated by Fault Tree Analysis(FTA) method. Even though the test interval of turbine valves is changed from 1 month to 3 months, the analysis result shows that the reliability of turbine over speed protection system meets acceptance criteria of 1.0E-4/yr. This result will be used as the technical basis on the extension of the test interval for turbine valves. In this paper, the propriety of the turbine valve test interval extension is explained through the review on the turbine valve test interval status of turbine overspeed protection system, the analysis on the annual turbine missile frequency and the probability evaluation of the destructive overspeed due to the test interval extension.

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A Study on FSA Application to PRS for Safe Operation of Dynamic Positioning Vessel

  • Chae, Chong-Ju;Jun, Yun-Chul
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.287-296
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    • 2017
  • The Formal Safety Assessment (FSA) is a structured and systematic methodology developed by the IMO, aimed at assessing the risk of vessels and recommending the method to control intolerable risks, thereby enhancing maritime safety, including protection of life, health, the marine environment and property, by using risk analysis and cost-benefit assessment. While the FSA has mostly been applied to merchant vessels, it has rarely been applied to a DP vessel, which is one of the special purpose vessels in the offshore industry. Furthermore, most of the FSA has been conducted so far by using the Fault Tree Analysis tool, even though there are many other risk analysis tools. This study carried out the FSA for safe operation of DP vessels by using the Bayesian network, under which conditional probability was examined. This study determined the frequency and severity of DP LOP incidents reported to the IMCA from 2001 to 2010, and obtained the Risk Index by applying the Bayesian network. Then, the Risk Control Options (RCOs) were identified through an expert brainstorming and DP vessel simulations. This study recommends duplication of PRS, regardless of the DP class and PRS type and DP system specific training. Finally, this study verified that the Bayesian network and DP simulator can also serve as an effective tool for FSA implementation.

A Study on Accelerated Life Testing Model and Design (헬기용 와이퍼 조립체의 가속모델 및 가속수명시험 설계 연구)

  • Kim, Daeyu;Hur, Jangwook;Jeon, Buil
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.894-903
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    • 2018
  • In the case of helicopters, the development of parts technology is rapidly changing, and the complexity is rapidly increasing. Particularly, the surge of various electric and electronic systems is recognized as a problem that is directly related to the safety of the helicopter. Due to these problems, there is a growing interest in reliability evaluation in the face of the problem of confirming and certifying the reliability of parts in the development stage. In this paper, the analysis of the failure mechanism of the wiper system was carried out, and the priority and importance of each failure mode were checked by using the results, and major stress factors were derived and the corresponding acceleration model was selected. Also, the accelerated lifetime test time was calculated according to the life test time, acceleration status and acceleration level of the steady state by using the selected acceleration model and characteristic values.