• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.949-959
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• 2009

This paper presents a systematic investigation of the fault-mode behaviors of matrix converter systems. Knowledge about converter behaviors after fault occurrence is important from the standpoint of reliable system design, protection and fault-tolerant control. Converter behaviors have been, in detail, examined with both qualitative and quantitative approaches for key fault types, such as switch open-circuited faults and switch short-circuited faults. Investigating the fault-mode behaviors of matrix converters reveals that converter operation with switch short-circuited faults leads to overvoltage stresses as well as overcurrent stresses on other healthy switching components. On the other hand, switch open-circuited faults only result in overvoltage to other switching components. This study can be used to predict fault-mode converter behaviors and determine additional stresses on remaining power circuit components under fault-mode operations.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제22권A호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2002

A damage detection algorithm using vibration modes is applied to the ring structures and the modal behaviors of the slightly asymmetric rings are examined. Mode shape change, MSER(modal strain energy ratio) and MCR(modal curvature ratio) are investigated to identify the locations of faults or damages The above fault detection parameters are calculated and compared by the finite element analysis on rings with designed local damages. Damages are modeled as a reduced stiffness in the analysis The results show that MSER and MCR can be proper parameters to detect local damages in the ring structures.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1439-1461
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• 2015

Design criteria, modeling rules, and analysis principles of seismic isolation systems have already found place in important building codes and standards such as the Uniform Building Code and ASCE/SEI 7-05. Although real behaviors of isolation systems composed of high damping or lead rubber bearings are nonlinear, equivalent linear models can be obtained using effective stiffness and damping which makes use of linear seismic analysis methods for seismic-isolated buildings possible. However, equivalent linear modeling and analysis may lead to errors in seismic response terms of multi-story buildings and thus need to be assessed comprehensively. This study investigates the accuracy of equivalent linear modeling via numerical experiments conducted on generic five-story three dimensional seismic-isolated buildings. A wide range of nonlinear isolation systems with different characteristics and their equivalent linear counterparts are subjected to historical earthquakes and isolation system displacements, top floor accelerations, story drifts, base shears, and torsional base moments are compared. Relations between the accuracy of the estimates of peak structural responses from equivalent linear models and typical characteristics of nonlinear isolation systems including effective period, rigid-body mode period, effective viscous damping ratio, and post-yield to pre-yield stiffness ratio are established. Influence of biaxial interaction and plan eccentricity are also examined.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.61-73
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• 2003

화학공장에서 발생되는 사고 중 대부분은 저장탱크나 운송배관의 손상에 의한 휘발성 유독성물질의 대량 누출이며, 이 경우 누출된 지역의 자연환경과 대기조건에 따른 유동성물질의 확산거동이 안전성평가의 가장 중요한 관심 대상이 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 이러한 누출물질에 대한 대기 중 확산을 모사하기 위하여 염소저장탱크에서 염소가 누출될 경우를 예제로 선택하여, 위험성평가와 확산모델(dense gas model)을 이용한 결과해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과를 살펴보면 Fire & Explosion Index를 적용한 결과 포괄적인 위험의 정도는 90.7로서 약간 위험한 정도로 나타났으며, 대기확산 모델(PHAST6.0/ALOHA)은 소프트웨어 운용한 결과, Gas Model에 대한 입력 자료 값에 따라 미치는 결과영향이 다소 차이가 있음을 발견하였으나 각 시나리오별 경향은 상당히 일치함을 나타내고 있다. 따라서 향후 보다 정확한 물성입력자료와 지형인자를 고려한다면 이와 같은 연구방법은 유독성물질 누출에 따른 위험성평가를 보다 효율적으로 수행하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.