• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.23-29
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• 2005

This paper presents the characteristics of leakage currents flowing through ZinC Oxide(ZnO) surge arrester blocks under mixed direct and 60 Hz alternating voltages. A mixed voltage, in which an alternating voltage is superimposed upon a direct voltage, appears on the HVDC system network. The mixed direct and alternating voltage generator with a peak open-circuit of 10 kV was designed and fabricated. The leakage currents and V-I curves for the fine and used ZnO surge arrester blocks were measured as a function of the voltage ratio k, where the voltage ratio k is defined as the ratio of the peak of alternating voltage to the peak of the mixed voltages. The resistive component in the leakage current in the low conduction region is significantly increased with increasing the voltage ratio k. The V-I characteristic curves for the mixed voltages lies between the direct and alternating characteristics, and the cross-over phenomenon in the high conduction region was appeared.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.63 no.4
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• pp.455-460
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• 2014

South Korea's power consumption is increasing every year. For stable electric power supply, more generation facilities are needed. But it is not easy to build nuclear power generation facilities, so provision of renewable energy is thought of as the solution. For the system's stable management, practical use of energy storing system is needed. Currently, pumping up electric power station is considered most useful. In this study, we have calculated the least amount of energy storing device by considering the renewable energy, HVDC, and change in power for the appliance of ESS in Jeju system, according to The 6th Basic Plan for Long-term Electricity Supply and Demand. Also we have calculated the amount of the battery and about the load equalizing effect to use battery as power storing device. Finally, we have calculated the reduction of electricity generation and the reduction of $CO_2$ emission with this study.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.1769-1776
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• 2016

For on-line partial discharge (PD) monitoring of rotating machines, a novel sensor is proposed, which can be installed on the power lead inside the terminal box of the machine. The sensor has been designed to have high capacitance, and minimal reflection of measured pulses. As a sensitivity of the sensor, transfer impedance $Z_t$ has been measured and compared to conventional coupler-type sensors. A simple method is presented for measuring $Z_t$ of coupler sensors, using a vector network analyzer and a practical lead-cable of rotating machine. Through this method, it became possible to measure the $Z_t$ of coupler sensors including the installation environment of them. The $Z_t$ of the proposed sensor is higher than that of same sized other conventional couplers at frequencies between 30 and 92 MHz. Another sensitivity test has been performed using a PD calibrator as a test pulse source. The proposed sensor has higher measured peak voltage than the conventional coupler type sensors when the same charges were input.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.54-61
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• 2015

Recently, DC-based power system is being paid attention as the solution for energy efficiency. As the example, HVDC (High Voltage DC) transmission system is utilized in the real power system. On the other hand, researches on LVDC (Low Voltage DC) distribution system, which are including digital loads, are not enough. In this paper, reliability in LVDC distribution system is analyzed according to the specific characteristics such as the arrangement of DC/DC converters and the number of poles. Furthermore, power quality is also taken account of since LVDC distribution system includes multiple sensitive loads and electric power converters. In order to achieve this, LVDC distribution systems are modeled using ElectroMagnetic Transient Program (EMTP) and both the minimal cut-set method and Customer Interruption Cost (CIC) are used in the reliability analysis.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.323-327
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• 2015

In this paper, parameters related with partial discharge (PD) were analyzed in SF₆ gas under AC and DC voltages. Three electrode systems (protrusion on conductor, protrusion on enclosure, and free particle) were fabricated to simulate PD defects in a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). All electrode systems were filled with SF₆ gas at 0.5 MPa. PD pulses were detected using an oscilloscope and a data acquisition (DAQ) based on IEC 60270. To analyze the PD characteristics under AC and DC voltages, parameters such as discharge inception voltage (DIV), discharge extinction voltage (DEV), pulse magnitude, repetition rate, and T-F map were compared. From the experimental results, PD was revealed to have different characteristics under AC and DC, and these results may be useful for diagnosis of power facilities operated under HVDC.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.170-171
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• 2011

현재 제주지역 전력계통은 원형 모양의 다중계통으로 구성되어 있어 송전선로 고장 발생시 단일계통으로 운전됨에 따라 말단 측에 전압문제가 발생할 우려가 있을 뿐만 아니라, 대규모 풍력발전단지 조성 및 #2 HVDC 제주연계로 제주지역내 무효전력 수급 불균형 상황이 발생할 것으로 예상된다. 이에 따라 제주지역 전력계통 전압안정도 개선을 위하여 순동 무효전력 보상장치를 154kV 한라, 신제주변전소에 설치하기로 계획하였으며 154kV급 STATCOM(정지형 무효전력 보상장치)으로 결정되었다. 이번에 제주에 적용된 STATCOM은 미금변전소에 설치된 345kV급 STATCOM에 이어 국내기술로 개발된 설비로 154kV급으로는 처음 국내에 설치되었다. 제주지역 특성을 반영하여 변압기, 인버터 등 STATCOM 구성 주요기기에 대한 정격을 결정, 기술규격을 확정한 후 구매를 추진하였고 2011년 1월부터 설치를 착수하여 2011년 5월말 시운전 목표로 추진하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 국내에 최초로 적용되는 154kV급 STATCOM의 현장설치 주요과정에 대한 소개와 현장시험 주요항목 및 유의사항에 대해 기술하고 있다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1592-1593
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• 2011

전 세계적으로 전력사용량의 증가와 전력기술이 발전함에 따라 절연소재 또한 급속한 발전을 가져왔다. 특히 폴리머 애자는 경량성, 내오염성, 시공의 용이성 등과 같은 장점으로 오랫동안 사용해온 자기 애자를 대체하여 사용되고 있다. 최근 고효율 장거리 전력 송전이 가능한 HVDC 송전선로가 증가함에 따라 직류 절연물에 대한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 두 종류의 실리콘 베이스와 첨가제 함량을 변화시킨 폴리머 시편의 직류 파괴전압 실험과 교류 파괴전압 실험을 실시하였다. 취득한 데이터를 Weibull 분포를 통해 분석 한 결과 직류 파괴전압이 교류 파괴전압에 비해 2~5배 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.239-251
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• 2016

The potential of nanocomposites have been drawing the intention of the researchers from energy storage to electrical insulation applications. Nanocomposites are known to improve dielectric properties, such as the increase in dielectric breakdown strength, suppressing the partial discharge (PD) as well as space charge, and prolonging the treeing, etc. In this review, different theories have been established to explain the reactions at the interaction zone of polymer matrix and nanofiller; the characterization methods of nanocomposites are also presented. Furthermore, the remarkable findings in the fields of epoxy, cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE), polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) nanocomposites are reviewed. In this study, it was observed that there is lack of comparison between results of lab scale specimens and actual field aged cables. Also, non-standardization of the preparation methods and processing parameters lead to changes in the polymer structure and its surface degradation. However, on the positive side, recent attempt of 250 kV XLPE nanocomposite HVDC cables in service may deliver a promising performance in the coming years. Moreover, materials such as self-healing polymer nanocomposites may emerge as substitutes to traditional insulations.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.1178-1189
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• 2018

In grid-connected voltage-source inverters (VSIs), when compared with a simple inductive L filter, the LCL filter has a better performance in attenuating the high frequency harmonics caused by the pulse-width modulation of power switches. However, the resonance peaks generated by the filter inductors and capacitors can make a system unstable. In terms of simplicity and filter design cost, a passive damping method is generally preferred. However, its high power loss and degradation in high frequency harmonic attenuation are significant demerits. In this paper, a mathematical design solution for a passive LCL filter to derive filter parameters suppressing the high frequency current harmonics to 0.3% is proposed. The minimum filter inductance can be obtained to reduce the size of the filter. Furthermore, a minimum damping resistance design considering a current controller is analyzed for a stable closed-loop system. The proposed design method is verified by experimental results using a 5-kW three-phase prototype inverter.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.186-188
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• 2003

The ZnO surge arrester is the protective device for limiting surge voltages on equipment by diverting surge current and returning the device to its original status. The occurrence of overvoltage appears in any phase to AC power supply system and it appears in mixing AC and impulse voltages, moreover because HVDC power supply system uses converter in semiconductor, it makes mixed DC and high harmonics voltages. In this study, the various mixed AC and DC voltages was made for investigating the degradation effect of ZnO arrester according to mixed voltage. As a result, the increase of DC component to mixed voltages causes the increase of resistive component of total leakage current to ZnO block. In changing V-I curve for mixed voltages, the cross-over point acts a factor as making the proper capacitor size of an equivalent circuit for ZnO block.