• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.215-217
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• 2016

For the improvement of the anti-pollution properties of porcelain electrical insulators, in this study, we have applied the functional film to the surface of insulator. The functional films were coated on the ceramic substrates which components were like the porcelain electrical insulator. The coating material was applied to ceramic substrate by spray coating method and then the film was cured at around $300^{\circ}C$ for 10 minutes with different gas ambient, such as $O_2$, $N_2$, and only vacuum. We have measured the contact angle of the coated surface, and obtained the lowest angle ($8.9^{\circ}$) and a strong hydrophilic property at vacuum condition. The anti-pollution properties were measured, revealing that as the contact angle decreased, the anti-pollution properties improved. The mechanical hardness and adhesion were both excellent regardless of the annealing ambient.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.202-206
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• 1994

Mathematical model of the pollution rate of substation insulators is constructed, taking the model parameters as wind speed, wind direction, typhoon conditions and rainfall in an hourly basis. The main feature of model construction is to distinguish the effect of each parameter by separately analyzing the positive and negative pollution causing factors. Model parameters for the insulators of Karatsu substation, Saga, Japan were estimated and model validation was done using the actual data, in which the pollution deposits on the insulators were measured using pilot insulator and 'salt meter'. The proposed model of the pollution rate [mg/cm$^{2}$/hr] enables the identification of the effective parameters and prediction of the pollution rate so that it helps for the automatic decision making for insulator cleaning or the model can be used as a tool for the substation engineers to make precautionary measures.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.56-59
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• 2020

Porcelain insulators are typically exposed to surface discharge and lightning impulse in service. This study investigates the insulation characteristics of the external and internal discharges of a porcelain insulator with respect to its flashover for a 154 kV transmission line. The experiments are also conducted using a wet flashover test and an impulse test based on the external discharge and the internal penetration, to classify the flashover voltage-time curve of the porcelain insulator. When an impulse with a strength of 2,500 kV/㎲ was applied three times to 6.5 mm ceramic samples, electrical penetration of approximately 70% occurred. The impulse experiment confirmed that the electrical penetration inside the porcelain insulator coincided with the area where the electric field was concentrated. The wet flashover voltage test revealed that the flashover threshold voltage increases by approximately 7% after cleaning of the surface.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.15-19
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• 2011

The performance of the DRAM is strongly dependent on the purity and surface roughness of the TIT (TiN/Insulator/ TiN) capacitor electrodes. Hence, in the present study, we evaluate the effects of organic contamination and change of surface roughness on the cylindrical TIT capacitor electrodes during the wet cleaning process by various analytical techniques such as TDMS, AFM, XRD and V-SEM. Once the sacrificial oxide and PR (Photo Resist) are removed by HF, the organic contamination and surface oxide films on the bottom Ti/TiN electrode become visible. With prolonged HF process, the surface roughness of the electrode is increased, whereas the amount of oxidized Ti/TiN is reduced due to the HF chemicals. In the 80nm DRAM device fabrication, the organic contamination of the cylindrical TIT capacitor may cause defects like SBD (Storage node Bridge Defect). The SBD fail bit portion is increased as the surface roughness is increased by HF chemicals reactions.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1408_1409
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• 2009

It's described the discharge characteristics and ICP-AES analysis of insulators by surface deterioration in this paper. For the assessment of insulators, there are applied the conductivity of dusts, contact angle measurement of the insulator surfaces and the ingredient analysis in each area. Through the analysis of pollutants attached to insulators inside the tunnel, the cleaning cycle is discussed. As the results, it would be expected to the electrical safety.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07d
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• pp.1993-1994
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• 2006

애자 청소 작업은 애자의 절연 저하를 사전에 예방하기 위해 고소 고압의 환경에서 이루어지는 위험한 작업으로 정비작업의 능률과 정밀도가 떨어져 로봇을 이용한 활선 애자 청소 및 진단의 자동화가 요구되어진다. 이러한 요구에 따라 활선 애자 청소 로봇이 개발되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 개발된 애자 청소 로봇 제어를 위해 마스터 슬레이브 구조를 갖는 제어 시스템 구성을 제안하고, 실험을 통해 구현한 제어 시스템의 효용성을 보인다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1990.10a
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• pp.73-78
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• 1990

As a preliminary study for the application of robots in electrical power company, several case studies in foreign countries, such as a substation patrol robot, a robot for nuclear power facilities, an insulator cleaning robot and a robot system for live-distribution line works, have been carried out for the application of robots. Various application fields, application-related problems, technical difficulties, and the feasibility of applications are studied.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.158-163
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• 2012

In this work, we have fabricated the $TiO_2$ thin films on Si and glass, polymer insulator substrates as the self-cleaning coating of polymer insulator. $TiO_2$ films were deposited by RF magnetron sputtering method with $TiO_2$ ceramic target and $TiO_2$ films of 100 nm thickness were fabricated with various RF powers. We have investigated the optical and surface, and structural properties of $TiO_2$ films prepared with various RF powers. As a result, the value of the contact angle of $TiO_2$ thin film is increased with increasing RF power and the value of the rms surface roughness is increased. The transmittance is decreased with increasing RF power. These results indicate that the variation of the surface and optical properties of $TiO_2$ thin films is related to the sputtering effects by increasing RF power.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.440-444
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• 2016

Titanium oxide ($TiO_2$) thin films were synthesized on polymer insulator and Si substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. The surface and electrical properties of $TiO_2$ films synthesized at various ALD cycle numbers were investigated. The synthesized $TiO_2$ films exhibited higher contact angle and smooth surface. The contact angle of $TiO_2$ films was increased with the increase of ALD-cycle number. Also, the rms surface roughness of films was slightly rough with the increase of ALD-cycle number. The leakage current on $TiO_2$ film surface synthesized at various conditions were uniformed, and the values were decreased with the increase of ALD-cycle number. In the results, the performance of $TiO_2$ films for self-cleaning critically depended on a number of ALD-cycle.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.66 no.2
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• pp.94-97
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• 2017

A method of improving the anti-fouling characteristics of porcelain insulators was proposed in this study. Functional coating was performed as a method of reducing the surface contamination of the porcelain insulators. The functional coating was applied on a ceramic substrate, which has the same material as the porcelain insulators. After coating the ceramic substrate 2, 3, 4, and 5 times alternately in the horizontal and vertical directions, the surface characteristics according to the thickness of the coating film were analyzed. The optimal process was selected to coat the surfaces of the post insulators and long rod insulators, which are the representative porcelain insulators. After coating, heat treatment was performed for 1 hour at $200^{\circ}C$ in a furnace to secure the durability of the coating film. Compared to the uncoated insulators, the insulators with the functional coating showed significantly improved anti-fouling characteristics as well as excellent adhesion to the coated insulator surface.