• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.95-106
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• 2012

The railway service in the Seoul metropolitan area is facing variety of l changes such as extension of service coverage, new construction, and introduction of express service which in turn causes changes on demands. The demand affects train operation characteristics (frequency of service, train formation) as well as on the congestion rate which is one of the major evaluation index in metropolitan area user service. For the efficient operation of the train, the relationship among the minimization of fleet number, operating cost, and service level has been analyzed. Using the Powersim, which is a system dynamics (System Dynamics) simulation program for realizing optimized simulation for train-formation, this paper identified that some stations of Gyeong-bu line exceeded limit congestion rate(150%) of a fleet already that means it is best to maintain current condition of the line; however, the Gyeong-in line and the Gwa-chon line showed no excess of the limit congestion rate so that it is possible to reduce 2-4 fleets of train for efficient operation. In addition, in case of Jang-hang line between Cheon-an and Sin-chang, a train consisting of 10 fleets provides services which is same formation of train for Gyeong-bu line. This study proved that the congestion rate will not rise greatly with only 4 fleets of a train for the service in Jang-hang line, and it is considered that a study for shuttle service between Cheon-an and Sin-chang is necessary.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.17-28
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• 2016

Purpose - Given the increasing interest in the Eurasian Initiative, government-wide studies for the construction of the Silk Road Express are currently being conducted. However, the Korean Government has no experience in operating international freight railroads and has not encountered problems in train service plans, international conventions, and customs clearance, which will arise when TKR is connected to TSR, TCR, and TMGR. Research design, data and methodology - Given these conditions, the cases of direct services in international freight railroads between China and Europe are investigated to identify the possible problems in the connection between TKR and continental railroads. This study also identifies the plans for activating Eurasian railroad logistics. Results - For the service of international freight trains, Korea needs to join international conventions, such as OJSD, as a regular member. Furthermore, any relevant international conference after the conclusion of such an agreement is needed for the agreement on train service schedules, fees, and procedures for passing border stations. Conclusions - Customs clearance and relevant documents must be standardized to address the differences in clearance systems between nations.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.947-956
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• 2005

In this paper, I scrutinize what Korea has achieved from the KTX(Korea Train Express) project for the past one year of operation since it was open to public in April 2004 while looking into some improvement measures for better services in the future. I tried to compare the clements with those of the Tokaido Shinkasen in Japan. As things may turn at its premier operation, the KTX has been suffering from a small number of passengers, low in demand. However, when I compared the previous year with the post KTX operation of one year, demand of the passenger has increased $40\%$ on Kyong-bu line. I figured the first one year of the KTX operation pretty much followed in the footstep of the Tokaido Shinkansen's. For example, the rate of the each train to be on time as the timetable was equivalent while KTX went through less technical problems than the Tokaido Shinkansen. I have come up with some ideas for improvement, which I believe will lead to the development growth of KTX. First, I suggest that we complete the construction of laying new rails on Kyong-bu line at the earliest possible time. Second, we need to extend the high speed network as well as the rail modernization. Last, I have no doubt that we should secure high technology before we forge in the overseas markets.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.660-664
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• 2007

Korea High-speed Railway (HSR-350x) was developed by Korean government, several institutes, and related companies. HSR-350x was investigated its performance and tested at the high speed line. In 2004 December, HSR-350x was run over 350km/h and proved its running performance. And Korean Train Express (KTX) served the commercial traffic for 4 years. These high speed railways have 12 motors to transfer the traction effort or the braking force. To obtain the load of the transfer shaft, it is necessary to measure the transferred torque of the shaft. In this paper, authors propose the construction the measurement system fur monitoring the force transferred to the train from the motor The system was installed to the tripod shaft which is located between the reduction gears and it measures the mechanical load directly.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.270-276
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• 2004

In this paper, we introduce the software and hardware of the measuring system for on-line test and performances evaluation of traction and braking in KTX(Korea Train Express). The measuring system focuses on the verification of the performance and acquisition of test data. The hardware is connected many kinds of sensors, such as speed sensor, thermocouple. The software controls the hardware of the measuring system, performs the analysis and calculation of measurement data and acts as interface between users and the hardware. For this purpose, three programs, such as a measuring program, a back-up program and a analysis program, have developed.

• KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering
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• v.5A no.3
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• pp.235-243
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• 2005

Line constants of the catenary system are estimated. The harmonic current that the Korean Train Express (KTX) injects into the catenary is measured to precisely analyze the harmonic effects. The Korean high-speed railway system is modeled by estimated and measured results. The system model is applied for predicting the harmonic effects. The simulation results from the system model are compared to field test data concerning the total harmonic distortion (THD). The reliability of the system model is verified.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.1115-1116
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• 2006

최근들어 열차의 고속화, 고성능화 추세에 맞는 철도의 안전성 확보가 더욱 필요해졌다. 이를 달성하기 위해서는 각 장치들에 대한 종합적인 시험평가가 이루어져야 한다. 특히 완성차 및 본선시운전 시험을 통해 차량에 대한 여러 상태를 확인해야 한다. 안전과 신뢰성이 중요한 철도시스템의 시험평가 분야는 사양에 따라 제작된 단위제품 및 시스템의 기본성능을 확인하고, 신뢰성과 안전성을 확인하여 상용화하는 측면에서 최종 확인하는 중요한 작업이다. 이러한 필요성에 의해, 본 연구진은 틸팅차량을 종합적으로 성능평가하기 위한 종합계측시스템 구축에 관한 연구를 수행하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.341-344
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• 2005

High-speed trains with maximum speed of 300km/h, named KTX, have started revenue services since April 2004. Because of the geographical features of Korea a large portion of the 'Kyung-Bu' line is comprised of tunnels, which may cause excessive noise in a vehicle. The KTX interior noise follows in tunnel structure and the place where the quality appears different, the quality against hereupon from the commerce vehicle from the research which it sees it executes and comparison to analyze.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.99.5-99
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• 2001

This study presents a simulation of the traction return current based on $2{\times}25kV$ power supply system in order to determine the impedance bond intensity of impulse type track circuit on the electrified Gyeongbu line. The results of the simulation enables us to measure the precise intensity of catenary current that returns to the substation through KTX (Korean Train Express) operated by $2{\times}25kV$ power supply system with common earth network. The combination of $2{\times}25kV$ and common earth network established on the electrified Gyeongbu line for the first time in Korea. We show that the relationships among the traction return current, earth current, and catenary current, and catenary current can be applied to this line in order to determine the optimal impedance bond intensity ...

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1034-1035
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• 2008

최근 들어 열차의 고속화, 고성능화 추세에 맞는 철도의 안전성 확보가 더욱 필요해졌다. 이를 달성하기 위해서는 각 전기장치들에 대한 종합적인 시험평가가 이루어져야 한다. 특히 완성차 및 본선시운전 시험을 통해 차량에 대한 여러 상태를 확인해야 한다. 그 중에서도 차량 네트워크 신호는 인간의 두뇌에 해당되는 매우 중요한 시스템이다. 이 신호를 취득하기 위해 계측시스템을 개발하여 차량의 주요신호들을 비교 분석하였다.