• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.490-494
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• 2020

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) is mostly used as a current-insulating medium in gas-insulated switchgears (GIS), owing to its excellent dielectric strength and arc-extinguishing performance. The global warming potential (GWP) of SF₆, however, is 23,900 times that of CO₂, and its life time in the atmosphere is 3,200 years. For these reasons, new eco-friendly gases to replace SF₆ are required. In this study, the partial discharge (PD) characteristics of green gas for grid (g³) and dry air (N₂/O₂) were analyzed to compare with those of SF₆. A PD electrode system was designed to simulate the protrusion defect in GISs and fabricated for experimentation. To compare the PD characteristics of each gas, the discharge inception voltage (DIV), discharge extinction voltage (DEV), discharge magnitude, discharge pulse number, and phase pattern were analyzed. Results from this study are expected to provide fundamental materials for the design of eco-friendly GISs.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.199-204
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• 2012

$SF_6$ gas is widely used for dry etching process of semiconductor and display fabrication process. But $SF_6$ gas is considered for typical greenhouse gas for global warming. So it is necessary to research relating to $SF_6$ alternatives reducing greenhouse effect in semiconductor and display. $C_3F_6$ gas is one of the promising candidates for it. We studied about etch characteristics by performing Reactive Ion Etching process of dry etching and reduced gas element exhausted on etching process using absorbent Zeolite 5A. $Si_3N_4$ thin film was deposited to 500 nm with Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition and we performed Reactive Ion Etching process after patterning through photolithography process. It was observed that the etch rate and the etched surface of $Si_3N_4$ thin film with Scanning Electron Microscope pictures. And we measured and compared the exhausted gas before and after the absorbent using Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrophotometry.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2007.05b
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• pp.2494-2499
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• 2007

Self-blast circuit breakers utilize the energy dissipated by the arc itself to create the required conditions for arc quenching during the current zero. The high-current simulation provides information about the mixing process of the hot PTFE cloud with $SF_6$ gas which is difficult to access for measurement. But it is also hard to simulate flow phenomenon because the flow in interrupter with high current, $SF_6$-PTFE mixture vapor and complex physical behavior including radiation, calculation of electric field. Using a commercial computational fluid dynamics(CFD) package, the conservation equation for the gas and temperature, velocity and electric fields within breaker can be solved. Results show good agreement between the predicted and measured pressure rise in the thermal chamber.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.18-23
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• 1991

Recently SLAMECKA suggested the mathematical dynamic arc model of the SF6 gas circuit breaker [1]. The author applied the above dynamic arc model to the E.H.V. transmission line and investigated the interrupting capability of the SF6 gas circuit breaker. In particular the Runge-Kutta-England numerical method suitable for the use in systems that involve nonlinear dynamic arc and traveling wave was used by converting the current source into the voltage source in the DOMMEL's method [2]. The successful computer resultls were obtained and it was found that the arc time constant and the second derivative of the arc conductance are closely related to the interrupting capability of the SF6 gas circuit breaker.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.76-82
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• 2005

In this paper, a method for analyzing the thermal recovery characteristics of the nozzle of gas circuit breaker was described. In order to obtain thermal recovery characteristics, the transient simulation of SF6 arc plasma within the nozzle was carried out. In particular, the nozzle ablation was taken into account by simultaneously solving the PTFE concentration equation with the governing equations such as continuity, momentum and energy equation. After that, post arc current calculation was performed with the rate of rise of recovery voltage changed. From the calculated post arc current, it was possible to suggest the thermal recovery characteristics of the nozzle of gas circuit breaker.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.19-23
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• 2014

This paper describes the electron transport characteristics in $SF_6$-He gas calculated E/N values 0.1~700[Td] by the Monte Carlo simulation and Boltzmann equation method using a set of electron collision cross sections determined by the authors and the values of electron swarm parameters obtained by TOF method. This study gained the values of the electron swarm parameters such as the electron drift velocity, the electron ionization or attachment coefficients, longitudinal and transverse diffusion coefficients for $SF_6$-He gas at a range of E/N. A set of electron collision cross section has been assembled and used in Monte Carlo simulation to predict values of swarm parameters. The result of Boltzmann equation and Monte Carlo Simulation has been compared with experimental data by Ohmori, Lucas and Carter. The swarm parameter from the swarm study are expected to sever as a critical test of current theories of low energy scattering by atoms and molecules.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.480-483
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• 1997

This paper describes dielectric characteristics and discharge development mechanisms of SF$_{6}$ gas stressed by very fast transient overvoltages in inhomogeneous electric field. Predischarge phenomena of SF$_{6}$ gas in non-uniform fields are statistically investigated with positive and negative very fast trannsient overvoltages. It was confirmed that all of the predischarges of the positive and negative polarities develop in a regime of stepwise leader extension. i.e, the predischarge developments leading to breakdown against very fast transient overvoltages are similar to the non-oscillating impulse voltages.ges.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• summer
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• pp.551-553
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• 2004

SF_6 gas has been increasingly used as the insulating and arc-suppressing medium in switchgears which are used as the protection devices of power system. Nowadays, with these trends, SF_6 load break switches have rapidly substituted for the air or oil-type load break switches, in order to get higher reliability. And, the national standard was made for reliability assessment of SF_6 gas load break switch and testing facilities was also set in KERI(Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute ). This paper introduces the synopsis for the reliability assessment requirements specified in the standard and the assessment results.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.695-697
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• 2009

지구온난화로 인한 기후변화 등의 문제점들이 국제적인 이슈화되면서 온실가스의 효과적인 처리에 많은 관심이 집중되고 있다. 절연제로 주로 사용되고 있는 $SF_6$는 이산화탄소의 23,900배의 지구온난화지수를 가지는 온실가스이다. 본 연구에서는 이 물질의 효과적인 분리/회수를 위하여 가스 하이드레이트 형성을 이용한 방법을 제안하였다. 하이드레이트 형성법을 이용할 경우 공정이 단순하고 저압에서 분리가 가능하므로 타 분리공정과의 경쟁이 가능할 것으로 예상된다. 본 실험은 275-290 K의 온도범위와 3 - 30 bar의 압력범위에서 질소 + $SF_6$ (10, 30, 50, 70%)의 혼합기체를 사용하여 각 조성에 따른 하이드레이트(H)-물($L_W$)-기상(V)의 3상 평형점을 측정하였다. 또한, 고체의 하이드레이트 내부에 포집된 혼합기체의 조성과 포집되지 않은 기상의 조성을 GC를 이용하여 분석함으로써 하이드레이트 형성을 이용한 공정에서의 기체분리효율을 파악할 수 있었다. 질소의 가스 하이드레이트 평형 압력에 비해 SF6의 평형압력이 현저히 낮았으며, 혼합기체의 $SF_6$의 조성이 증가할수록 순수한 SF6의 3상 평형점에 근접하는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 이는 하이드레이트 형성을 이용한 기체 분리 공정을 이용하여 고농도의 $SF_6$를 분리해 낼 수 있음을 나타내어 주며 이 결과는 GC분석을 통하여 확인하였다. 본 실험에서 얻어진 결과는 하이드레이트를 이용한 $SF_6$ 분리 공정의 중요한 기초 자료가 되며 다른 혼합 기체의 분리 공정에도 응용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.03b
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• pp.37-37
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• 2010

In these days $SF_6$ mixtures and alternative gas has been studied because of global warming. so although many studies have been carried out about binary gas mixtures with $SF_6$, few studies were presented about breakdown characteristics of $SF_6/N_2$ mixtures. In this paper, breakdown experiment values and breakdown simulation value are compared. Streamer theory was used for predicting breakdown voltage. For accurate simulation, this simulation apply utilization factor using CST program. AC breakdown experiments in non-uniform field was performed to compare with the breakdown simulation values. But with gap lengths increasing, the breakdown voltage is saturated. So simulation need surface roughness factor.