• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2012

Studies on the development of high voltage superconducting apparatuses, such as transmission superconducting fault current limiters (SFCLs) and superconducting cables, have been performed worldwide. In this paper, a study on the electrical insulation characteristics of electro negative gas according to various pressures and utilization factors was conducted as a part of developing a high voltage superconducting coil with a sub-cooled nitrogen cooling system. Some gases such as helium (He), nitrogen ($N_2$), and sulfur hexafluoride ($SF_6$) are considered for pressurizing the sub-cooled nitrogen cooling system of high voltage SFCLs and superconducting cables. $SF_6$ is used to pressurize and enhance the dielectric performance of a superconducting system of a sub-cooled nitrogen cooling system for superconducting cables being developed in the Republic of Korea. In this paper, dielectric experiments on AC voltage, as well as lightning impulse voltage of $SF_6$, are conducted according to various utilization factors by using several kinds of sphere-to-plane electrode systems. As results, it is known that the empirical formulae of $SF_6$, known as an electro negative gas, are derived according to various pressures and utilization factors. Also, the appropriate pressure condition for designing a high voltage superconducting coil is found from the viewpoint of dielectric performance.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2006

Transient heat transfer caused by an impulsive heating in subcooled liquid nitrogen is investigated experimentally. This study is part of out ongoing efforts directed to a stable cryogenic cooling system lot superconducting fault current limiters (SFCL). A thin heater attached by epoxy on one surface of a GFRP plate is immersed in liquid-nitrogen bath at temperatures between 77 K and 55 K. A strong heat flux up to $150W/cm^2$ is generated lot 100 ms, and the temperature of the heater sulfate is measured as a function of time. The behavior of bubbles on the heating surface can be explained by comparing the measured temperature history for vertical and two horizontal (up and down) orientations. It is concluded that the subcooling of liquid nitrogen below 70 K is very effective in suppressing bubbles, resulting in better thermal protection and faster recovery from an impulsive heat.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2011

Hybrid fault current limiters (FCL) have been researched at Yonsei University. The hybrid FCL has advantages such as having a rapid response to a sudden fault situation and a fast recovery time from a quench. It consists of an asymmetric HTS coil, a switching module, and a bypass reactor. The asymmetric HTS coil is wound with two different types of HTS wires in an opposite direction so that it has nearly zero inductance at the superconducting state. When the quench occurs at the fault state, a strong magnetic field is generated from the asymmetric coil because of different quench characteristics of two HTS wires, and then a repulsive force is induced in the switching module. The force opens the switch and the fault current is pushed into the bypass reactor. In this research, we analyzed the cause of the repulsive force and confirmed, experimentally and computationally, that the magnitude of a repulsive force is varied by changing the gap distance between the asymmetric coil and the switching module. By using the FEM simulation, we calculated the repulsive force with respect to the gap distance and verified that the effect of the gap distance. Then, short circuit test was carried out to confirm the correct operation of the fast switch.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2006

초전도전류제한기(SFCL)는 전력계통내 적용시 계통보호를 보다 향상시킬 수 있는 방안으로써 수초이내에 신속하게 사고전류를 제한한다. 이러한 SFCL중 자속구속형 전류제한기의 설계구조는 자속구속리액터인 하나의 철심에 1차측과 2차측 코일이 병렬로 결선되어 있다. 또한 전류제한소자인 YBCO박막과 2차측 코일을 직렬로 결선하여 설치장소의 조건에 따라 인덕턴스와 2차측 코일의 극성방향으로 과도전류 크기를 조절할 수 있다. 이러한 동작특성은 철심을 자속매개체로 적용되기 때문에 철심조건에 따른 성능평가실험은 필수적이다. 가극결선에서 전원전압을 200[Vrms] 인가시 피크전류는 폐루프가 30.71[A], 개루프가 32.01[A]까지 상승됨에 따라 초기과도 응답특성은 폐루프가 유리하였다. 하지만, 소자에 발생되는 전압이 폐루프가 220.14[V], 개루프가 142.73[V]까지 상승함에 따라, 폐루프 철심구조시 전류제한소자의 부담이 가중됨을 알 수 있었다. 결과적으로 자속구속형 SFCL의 전력계통내 적용 시 각각의 철심구조에 따른 다양한 운전특성을 적절히 설계시 장점을 극대화 할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 영호남 합동 학술대회 및 춘계학술대회 논문집 센서 박막 기술교육
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• pp.146-148
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• 2006

The quench characteristics of flux-lock type high-Tc superconducting fault current limiters(SFCL) was investigated, $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$(YBCO) thin film was used as the current limiting elements of the flux-lock type SFCL. The quench characteristics of current limiting elements consisting of the flux-lock type SFCL was more improved than that of the resistive type SFCL.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2000년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.663-665
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• 2000

We fabricated resistive superconducting fault current limiters (SFCL) based on YBCO thin films grown on 2-inch diameter saphire substrates Two SFCLs with nearly identical properties were connected in series to investigate the simultaneous quench. There was a slight difference in the rate of voltage increase between two SFCL units when they were operated independently. This difference. however, resulted in significantly unbalanced power dissipation between the units. This imbalance was removed by connecting a shunt resistor to an SFCL in parallel. The appropriate values of the shunt resistances were $80{\Omega}$ at $75 V_{rms}$. $100{\Omega}$ at $100 V_{rms}$ and $110{\Omega}$ at $120 V_{rms}$, respectively. Increased power input at high voltages also reduced the initial imbalance in power dissipation. but with increase in film temperature to higher than 200 K.