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The Development of Flood Protection System for Pad Transformer using Pneumatic Pressure (공기압을 이용한 패드 변압기 침수방지용 장치 개발에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Gi-Hyun;Lee, Sang-Ick;Bae, Seok-Myung;Jung, Chan-Oong;Lee, Jae-Yong
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.58 no.1
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    • pp.90-94
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    • 2009
  • The inundation of substation and ground power equipment breaks out every summer season in low-lying downtown and low-lying shore by localized heavy rain, typhoon and tidal wave. For diminishing flood damage of electrical equipment in the root, flood protection system which is used the basic frame of Pad transformer is developed using pneumatic pressure. This system is established on pressure generator equipment and sensor of flooded level operates at flooding occurrence and is maintained a shutting tightly structure. The system is able to protect indraft water in Pad Transformer and supply the electricity at emergency(flooding). And we tested safety for insulation resistance at flooding and applying an electrical current. We estimate that loss cost which is caused by with flooding and the power failure will be diminished if it is addition to advances the reliability evaluation by setting an example.

Investigation of the Preventive Diagnostic Criteria for Power Transformer (전력용 변압기 예방진단 기준치 검토)

  • Kweon, D.J.;Koo, K.S.;Kang, Y.W.;Woo, J.W.;Kwak, J.S.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.592-596
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    • 2005
  • The preventive diagnostic system prevents transformers from power failure by giving alarm and observing transformers in service. And it helps to establish the plan for optimum maintenance of transformer as well as to find location or cause of fault using accumulated data. KEPCO has adopted the preventive diagnostic system at nine 345kV substations since 1997. Techniques for component sensors of preventive diagnostic system were settled but diagnostic algorithm, diagnostic criteria and practical use of accumulated data are not yet established. This paper, to build up the base of preventive diagnostic algorithm for the power transformer, investigated the preventive diagnostic criteria for power transformer.

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A Monitoring Algorithm using FCM and ELM for Power Transformer (FCM과 ELM을 이용한 전력용 변압기의 모니터링 알고리즘)

  • Ji, Pyeong-Shik;Lim, Jae-Yoon
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.61 no.4
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    • pp.228-233
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    • 2012
  • In power system, substation facilities have become too complex and larger according to an extended power system. Also, customers require the high quality of electrical power system. However, some facilities become old and often break down unexpectedly. The unexpected failure may cause a break in power system and loss of profits. Therefore it is important to prevent abrupt faults by monitoring the condition of power systems. Among the various power facilities, power transformers play an important role in the transmission and distribution systems. In this research, we develop intelligent diagnosis technique for monitoring of power transformer by FCM(Fuzzy c-means) and ELM(Extreme Learning Machine). The proposed technique make it possible to diagnosis the faults occurred in transformer. To demonstrate the validity of proposed method, various experiments are performed and their results are presented.

Study on Dielectric Characteristics of the Environmental-friendly Pole Transformer using Vegetable Oil (식물성절연유를 사용한 친환경 주상변압기의 절연 특성 연구)

  • Kwag, Dong-Soon;Choi, Jae-Hyeong;Min, Chi-Hyun;Park, Tae-Soo;Kim, Sang-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.921-922
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    • 2007
  • In recent years, environmental concerns have been raised on the use of poorly biodegradable fluids in electrical apparatus in regions where spills from leaks and equipment failure could contaminate the surroundings. For development of the environmental-friendly pole transformer using vegetable oil, we discussed the insulation construction of the transformer and the dielectric characteristics of the Nomex insulation paper in vegetable oil. Based on the experimental data, the insulation of the transformer is designed.

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A Study on the characteristics of degradation sensor for insulation oil (절연유(絶緣油) 열화(劣化)센서 특성(特性) 연구(硏究))

  • Chon, Y.K.;Sun, J.H.;Kang, D.S.;Joo, B.S.;Yoon, J.Y.;Chung, S.J.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1995.07c
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    • pp.1371-1374
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    • 1995
  • It is well known that the degradation of transformer oil conseqently lead to the failure of transformer. This paper discussed the characteristics of the degradation sensor checking transformer oil condition in live line. The degadation sensor is composed of base ring, electrodes and porous ceramic, passed through the transformer oil and checks the transformer oil condition through sensor's leakage current. So it is important to minimize the leakage current of base ring and connection parts. To investigate the leakage current of base ring and connection parts the characteristics of V-T-I and DC 2 KV and other examinations were performed. It is verified that ionized transformer oil caused by the expansion of temperature increases in the leakage current of porous ceramic sensor. It is certification that the leakage current of other parts of porous ceramic is very small(about 2%) compared with the porous ceramic body and it is confirmed that the leakage current in porous ceramic is changed sensitively according to the new oil(NO) and and the degradation oil(DO).

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Open-Phase Condition Detecting System for Transformer Connected Power Line in Nuclear Power Plant (원자력발전소 변압기 연결 선로 결상 검출 시스템)

  • Ha, Che-Wung;Lee, Do-Hwan
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.2
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    • pp.254-259
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    • 2015
  • On January 30, 2012 an auxiliary component of Byron Unit 2 was tripped on bus under voltage. The cause of the event was the failure of the C-phase insulator track for the Unit 2 station auxiliary transformer(SAT) revenue metering transformer. In addition to this event, other events have occurred at other plants resulting in an open-phase condition.[1] Therefore, Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) has requested that not only nuclear power plant(NPP) operating company but also its Design Certification(DC) applicant have to prepare open-phase detecting system in their operating plants and design document. In this paper, various open-phase conditions are simulated in NPP using Electromagnetic Transient Program(EMTP) and Atpdraw, and open-phase condition detecting system is proposed for Main Transformer(MT), Unit Auxiliary Transformer(UAT) and SAT connected power line in NPP.

Structure Vibration Analysis and Active Noise Control of Power Transformer (전력용변압기의 구조진동해석 및 능동소음제어)

  • Jeong, Yun-Mi;Choi, Eun-Ji;Kim, Young-Dal
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.62 no.12
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    • pp.1771-1776
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    • 2013
  • Most cases of power transformer failure are caused by physical factors linked to the transient vibrations of multiple 120Hz combinations. In addition, the noise generated in the transformer from this vibration not only directly contributes to the worsening of the work environment but also causes psychological stress, resulting in the worsening of the workers efficiency and of the living environment of the inhabitants around the power plant. Thus, to remedy these problems, the mechanical-excitation forces working on a power transformer were categorized in this study, and the mechanical-damage mechanism was identified through the vibration transfer paths acting on machines or structures. In addition, a study on active noise cancellation in a transformer using the FXLMS algorithm was conducted to develop a system that is capable of multiple-sound/channel control, which resulted in the active noise reduction effect when applied on the field.

Diagnosis Method for Power Transformer using Intelligent Algorithm based on ELM and Fuzzy Membership Function (ELM 기반의 지능형 알고리즘과 퍼지 소속함수를 이용한 유입변압기 고장진단 기법)

  • Lim, Jae-Yoon;Lee, Dae-Jong;Ji, Pyeong-Shik
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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    • v.66 no.4
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    • pp.194-199
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    • 2017
  • Power transformers are an important factor for power transmission and cause fatal losses if faults occur. Various diagnostic methods have been applied to predict the failure and to identify the cause of the failure. Typical diagnostic methods include the IEC diagnostic method, the Duval diagnostic method, the Rogers diagnostic method, and the Doernenburg diagnostic method using the ratio of the main gas. However, each diagnostic method has a disadvantage in that it can't diagnose the state of the power transformer unless the gas ratio is within the defined range. In order to solve these problems, we propose a diagnosis method using ELM based intelligent algorithm and fuzzy membership function. The final diagnosis is performed by multiplying the result of diagnosis in the four diagnostic methods (IEC, Duval, Rogers, and Doernenburg) by the fuzzy membership values. To show its effectiveness, the proposed fault diagnostic system has been intensively tested with the dissolved gases acquired from various power transformers.

The Calculation of Unbalanced Voltage on the tertiary bus of a single phase auto transformer in case of Parallel Operation with Different Manufacturer (제작소가 상이한 단상 주변압기 병행 운전시 불평형전압의 검토)

  • Shim, E.B.;Woo, J.W.;Kwak, J.S.;Joe, S.H.;Hur, Y.H.;Han, S.O.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2001.07a
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    • pp.458-460
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    • 2001
  • This paper described the unbalanced voltage on the tertiary bus of a single Phase auto transformer in the case of parallel operation with different manufacturer at each Phase. The unbalanced capacitances between primary to secondary winding, secondary to tertiary winding and primary to tertiary winding makes unbalanced bus voltage in the tertiary bus side. The unbalanced voltage let the surge arrester to operate in the power frequency range, and it causes the arrester to burn out. The failure of the arrester at one phase makes line to ground fault, which lead to the surge arrester failure of the other two phase on the tertiary bus.

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Qualitative Assessment for Hazard on the Electric Power Installations of a Construction Field using FMEA (FMEA를 이용한 건설현장 전력설비의 위험성에 대한 정성적 평가)

  • Kim Doo-hyun;Lee Jong-ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.19 no.4 s.68
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    • pp.36-41
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents an qualitative assessment for hazard on the electric power installations of a construction field using FMEL The power installations have the mission to maintain the highest level of service reliability on the works. The more capital the electric power invest the higher service reliability they plausibly will achieve. However, because of limited resources, how effectively budgets can be allocated to achieve service reliability as high as possible. The assessment typically generates recommendations for increasing component reliability, thus improving the power installation safety. The FMEA tabulates the failure modes of components and how their failure affects the power installations being considered. Tn order to estimate the risks of a failures, the FMEA presents criticality estimation or risk priority number using the severity, occurrence, and detectability. The results showed that the highest components of the risk priority number among components were condenser, transformer, MCCB and LA. And In case of the criticality estimation, the potential failure modes were abnormal temperature rise, insulation oil leakage, deterioration for the transformer, overcurrent for the MCCB and operation outage fir the LA.