• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.59 no.9
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• pp.1644-1651
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• 2010

VLF $tan{\delta}$ diagnosis technology is introduced in IEEE Std 400 and proposed as evaluation criterion in an effective way of detecting water tree which mainly causes the failure of XLPE insulated cables. In order to inspect the accuracy of the VLF $tan{\delta}$ method for XLPE insulated power cables in Korean distribution system, diagnosis for 41 cables which were being serviced in the fields has been carried out and they were removed for AC breakdown voltage test after. Regarding the 41 cables, it was hard to confirm any relation between the VLF $tan{\delta}$ values and AC breakdown voltages and also water tree in the insulation was not detected. However, the other cables were failed several days after the diagnosis of the 41 cables. Water trees were found and their VLF $tan{\delta}$ values were also much higher than the criterion of IEEE standard. It has been ascertained that we need to change the IEEE criteria in order to improve the accuracy of detecting water trees by additional analyzing of field examples of failure and case studies from overseas countries and therefore amended VLF $tan{\delta}$ test voltage and evaluation criteria have been proposed.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.521-522
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• 2011

국내 원자력발전소에 설치되어 있는 고압케이블은 장기 운전에 따라 열화진단 및 유지보수의 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 고압케이블의 열화진단에 많이 이용되고 있는 VLF Tan${\delta}$ 기술에 대해 소개하고 원자력발전소에 설치되어 있는 4.16kV급 고압케이블의 건전성을 확인하기 위하여 원자력발전소 계획예방정비 기간 중 VLF Tan${\delta}$ 측정 장비를 사용하여 고압 케이블의 열화진단을 수행한 결과를 기술하였다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.65 no.10
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• pp.1780-1785
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• 2016

This paper presents few case studies of state diagnosis of XLPE cables using very low frequency techniques. The power cables of 22.9kV which have installation fault were assessed using VLF technique in addition to other techniques like insulation resistance and DC voltage withstand test. From the experimental results, The dielectric loss($tan{\delta}$) values of degradation of the cable(joint, knife, needle) at $U_0$ were 5.839, 5.526 and 6.251, respectively and all values were "further study advised". VLF PD measurement was also found defective portion. These method was effective in defect to fault in the degradation of the cable. However, the breakdown did not occur in the degradation of the cable because of properties of XLPE insulation. Few case studies of using VLF $tan{\delta}$ diagnosis for fault are measured and analyzed. The $tan{\delta}$ values at $U_0$ were "further study advised" or "action required".

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.207-212
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• 2015

Continuous, high-quality supply of electrical energy is the backbone of any modern economy. Any equipment operating at a power station must be reliable and safe. All major power supply components such as transformers, cables, generators, and switchgear need to be kept in perfect operating condition. The lifetime of power cables, used as the main means of transferring electric power, is understood to be about 30 years, from the time of manufacturing. The dielectrics between two conductors of a cable must be able to withstand electrical stresses from high-voltage input. This condition should be verified throughout the lifetime of the cable system. Several techniques, such as VLF-tan${\delta}$, partial discharge, and insulation resistance are used in order to determine the operating conditions of cables. In this paper, we present our work on insulation resistance to diagnose cables in operation at the Western Power station in Taean, Chungcheong Namdo Province, South Korea. As a result we have found cables the life time of which is 38 years.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.593-602
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• 2020

Power cables installed in domestic factories or underground can cause accidents depending on the manufacturing process, installation, and environmental conditions during use. When an accident occurs in a power cable, it can cause enormous economic loss and social confusion. Hence, the importance of preventive management of the cable through diagnosis is increasing to prevent it. Therefore, in this paper, a diagnostic sample cable was produced by simulating a part that could be a problem due to the installation, manufacturing defects, or deterioration of cables that can occur in the field. Dielectric loss Tangent (tan 𝛿; TD), and Partial Discharge(PD) tests were performed. Partial discharge and AC (60Hz) withstand voltage equipment using High-Frequency Current Transformer (HFCT) were applied After applying a VLF (Very Low Frequency) power supply with a frequency of 0.1Hz was applied. As a result, B and C phase defect samples at a 2.0U₀ voltage through the VLF could measure the internal partial discharge in the A-phase normal sample cable from the noise at a 0.5U₀ to 2.0U₀ voltage. In addition, the 1.5U₀ voltage was measured through the AC (60Hz) withstand voltage equipment of the commercial frequency to verify its effectiveness. Partial discharge in the run-off state was measured at a voltage of 1.0U₀, and there was a risk when installing the equipment. AC power equipment showed a difficulty of movement by volume or weight. The diagnostic method, through the VLF of the quadrant state, revealed its safety and effectiveness.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2020

In this study, the objective is to improve the criteria used for statistical comparison of the VLF tanδ (TD) database and failure rate according to water-tree degradation in underground distribution power cables. The aging condition of the KEPCO criteria is divided into 6 levels using the Weibull distribution, and the "failure imminent" condition is quantified by using the statistical end-point of the lifetime parameter of the VLF big-data group obtained from KEPCO. Moreover, new criteria with a 2-dimensional combination of TD, DTD, and a statistical normalized factor are suggested. These criteria exhibit high reproducibility for the detection of cables in an imminent failure state. Consequently, it is expected that the adoption of the extended VLF-2019 criteria will reduce the asset management cost of cable replacement compared to the VLF-2012 criteria of KEPCO.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.506-507
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• 2006

1986년 제조되어 국내 지중배전계통의 관로에서 20년간 사용된 CNCV케이블에 대하여 IRC(Iso-thermal Relaxation Current) 측벙법을 사용하는 진단장비와 0.1Hz 극저주파 Tan-delta 측정법을 사용하는 진단장비로 케이블의 수트리 열화 진단을 시행하고 철거한 후 교류파괴전압시험을 수행하였다 각 진단장비의 진단결과와 교류파괴전압시험 결과, 수트리의 존재여부를 비교하였다. VLF Tan-delta 측정법을 사용하는 진단장비가 교류파괴전압시험결과, 수트리의 유무 둥과 상관성이 비교적 높게 나타났다. 통계적으로 신뢰성을 확보할 수 있도록 지속적인 비교 검증시험을 추진할 계획이다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.804-805
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• 2011

국내 원자력발전소의 고압 케이블의 체계적인 열화 진단 및 수명예측을 위한 사전작업으로 원자력발전소에서 불리한 환경 하에서 장기간 사용된 후 철거된 XLPE 전력 케이블을 대상으로 성능 측정을 수행하였다. 측정 방법으로는 VLF(Very Low Frequency) Tan${\delta}$ 방법 및 상용주파 부분방전시험을 택하였다. 또한 고주파변류기(HFCT)를 사용하는 부분방전 측정방법(HFPD)에 VLF 내압기를 적용할 수 있는지 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.2061-2062
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• 2011

국내 원자력발전소에 설치되어 있는 고압케이블은 장기운전에 따라 열화진단 및 유지보수의 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 주기적 안전성 평가(Periodic Safety Review) 및 계속운전과 관련하여서도 고압케이블의 관리방안이 지속적으로 요구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 원자력발전소에 설치되어 있는 13.8kV급 고압케이블의 건전성을 확인하기 위하여 원자력발전소 계획예방정비 중 열화진단을 수행한 결과를 소개하고 있다. 특히 미국 NRC(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)에서는 케이블 진단 기법 11가지를 권고하고 있는데 본 논문에서는 그 중 국내 원자력발전소에 적용이 가능한 최신 케이블 진단 기술인 HFCT(High Frequency Current Transformer)를 이용한 부분방전(Partial Discharge ; PD) 측정, VLF(Very Low Frequency) 장치를 이용한 $Tan{\delta}$ 측정 및 열화상카메라를 이용한 케이블 온도 측정을 사용하여 고압 케이블 진단을 실시하였고, 그 결과를 서술하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1216-1216
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• 2015

In this study, the author apply the VLF(Very Low Frequency) tan-delta data that has been measured at each office of the KEPCO 2012 to the Weibull distribution which is the statistical analysis as previous studies for the remaining life prediction through the improvement of the sensitivity and reliability of the degradation state assessment of underground distribution power cables. Also, in this paper, UCD(Used Cable Diagnosis) Matrix proposed by KEPCO was applied to the hierarchy of assessment prioritization. it suggests Aging Index for condition assessment and high reliability of proper economic replacement cycle using the weight according to the assessment prioritization.