• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2011

The MOV(Metal Oxide Varistor), a voltage limiting element, has been installed in the SPD(Surge Protective Device) or inside the internal circuit of an electronic appliance for protection of the electric power system and electronic device against electrical surge. Such an MOV is exposed, however, to the risk of the thermal runaway resulting from excessive voltage and deterioration. In this paper, a reciprocal action has been tested and analyzed using a phosphorus bronze switching module and the low-temperature solder. And a short current break characteristic test linked with the circuit breaker has been performed to limit the inrush current when the MOV breaks down. It has been proven that the phosphorus bronze switching module installed inside the internal circuit can improve the safety of the power line system and the electronic device.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2015

This paper describes the experimental results obtained from various installation conditions of cascaded metal oxide varistor(MOV)-based SPDs with the objectives to analyze the coordination of the cascaded surge protective devices(SPDs) and to propose the proper selection and installation methods of the cascaded SPDs. The residual voltage, discharge current and energy sharing between the upstream and downstream SPDs in the $10/350{\mu}s$ direct lightning current wave were measured and discussed. The coordination of cascaded MOV-based SPDs is closely related to the varistor voltage and installation methods of SPDs. In cascaded SPDs without dedicated decoupling elements, the natural impedance of leads connecting two SPDs can act as a decoupler for the coordination of MOV-based SPDs. Even if the varistor voltage of the upstream SPD is higher than that of the downstream SPD at long distances between two SPDs, the energy coordination of cascaded SPDs could effectively be fulfilled in the conditions of large surge currents and the optimum voltage protection level can be achieved. Consequently, if the distance between voltage limiting type SPDs is long, the coordination of the cascaded SPDs should be determined by taking into account the decoupling effects due to the intrinsic inductance of leads connecting the upstream and downstream SPDs.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.400-407
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• 2016

본 논문은 레이더장비에 적용되는 저압전력계통의 서지보호장치 기능개선에 관한 연구이다. 레이더장비 초도양산 중 전체 서지보호장치(직류 전원, 교류 전원, 통신선) 중에서 교류 전원 관련 서지보호장치에 대한 규격 강화의 필요성이 확인되었다. 그에 따라 레이더 시스템의 서지보호장치에 대한 사전 품질 확보 목적으로 장비의 안정적 성능 구현 여부 검토 및 기능개선에 대한 연구를 수행하였으며, 연구 결과 기능 및 신뢰성이 강화된 서지보호장치를 레이더 시스템에 적용하여 안정적 저압 서지보호기능을 확보하였다. 본 논문에서는 개발당시 적용된 규격인 IEEE C62.41 Cat B3에서 초도양산시 변경된 KS C IEC61643-11 규격에 따라 서지보호장치의 KS규격에 명시된 요구사항 및 시험방법을 기반으로 한 성능 시험을 하였고, 그 결과 일시적 열안정성(Thermal Stability) 시험에서 서지보호장치가 파괴됨을 확인 하였다. 그 결과에 따른 원인분석 및 개선방안을 도출하였고, 개선된 서지보호장치에 대하여 재시험 결과 성능을 충족하지 못한 열안정성시험에 대한 개선이 되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 개선된 서지보호장치로 인해 레이더 시스템 단위에서의 안정적 동작여부를 확인하기 위하여 체계영향성 확인을 위한 체계 부착시험을 수행하였고, 그 결과 레이더 시스템단위에서 모든 기능이 정상임을 확인하였다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2020

Electrochromic (EC) device is an element whose transmittance is changed by electrical energy. Coloring and decoloring states can be easily controlled and thus used in buildings and automobiles for energy saving. There exist several types of EC devices; EC using electrolytes, polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), and suspended particle device (SPD) using polarized molecules. However, these devices involve solutions such as electrolytes and liquid crystals, limiting their applications in high temperature environments. In this study, we have studied all-solid-state EC device based on Tin(IV) oxide (SnO₂). A coloring phase is achieved when electrons are accumulated in the ultraviolet (UV)-treated SnO₂ layer, whereas a decoloring mode is obtained when electrons are empty there. The UV treatment of SnO₂ layer brings in a number of localized states in the bandgap, which traps electrons near the conduction band. The SnO₂-based EC device shows a transmittance of 70.7% in the decoloring mode and 41% in the coloring mode at a voltage of 2.5 V. We have achieved a transmittance change as large as 29.7% at the wavelength of 550 nm. It also exhibits fast and stable driving characteristics, which have been demonstrated by the cyclic experiments of coloration and decoloration. It has also showed the memory effects induced by the insulating layer of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) and silicone (Si).