• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2013

In order to analyze the electrical performance of ZnO surge arresters stressed by the combined DC and AC voltages that are generated in DC/AC converter systems, the leakage current properties of ZnO surge arrester blocks deteriorated by impulse currents were investigated. The test specimens were deteriorated by the 8/$20{\mu}s$ impulse current of 2.5kA and the leakage currents flowing into the deteriorated zinc oxide(ZnO) arrester blocks subjected to the combined DC and power frequency AC voltages are measured. As a result, the leakage currents flowing through deteriorated ZnO surge arrester blocks were higher than those flowing through the fine ZnO surge arrester blocks and the larger the injection number of 8/$20{\mu}s$ impulse current of 2.5kA is, the greater the leakage current is. The leakage current-voltage curves(I-V curves) of the fine and deteriorated ZnO surge arrester blocks stressed by the combined DC and AC voltages show significant difference in the low conduction region. Also the cross-over phenomenon is observed at the voltage close to the knee of conduction on plots of I-V curves.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2012

This paper deals with the electrical characteristics related to power loss, equivalent resistance, and leakage currents flowing through new and deteriorated zinc oxide(ZnO) arrester elements subjected to the mixed DC and 60[Hz] AC voltages. The test specimens were deteriorated by 8/20[${\mu}s$] impulse current of 2.5[kA]. The leakage current-applied voltage($I-V$) characteristic curves of ZnO surge arrester elements were measured as a parameter of the ratio of the peak of 60[Hz] AC voltage to the peak of total voltage. As a consequence of test results, in case of the same applied voltage, the leakage currents flowing through the deteriorated ZnO arrester elements were higher than those flowing through the new ZnO surge arrester elements. The cross-over phenomenon in $I-V$ curves of ZnO surge arrester elements measured as a parameter of the mixed ratio of DC and AC voltages was observed at the low current domain. The effect of DC voltage on the leakage current flowing through ZnO surge arrester elements is pronounced at the same magnitude of test voltages. In addition, the larger the applied number of 8/20[${\mu}s$] impulse current of 2.5[kA] is, the greater the power loss is, in particular, the more severe the power loss increases at higher applied voltages.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2007

이 논문은 직류+60[Hz] 교류 중첩전압에서 신품과 노후된 18[kV] 산화아연 서지피뢰기의 누설전류와 전력손실에 대하여 기술하였다. 최대 50[kV]의 직류+60[Hz] 교류를 발생시킬 수 있는 중첩전압발생장치가 설계되고 제작되었다. 피뢰기의 I-V 특성곡선은 전압중첩률 K의 함수로 측정된다. DC와 AC 전압이 중첩된 I-V, R-V 특성곡선은 순수한 직류와 교류곡선 사이에 있고 저전류 영역에서 교차현상이 나타난다. 그 결과 중첩 전압에서 직류 성분의 증가는 ZnO 피뢰기의 전체 누설전류의 저항성분의 증가를 유발한다. 또한 같은 인가전압에서 피뢰기를 통해 흐르는 누설전류는 상용전원에서 장시간 스트레스 받은 피뢰기가 신품 피뢰기에 비해서 높게 나타났다.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.291-294
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• 2007

This paper preserts the characteristics of leakage currents flowing through 18 kV zinc oxide (ZnO) surge arrester under the mixed DC and AC voltages. The I-V curves of ZnO surge arrester were measured as a function of the voltage ratio K The I-V curves under the mixed DC and AC voltages lay between the pure DC and AC characteristics, and the cross-over phenomenon in I-V curves was observed at the low current region As a result, the increase of DC component to mixed voltages causes the increase of resistive component of total leakage current th ZnO surge arrester.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1572-1573
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• 2006

This paper presents electrical properties of Zinc Oxide(ZnO) surge arrester blocks under the power frequency AC voltages and various temperatures. The leakage current, $I_{R}-V$ curios and power dissipation for the fine and aged ZnO surge arrester blocks were measured as a function of the temperatures and applied voltages. When the temperature is increased from $50\;[^{\circ}C]$ to $150\;[^{\circ}C]$, the total leakage current significantly increased at the sane applied voltage level. Also, the resistive leakage currents and power dissipation were increased with increasing temperature. The leakage current and power dissipation of the aged ZnO arrester blocks were higher than the fine ZnO arrester blocks.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2009

This paper presents the characteristics of leakage currents flowing through zinc oxide (ZnO) surge arrester elements under the combined direct-current (DC) and 60 Hz alternating-current (AC) voltages. The current-voltage characteristic curves (I-V curves) of the commercial ZnO surge arrester elements were obtained as a function of the voltage ratio a. At constant peak value of the combined DC and AC voltage, the resistive leakage current of the ZnO blocks was significantly increased as the voltage ratio $\alpha$ increased. The I-V curves under the combined DC and AC voltages were placed between the pure DC and AC characteristics, and the cross-over phenomenon in both the I-V curves and R-V curves was observed at the low current region. The ZnO power dissipation for DC voltages was less than that for AC voltage in the pre-breakdown region and reversed at higher voltages.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 산화아연(이하 ZnO) 피뢰기 열화진행의 한 요인으로 예측되는 전극과 ZnO소자 사이에서 발생하는 방전광 현상에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 이를 위해 $8/20[{\mu}s]$, 최대 10[kA]의 뇌임펄스전류를 발생시키는 뇌임펄스전류 발생장치를 설계${\cdot} $제작하였다. 실험결과, 상${\cdot}$하부의 전극 부근에서 발생하는 방전광의 형상은 인가되는 뇌임펄스의 극성에 따라 다르게 나타났으며 상대적으로 (-)극의 전극부근에서 방전광이 더 강하고 활발하게 발생하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한 전극의 면적에 따른 방전광의 세기는 전극의 면적이 증가할수록 감소하는 것으로 관측되었다. 동시에 전극과 소자의 접촉상태도 방전광의 발생과 매우 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 배전급 ZnO피뢰기의 기존 전극구조는 보완이 필요하며 ZnO피뢰기 제품의 성능향상 및 지속적인 성능유지를 위해서는 환형구조 대신 내부면적이 있는 원판구조로 교체하는 것이 바람직하다고 판단된다.

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• 제5C권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2005

This paper describes a new approach to the algorithm and fundamental characteristics of the device for monitoring the leakage currents flowing through zinc oxide (ZnO) surge arresters. In order to obtain a technique for a new on-line monitoring device that can be used in the deterioration diagnosis of ZnO surge arresters, the new algorithm and on-line leakage current detection device for extracting the resistive and capacitive currents using the phase shift addition method were proposed. The computer-based on-line monitoring device can sense accurately the power frequency leakage currents flowing through ZnO surge arresters. The on-line leakage current monitoring device of ZnO surge arresters proposed in this work has the high sensitivity compared to the third harmonic leakage current detection devices. As a consequence, it was found that the proposed leakage current monitoring device would be useful for forecasting the defects and degradation of ZnO surge arresters.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.132-139
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• 2004

수배전계통의 고장에는 1선 지락, 선간 단락, 2선 지락 등의 고장이 있다. 가공 배전 계통에서 일어나는 대부분의 고장은 1선 지락이며, 피뢰기는 이러한 고장에 의한 빈번한 과전압에 의해 스트레스를 받는다. 본 논문에서는 수배전계통에서 일어날 수 있는 고장을 모의하여 여러 가지 고장에 의해 피뢰기에 흐르는 누설전류의 특성에 대하여 조사하였다. 결과적으로, $\pm$10[%] 범위의 전압변동률에 의해서 피뢰기에 흐르는 누설전류는 거의 변화가 없었다. 성능이 우수한 접지 시스템 하에서는 전압변동률은 피뢰기의 긴 시간동안의 동작에 별 영향을 줄 수가 없었다. 하지만, 1선 지락 고장에서 피뢰기에 흐르는 누설전류의 최대값은 비효과적인 접지 시스템의 운전 전압에서의 누설전류와 비교하였을 때 140배 이상이 되었다. 그러나 선간 단락과 2선 지락 고장의 경우에는 피뢰기의 누설전류에 거의 영향을 미치지 못했다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.18
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• pp.315-316
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• 2005

This paper describes the AC accelerated ageing characteristics of zinc oxide varistors for the station class lightning surge arresters. ZnO varistors whose rated voltage were 3.27kV, 4.00kV, and 6.00kV were manufactured with general ceramic production methods. The power loss of sample A varistors rapidly increased and eventually showing the thermal run-away, but sample B and sample C varistors exhibited negative creep phenomena in power losses during the test.