• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.253-254
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• 2011

ITER AC/DC 컨버터는 ITER(국제핵융합실험로) 초전도자석에 최대 68 kA의 전류를 공급하는 전원장치이다. ITER AC/DC 컨버터 구조물의 재질선정, 구조설계, 구조 및 전자기력 해석 등을 통하여 컨버터 단위모듈의 실제크기 시제품을 제작하여 정격전류(22.5 kA) 및 단락전류(250 kA) 시험을 성공적으로 완료하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.251-252
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• 2011

ITER 기구는 초전도자석 전원장치가 운전 중 발생 가능한 부하의 단락으로부터 장치를 보호하기 위하여 FSC(Fault Suppression Capability) 조건에 만족할 것을 요구하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 모의시험을 통해 FSC 조건에서 발생되는 단락 전류에 의한 소자 이상 유무 및 전자기력의 크기와 방향을 확인하였고, 해석을 통해 전자기력이 전원장치 구조물에 미치는 영향을 검토하였으며, 실제 시험을 통해 모의시험 및 해석 결과가 타당함을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.239-240
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• 2012

ITER 초전도자석 전원공급장치는 대전류를 흘리기 위한 자체 지지구조 버스바와 이를 지지하기 위한 구조물로 구성된다. 장치설계에 있어 버스바와 지지구조물은 단락 시 전자기력에 대한 내성, 통전전류에 의한 버스바 발열 등의 요구조건을 만족하여야 한다. 본 논문은 ITER 초전도자석 전원공급장치에 유한요소해석을 적용하여 여러 요구조건에 부합하는 설계의 적합성을 검증한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.241-242
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• 2012

ITER 초전도자석 전원공급장치에 심각한 고장이 발생할 경우 전원장치뿐만 아니라 그 부하인 초전도코일에도 영향을 줄 수 있다. 초전도코일이 파괴될 경우 수리가 어려워 프로젝트 자체에 중대한 영향을 미칠 수 있어 전원공급장치의 보호는 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 ITER 초전도자석 전원공급장치에서 발생할 수 있는 주요 고장 항목을 소개하고, 전원장치 보호시퀀스에 따른 보호능력의 적합성을 검증한다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.305-312
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• 2010

The protection sequence of an AC/DC converter for an ITER PF coil system is developed in this study. Possible faults in the coil system are simulated and the results reflected in the design of a sequence to protect the coil and converter. The inductances of the current sharing reactors and thyristor numbers in parallel with the bridge arms are optimized with the designed protection sequence.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.49 no.8
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• pp.589-595
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• 2011

Laminated glass fiber-reinforced plastic (GFRP) composites were applied to an insulating structure of a magnet system for a nuclear fusion device. Decreased inter-laminar strength by a strong repulsive force between coils which is induced a problem of structural integrity in laminated GFRPs. Therefore, it is important to investigate the inter-laminar characteristics of laminated GFRP composites in order to assure more reliable design and better structural integrity. Three types of the laminated GFRP composites using a high voltage insulating materials were fabricated according to each molding process. To evaluate the grade of the fabricated composites, mechanical tests, such as hardness, tensile and compressive tests,were carried out. The autoclave molding composites satisfied almost of the mechanical properties reguested at the G10 class standard, but the vacuum impregnation (VPI) and Prepreg composites did not.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.55-58
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• 2016

Quench Detection System (QDS) is essential to guarantee the stable operation of the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) Poloidal Field (PF) magnet system because the stored energy in the magnet system is very large. For the fast response, voltage-based QDS has been used. Co-wound voltage sensors and balanced bridge circuits were applied to eliminate the inductive voltages generated during the plasma operation. However, as the inductive voltages are hundreds times higher than the quench detection voltage during the pulse-current operation, Central Difference Averaging (CDA) and MIK, where I and K stand for mutual coupling indexes of different circuits, which is an active cancellation of mutually generated voltages have been suggested and studied. In this paper, the CDA and MIK technique were applied to the KSTAR magnet for PF magnet quench detection. The calculated inductive voltages from the MIK and measured voltages from the CDA circuits were compared to eliminate the inductive voltages at result signals.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.116-122
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• 2023

Because magnets fabricated using Nd-Fe-B exhibit excellent magnetic properties, this novel material is used in various high-tech industries. However, because of the brittleness and low formability of Nd-Fe-B magnets, the design freedom of shapes for improving the performance is limited based on conventional tooling and postprocessing. Laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF), the most famous additive manufacturing (AM) technique, has recently emerged as a novel process for producing geometrically complex shapes of Nd-Fe-B parts owing to its high precision and good spatial resolution. However, because of the repeated thermal shock applied to the materials during L-PBF, it is difficult to fabricate a dense Nd-Fe-B magnet. In this study, a high-density (>96%) Nd-Fe-B magnet is successfully fabricated by minimizing the thermal residual stress caused by substrate heating during L-PBF.

• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.23-28
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• 2008

As a part of the plasma control system (PCS) for the first plasma campaign of KSTAR, seven sets of fast feedback control loop for the superconducting poloidal field magnet power supply (PF MPS) have been implemented. A special real-time digital communication interface has been developed for the simultaneous exchanges of the current/voltage data from the 7 sets of 12-thyristor power supplies in a 200 microsecond control cycle. Preliminary power supply tests have been performed before actual cooldown of the device. A $29mH/50m{\Omega}$ solenoid dummy has been fabricated for a series of single power supply tests. Connectivity and response speed of the plasma control system have been verified. By changing hardware cabling, this load was also used to estimate mutual inductance coupling effects of two geometrically adjacent solenoid coils on each power supply. After the cooldown was complete, each pair of the up/down symmetric PF coils has been serially connected and tested as part of the device commissioning process. Bipolar operation and longer pulse attempts have been investigated. The responses of the coils and power supplies corresponding to the plasma magnetic controls in plasma discharges are also analyzed for the future upgrades.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.709-714
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• 2009

An ion implanter, which can serve as a metal-ion supply, has been constructed and performance tested. Copper ions are generated and extracted from a Bernas ion source with a heating crucible that provides feed gases to sustain the plasma. Sable arc plasmas can be sustained in the ion source for a crucible temperature in excess of $350^{\circ}C$. Stable extraction of the ions is possible for arc Currents less than 0.3 A. Arc currents increase with the induced power of a block cathode and the transverse field in the ion source. $Cu^+$ ions in the extracted beam are separated using a dipole magnet. A $20{\mu}A$ $Cu^+$ ion current can be extracted with a 0.2 A arc current. The ion current can support a dose of $10^{16}ions/cm^2$ over an area of $15\;cm^2$ within a few hours.