• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2004

Sulfur Hexafluoride, S $F_{6}$ is widely used for leak detection and as a gaseous dielectric in transformers, condensers and circuit breakers. S $F_{6}$ gas is also effective as a cleanser in the semiconductor industry. This paper presents a numerical study of the sealing force of disk type seal in S $F_{6}$ gas safety valve. The sealing force on the disk seal is analyzed by the FEM method based on the Taguch's experimental design technique. Disk seals in S $F_{6}$ gas safety valve are designed with 9 design models based on 3 different contact length, compressive ratio and gas pressure. The calculated results of Cauchy stress and strain showed that the sealing characteristics of Teflon $^{ }$PTFE is more effective compared to that of FKM(Viton), which is related to the stiffness of the materials. And also, the contact length of the disk seal is important design parameter for sealing the S $F_{6}$ gas leakage in the safety valve.afety valve.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2014

가스회로차단기의 거동특성은 스프링 래치 시스템을 가진 고속 작동메커니즘에 좌우된다. 고속회로차단기의 차단시간을 줄이기 위해서 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고속회로차단기의 차단시간을 단축하기 위하여 래치의 윤곽최적설계에 관한 연구가 수행된다. 회로차단기의 거동특성을 분석하기 위해서 상용 다물체 동역학 해석프로그램인 MSC/ADAMS 를 이용하였으며, 시뮬레이션 결과는 시험을 통하여 매칭하였다. VisualDOC 를 도입하여 래치의 최적윤곽을 구하였다. 최적설계 수행결과 가스회로차단기의 차단시간을 약 8.6% 개선하였다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제52권9호
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• pp.395-399
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• 2003

In this paper, physical phenomena which are related to the high temperature and high pressure arc plasma generated during the fault current interruption by SF6 gas circuit breakers are reviewed. In particular, in order to analyze nozzle ablation induced by the heats transferred to the surface of the poly-tetrafluoroethylene(PTFE) nozzle through arc radiation, a governing equation for the calculation of PTFE concentration is added to the governing equations for SF6 arc Plasma analysis. The proposed method is applied to the steady state analysis of $SF_6$ arc plasma generated by direct current taking account of the nozzle ablation and the results are presented.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.408-413
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• 2005

This paper presents the basic design technology on the hybrid type GCB(gas circuit breakers) through the test results. The three type hybrid interrupters according to the arrangement of the thermal expansion chamber and the puffer cylinder(they are called 'serial type', ' parallel/exchanged type ,' and ' parallel/separated type ' respectively in this work) were designed and manufactured and then the tests of operating characteristics and interrupting were performed using a simplified synthetic test facility. The interruption capability with the type and the opening speed and the pressure rise which is required to interrupt were examined. The change of pressure rise with the number of interruption was given quantitatively and therefore the pressure rise can be predicted. Finally, it was shown that the interruption capability tends to increase with the increasing of opening speed in the puffer type; however, the hybrid type interrupter has a different interruption characteristic.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.2046-2051
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• 2015

Currently, most high-voltage gas circuit breakers (CBs) include asymmetrical geometries in the shield, the tank, the hot-gas exhaust, and the connection parts for bushings. For this reason, a 3-dimensional (3-D) analysis of the insulation capability is necessary, rather than a 2-D analysis. However, a 3-D analysis has difficulties due to the computational time and complex modeling. This paper presents a 3-D analysis considering the asymmetry in high-voltage gas CBs and a technique to reduce the calculation time. In the proposed technique, the arc plasma requiring the most computational time is first calculated by a 2-D analysis. Then, the results such as pressure, temperature, and velocity are input as a source for the 3-D analysis. This technique is applied to a 145kV self-blast-type CB and the analysis result exhibits good agreement with the experimental result.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.19-21
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• 2002

Recently, it has become more competitive to take larger market share among domestic companies manufacturing high-power apparatus. Unfortunately, the size of total market in this field is being smaller than before because the business of transmission and distribution of electric power is being shifted from government control to private management. To save this situation, we are trying to develop new high-voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear for export such as 245kV GIS and 300kV GIS. It is very important to make GIS compact size to have international competitiveness against European companies. By reducing GIS's dimensions same as 170kV class, we expect to launch abroad successfully. Many factors should be considered to achieve good performance during short-circuit making-breaking. Analysis on cold gas flow is one method widely used to evaluate small-current interruption. Through this analysis, we can examine the dielectric characteristics at the weak points in the circuit-breaker. In this paper, we describe the results of cold-gas flow analyses on 245kV and 300kV circuit-breakers.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.415-417
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• 1999

Recently, Reliability of switching devices for transmission & substation system is very important. Therefore, We have investigated fault trend of switching devices from 1982 to 1998 This paper presents fault analysis on Circuit Breakers, Disconnecting Switch, Gas Insulated Switchgear, etc. Thus, this paper will help improve design, manufacture, construction technology and maintenance method.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1995년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1287-1289
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• 1995

For the analysis of hot gas flow due to arc in puffer type $SF_6$ gas circuit breakers(GCBs), a program has been developed by adding function for arcing to the Fluid-in Cells(FLIC) method, which is often used for a two dimensional compressible flow problems, utilizing a simplified enthalpy flow arc model available for arcing. In this paper, the results of arc modelling for 800kV GCB are presented and compared with that of cold gas flow in the interrupters. It is shown that the nozzle clogging is the dominating factor in the pressure rise of the puffer chamber. It permits to estimate the dielectric strength of interrupters.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2005년도 추계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.311-317
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• 2005

It has been the most progressive interruption technique to use the ablation gas from the surface of PTFE nozzle driven by arc plasma during switching process in $SF_6$ gas circuit breakers. This advanced interruption technique can reduce the required mechanical energy to compress and blow the gas for extinguishing the arc plasma between the electrodes due to using the ablation effect instead. In order to consider the phenomena during calculation of switching process, it is required to confirm the principles of ablation from PTFE nozzle as well as of arc plasma during switching process. In this study, we have calculated the switching process considered the ablation of PTFE nozzle driven by arc plasma using multidisciplinary simulation technique and compared the results with the data without the ablation effect. More $50\%$ difference of pressure rise inside expansion chamber has been found from the results and it should be indispensable for this type of computational work to consider and include the ablation effect of PTFE nozzle. Further study on turbulence and radiation will be followed.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2004년도 학술대회지
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• pp.237-240
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• 2004

Sulfur Hexafluoride, SF6 is widely used for leak detection and as a gaseous dielectric in transformers, condensers and circuit breakers. SF6 gas is also effective as a cleanser in the semiconductor industry. This paper presents a numerical study of the sealing force of disk type seal in SF6 gas safety valve. The sealing force on the disk seal is analyzed by the FEM method based on the Taguch's experimental design technique. Disk seals in SF6 gas safety valve are designed with 9 design models based on 3 different contact length, compressive ratio and gas pressure. The calculated results of Cauchy stress and strain showed that the sealing characteristics of Teflon PTFE is more effective compared to that of FKM(Viton), which is related to the stiffness of the materials. And also, the contact length of the disk seal is important design parameter for sealing the SF6 gas leakage in the safety valve.