• Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.17-21
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• 2011

A hybrid superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) with fast switch had been previously suggested by our research group. To make a hybrid SFCL, different superconducting wires were wound two pancake coils so that two pancake coils had asymmetric configuration. The impedance of the asymmetric non-inductive coils are zero with applied normal current. However during the fault. currents were distributed unequally into the two pancake coils because each superconducting wires have different electrical characteristics. This unequal distribution of current causes effective magnetic flux which generate repulsive force. Fast switch was thus opened by the force applied to the aluminum plate which consists of SFCL. In this paper, the AC loss characteristics of the asymmetric non-inductive coils with combinations of superconducting wires were studied and calculated by related experiments and finite element method (FEM) simulation. From these results, we suggested the appropriate combination of two superconducting wires to be used for the asymmetric non-inductive coils.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.23 no.9
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• pp.714-717
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• 2010

The improved flux-lock type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is composed of a series transformer and superconducting unit of the yttrium-barium-copper-oxide (YBCO) coated conductor. In this paper, we investigated current limiting characteristics through winding direction of coil 2 and variable number of coil 1 and coil 2 in improved flux-lock type SFCL. The better fault current characteristics and the burden of YBCO coated conductor can be confirmed from the experimental result in the higher turn ratio of coil 1 and coil 2 in the additive conditions. In case of subtractive condition, we can confirm a similar result in the same case of experimental conditions. but the burden of YBCO coated conductor has been increased from an increase in winding numbers of coil 2.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.6
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• pp.1268-1273
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• 2011

The study on power capacity increase of superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is one of the most important researches to apply a SFCL in the power system. To achieve this, we thought that the unbalanced quenching problem generated in series connection of superconducting units should be solved. In this paper, we investigated the quenching characteristics of superconducting units in the transformer-type SFCL with or without the neutral line between secondary windings and superconducting units. In case of transformer-type SFCL without neutral line, the connection structure of superconducting units is identical to that of the resistive-type SFCL connected in series. Therefore, the unbalanced quenching was occurred by difference of critical current between superconducting units. However, in case of transformer-type SFCL with neutral line, the superconducting units with different critical current were simultaneously quenched. It was because the currents induced by secondary winding were separately flowed through the superconducting units. By these results, we confirmed that the resistances and consumption powers of the superconducting units were equally generated.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.28-30
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 직류 전력계통에서 고장발생시 인덕던스의 변화를 이용한 순간 전류제한기틀 제안하였다. 직류계통에서는 영점교차(Zero Crossing)가 없어 고장전류 차단이 매우 어렵다. 제안된 회로에서는 고장전류를 순간적으로 크게 감소시키고 그 순간 직류 차단기를 open하여 고장전류를 용이하게 차단할 수 있다. 기존 직류차단방식은 dI/dt론 사용하여 마른 시간에 고장여부를 판단하고 고장전류가 커지기 전에 신속 차단하는 방식을 사용하고 있다. 그러나 dI/dt에 의한 마른 고장판단은 그만큼 불확실성이 커 오동작의 원인이 되기도 한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템에서는 고장전류가 충분히 증가된 후에도 이를 감소시켜 차단할 수 있으므로 고장판단에 충분한 시간을 확보할 수 있어 차단용량을 줄일 수 있고 고장차단 안전성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 또한 제안된 시스템은 교류시스템에 대한 한류기로 활용될 수 있어 장차 활용범위가 매우 크다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.14 no.10
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• pp.2230-2236
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• 2010

Although recent years whole of shipbuilding market is seriously stagnant, an importance of ship fundamental technology issues has been increased. Accordingly diversity attempts to get various solutions are in progress by national support. Therefore, in this paper it deals with a remote operation control system which is a part of propulsion thruster system. it is proposed a propulsion thruster remote operation control system which is developed by localization technology as well as the methods not only to design hardware and software but to develop hardware and software.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.410-415
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• 2011

In this paper, we investigated the fault current limiting and the load voltage sag suppressing characteristics of the flux-lock type SFCL, designed with the additive polarity winding, according to the variations of turn number's ratio and the comparative analysis between the resistive type and the flux-lock type SFCLs were performed as well. From the analysis for the short-circuit tests, the flux-lock type SFCL designed with the larger turn number's ratio was shown to perform more effective fault current limiting and load voltage sag suppressing operations compared to the flux-lock type SFCL designed with the lower turn number's ratio through the fast quench occurrence of the high-$T_C$ superconducting (HTSC) element comprising the flux-lock type SFCL. In addition, the recovery time of the flux-lock type SFCL after the fault removed could be confirmed to be shorter in case of the flux-lock type SFCL designed with the lower turn number ratio.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.63 no.3
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• pp.414-417
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• 2014

At present, the demand for electric power increases, the electric power system is complicated. The size of the line-to-ground fault and the line-to-line fault occurred with complication of electric power system continue to increase, therefore several issues are raised. To address these issues effectively, the superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) has been proposed, this study is ongoing. In this paper, we applied the SFCL in three-phase transformer and comparative analysis of the electric power burden to the SFCL. The superconductor is combined to the third winding of transformers in connection structure. In case of a third line-to-line fault, we did comparative analysis of the electric power burden to the SFCL based on the turn ratio of transformer third winding. In this case, we could confirm as the third turn ratio increased, electric power impressed to the superconducting element increased.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.344_346
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 전력계통에서 고장발생시 자속의 변화를 통한 magnetic switching을 이용한 전류제한기를 제안하였다. 구조는 자속이 흐를 수 있는 철심과 회로에 연결되어 있는 1차권선, 철심과 1차권선 사이에 위차한 1차권선과 반대방향으로 감겨져 있는 2차권선 및 2차권선 하부에 이동이 가능한 동판의 2차권선 secondary로 구성되어 있다. 정상상태에서는 철심내에 1차권선과 2차권선에 의해 발생된 자속이 서로 상쇄되어 두 권선에 유기되는 전압은 0이지만 고장이 발생하여 2차 권선의 스위치를 open하고 2차권선 secondary를 철심밖으로 쳐 내면 그동안 상쇄되었던 자속이 철심을 통하여 흐르게 되고 이에 따라 1차권선에 유기된 전압은 회로의 전류를 제한하게 되므로 차단기를 용이하게 동작시킬 수 있는 구조이다. 실험을 통하여 전류제한기 동작 전 후의 전류제한 효과를 분석하였으며 이를 통해 본 논문에서 제안하는 시스템은 차단기에 가해지는 아크충격을 완화하여 설비의 수명을 연장하고 적은 용량의 차단기 사용이 가능하므로 설비투자예산 절감 및 모든 차단기 사용분야에 활용될 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있음을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.6_7
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• 2009

배전계통에서 수요의 증가와 분산전원의 증가로 대용량 변압기의 적용이 불가피하게 되었다. 그러나, 대용량 변압기로 교체할 경우 기기가 갖는 임피던스가 작아져 배전계통에 고장발생시 고장전류의 크기가 증가되여 기존에 설치된 차단기 및 보호기기의 차단용량 초과로 인해 교체에 따른 경제적 비용 상승이 우려된다. 따라서, 대용량 변압기 적용시 고장전류 증가 문제를 해결하기 위한 방안 중 하나로 초전도한류기를 설치하는 방안을 검토하고 있다. 그러나, 초전도한류기는 고장전류의 크기에 따라 ��치시 임피던스의 크기가 다르게 된다. 이로 인해 고장전류의 값이 달라지며, 기존의 보호기기의 동작이 달라진다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 배전계통에 초전도한류기 도입 위치별 적용 할 경우 기존 보호협조에서 야기될 수 있는 문제점을 실험 및 PSCAD/EMTDC를 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 초전도한류기 도입으로 인해 고장전류 크기가 감소하여 기존의 보호기기의 동작시간이 지연되는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.85-89
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• 2009

We investigated the quench characteristics in accordance with increase of turns number of trigger coil and shunt resistance of matrix-type superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) with $2{\times}3$ array. The matrix-type SFCL consists of the trigger part to apply magnetic field and the current-limiting part to limit fault current. The fault current limiting characteristics according to the increase of magnetic field and applied voltage were nearly same. This is because the application of magnetic field hasn't an affect on total impedance of the SFCL. When turns number of a reactor increased, the voltage difference between two superconducting units in the current-limiting part according was decreased. The resistance difference generated in two superconducting units was also decreased. Therefore, we confirmed that the differences of the critical behaviors between superconducting units were reduced by application of magnetic field. By this results, we could decide the optimum turns number of reactor to apply magnetic field.