Patents Assigned to Korea Electric Power Corporation
  • Publication number: 20140244061
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for performing adjustment to optimize the voltage for each distribution network in a power distribution system. The apparatus for adjusting a voltage in the power distribution system adjusts the voltage by switching a switch that lies on a path in the power distribution system. The apparatus determines a switch that is to become a switching target from among switches lying on the path, obtains a voltage optimization value of the determined switching target switch, selects a switch having the minimum voltage optimization value by changing the switching target switch to another switch in order to obtain the voltage optimization value, and adjusts the voltage through switching of the selected switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Namkoong, Bok-Nam Ha, Sung-Woo Lee, In-Yong Seo, Moon-Jong Jang, Dong-Wan Seo, Sang-Ok Kim
  • Publication number: 20140238150
    Abstract: There is provided a method for evaluating prestressing force of a bonded tendon. The method includes: striking a prestressing strand of a bonded tendon with an impact hammer; measuring an acceleration response signal from the prestressing strand using an accelerometer, and receiving the acceleration response signal with a data logger; and calculating stress wave velocity based on the acceleration response signal received by the data logger, and evaluating prestressing force of the bonded tendon, based on the calculated stress wave velocity, using a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung-Bum Jang, Byeong-Hwa Kim, Hong Pyo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140232186
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for minimizing a distribution loss which reconstructs the system construction of a distribution system in consideration of section load characteristics of mutually different distribution system. The apparatus for minimizing a distribution loss which determines a loss calculation period for detecting a loss minimization time point using mutually different distribution systems, calculates loss values of mutually different distribution systems set according to each time point of the loss calculation period, and calculates a total loss value, and selects the mutually different distribution systems one by one during the loss calculation period, and calculates a loss value for specific systems of each distribution system in consideration of a change of a section load in each selected distribution system, determines a loss minimization time point using the specific system loss value of each distribution system and the total loss value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Moon-Jong Jang, Bok-Nam Ha, Sung-Woo Lee, Sang-Ok Kim, Dong-Wan Seo, Won Namkoong
  • Publication number: 20140236498
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method of monitoring a wind turbine blade. The method includes converting strain of a blade into moment, generating a reference value based on design information of the blade and statistical information of the moment, and comparing the moment with the reference value and determining a state of the blade. Accordingly, since the reference value serving as a reference of blade state determination is generated according to blade design information and moment statistical information and learning of the moment statistical information is performed, reliability of blade state determination can be improved, and thus, effective management and maintenance of the blade becomes possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Yong Oh, Jae Kyung Lee, Joon Young Park, Jun Shin Lee
  • Publication number: 20140233686
    Abstract: There are provided a device for removing partial discharge noise and a method of diagnosing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kwang Sik Choi, Jung Cheol Seo
  • Publication number: 20140232373
    Abstract: There are provided a method and device for detecting a zero phase component. The device for detecting a zero phase component includes a meter chip of a sequential sampling method, a data acquiring unit configured to acquire sequential data on a plurality of phases from the meter chip, and a zero phase current value calculating unit configured to calculate an instantaneous current value for fault detection by summing instantaneous current values for each phase from the acquired sequential data, and calculate a zero phase current value using the calculated instantaneous current value for fault detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Up Park, Won Suck Choi, Byung Sung Lee, Sun Kyu Choi, Kil Sin Kim, Seok Gon Kim, Sang-Jun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140229029
    Abstract: Provided are a device and a method for automatically coordinating a protection device of a smart power distribution management system, wherein a protection coordination correction value of the protection device is calculated via topology analysis and system analysis of a distribution system so as to apply the result to a smart power distribution management system. The device for automatically coordinating a protection device as provided comprises: generating the topology information by obtaining the status information of the distribution system; setting machines, which transmit and received data when an event occurs, to communicate for each of a plurality of protection devices based on the topology information; calculating a system power flow including the power flow direction based on the topology information; and calculating a fault current which is generated upon the failure of the distribution system based on the topology information, thereby generating a protection coordination correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheol-Min Chu, Sang-Yun Yun, Seong-Chul Kwon, Il-Keun Song
  • Publication number: 20140227613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method for a support type ceramic membrane using tape casting, wherein, when producing a multifunctional membrane comprising a membrane structure such as a general electrochemical device or electrolysis cell or fuel cell, a dense-structure coating membrane or porous functional (separation) membrane is produced on one or more surfaces of a porous support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Young-Sung Yoo, Mi-Hwa Choi, Tae-Hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20140221193
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous gas-converting catalyst composition comprising: an active component; a support; an inorganic binder; at least one accelerator selected from the group consisting of cobalt oxide, molybdenum oxide, nickel oxide, calcium oxide, barium oxide, strontium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, manganese oxide and barium titania; and at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, stabilized zirconia, and hydrotalcite. The catalyst according to the present invention can effectively capture and separate carbon dioxide due to the excellent physical properties thereof such as packing density and abrasion resistance, and high CO conversion. Also, according to the present invention, mass production is facilitated by applying a spraying technique, and overall costs are lowered because of high yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joong Beom Lee, Chong Kul Ryu, Tae Hyoung Eom, Dong Hyeok Choi, Jeom In Baek, Seong Jeagarl, Seok Ran Yang
  • Publication number: 20140207300
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for managing a power distribution system in which has an improved system protection and fault section determination structure in consideration of distributed power supplies, has an improved server and communication structure for one-to-one synchronization measurement, and conducts real time system management and control. The system for managing the power distribution system uses field measurement data and an event signal to detect a protection coordination correction value of a protective device for protection of the system and a fault section of the power distribution system, performs real time system analysis using the field measurement data, and transmits control information including at least one of the protection coordination correction value, the fault section and the system analysis information to a DCP server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang-Yun Yun, Cheol-Min Chu, Seong-Chul Kwon, Il-Keun Song
  • Publication number: 20140197966
    Abstract: Provided are a connection error detecting apparatus and method. The connection error detecting apparatus, which detects connection errors for each rating of a smart meter, comprises: a parameter calculating unit for calculating connection error detecting parameters including an actual three-phase voltage value, an actual three-phase current value, an effective amount of three-phase power, and an ineffective amount of three-phase power; and a connection error determining unit for setting connection error criteria for detecting connection errors for each rating of the smart meter, and detecting the connection errors for each rating by determining whether or not any one of the connection error detecting parameters satisfies the connection error criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang-Jun Kim, Tae-Hyo Kim, Woo-Yong Kim, Sang-Suh Park, Sung-Min Kim
  • Patent number: 8781979
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prediction method for monitoring performance of power plant instruments. The prediction method extracts a principal component of an instrument signal, obtains an optimized constant of a SVR model through a response surface methodology using data for optimization, and trains a model using training data. Therefore, compared to an existing Kernel regression method, accuracy for calculating a prediction value can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: In Yong Seo, Moon Ghu Park, Jae Yong Lee, Ho Cheol Shin
  • Publication number: 20140165795
    Abstract: There are provided a wrench socket and a method for tightening a high tension bolt. The wrench socket includes: a housing making partial contact with a nut to apply force to the nut, the housing being rotatably coupled to a handle; a marker disposed in the housing for marking a high tension bolt, the nut, and a washer according to a height of the high tension bolt; a gauge disposed in the housing for making contact with the high tension bolt and reciprocating according to a position of the high tension bolt; and an elastic part configured to apply an elastic force to the gauge according to a position of the gauge unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kang Seok Kim, Yong Seung Lee, Hwan Seon Nah, Hyeon Ju Lee
  • Patent number: 8723513
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an eddy current probe and an eddy current inspection device including the eddy current probe for inspection of surface defect of a rotor wheel including a dovetail coupling part in which a hook is formed. The eddy current probe in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body, a contact part coupled to the main body and having a convex part and a concave part formed thereon corresponding to the hook, and an eddy current sensor being coupled to an end part of the convex part of the contact part. Accordingly, the detectability of a defect and the permeation depth can be enhanced, and the inspection procedures can be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignees: Korea Electric Power Corporation, Korea East-West Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon-Shik Ahn, Sang-Gi Park, Doo-Song Gil
  • Patent number: 8704526
    Abstract: A system for detecting a location of fault in a cable includes a cable transmitting a fault current, a current transforming unit connected to the cable and receiving the fault current and detecting an original signal of fault current, a detecting unit detecting a first detail signal and a second detail signal from the original signal of fault current, where both signals are detail components in a high frequency band, a comparing unit comparing the first detail signal with a preset reference value and determining a fault in the cable, and a signal filtering unit generating a first filtering signal and a second filtering signal by use of the first detail signal and the second detail signal and outputting a fault detection signal based on a result of comparing both signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Chae-Kyun Jung, Ji-Won Kang
  • Publication number: 20140107926
    Abstract: A distance relay apparatus, a distance relay processing system and a method for processing a distance relay are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the distance relay processing system, which controls a distance relay, includes a lightning managing apparatus, which generates comprehensive lightning information by using lightning detection information and in which the lightning detection information is provided by a lightning detector, and a distance relay apparatus, which generates fault occurrence information by determining a fault location of a power transmission line and generates fault analysis information by using the fault occurrence information and the comprehensive lightning information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Jung-Wook WOO, Joo-Sik KWAK, Dong-Jin KWEON, Kyung-Tak KIM, Kyo-Sun KOO
  • Publication number: 20140015539
    Abstract: A system for detecting a location of fault in a cable includes a cable transmitting a fault current, a current transforming unit connected to the cable and receiving the fault current and detecting an original signal of fault current, a detecting unit detecting a first detail signal and a second detail signal from the original signal of fault current, where both signals are detail components in a high frequency band, a comparing unit comparing the first detail signal with a preset reference value and determining a fault in the cable, and a signal filtering unit generating a first filtering signal and a second filtering signal by use of the first detail signal and the second detail signal and outputting a fault detection signal based on a result of comparing both signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chae-Kyun JUNG, Ji-Won KANG
  • Patent number: 8547105
    Abstract: A system for detecting a location of fault in a cable includes a cable transmitting a fault current a current transforming unit connected to the cable and receiving the fault current and detecting an original signal of fault current, a detecting unit detecting a first detail signal and a second detail signal from the original signal of fault current where both signals being detail components in a high frequency band, a comparing unit comparing the first detail signal with a preset reference value and determining a fault in the cable, and a signal filtering unit generating a first filtering signal and a second filtering signal by use of the first detail signal and the second detail signal and outputting a fault detection signal based on a result of comparing the both signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Chae-Kyun Jung, Ji-Won Kang
  • Patent number: 8515076
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a security system using an automatic meter reading protocol. The security system includes a Device Language Message Specification (DLMS) transmission unit for transmitting security DLMS data that includes security key update information and a first authentication value, and a DLMS reception unit for receiving the security DLMS data, searching the security key update information in the security DLMS data, and generating an updated security key using a second authentication value according to the security key update information. The security system can solve various problems occurring due to the operation of a separate security protocol, and can be easily implemented and managed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Seong-Ho Ju, Yong-Hoon Lim, Jong-Mock Baek, Moon-Suk Choi, Young-Hyun Kim, No-Gil Myoung
  • Patent number: 8508197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a static compensator and a method for controlling thereof, more particularly, to a static compensator including a transformer connected with a bus of a power system; an inverter operating according to a control signal and connected to the transformer in series; a tap changer changing turn ratio of the transformer; and a controller generating the control signal to operate the inverter and generating a tap up or a tap down signal to provide to the tap changer and a method for controlling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Korea Electric Power Corporation
    Inventors: Jong-Su Yoon, Yong-Hak Kim