Recently, metal cases are widely used in smart phones for their luxurious color and texture. However, when a metal case is used, electric shock may occur during charging. Chip capacitors of various values are used to prevent the electric shock. However, chip capacitors are vulnerable to electrostatic discharge(ESD) generated by the human body, which often causes insulation breakdown during use. This breakdown can be eliminated with a high-voltage chip varistor over 340V, but when the varistor voltage is high, the capacitance is limited to about 2pF. If a chip capacitor with a high dielectric constant and a chip varistor with a high voltage can be combined, it is possible to obtain a new device capable of coping with electric shock and ESD with various capacitive values. Usually, varistors and capacitors differ in composition, which causes different shrinkage during co-firing, and therefore camber, internal crack, delamination and separation may occur after sintering. In addition, varistor characteristics may not be realized due to the diffusion of unwanted elements into the varistor during firing. Various elements are added to control shrinkage. In addition, a buffer layer is inserted in the middle of the varistor-capacitor junction to prevent diffusion during firing, thereby developing a co-fired product with desirable characteristics.

본 연구는 의료살균기술의 하나인 전극을 이용한 전기 충격 살균법을 순환식 수경재배의 배양액 재순환을 위한 배액 살균기술로 활용하고, 배액의 전기살균소독시스템을 구축하고자 할 때, 살균소독 효과가 높으며, 친환경적이고 경제적인 배양액 살균소독기술의 개발 및 전기살균소독시스템에서 사용될 전극의 최적 조건을 구명하고 전기소독의 가능성을 확인하기 위해 수행되었다. 전기살 균소독시스템 구축 시 적정 전극소재 구명을 위해 금속 전도체의 특성 조사 및 전기실험을 실시하여 배액의 pH 와 EC변화유무와 침전물 발생여부 및 배액의 원소변화 유무를 분석하였다. 새로이 개발된 전기살균소독시스템 구축 시 가장 적합한 금속 전도체 전극소재로는 전기전도도가 높고, 저항이 적으며, 소재의 수급이 용이하고, 가격이 저렴한 스테인리스 스틸임을 확인하였으며. 또한 스테인리스 스틸을 전극으로 사용하였을 때, 전기를 공급하기 전과 24V 이내의 전기를 공급한 후의 배양액내 원소변화는 거의 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 전극의 두께 보다는 넓이가 증가함에 따라 전류의 양이 증가하였으며 전극의 거리가 멀수록 목표 전류량에 도달하는 시간이 증가하였다. 적합한 전류량에 따른 주요 병원균의 살균 력을 조사한 결과 대표적 세균병인 풋마름병의 원인균인 Ralstonia solanacearum가 전류 15V-3A 170초에서 97% 가 사멸되는 것을 확인하였으며 곰팡이병인 Fusarium oxysporum은 24V-10A에서 98%의 살균력을 보였다.

For development of a human body model for electric shock, electroconductive paints with carbon black as a filler material were developed. The characteristics of the volume resistivities of thin films fabricated using the electroconductive paints were investigated as a function of the particle sizes and content of carbon black. With a carbon black particle size over 80 μm, agglomeration of carbon black powders was observed. The volume resistivity of the particles increased as the porosity increased and as the amount of carbon black decreased due to the agglomeration of carbon black powders. With a particle size of 4 μm and 20 μm, agglomeration of carbon black powders was not observed and their porosities were measured as 0.86% and 1.12% with volume resistivities of 20 Ω·cm and 80 Ω·cm respectively. A carbon black particle size of less than 20 μm is considered to be suitable as a type of electric-shock electroconductive paint for a human body model.