• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.435-439
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• 2002

This paper describes a design and fabrication of an electronic ballast for 70[W] ceramic discharge metal halide lamps. The proposed ballast is composed of a rectifier, an active power factor correction circuit (PFC), a half-bridge inverter, a LC resonant circuit and a microprocessor. The developed ballast also includes a specially designed time circuit which provides reignition of lamps. Running frequency of the ballast is set at 40[kHz] to avoid acoustic-resonance and flickering. From the experimental results, input power factor and efficiency of the ballast are estimated 99.8[%] and 93.1[%)] respectively.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.34 no.7A
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• pp.568-573
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• 2009

This paper presents a step-down DC-DC converter with On-chip Compensation for battery-operated portable electronic devices which are designed in O.13um CMOS standard process. In an effort to decrease system volume, this paper proposes the on chip compensation circuit using capacitor multiplier method. Capacitor multiplier method can minimize error amplifier's compensation capacitor size by 10%. It allows the compensation block of DC-DC converter be easily integrated on a chip and occupy less layout area. But capacitor multiplier operation reduces DC-DC converter efficiency. As a result, this converter shows maximum efficiency over 87.2% for the output voltage of 1.2V (input voltage : 3.3V), maximum load current 500mA, and 25mA output ripple current. This voltage mode controled buck converter has 1MHz switching frequency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.94-94
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• 2009

전기 에너지를 기계적 에너지 변환하고 또한, 기계적 에너지를 전기 에너지로 변환할 수 있는 압전 세라믹스는 압전 변압기 (piezoelectric transformer), 초음파모터, 센서등과 같은 응용분야에 넓게 사용되고 있다. 특히, 압전 변압기의 설계와 제조방법에 대해서는 이미 상당히 많은 연구가 수행되어 왔다. 특히, 전원장치에 있어서는 현재 주요부품으로 사용되고 있는 권선형 변압기와 같은 전자 변환기의 대체품으로서 누설손실이 없는 압전세라믹스 소재의 특성을 이용한 압전변압기의 개발과 응용연구가 국내외적으로 활발히 진행 중이다. 하지만 지금 까지 널리 사용된 PZT계 압전 세라믹스는 환경문제에 있어서 문제점을 가지고 있다. $1200^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 소결되는 PZT계열의 압전세라믹스 소재를 사용한 전자부품의 60~70%이상이 PbO로 구성되어 있기 때문에 $1000^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 급격한 휘발특성을 보이는 PbO로 인한 환경오염문제가 대두되고 있다. 압전변압기, 초음파모터등에 사용될 수 있는 무연계 압전재료 중에 PZT 압전소자의 기능을 대체할 만한 물질로는 높은 큐리온도와 우수한 압전특성을 보이는 $(Na,K)NbO_3$세라믹스가 가장 유력한 것으로 알려져 있다. 즉, 압전변압기용 조성 세라믹스는 높은 에너지 변환효율을 위해서 전기기계 결합계수($k_p$)가 커야 되며, 발열에 의한 온도 상승을 억제하기 위하여 기계적 품질계수($Q_m$)가 큰 것이 바람직하다. 또한, 높은 전류를 발생하기 위해서는 유전상수가 커, 압전변압기의 출력측 정전용량을 크게 하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 무연계 압전세라믹스를 개발하고, 이를 이용한 전력밀도(power density)가 높은 무연계 압전변압기를 제작하여 그에 대한 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 무연 압전변압기용 압전 세라믹스를 개발하기 위해 뛰어난 압전 및 유전특성을 가진 무연$(Na,K)NbO_3$계 세라믹스를 기본조성으로 하였고, KCN을 복합 첨가하여 볼 변화에 따른 미세구조, 압전 및 유전특성을 조사하고. 가장 우수한 조성으로 비납 압전변압기를 제작하여 전기적특성을 조사하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.164-164
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• 2009

A multilayer piezoelectric transformer(MPT) for step-down voltage was made by ceramic stack process. And then, the characteristics of piezoelectric transformer, such as resonance frequency, matching impedance, electro-mechanical coupling coefficient, voltage gain, heat generation and efficiency, are analyzed. The piezoelectric transformer consists of a lead zirconate titanate ceramic with a high electromechanical quality factor. The piezoelectric transformer, with a multilayered construction in the thickness direction, was formed with dimensions 15mm long, 15mm wide and 5mm thick.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1997.07a
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• pp.285-289
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• 1997

발전설비의 대형화로 인하여 소내소비 전력량이 점점 증가하고 있는 추세이며 대용량의 화력발전소라 하더라도 기저부하보다는 부하조정의 역할이 강해져 정격속도로 운전하던 팬, 펌프등을 필요 부하에 따라 회전수를 제어하여 전력절감을 꾀하여야 할 필요가 있다[1]. 이에 따라 생산기술개발 과제로 개발한 대용량 GTO 인버터 시스템을 서 인천복합화력발전소의 3상 6600V 1500KW 용량인 전동기 구동 해수펌프에 적용하기 위한 기술적 검토 내용과 계산된 전력 절감량을 제시하였다. 적용 시스템으로는 개발된 3상 660V 1MVA 단위 인버터를 병렬 운전시켜 2MVA의 용량으로 하였으며 인버터의 입출력 단에 변압기를 설치하여 강압 및 승압 시켜 사용하였다.[2]

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.305-308
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• 2000

A technique to suppress the low frequency ripple voltage of the DC output in three phase buck diode rectifiers is presented in this paper. The proposed pulse frequency modulation methods and duty ratio modulation methods are employed to regulate the output voltage of the buck diode rectifiers and guarantee zero-current -switching(ZCS) of the switch over the wide load range The proposed control methods used in this paper provide generally good performance such as low THD of the input line current and unity power factor. IN addition control methods can be effectively used to suppress the low frequency ripple voltage appeared in the dc output voltage. The harmonic injection technique illustrates its validity and effectiveness through the simulations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.389-392
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• 2001

In this paper, we have explained electrical characteristics of a step-down Rosen type piezoelectric transformer for AC-adapter. When the electric voltage is applied to the driving piezoelectric vibrator polarized in the longitudinal direction, then output voltage is generated at the generating piezoelectric vibrator polarized in the thickness direction due to the piezoelectric effects. Output voltage and current from a 11-layered and a 13-layered piezoelectric transformer were measured under the various conditions of loads and frequencies. We measured resonant frequency from impedance curve. It was shown from experiments that output voltage has increased and resonant frequency has changed according to various resistor loads. Output current has changed inversely proportional to resistances.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.680-683
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• 2001

The output characteristics of step-down piezoelectric transformer is changed by a structure of layers. In this paper, we simulated output characteristics of multi-layer piezoelectric transformers with variation of output layers. Also, fabricated piezoelectric transformers were compared with simulated data. From simulated piezoelectric transformers, the output voltage decreased with increasing number of layers. From these results, piezoelectric transformers were made and the output electrical power of the transformers was measured at resonance frequency and at other frequency. The electrical power of transformers was measured on each transformer's resonance mode. However, measured value of 12-layed transformer's output power was smaller than that of 6-layered transformer's one. It is supposed that internal capacitance and reactance of the piezoelectric transformer's were effected in this result. Therefore we need to connect other road resistance and capacitance in output circuit, in order to increase electrical power of transformers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.638-641
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• 2002

This paper presents design and construct of flat type step-down piezoelectric transformer for the application to AC-adapters. This piezoelectric transformer operated in resonance vibration mode. In this paper, Finite element method(FEM) was used for analysis piezoelectric transformers. Vibration mode and electric field of piezoelectric transformer at resonance frequency were simulated. Using this simulation, we manufactured flat type piezoelecric transformer and measured its output characteristics. As results, output power was linearly increased by increasing input power at resonance frequency. And it was found that the transformer exhibited an output power of 11.4[W] at 60[V] input voltage. From these results, we expect that this piezoelecric transformer can be applied to AC adapters.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.225-227
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• 2006

Multilayer step down piezoelectric transformers were manufactured using PZN-PMN-PZT and PMN-PNN-PZT ceramics respectively. Sintering temperature of the ceramics was $940^{\circ}C$. And then. their electrical properties were investigated according to the variations of frequency and load resistance. The voltage step-up ratio of multilayer piezoelectric transformer showed the maximum values in the vicinity of 69 and 71kHz, respectively. At the load resistance of $100{\Omega}$, the piezoelectric transformers showed the temperature rises of about 21 and $18^{\circ}C$ at the output power of 15W and 18W, respectively. At the transformer with high effective electromechanical coupling factor($k_{eff}$), lower temperature increase was appeared.