• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.42-48
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• 2010

The Microsource has to supply high quality Power that has high reliability and high energy efficiency to Load according to operating type of Microgrid. The energy sources of microsource type have various dynamic characteristic and transient response corresponding to classes and application skill. This paper shows dynamic characteristic of Microgrid according to Energy Source of microsource type. This research has been carried out by detailed modelling of Microturbine system and Fuelcell system. All models are realized by EMTP/RV and simulated change of operating type and load increase within Microgrid of DC constant voltage inverter model and Microturbine, Fuelcell based Microsource.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.534-541
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• 2021

In this study, a novel microwave-matrix reformer was proposed to convert CH₄, which is a major component, to a high quality hydrogen energy. And to identify this performance, it was investigated for O₂/C ratio, steam feed amount and reformed gas recirculation which are affected for methane conversion and product gas yield. Through the parametric screening studies, optimal operating conditions were that O₂/C ratio, steam feed amount and recirculation rate were 1.1, 10 mL/min and 30 L/min. In this conditions, CH₄ conversion was 68.1%, H₂ selectivity 77.2 and H₂/CO ratio 2.62 which are possible applying SOFC stack for RPG (residential power generator).

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.10-24
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• 2007

In the dissertation, a power conversion system for fuel cell is composed of a PWM inverter with LC filter in order to convert fuel cell voltage to a single phase 220[V]. In addition, new insulated DC-DC converters are proposed in order that fuel cell voltage is boosted to 380[V]. In this paper, it requires smaller components than existing converters, which makes easy control. The proposed DC-DC converter controls output power by the adjustment of phase-shift width using switch $S_5\;and\;S_6$ in the secondary switch which provides 93-97[%] efficiency in the wide range of output voltage. Fuel cell simulator is implemented to show similar output characteristics to actual fuel cell. Appropriate dead time td enables soft switching to the range where the peak value of excitation current in a high frequency transformer is in accordance with current in the primary circuit. Moreover, appropriate setting to serial inductance La reduces communication loss arisen at light-load generator and serge voltage arisen at a secondary switch and serial diode. Finally, TMS320C31 board and EPLD using PWM switching technique to act a single phase full-bridge inverter which is planed to make alternating current suitable for household

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.49-53
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• 2007

The direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is a promising power source for portable applications due to many advantages such as simple construction, compact design, high energy density, and relatively high energy-conversion efficiency. In this work, an electrochemical methanol sensor for monitoring the methanol concentration in direct methanol fuel cells was fabricated using a thin composite nafion membrane as the electrolyte. We have analyzed the I-V characteristic of the fabricated methanol sensor as a function of methanol concentration, catalyst electrode and platinum(Pt) thickness. The fabricated sensor was analyzed by I-V measurement with various methanol concentration. When we measured the sensor characteristics with 10nm Pt and at 1V, the current value was $1.30{\times}10^{-6}A,\;1.96{\times}10^{-6}A\;and\;2.80{\times}10^{-6} A$ for three methanol concentration of 1M, 2M and 3M, respectively. When the methanol concentration was fixed at 2M, the current value of the fabricated device with Pt layers of 5, 10 and 15 nm thickness was $3.06{\times}10^{-6}A,\;1.96{\times}10^{-6}A\;and\;1.00{\times}10^{-6}A$, respectively. These results lead us to the conclusion that when the methanol concentration increases, the output current increases and when the catalyst electrode become thinner, the current increase more. It showed that, the thinner the catalyst electrode, the more electrochemistry become activation.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.258-264
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• 2018

This paper presents application of a differential search (DS) meta-heuristic optimization algorithm for optimal operation of a micro grid system. The DS algorithm simulates the Brownian-like random-walk movement used by an organism to migrate. The micro grid system consists of a wind turbine, a diesel generator, a fuel cell, and a photovoltaic system. The wind turbine generator is modeled by considering the characteristics of variable output. Optimization is aimed at minimizing the cost function of the system, including fuel costs and maximizing fuel efficiency to generate electric power. The simulation was applied to a micro grid system only. This study applies the DS algorithm with excellence and efficiency in terms of coding simplicity, fast convergence speed, and accuracy in the optimal operation of micro grids based on renewable energy resources, and we compared its optimum value to other algorithms to prove its superiority.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.144-144
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• 2017

제한된 조건에서 타이타늄을 양극산화 하였을 때, 자기 정렬된 나노 튜브 형태의 티타니아 구조를 얻을 수 있으며, 그 형태는 양극산화 조건에 따라 변할 수 있음은 학계에 이미 잘 알려져 있다. 그러나 자세한 메커니즘과 전기화학적 조건들은 아직 명확하게 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 자기 정렬된 티타니아 나노 구조의 형태학적 변화를 인가전압과 혼합 전해질의 농도를 변화시켜가며 체계적으로 연구하여, 티타니아 나노 튜브와 마이크로 콘이 생성되는 조건에 대한 지도를 그렸다. 일반적으로 인가 전압이 증가하고, 혼합 전해질에서의 불산의 농도가 낮을수록, 티타니아 나노 구조가 나노튜브에서 마이크로 콘으로 변화하는 것을 확인하였다. 티타니아의 다양한 기능적인 특성을 바탕으로, 구조변화에 대한 전기화학적 이해를 통해, 물 분해, 연료 감응형 태양전지(DSSCs), 광촉매, 가스 센서 등에 적용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.749-753
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• 2012

In present work, anode support for micro-tubular SOFC was fabricated with outer diameter of 3 mm and characterized with microstructure, mechanical properties and gas permeability. The microstructure of surface and cross section of a porous anode support were analyzed by using SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) image. The gas permeability and the mechanical strength of anode support was measured and analysed by using differential pressure at the flow rates of 50, 100, 150 cc/min. and using universal testing machine respectively. The unit cell composed of NiO-YSZ, YSZ, YSZ-LSM/LSM/LSCF was fabricated and operated with reaction temperature and fuel flow rate and showed maximum power density of $1095mW/cm^2$ on the condition of $800^{\circ}C$. The performance of single cell for micro-tubular SOFC increased with the increasing the reaction temperature due to the decrement of ohmic resistance of cell by the increment of the ionic conductivity of electrolyte through the evaluation of electrochemical impedance analysis for single cell with reaction temperature.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.577-586
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• 2011

This paper describes the development of hardware simulator for the operation analysis of DC microgrid. The hardware simulator consists of several distributed power sources such as a wind power generation, solar power and fuel cell, and two energy storages such as a supercapacitor and battery. The main controller which performs a role of energy management and state monitoring is connected with the local controller in each power source and storage through ethernet-based communication link. The developed hardware simulator can be utilized to analyze the performance DC microgrid with practical manner.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.142-149
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• 2013

Carbon materials are mainly used as catalyst supports for polymer exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Catalyst supports are required specific characteristics of the carbon materials, such as large surface area and high electrical conductivity. Attempted were to improve electrical conductivity and to maintain high surface area of carbon materials using a microwave treatment. Microwave treatment, as a relatively new technique, takes short reaction time and reduce the consumption of the gases used for carbon treatment compared to a traditional heat treatment. Hybrid carbon (ACF/Graphene) as catalyst supports by microwave-irradiation method for PEMFC increase the cell performance because of increased electrical conductivity resulting in triple-phase contact and reduced the interfacial resistance. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) were employed to analyze carbon materials. The performance of microwave-treated carbon materials was evaluated by measuring current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and electrode impedance.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.88.2-88.2
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• 2012

활성 물질의 원활한 확산을 위한 경사형 마이크로 기공과 넓은 반응 면적을 제공하는 나노 기공을 동시에 가지는 하이브리드 다공성 구리의 전기화학적 합성법이 보고된 이후, 이를 기능성 전기화학 장치에 활용하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 하지만, 구리는 일반적으로 전기화학적 비활성 물질이기 때문에 전극 활물질로서 직접 활용되는 것은 극히 제한적이다. 또한, 전해 도금에 의하여 합성되므로 비전도성 기재 위에 형성이 불가능하여, 비전도성 기재가 기본이 되는 장치에 적용하는 것 역시 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 전해 도금법을 기본으로 하여 마이크로-나노 하이브리드 다공성 구조를 가지는 니켈을 전도성 및 비전도성 기재 위에 형성하였다. 전도성 기재 위에 제조된 니켈의 구조는 전반적으로 기존의 다공성 구리와 거의 유사하였으나 마이크로 기공의 밀도와 수지상의 형태에 있어 차이점을 보였다. 비전도성 기재 위에 형성된 니켈의 경우에는 중간 열처리 과정으로 인해 나노 수지상 구조의 다소간의 뭉침이 발견될 뿐 전도성 기재 위에 형성된 니켈과 구조가 동일하였다. 전도성 및 비전도성 기재 위에 형성된 니켈 다공성 구조를 기본을 하여 각각 전기화학적 캐패시터용 전극과 연료전지용 전극을 제작하였고, 기본적인 전기화학 특성을 파악하여 니켈 다공성 구조의 응용 가능성을 타진하였다.