• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.195-201
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• 2015

An electric excavator consumes battery energy to drive an electric motor attached to a hydraulic pump to generate hydraulic power. In a conventional hydraulic excavator, the hydraulic pump is controlled by regulators, which are used to optimize the diesel engine efficiency. Because of a lack of battery energy capacity, an electric excavator controller should consider not only the electric motor efficiency but also the hydraulic pump efficiency. Thus, electric motor and hydraulic pump efficiency maps were constructed. An optimal operating map (OOM) was created based on the most efficient operating points under each input condition. An integrated control algorithm controlled the speed of the electric motor and displacement of the hydraulic pump according to the OOM. To confirm the utility of this algorithm, a model-in-the-loop simulator for the algorithm with an electric excavator was established. The simulation results showed that the integrated control algorithm improved the energy efficiency of an electric excavator.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.122-123
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 배터리를 포함한 태양광 발전 시스템에 직류배전 기능을 추가하여 효율적인 전력운용이 가능한 UPCS (Universal Power Conditioning System)의 구성 및 운용 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘과 토폴로지는 시뮬레이션을 통하여 기능을 검증하고 실제 가정용을 대상으로 3kW의 시제품을 제작하여 성능을 검증한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.41-42
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• 2016

배터리 에너지 저장 시스템이나 태양광 발전 시스템은 흔히 용량 확장, 신뢰성 향상, 효율 향상 등을 목적으로 계통연계형 인버터를 다수 모듈형으로 병렬 구성하게 된다. 이렇게 DC전원을 공유하면서 인버터 출력단을 하나로 묶어 운전하는 경우에 순환전류가 문제가 될 수 있는데, 계통주파수에 해당하는 위상 차 뿐만 아니라 수 kHz의 동기화 되지 않은 PWM 캐리어 위상 차에 의해서도 순환전류가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 PWM 동기화를 위하여, PEBB(Power Electronics Building Block) 개념을 사용하는 다수 대의 인버터가 직렬 또는 병렬로 구동될 때, 직렬 통신을 이용하여 PWM 캐리어들을 정밀하게 동기화 시키는 실용적인 방법에 대해서 제안하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.107-108
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 에너지 저장장치(ESS)용 대용량 PCS 성능검증을 위한 2MW급 성능검증설비의 구축에 대해서 기술하였다. 2MW급 PCS의 성능검증을 위한 시험설비는 피시험용 PCS에 DC전원공급을 위한 배터리 모의장치, 계통 이상에 대한 보호기능 검증을 위한 계통모의장치, 피시험용 PCS의 동작특성, 효율, 전력품질 등을 측정/평가하기 위한 평가시스템, 기타 계통연계설비 및 부하설비로 구성된다. 본 논문에서 기술한 시험설비를 활용하여 당사에서 개발한 2MW급 PCS의 개발검증 외에도 '15년 한전 FR용 ESS 공급사업 관련 당사 2MW급 PCS 인정시험 및 FAT 검수시험에 활용하였다.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.83-89
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• 2020

For the past few decades, as part of efforts to protect the environment where fossil fuels, which have been a key energy resource for mankind, are becoming increasingly depleted and pollution due to industrial development, ecofriendly secondary batteries, hydrogen generating energy devices, energy storage systems, and many other new energy technologies are being developed. Among them, the lithium-ion battery (LIB) is considered to be a next-generation energy device suitable for application as a large-capacity battery and capable of industrial application due to its high energy density and long lifespan. However, considering the growing battery market such as eco-friendly electric vehicles and drones, it is expected that a large amount of battery waste will spill out from some point due to the end of life. In order to prepare for this situation, development of a process for recovering lithium and various valuable metals from waste batteries is required, and at the same time, a plan to recycle them is socially required. In this study, we introduce a nanoscale pattern transfer printing (NTP) process of Li2CO3, a representative anode material for lithium ion batteries, one of the strategic materials for recycling waste batteries. First, Li2CO3 powder was formed by pressing in a vacuum, and a 3-inch sputter target for very pure Li2CO3 thin film deposition was successfully produced through high-temperature sintering. The target was mounted on a sputtering device, and a well-ordered Li2CO3 line pattern with a width of 250 nm was successfully obtained on the Si substrate using the NTP process. In addition, based on the nTP method, the periodic Li2CO3 line patterns were formed on the surfaces of metal, glass, flexible polymer substrates, and even curved goggles. These results are expected to be applied to the thin films of various functional materials used in battery devices in the future, and is also expected to be particularly helpful in improving the performance of lithium-ion battery devices on various substrates.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.342-350
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• 2011

This paper describes the autonomous operation analysis of DC microgrid based on droop control. In order to verify the whole system operation, detailed simulation models for wind power generation, solar power generation, and battery were developed with user-defined models programmed with C-code in PSCAD/ EMTDC software. The simulation results confirm that the DC microgrid with droop control make it feasible to provide power to the load with stable manner. Based on simulation results a prototype of DC microgrid was built and tested in the lab to verify the autonomous operation experimentally. The droop control scheme can suppress the circulating current, and offers each unit to be controlled autonomously without any communication link.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.5899-5905
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• 2014

Faults in electric power system can be a critical problem for vehicles. The system durability is determined mainly by the durability of their components and operating conditions. Monitoring the conditions of the electric power system may be necessary because it is very difficult to predict precisely when it will fail. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a diagnosis system for an electric power system of a vehicle. The alternator voltage, excitation voltage, lamp voltage, battery voltage, and engine rpm from a crank angle sensor are monitored continuously and the system fault can be then detected in real time. NI USB- 9201 DAQ and LabVIEW SW have been used to measure the voltages and analyze the data. Compared to conventional measurements for only each component, an integrated and portable measurement method was developed. In addition to the monitoring the electric power system in real time, the saved data from the measurement also provides valuable information to improve the durability of the components.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1183-1194
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• 2021

Traditionally, electric power systems have been known as the centralized structures, which is organized into placing customers at the end of the supply chain. However, recent decades have witnessed the emergence of distributed energy resources(:DERs) such as rooftop solar, farming PV system, small wind turbines, battery energy storage systems and smart home appliances. With the emergence of distributed energy resources, the role of distributed system operators(:DSOs) will expand. The increasing penetration of DERs could lead to a less predictable and reverse flow of power in the system, which can affect the traditional planning and operation of distribution and transmission networks. This raises the need for a change in the role of the DSOs that have conventionally planned, maintained and managed networks and supply outages. The objective of this research is to designed the future distribution operation system with multi-DERs and the proposed distribution system model is implemented by hardware-in-the-loop simulation(HILS). The test results show the normal operation domain and reduction of distribution line loss.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.97-107
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• 2009

Recent technologies of the car are focused on improving vehicle's fuel efficiency and developing alternative energy sources. These technologies bring on the development of hybrid car. On the other hand, because of short driving distance, low efficiency of charging and high price, energy storage system need to improve the storage capability. It is very important to understand the existing technologies, grasp the existing patent and establish the technical target to improve the energy storage system. In this paper, technology trends of energy storage system of the hybrid car are analyzed. This study was based on the applied and registered patent in Korea, Japan, U.S.A and Europe until December 2008. The analyses are divided into two categories: a battery system and charging system of the hybrid car. The facts of the level of technology, trends of the R&D of leading companies, key patents, blank of the technology were analyzed. Finally the future R&D strategy of hybrid car are established.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.332-340
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• 2017

This study aims to propose a new optimization-based approach for design and analysis of the stand-alone hybrid energy supply system using renewable energy sources (RES). In the energy supply system, we include multiple energy production technologies such as Photovoltaics (PV), Wind turbine, and fossil-fuel-based AC generator along with different types of energy storage and conversion technologies such as battery and inverter. We then select six different regions of Korea to represent various characteristics of different RES potentials and demand profiles. We finally designed and analyzed the optimal RES stand-alone energy supply system in the selected regions using multiobjective optimization (MOOP) technique, which includes two objective functions: the minimum cost and the minimum $CO_2$ emission. In addition, we discussed the feasibility and expecting benefits of the systems by comparing to conventional systems of Korea. As a result, the region of the highest RES potential showed the possibility to remarkably reduce $CO_2$ emissions compared to the conventional system. Besides, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) of the RES-based energy system is identified to be slightly higher than conventional energy system: 0.35 and 0.46 $/kWh, respectively. However, the total life-cycle emission of $CO_2$ ($LCE_{CO2}$) can be reduced up to 470 g$CO_2$/kWh from 490 g$CO_2$/kWh of the conventional systems.