• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.40 no.7
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• pp.635-641
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• 2016

In order to drive a hybrid propulsion device which combines an engine and an electric propulsion unit, battery packs that contain dozens of unit cells consisting of a lithium-based battery are used to maintain the power source. Therefore, it is necessary to more strictly manage a number of battery cells at any given time. In order to manage battery cells, generally voltage, current, and temperature data under load condition are monitored from a personal computer. Other important elements required to analyze the condition of the battery are the internal resistances that are used to judge its state-of-health (SOH) and the open-circuit voltage (OCV) that is used to check the battery charging state. However, in principle, the internal resistances cannot be measured during operation because the parallel equivalent circuit is composed of internal loss resistances and capacitance. In most energy storage systems, battery management system (BMS) operations are carried out by using data such as voltage, current, and temperature. However, during operation, in the case of unexpected battery cell failure, the output voltage of the power supply can be changed and propulsion of the hybrid vehicle and vessel can be difficult. This paper covers the implementation of a high safety battery management system (HSBMS) that can estimate the OCV while the device is being driven. If a battery cell fails unexpectedly, a DC power supply with lithium iron phosphate can keep providing the load with a constant output voltage using the remainder of the batteries, and it is also possible to estimate the internal resistance.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.88-93
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• 2005

Anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) was investigated to increase the cell power density at intermediate temperature through control of the cathode structure. The anode-supported SOFC cell were fabricated by wet process, in which the electrolyte of $8mol\%\;Y_2O_3-stabilized\;ZrO_2 (YSZ)$ was coated on the surface of anode support of Ni/YSA and then the cathode was coated. The cathode has two- or three- layered structure composed of $(La_{0.85}Sr_{0.15})_{0.9}MnO_{3-x}(LSM),\;LSM/YS$ composite (LY), and $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}Co_{0.2}Fe_{0.8}O_3{LSCF)$ with different thickness. Their single cells with different cathode structures were characterized by measuring the cell performance and ac impedance in the temperature range of 600 to $800^{\circ}C$ in humidified hydrogen with $3\%$ water and air. The cell with $LY\;9{\mu}m/LSM\;9{\mu}m/LSCF\;17{\mu}m$ showed best performance of $590mW/cm^2$, which was attributed to low polarization resistance due to LY and to low interfacial resistance due to LSCF.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.422-423
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• 2010

직렬 연결된 배터리는 각 셀의 내부 화학적 특성 차이로 인해 동일 전류로 충전 및 방전 과정을 진행하여도 셀 간에 미세한 전압 차이가 발생한다. 이러한 셀 간 전압 불균형은 배터리 셀에 해로운 영향을 끼치게 되는데, 2차 전지의 경우 배터리 용량의 변화를 야기한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해서 배터리 운용 범위를 제한하는 보호회로가 있지만 보호회로는 직렬 연결된 배터리 셀 중 가장 전압이 높거나 가장 낮은 셀을 기준으로 충전과 방전 사이클을 종료시키므로 배터리 팩의 용량을 최대한으로 사용하지 못하게 하는 문제를 발생시킨다. 배터리 균등화 회로는 셀 간의 전압 차이를 줄여 배터리의 최대 용량을 사용하고자 하는 목적을 가진다. 저항을 기반으로 하는 수동적인 방법과는 달리 스위칭 소자를 이용하는 능동적인 방법에서는 스위칭으로 인해 입출력 전압 변동이 발생하여 컨버터 내부에 흐르는 전류가 수시로 변하는 문제가 생긴다. 위 문제를 해결하기 위한 방법으로 본 논문에서는 배터리 균등화 회로에 전하 제어(Charge control)기법을 제안하고, 그에 따른 회로 설계 요소를 제시한다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.44 no.6 s.360
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• pp.8-18
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• 2007

In this paper, a 4bit cell way structure of PoRAM and the sensing method to drive this structure are researched. PoRAM has a different operation from existing SRAM and DRAM. The operation is that when certain voltage is applied between top electrode and bottom electrode of PoRAM device we can classify the cell state by measuring cell current which is made by changing resistance of the cell. In the decoder selected by new-addressing method in the cell array, the row decoder is selected "High" and the column decoder is selected "Low" then certain current will flow to the bit-line. Because this current is detect, in order to make large enough current, the voltage sense amplifier is used. In this case, usually, 1-stage differential amplifier using current mirror is used. Furthermore, the detected value at the cell is current, so a diode connected NMOSFET, that is, a device resistor is used at the input port of the differential amplifier to converter current into voltage. Using this differential amplifier, we can classify the cell states, erase mode is "Low" and write mode is "High", by comparing the input value, Vin, that is a product of current value multiplied by resistor value with a reference voltage, Vref.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.509-518
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• 2023

In this paper, we designed a 4Kb poly-fuse OTP IP (Intellectual Property) required for analog circuit trimming and calibration. In order to reduce the BL resistance of the poly-fuse OTP cell, which consists of an NMOS select transistor and a poly-fuse link, the BL stacked metal 2 and metal 3. In order to reduce BL routing resistance, the 4Kb cells are divided into two sub-block cell arrays of 64 rows × 32 rows, with the BL drive circuit located between the two 2Kb sub-block cell arrays, which are split into top and bottom. On the other hand, in this paper, we propose a core circuit for an OTP cell that uses one poly-fuse link to one select transistor. In addition, in the early stages of OTP IP development, we proposed a data sensing circuit that considers the case where the resistance of the unprogrammed poly-fuse can be up to 5kΩ. It also reduces the current flowing through an unprogrammed poly-fuse link in read mode to 138㎂ or less. The poly-fuse OTP cell size designed with DB HiTek 90nm CMOS process is 11.43㎛ × 2.88㎛ (=32.9184㎛2), and the 4Kb poly-fuse OTP IP size is 432.442㎛ × 524.6㎛ (=0.227mm²).

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.383-384
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• 2016

본 논문에서 shock test를 적용한 고출력 리튬이온 원통형 셀의 내부 전기화학적 특성을 비교하였다. 용량이 동일한 고출력 리튬이온 원통형 셀을 사용하여 shock test를 적용하였다. 충격 전후에 OCV (Open Circuit Voltage) 및 HPPC (Hybrid Pulse Power Characterization) 테스트 기반 방전용량 및 내부저항을 측정하였으며 이를 통해 각 고출력 리튬이온 원통형 셀의 일정한 변화율을 확보하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.458-459
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• 2018

배터리팩에 사용되는 리튬이온 배터리는 제조공정 과정에 따라 각각의 배터리 마다 부피에 의한 물리적 특성, 내부 저항, 자가 방전률, 셀 용량, 배터리 노화 속도 등 여러 가지 특성이 다르다. 배터리 팩의 효율적 운용을 위해 이러한 단위 셀 간편차를 최소화 하는 것이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 두 종류의 고용량 리튬이온 배터리를 선정하여 진동 충격 실험 전 후 개방 회로 전압(open circuit voltage, OCV)를 측정하고 Matlab을 사용하여 비교 분석 하였다. OCV 비교 분석 데이터를 이용하여 통계적 분석 기반 셀 스크리닝을 진행하였고 이에 대한 결과를 비교 분석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.444-450
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• 2010

In the present study, the microscopic degradation of copper and copper alloy subjected to cyclic deformation has been evaluated by the electrical resistivity measurement using the DC four terminal potential method. The copper (Cu) and copper alloy (Cu-35Zn), whose stacking fault energy is much different each other, were cyclically deformed to investigate the response of the electrical resistivity to different dislocation substructures. Dislocation cell substructure was developed in the Cu, while the planar array of dislocation structure was developed in the Cu-35Zn alloy increasing dislocation density with fatigue cycles. The electrical resistivity increased rapidly in the initial stage of fatigue deformation in both materials. Moreover, after the fatigue test it increased by about 7 % for the Cu and 6.5 % for the Cu-35Zn alloy, respectively. From these consistent results, it may be concluded that the dislocation cell structure responds to the electrical resistivity more sensitively than the planar array dislocation structure evolved during cyclic fatigue.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.50.2-50.2
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• 2010

Indium Tin Oxide (ITO)는 투과도가 높고, 전기 전도도가 뛰어나 TFT, 태양전지 등 여러 가지 산업에서 전극의 재료로 널리 사용되고 있다. 전극의 재료로써 가장 중요하게 고려되어야 할 사항 중의 하나는 전극과 접촉하는 물질과의 접촉 저항이다. 특히, 태양전지에서 높은 접촉 저항은 셀을 직렬저항 요소를 증가시켜 태양전지의 효율 저하를 가져 온다. 본 연구에서는 ITO를 실리콘 태양전지에 적용하기 위하여, ITO - n-type emitter간, ITO - Ag 간의 접촉 특성을 Transfer Length Method(TLM)을 통하여 분석하였다. p-type 실리콘의 전면을 도핑하여 pn접합을 형성한 후, 그 위에 ITO 패턴을 형성하여 ITO-emitter 간의 접촉 특성을 측정하였고, 두껍게 증착한 SiNx 박막 전면에 ITO를 증착한 후, Ag 패턴을 형성하여 ITO-Ag간의 접촉 특성을 측정 하였다. 측정 결과, ITO와 emitter 간의 접촉 비저항은 $0.9{\Omega}-cm^2 $을 나타내었고, ITO와 Ag와의 접촉 비저항은 $0.096{\Omega}-cm^2 $을 나타내었다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.25-32
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• 2012

The application of electrical resistivity, which is related to charge mobility, has increased in the field of geotechnical engineering for the detection of underground cavern, faults and subsurface pollution level. The purpose of this study is to investigate the variation of electrical resistivity due to temperature change. Sand-silt mixture specimens prepared in the square freezing nylon cell are frozen in the frozen chamber. Four electrodes are attached on the four side walls of the freezing cell for the measurement of electrical resistance during temperature change. Electrical resistances of sand-silt mixtures with different degrees of saturation (0%, 2.5%, 5%, 10%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 100%) are measured as the temperature of specimens decrease from $20^{\circ}C$ to $-10^{\circ}C$. The electrical resistances determined by Ohm's law are transformed into the electrical resistivity by calibration. Experimental results show that the higher degree of saturation, the lower electrical resistivity at $20^{\circ}C$. Electrical resistivity gradually increases as the temperature decrease from $20^{\circ}C$ to $0^{\circ}C$. For the specimens with the degree of saturation of 15% or higer, electrical resistivity dramatically changes near the temperature of $0^{\circ}C$. In addition, very high electrical resistivity is observed regardless of the degree of saturation if the specimens are frozen. This study provides the fundamental information of electrical resistivity according to the soil freezing and temperature change demonstrates that electrical resistivity be a practical method for frozen soil investigation.