• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.507-511
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• 2019

The use of regenerative energy in AC drive systems has been an issue since the system became an industry standard in the 1990s. According to the quantity of the regenerative energy, the braking resistor in the case of low capacity was common. However the use of such low amount of energy is actively discussed, and the method of mounting the regenerative converter is becoming popular. In this paper, an isolated regenerative converter for reducing the circulating current which is mentioned as the biggest disadvantage of the conventional power regenerative converter system is proposed. In order to save energy, employing a power regenerative converter system for utilizing regenerative energy in an AC drive system is common. However due to the structure of the system, a circulating current is generated, which inevitably causes a decrease in efficiency. In this paper, an isolated regenerative power converter system is proposed to solve the circulating current and computer simulation to verify the possibility. The simulation results show that 20% of the circulating current of the conventional system does not appear in the proposed system, and the validity of the proposed system is confirmed.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.151-165
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• 2021

Grouting, which is applied for the increase of ground strength and the decrease of permeability, is complex process because of several reasons, so the process needs to be elaborated. Injection process in consideration of ground condition and optimization of grouting sequence is essential. In this study, GIN (Grouting Intensity Number), multiple of injected grout volume and pressure, is revised to consider injection pressure reduction and joint opening during grouting process. A revised GIN process is evaluated through a field test. A revised GIN, considering ground condition, injection pressure, follows GIN envelope and produces rational grouting process. The result of a revised GIN reduces permeability of the ground in the order of 10^-1~10^-2 cm/sec.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.741-749
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• 2021

This paper presents the current-fed type LLC AC to DC high frequency resonant converter capable of ZVZCS(Zero-Voltage and Zero-Current Switching). The current-fed type LLC AC to DC high frequency resonant converter proposed in this paper could operate not only in ZVS(Zero-Voltage Switching) operation by connecting the resonant capacitors(C₁, C₂) in parallel across the switching devices but also in ZCS(Zero-Current Switching) operation of the secondary diode. The ZVS and ZCS operations can reduce the turn-on loss of the switching devices and the turn-off loss of the secondary diodes, respectively. The circuit analysis of current-fed type LLC AC to DC high frequency resonant converter proposed in this paper is addressed generally by adopting the normalized parameters. The operating characteristics of proposed LLC AC to DC high frequency resonant converter were also evaluated by using the normalized control parameters such as the normalized control frequency(μ), the normalized load resistor(λ) and so on. Based on the characteristic values through the characteristics of evaluation, an example of the design method of proposed LLC AC to DC high frequency resonant converter is suggested, and the validity of the theoretical analysis is confirmed using the experimental results and PSIM simulation.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.11-17
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• 2024

A seismic structure is an earthquake-resistant design that dissipates seismic energy by equipping the structure with a device called a damper. As research efforts to reduce earthquake damage continue to rise, technology for isolating vibrations in structures has evolved by altering the materials and shapes of dampers. However, due to the inherent nature of the damper, there are an unescapable restrictions on the extent of plastic deformation that occurs in the material to effectively dissipate energy. Therefore, in this study, we proposed a long-life damper that offers semi-permanently usage and enhances structural performance by applying additional tension which is achieved by utilizing super elastic shape memory alloy (SSMA), a material that self-recovers after deformation. To comprehensively understand the behavior of long-life dampers, finite element analysis was performed considering the design variables such as material, wire diameter, and presence of tension, and response behavior was derived to analyze characteristics such as load resistance, energy dissipation, and residual displacement to determine the performance of long-life dampers in seismic structure. Excellence has been proven from finite element analysis results.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.46 no.11
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• pp.1278-1285
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• 2017

Accumulation of excess low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in the blood can initiate and accelerate atherosclerosis. Statins mediate the transactivation of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), which in turn limits their cholesterol-lowering effects via LDL receptor (LDLR) degradation. The objective of this study was to investigate whether or not Allium tuberosum (AT) regulates LDLR and PCSK9. Mice were fed a low fat control diet (LD) or Western diet (WD) supplemented with AT (1%, w/w). AT significantly attenuated total and LDL cholesterol levels in mice fed WD (P<0.05). AT also significantly inhibited hepatic PCSK9 gene expression (P<0.05) while AT maintained hepatic LDLR gene expression. To further investigate AT-mediated PCSK9 regulation, HepG2 cells were treated with 10% delipidated serum (DLPS) in the presence or absence of AT. Non-toxic level of AT dose-dependently increased the LDLR protein level, and AT at $400{\mu}g/mL$ markedly inhibited PCSK9 protein expression. Similarly, AT significantly increased LDLR gene expression, whereas it significantly down-regulated PCSK9 gene expression. AT-mediated reduction of PCSK9 gene expression is likely due to decreased hepatic nuclear factor $1{\alpha}$ ($HNF1{\alpha}$) expression, but not SREBP2 in HepG2 cells under lipid-depleted conditions. AT-mediated PCSK9 inhibition contributed to LDLR protein stabilization via protection against LDLR lysosomal degradation in HepG2 cells under lipid-depleted conditions. Further investigation is warranted to determine the active components of AT and whether or not these components are effective in reducing hypercholesterolemia.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.108 no.1
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• pp.67-76
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• 2019

With an increasing demand of timber production, the use of heavy machinery in forest management has significantly increased, causing the changes of soil physical properties and the decline of long-term site productivity. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of logging slash (non-slash, slash $7.3kg/m^2$, and slash $11.5kg/m^2$) and machine passes(harvester 1 pass and forwarder 1 to 10 passes) on soil physical properties at 10 cm, 20 cm and 30 cm soil depths in harvester and forwarder operations and also to estimate the degree of soil surface disturbance. The results indicated that soil bulk density in the non-slash treatment site increased 10 %~29 % (25~139 % in soil penetration resistance) at all soil depths, compared with the slash treatment site(slash $11.5kg/m^2$). Therefore, the creation of a slash mat could be an effective way to minimize the changes of soil physical properties. In addition, 92 % of total soil compaction in slash treatment site was created within harvester 1 pass and forwarder 5 passes. In non-slash treatment site, 84 % of total soil compaction was created within first harvester and forwarder passes. The results showed that slash treatment was effective to reduce soil compaction caused by machine passes and also it is necessary to create designed forwarding trails for minimizing soil compaction area at timber harvesting sites.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.625-633
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• 2015

In this study, a coupled probabilistic framework is developed to assess wind risk on apartment buildings by using the convolution of wind hazard and fragility functions. In this framework, typhoon induced extreme wind is estimated by applying the developed Monte Carlo simulation model to the climatological data of typhoons affecting Korean peninsular from 1951 to 2013. The Monte Carlo simulation technique is also used to assess wind fragility function for 4 different damage states by comparing the probability distributions of the window system's resistance performance and wind load. Wind hazard and fragility functions are modeled by the Weibull and lognormal probability distributions based on simulated wind speeds and failure probabilities. The modeled functions are convoluted to obtain the wind risk for the different damage levels. The developed probabilistic framework clearly shows that wind risk are influenced by various important characteristics of terrain and apartment building such as location of building, exposure category, topographic condition, roof angle, height of building, etc. The risk model presented in this paper can be used as tools to predict economic loss estimation and to establish wind risk mitigation plan for the existing building inventory.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.85-85
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• 2015

현재 태양광에너지 시장은 해마다 빠른 속도로 성장하는 추세이며 50 GWp/년 이상의 시장으로 변화하였고 앞으로도 전체적인 성장세는 지속 유지될 것으로 판단된다. 하지만 이와 아울러 각 Value chain 별로 많은 기업들이 생겨나게되어 각각의 기업들이 제품을 고효율 저가화 함으로서 경쟁력을 확보하기 위해 많은 노력들이 기울이고 있으며 본 강연에서는 이러한 측면에서 태양광 에너지의 분야별 고효율/저가화를 위한 기술동향을 살펴보고자 한다. 태양광 산업은 아직은 다소 높은 발전단가로 인해 일부 정부의 지원이나 정책에 의해 산업의 규모가 결정되게 되는데 주요한 지원제도는 RPS 제도와 FIT 제도가 있으며 우리나라는 초기 FIT 제도로 국가에서 태양광에서 생산된 전기를 높은 가격에 사주었으나 근래에들어 RPS 제도를 운영하게 되었으며 매전을 하면서 SMP에 준하는 수익을 창출하고 이와 아울러 REC 를 확보하여 확보된 REC 단가에 의해 추가적인 수익을 창출하는 구조의 발전사업이 진행되고 있다. 그리고 RPS나 FIT와 같은 정부의 지원없이도 발전단가의 경쟁력을 확보하는 시점을 그리드패러티라고 하며 이는 매우 중요한 의미를 갖는다. 태양광의 저가화는 그리드패러티 달성을 확보하기 위해 필수적으로 필요한 사안이며 앞으로도 이러한 저가화 / 고효율화 기술노력은 계속 진행될 것으로 판단된다. 우선 소재의 가격을 줄이기 위해 웨이퍼의 두께가 점점 박형화 되어가고 박형화 되면서도 안정적인 공정수율 및 효율을 향상시키기 위한 기술개발이 진행되고 있으며 Cell 분야에 있어서도 고효율을 위한 다양한 Texturing 기술 및 패시베이션 기술의 개발이 이루어 지고 있으며 고효율 컨셉의 MRT cell, Back contact cell 등 고효율 구조의 cell의 양산을 진행하고 있는 등 최근 n-type 기반의 고효율 cell 기술이 활발하게 양산화 검토가 이루어 지고 있다. 모듈 분야에 있어서는 저가/고효율화와 아울러 제품의 신뢰성 확보가 무엇보다도 중요하게 다루어 지고 있으며 이는 모듈이 최소 25년 이상 Field 에서 운용되어 수익창출이 가능해야 하므로 가장 중요한 요소중에 하나라고 할 수 있다. 신뢰성 측면에서 중요하게 다루어 지고 있는 것 중 하나가 PID 저감을 위한 노력이며 이와 관련된 각 소재의 개발이 가장 활발하게 진행되고 있으며 이와 아울러 장수명을 보장하기 위한 내구성이 겸비된 봉지재의 개발 또한 많은 관심을 불러 일으키고 있다. 저가/고효율화를 위해 CTM loss를 줄이기 위한 다양한 시도가 이루어지고 있으며 특수 형태의 리본으로 빛의 흡수를 증가시키거나 컨택저항을 최소화 하기위한 소재의 개발이 이루어 지고 있다. 태양광 시스템 분야의 경우 발전량과 수익창출에 있어 직접적인 영향을 미치는 분야로서 전체 시스템의 loss 를 줄이고 최적의 환경에서 최대한의 발전량을 확보하기 위한 array 설계 및 운용기술이 활발하게 개발되고 있으며 시스템에서의 loss를 줄여줄수 있는 마이크로 인버터나 multi string 인버터의 적용도 이루어 지고 있으나 저가화를 위한 추가적인 노력이 필요한 상황이다. 본 강연의 마지막으로 이러한 노력들의 산물인 특수 태양광 제품 및 시스템의 기술동향에 대해 살펴하고자 한다. 사막은 전체면적의 1/3을 차지할 정도로 넓은 면적을 자랑하지만 밤과 낮의 기온차 그리고 계통 선로의 부재 등 적용하기 어려운 환경적인 제약도 함께 존재하며 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 방안에 대해 살펴보고 최근 Hot issue 중의 하나인 수상 태양광 시스템의 장, 단점과 기술적 특성 등을 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.16 no.3 s.81
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• pp.319-326
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• 2004

This paper investigates the effect of the concrete containing mineral admixtures(pozzolanic materials such as fly-ash, ground granulated blast-furnace slag, silica fume and meta kaolin) on the resistance properties to chloride ion invasion. The purposed testing procedure was applied to the concrete replaced mineral admixtures for 3${\~}$4 replacement ratios under water-binder ratios ranged from 0.40 to 0.55. For the electro-migration test, Tang and Nilsson's method was used to estimate the diffusion coefficient of chloride ion. As a results, the water-binder ratios, kinds of mineral admixtures and replacement ratios, water curing periods had a great effect on the diffusion coefficient of chloride ion, and the optimal replacement ratios had a limitation for each mineral admixtures. Also, the use of mineral admixtures by mass(replacement of OPC) enhance the resistance ability against chloride penetration compared with the plain concrete. The compressive strength was shown related to the diffusion coefficient of chloride ion, the compressive strength increases with the diffusion coefficient of chloride ion decreasing. Below the 50 MPa, the variation of diffusion coefficient of concrete replaced mineral admixtures was bigger than that of plain concrete.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.113-120
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• 2007

In this study, researches for the development of antibiotics and antimicrobial concrete were conducted to reduce biochemical corrosion of sewage concrete. First of all, desired performance, such as watertightness, antibiosis, homogeneity, workability and harmlessness, was proposed and performance of antibiotics and antimicrobial concrete were evaluated by them. As results of this study, dispersibility and antibiosis of liquid antibiotics superior to powdery antibiotics. Antibiosis of antimicrobial concrete was verified, and amount of elution of harmful and effective ingredients was little. In workability, setting time of antimicrobial concrete was delayed. Compressive strength and resistance to carbonation of antimicrobial concrete were more increased than ordinary concrete. Also, as little pore volume and closed structure of antimicrobial concrete were observed, watertightness of it was verified. Finally artificial accelerating test for biochemical corrosion was proposed, and its suitability was experimentally proved.