• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.130-135
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• 2015

The rate capability and low-temperature characteristics of graphite electrode are investigated after surface treatment with copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) or phthalocyanine (Pc). Uniform coating layers comprising amorphous carbon or copper are generated after the treatment. The rate performance of graphite electrodes is enhanced by the surface treatment, which is more prominent with CuPc. The resistance of the graphite electrode estimated from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and pulse resistance measurement is the smallest for the CuPc-treated graphite. It is likely that the amorphous carbon layer formed by the decomposition of Pc facilitates $Li^+$ diffusion and the metallic copper derived from CuPc improves the electrical conductivity of the graphite electrode.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.27 no.12
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• pp.1112-1115
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• 2016

Global Positioning System(GPS) is a useful system used in both civilian and military applications. However, the signal of GPS is susceptible to jamming attacks due to low receive sensitivity, since the signals come from the satellite located at over 20,000 km above the earth. In this paper, we have conducted a preceding research on a non-Foster matching circuit that efficiently matches an electrically ultra-small GPS antenna. Electrically Small Antennas(ESAs) are inefficient radiators and are difficult to match in wideband due to extremely high quality factor. In order to match small GPS antenna in wideband, a non-Foster matching circuit for a small GPS antenna was designed. A negative impedance converter circuit consisting of Linvill's cross-coupled pair transistors was fabricated and its stability was verified by the time-domain stability analysis. In addition, anechoic chamber measurements show that the non-Foster matching circuit for small GPS antenna can lead bore-sight gain improvement by more than 17 dB.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.368-371
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• 2020

In this paper, we propose a linear tapered slot rectifying antenna for a portable UHF-band RFID system. Since the proposed rectifying antenna does not use a dielectric substrate, the planar antenna is implemented with a thin metal thickness. The rectifier circuit converts input RF power into output DC voltage using a voltage doubler circuit based on two anti-parallel schottky diodes. The rectifying antenna is integrated by the voltage doubler circuit into a linear tapered slot antenna. For conjugate impedance matching of the rectifying circuit and the linear tapered slot antenna, the source-pull method was utilized by adjusting the angle of the tapered slot and the length of the antenna feed line. The proposed antenna prototype has been verified with the electrical and radiation characteristics through RF-DC conversion and far-field radiation test in open space measurement environment. Finally, the proposed antenna is realized to 0.23-wavelength (75 mm) and 0.18-wavelength (60 mm) at 915 MHz center frequency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.349-349
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• 2008

유비쿼터스 시대를 맞이하여 현재의 전자제품은 고주파 환경에서의 소형화된 마이크로파 소자를 요구하고 있다. 현재 구현되고 있는 마이크로파 소자의 형태는 여러 가지 전송선로 중에 하나로서 금속의 그라운드면 위에 유전체 막을 형성하고 그 위에 금속선을 정밀하게 패터닝하여 각 종 소자를 연결하는 microstrip line의 형태가 많이 사용된다. 이러한 microstrip line 형태의 소자를 설계할 시에 소자 자체의 구조나 유전체 막이 그 소자의 성능을 크게 좌우한다. 여기서 유전체 막은 신호선과 그라운드면 간의 전자파를 집중시켜주어 방사손실을 줄여주는 역할을 한다. 유전체 막의 두께는 소자의 전체적인 크기를 결정하는 요인이 된다. 이는 유전체 막의 두께가 감소할 경우 50 $\Omega$ 임피던스 매칭을 위해 막 위에 형성되는 소자들의 선폭도 동시에 줄여야 하므로 소자의 소형화도 가능 하여진다. 하지만 유전체 막의 두께가 감소할 경우 전자파가 유전체 막에 집중되지 못하여 방사손실이 커지게 되고 소자의 성능이 저하된다. 이런 점을 고려할 때 소자의 소형화를 만족시키면서 동시에 소자의 성능을 유지할 수 있는 유전체 막의 최적화 두께에 대한 연구가 필요하다. 볼 연구에서는 유전체 막의 최적화 두께를 제시하기 위해 대표적 마이크로파 소자인 Edge-Coupled Filter에 대하여 3-D Electromagnetic Simulator로 설계하고 유전체 막의 두께와 Filter 성능 간의 관계를 연구하였다. Filter의 성능은 유지하도록 하면서 유전체 막의 두께를 감소시켜 나간 결과, 약 30 ~ 40 ${\mu}m$ 의 최적화 두께를 얻을 수 있었다. 한편 30 ~ 40 ${\mu}m$ 두께의 후막 공정을 고려할 때 기존의 성막공정으로는 성막시간, 공정의 난이도, 공정온도 등의 면에서 난점이 존재하며 이러한 점들을 극복할 수 있는 Aerosol Deposition Method의 적용 가능성에 대해서 연구하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.99-100
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• 2006

절연 게이트 바이폴라 트랜지스터 (Insuialed atc Bipolar Transistor : IGBT)는 높은 전류구동 능력과 높은 입력 임피던스 특성으로 인해 대전력 스위칭 소자로 널리 응용되고 있다. 특히, 대용량 모터 구동을 위해 응용되는 경우, 모터의 부하 특성상, 모터의 단락에 의한 단락 회로 (Short-circuit fault) 현상을 비롯한 클램핑 다이오드의 파손으로 인한 unclamped 유도성 부하 스위칭 (UIS) 상황에서 견딜 수 있도록 설계되어야 한다. 이를 위해, 이전 연구를 통해 Floating p-well을 600V급 IGBT에 도입함으로써 UIS 상황에서 IGBT가 견딜 수 있는 에너지(항복 에너지)륵 증가시키고 Floating p-weil 전압을 감지함으로써 단락 회로 상황에서 IGBT가 보호될 수 있도록 보호회로를 제안하고 검증하였다. 그러나 이 보호회로는 수평형 금속 산화막 반도체 전계 효과 트랜지스터 (Latcral MOSFET)로 제작됨으로써 보호회로 기능을 수행하기 위해서는 넓은 면적을 요구하였다. 또한, 정상적인 동작 상황에서 오류를 감지 (오류 감지: False detection)하는 동작으로 인해 추가적인 filter를 요구함으로써 보호회로 동작 속도를 감소시켰다. 이러한 단점을 해결하기 위해, 수평형 절연 게이트 바이폴라 트랜지스터 (Lateral IGBT : LIGBT)를 보호회로에 적용함으로써 LIGBT의 높은 전류 구동능력을 이용하여 기존 보호회로 면적의 30% 수준의 보호회로를 구현하였다. 또한, 구현된 보호회로는 오류 감지 현상을 제거함으로써 보호회로의 동작 속도를 개선하였다. 제안된 보호회로와 1200V급 IGBT는 7장의 마스크를 이용한 표준 수평형 IGBT 공정을 이용하여 제작되었으며, 특히, 전자빔 조사를 이하여 턴오프 속도를 개선함으로써 고속 스위칭에 적합하도록 최적화 되었다.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.257-262
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• 2010

We design a CMOS front-end with wide variable gain and low power consumption for 5.25 GHz band. To obtain wide variable gain range, a p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (PMOS FET) in the low noise amplifier (LNA) section is connected in parallel. For a mixer, single balanced and folded structure is employed for low power consumption. Using this structure, the bias currents of the transconductance and switching stages in the mixer can be separated without using current bleeding path. The proposed front-end has a maximum gain of 33.2 dB with a variable gain range of 17 dB. The noise figure and third-order input intercept point (IIP3) are 4.8 dB and -8.5 dBm, respectively. For this operation, the proposed front-end consumes 7.1 mW at high gain mode, and 2.6 mW at low gain mode. The simulation results are performed using Cadence RF spectre with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) $0.18\;{\mu}m$ CMOS technology.)

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.299-302
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• 2016

In this paper, we designed the stack monitoring system with improved performance. To block the incoming pulse noise to the amplifier, shield and the power supply impedance are reduced and the power circuit is isolated. The control unit is developed with variable high voltage, adaptive gain, offset and threshold in order to match the scintillation detector characteristic to the apparatus. 300-1500V variable high voltage power circuit is configured applicable to various scintillation detector. Stack monitoring system with improved performance guarantee the efficiency and the reliability by considering the characteristic of various scintillation detector. Developed stack monitoring system is evaluated with certified testing equipment and shows excellent performance with respect to the uncertainty of the sensor test results.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.11
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• pp.2000-2006
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• 2011

Asynchronous phenomenon occurs on the synchronous generators under power system when a generator's amplitude of electromagnetic force, phase angle, frequency and waveform etc become different from those of other synchronous generators which can follow instantly varying speed of turbine. Because the amplitude of electromagnetic force, phase frequency and waveform differ from those of other generators with which are to be put into parallel operation due to the change of excitation condition for load sharing and the sharing load change, if reactive current in the internal circuit circulates among generators, the efficiency varies and the stator winding of generators are overheated by resistance loss. Where calculation method of protection settings and Logic for Protection of Generator Asynchronization will be recommended, A distance relay scheme is commonly used for backup protection. This scheme, called a step distance protection, is comprised of 3 steps for graded zones having different operating time. As for the conventional step distance protection scheme, Zone 2 can exceed the ordinary coverage excessively in case of a transformer protection relay especially. In this case, there can be overlapped protection area from a backup protection relay and, therefore, malfunctions can occur when any fault occurs in the overlapped protection area. Distance relays and overcurrent relays are used for backup protection generally, and both relays have normally this problem, the maloperation, caused by a fault in the overlapped protection area. Corresponding to an IEEE standard, this problem can be solved with the modification of the operating time. On the other hand, in Korea, zones are modified to cope with this problem in some specific conditions. These two methods may not be obvious to handle this problem correctly because these methods, modifying the common rules, can cause another coordination problem. To overcome asynchronizing protection this paper describes an improved backup protection coordination scheme using a new Logic that will be suggested.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.7
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• pp.1427-1433
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• 2011

This study describes a conductive fabric sensor and determines an optimum excitation frequency of the sensor to evaluate knee joint movements. Subjects were composed of 15 males (age: $30.7{\pm}5.3$) with no known problems with their knee joints. The upper side of subjects' lower limbs was divided into two areas and the lower side of subjects' lower limbs was divided into three areas. The sensors were attached to 1 for 3 spot from a hip joint and to 3 for 4 spot from a knee joint which are the optimum conductive fabric sensor configuration to evaluate knee joint movements. As a result, the optimum excitation frequency for evaluating knee joint movements using conductive fabric sensors was 25 kHz. Average and standard deviation of bio-impedance changes from 15 subjects were $92.1{\pm}137.2{\Omega}$ at 25 kHz. The difference of bio-impedance changes between 25 kHz and 50 kHz was statistically significant (p<0.05) and the difference of bio-impedance changes between 25 kHz and 100 kHz was also statistically significant (p<0.001). These results showed that conductive fabric sensors are more sensitive to measure bio-impedance for evaluating knee joint movements as an excitation frequency decreases.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.35-44
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• 1998

In this paper, input LC filter design of diode rectifiers considering filter V A rating reduction has been propoesd. It consisted of an input LC parallel resonent tank whose inductor and capacitor values are se$.$ lected so that the input filter presents an infinite impedance to harmonic input ac current component. The operation of proposed input filter has been analyzed in detail under steady state conditions. Performance evaluation and related design data have been provided on Per Unit basis for the proper implementation of diode rectification system. Finally, Detailed input and output current analysis has shown that the proposed input filter yield high quality input ac current waveforms, in particular, high input power factor values and more reliabilty which reducing the V A rating of passive components as compared to the standard type LC filter.filter.