• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.39 no.12
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• pp.927-934
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• 2015

In this study, we numerically investigated the concentration characteristics of a linear Fresnel reflector system that can drive a solar thermal absorption refrigeration system to be installed in Saudi Arabia. Using an optical modeling program based on the Monte Carlo ray-tracing method, we simulated the concentrated solar flux, concentration efficiency, and concentrated solar energy on four representative days of the year - the vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice. Except the winter solstice, the concentrations were approximately steady from 9 AM to 15 PM, and the concentration efficiencies exceed 70%. Moreover, the maximum solar flux around the solar receiver center changes only within the range of $13.0{\sim}14.6kW/m^2$. When we investigated the effects of the receiver installation height, reflector width, and reflector gap, the optimal receiver installation height was found to be 5 m. A smaller reflector width had a greater concentration efficiency. However, the design of the reflector width should be based on the capacity of the refrigeration system because it dominantly affects the concentrated solar energy. The present study was an essential prerequisite for thermal analyses of the solar receiver. Thus, an optical-thermal integration study in the future will assist with the performance prediction and design of the entire system.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.281-284
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• 2008

A simple and efficient microwave-assisted extraction procedure was developed and optimized for the extraction of paclitaxel from the plant cell cultures of Taxus chinensis. The biomass, immersed in a methanol-water mixture, was irradiated with microwaves in a closed-vessel system. The microwave-assisted extraction was compared with the existing conventional solvent extraction in terms of yield, extraction time, and solvent consumption. The use of microwave energy allows rapid recovery of paclitaxel from biomass and dramatically reduces extraction time and solvent usage compared to conventional solvent extraction. The paclitaxel was completely extracted from biomass by microwave-assisted extraction for 3 min at $50^{\circ}C$, for 6 min at $30^{\circ}C$ and $40^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.22-27
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• 2006

This paper presents the control system of high-efficiency automotive 35W metal-halide lamp ballast using the new control method and planar transformer. In this paper, the electronic ballast is designed so that digital control method by microcontroller can be applied to the electronic ballast for the lamp requirement and peripheral environment in order that metal-halide lamp, which has the complicated transient features, is to be applied to the automobile even if it has superior features in brightness, color rendering, light efficiency, and lifespan compared to the conventional halogen lamp. Also, the efficiency increase of the ballast is devised by being varied the switching frequency of Flyback Converter following the battery input voltage of the automobile. Being designed for high-frequency switching transformer of converter in planar form, reduction of loss, weight, overall size are realized and efficient power control in the automobile that had the limited energy and the limited space of battery is devised. The results of the proposed system is verified through various experiment results.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.24-33
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• 2005

This paper presents dimming control system for automotive 35[W] metal halide discharge(MHD) lamp electronic ballast using digital control method. HID system has been becoming increasingly popular due to its superior performance(high luminous efficacy, good color rendering and long life etc.)over the conventional halogen system. However, this lamp demands a highly efficient ballast and very complex control circuitry that can control complex transient state in applying to automotive. Therefore, in this paper, digital control method for the HID lamp ballast is presented for optimal control that can adapt complex transient state, steady state and various environments. In developed dimming system, the system is designed to control the lamp output voltage step by step using microcontroller according to cds sensor. Therefore the designed dimming control system give good driving condition to diver and realize the power control effectively. The results of the proposed system is verified through various simulation results and the experiment results.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.242-251
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• 2020

In this study, the extraction efficiency and reflection coefficient by a two-dimensional OWC (Oscillating Water Column) WEC (wave energy converter) installed in front of a seawall was investigated for regular/irregular waves. The matched eigenfunction expansion method (MEEM) based on the linear potential theory was applied as an analytical tool. The diffraction problem by the incident wave in the open-chamber and the radiation problem by the oscillating pressure in the closed-chamber were solved to obtain the volume fluxes at the internal free-surface. Applying the volume fluxes into the continuity equation for the airflow in a chamber, we got the oscillating air pressure. The maximum extracted power and corresponding reflection coefficient were determined at the optimal turbine coefficient that maximizes the extracted power. OWC device designed for a high extracted efficiency simultaneously contributes to reduce reflected waves.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.2545-2552
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• 2014

This study is aiming to suggest the effective thermal management system design technologies for the high voltage and capacity battery system of the electricity driven vehicles and introduce the theoretical designing methods. In order to investigate the effective operation of the battery system for the electricity driven vehicles, the heat generation model for Li-ion battery system using the chemical reaction while charging and discharging was suggested and the thermal loads of the heat sources (air or liquid) for cooling and heating were calculated using energy balance. Especially, the design methods for the cooling and heating of the battery system for maintaining the optimum operation temperature were investigated under heating, cooling and generated heat (during charging and discharging) conditions. The battery thermal management system for the effective battery operation of the electricity driven vehicles was suggested reasonably depending on the variation of the season and operation conditions. In addition, at the same conditions under summer season, the cooling method using the liquid and active cooling technique showed a relatively high capacity, while cooling method using the passive cooling technique showed a relatively low capacity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.280-281
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• 2012

차세대 디스플레이에서 3차원 감성 터치 또는 플렉시블 기판 등에 사용되고 있는 ITO(Tin-doped Indium Oxide) 박막은 고 해상도 및 소자 효율 향상을 위해 전 가시광 영역에서 높은 투과율이 요구되고 있다. 일반적으로 ITO 박막은 두께 감소에 따라 빛의 두께 산란 없이 전 가시광 영역에서 높은 투과율을 가지는 반면, 두께가 감소할수록 박막 성장 시 비정질 기판의 영향을 크게 받아 박막 결정성 감소와 더불어 전기전도성이 감소되는 경향을 보인다. 특히, 매우 얇은 두께에서의 ITO 박막 물성은 초기 박막 핵 생성 및 성장과 증착 공정 중에 발생하는 고 에너지 입자(산소 음이온, 반사 중성 아르곤 등)의 박막 손상에 대한 영향을 크게 받을 뿐만 아니라 ITO 박막 내의 SnO2 도핑함량에도 매우 의존한다. 따라서, 매우 얇은 두께에서 높은 투과율과 뛰어난 전기전도성을 동시에 가지는 고품질 ITO 초박막 제조를 위해서는 박막 초기 핵 성장 제어기술 및 SnO2 함량에 따른 ITO 초박막의 전기적, 광학적 거동에 관한 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 SnO2 함량에서 고품질의 ITO 초박막을 DC/RF 중첩형 마그네트론 스퍼터링법을 이용하여 박막 증착 중에 발생하는 고에너지 입자의 기판충격으로 인한 박막손상을 최소화하여 증착된 박막의 전기적, 광학적 특성 및 미세구조를 관찰하였다. 그리고 전체파워에서 RF/(RF+DC) 비율을 제어하여 증착한 ITO 초박막의 물성을 최적화 하였으며, 상온 및 결정화 온도 이상에서 다양한 SnO2 함량을 가진 ITO 박막을 두께(150 nm, 25 nm)에서 각각 증착하여 전기적, 광학적 거동 및 XRD를 통한 박막의 미세구조 변화를 비교 분석하였다. 그리고 증착된 모든 ITO 초박막에서 가시광 투과율은 빛의 두께 산란 없는 높은 투과율(>85 %) 을 보이는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 증착된 ITO 박막의 전기적 특성 및 미세구조는 RF/(DC+RF)비율 50%에서 최적임을 확인하였다. 이는 RF/(DC+RF) 비율 증가에 따른 캐소드 전압 최적화로 박막의 초기 핵 성장 과정에서 기판상의 고에너지 입자로 인한 박막 손상의 감소 및 리스퍼터 되는 산소량을 최적화 시키고, 이는 박막의 결정성 향상으로 이어져, 박막내의 결함 밀도 감소 및 SnO2 고용 효율을 증가시켜 전기전도성 향상에 기인하였다고 판단된다. 또한, 증착된 ITO 초박막은 SnO2 함량 변화에 따라 박막의 결정성 및 전기적 특성에서 미세한 변화를 보였다. 이러한 ITO 박막의 물성변화는 박막 두께 감소에 따른 결정성 감소와 함께 SnO2의 고용 한계 변화로 인한 것으로 판단된다. 또한, RF/(DC+RF) 비율의 증가에 따른 ITO 초박막의 전기적, 광학적 및 미세구조는 Vp-Vf의 변화와 관련하여 설명되어 진다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.558-570
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• 2015

A study on the green ship design for Ultra Large Container Ship (ULCS, 18,000 TEU Class Container Ship) was performed based on the four step procedures of the initial design and hull form optimization to maximize economic and propulsive performance. The first, the design procedure for ULCS was surveyed with economic evaluation considering environmental rules and regulations. The second, the characteristics of single and twin skeg container ships were investigated in view of initial design and performances. The third, the hull form optimization for single and twin skeg ships with the same dimensions was conducted to improve the resistance and propulsive performances at design draught and speed by several variations and the results of the optimization were verified by numerical calculations of CFD and model test. The last, for the estimated operating profile of draught and speed, the hull forms of single and twin sked ships were optimized by CFD. From this study, the methodologies to optimize the hull form of ULCS were proposed with considerations during the green ship design and the improvement of the energy efficiency for the optimized hull forms was confirmed by the proposed formula of the total energy considering design conditions, operating profile and fuel oil consumption.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.639-645
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• 2020

Among the components of redox flow battery (RFB), the electrode serves as a diffusion layer of an electrolyte and a path for electrons and also is a major component that directly affects the RFB performance. In this paper, chloric/sulfuric mixed acidwas used as a supporting electrolyte in RFB system with Fe2+/Fe3+ and V2+/V3+ as redox couple. The optimum electrode and activation temperature were suggested by comparing the capacity, coulombic efficiency and energy efficiency according to the electrode type and activation temperature. In the RFB single cell evaluation using 5 types of carbon electrodes used in the experiments, all of them showed close to the theoretical capacity to retain the reliability of the evaluation results. GFD4EA showed relatively excellent energy efficiency and charge/discharge capacity. In order to investigate the electrochemical performance according to the activation temperature, GFD4EA electrode was activated by heat treatment at different temperatures of 400, 450, 500, 600 and 700 ℃ under an air atmosphere. Changes in physical properties before and after the activation were observed using electrode mass retention, scanning electron microscope (SEM), XPS analysis, and electrochemical performance was compared by conducting RFB single evaluation using electrodes activated at each temperature given above.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.29-36
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• 2016

A wireless passive sensor network is a network which, by letting separate RF sources supply energy to sensor nodes, is able to live an eternal life without batteries. Against expectations about an eternal life, however, a wireless passive sensor network still has many problems; scarcity of energy, non-simultaneity of energy reception and data transmission and inefficiency in resource allocation. In this paper, we focus on a wireless passive sensor network providing a packet service which is tolerable to packet losses but requires timely delivery of packets. Perceiving the practical constraints, we then consider a contending-type MAC scheme, rooted in framed and slotted ALOHA, for supporting many sensor nodes to deliver packets to a sink node. Next, we investigate the network-wide throughput achieved by the MAC scheme when the packets transmitted by geographically scattered sensor nodes experience path losses hence capture phenomena. Especially, we derive an exact formula of network-wide throughput in a closed form when 2 sensor nodes reside in the network. By controlling design parameters, we finally optimize the contending-type MAC scheme as to attain the maximum network-wide throughput.