• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.82-88
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• 2011

The artificial increase in the solar intensity incident on solar cells using lenses or mirrors can allow solar cells to generate equivalent power with a lower cost. There are two types of concentration optics for solar energy conversion. One is to use mirrors, and the other is to use Fresnel lenses. The gains that can be achieved with a Fresnel lens or a parabolic mirror are compared. The result showed the gains are comparable and the two configurations were developed competitively. In application areas of Fresnel lenses as solar concentrators, several variations of design were devised and tested. Some PV systems still use commercially available flat Fresnel lenses as concentrators. A convex linear Fresnel lens to improve the concentration ratio and the efficiency is devised and flat linear Fresnel lens in thermal energy collection is utilized. In this study, we designed and optimized flat Fresnel lens and the 'light pipe' to develop 500X concentrated solar PV system. In the process, we compare the transmission efficiencies according to groove types. We performed rigorous ray tracing simulation of the flat Fresnel lenses. The computer aided simulation showed the 'grooves in case' has the better efficiency than that of 'grooves out case'. Based on the ray-trace results we designed and manufactured sample Fresnel lenses. The optical performance were measured and compared with ray-trace results. Finally, the optical efficiency was measured to be above 75%. All the design and manufacturing were performed based on that InGaP/InGaAs/Ge triple junction solar cell is used to convert the photon energy to electrical power. Field test will be made and analyzed in the near future.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.49.1-49.1
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• 2009

산업화 이후, 석탄 석유를 중심으로 한 화석연료가 이산화탄소를대량으로 배출하며 지구 온난화를 야기함에 따라, 석유를 대체할 새로운 에너지원에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 많은 대체에너지 가운데, 청정하고 무한 재생 가능한대체에너지를 이야기할 때, 가장 큰 기대를 받고 있는 것은 태양에너지이며, 이에 보조를 맞춰 태양광 발전에 대한 연구개발이 국내외적으로 활발히 진행되고 있는 실정이다. 태양 전지는 빛 에너지를 직접 전기 에너지로 바꿔주는 소자로, 셀의효율을 높이기 위해서는 최대한 많은 빛을 흡수시킬 수 있는 것이 중요하다. 빛의 반사를 줄이는 방법에는 Texturing 과 Antireflecting coating 이있다. Antireflecting coating은 반도체와 공기의 중간 굴절율을 갖는 박막을 증착하여 측면 반사를 감소시킴으로서 빛의 손실을 감소시키는 역활을 한다. 반사 방지막으로 쓰이는 SiNx는 SiOx의 대체 물질로 굴절률이 약 1.5로서 Si에 쉽게 형성시킬 수 있고, texturing된 Si 표면에 적합하며 반사율을 10 %에서 2 %로 줄일 수 있다. 나아가 고성능의 반사방지막은 박막의 균일도확보 및 passivation 공정이 필수적이라 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 PECVD 방법으로 SiH4와 NH3 gas 의 비율을 변화시켜 증착한 SiNx 박막의 결정학적 특성을 X-ray Diffraction 분석과 TEM (TransmissionElectron Microsopy) 을 통해 관찰하였으며, XPS (X-rayphotoelectron spectroscopy) 를 통해 화학적결합을 확인하였고, 이를 FT-IR (Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy)를 통해 관찰한 결과와 연관시켜분석하였다. 굴절율의 경우 Ellipsometry를 이용하여측정하였으며 위의 측정을 통하여 SiNx박막의 반사 방지막으로써의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.168-172
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• 2014

Under concentrated illuminations, the solar cells show higher efficiencies mainly due to an increase of the open circuit voltage. In this study, InGaP/InGaAs/Ge triple-junction solar cells have been grown by a low pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. Photovoltaic characteristics of the fabricated solar cells are investigated with a class A solar simulator under concentrated illuminations from 1 to 100 suns. Ideally, the open circuit voltage should increase with the current level when maintained at the same temperature. However, the fabricated solar cells show degraded open circuit voltages under high concentrations around 100 suns. This means that the heat sink design is not optimized to keep the cell temperature at $25^{\circ}C$. To demonstrate the thermal degradation, changes of the device performance are investigated with different bonding conditions and heat sink materials.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.62.2-62.2
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• 2011

산업화 이후, 석탄 석유를 중심으로 한 화석연료가 이산화탄소를 대량으로 배출하며 지구 온난화를 야기함에 따라, 기존의 화석연료를 대체할 청정하고 무한 재생 가능한 대체에너지로 가장 큰 기대를 받고 있는 것은 태양에너지이며, 이에 보조를 맞춰 태양광발전에 대한 연구개발이 국내외적으로 활발히 진행되고 있는 실정이다. 태양 전지는 빛 에너지를 직접 전기 에너지로 바꿔주는 소자로, 셀의 효율을 높이기 위해서는 최대한 많은 빛을 흡수시킬 수 있는 것이 중요하다. 빛의 반사를 줄이는 방법에는 texturing과 antireflecting coating이 있다. Antireflecting coating은 반도체와 공기의 중간 굴절율을 갖는 박막을 증착하여 측면 반사를 감소시킴으로서 빛의 손실을 감소시키는 역할을 한다. 과거에 반사방지막으로 가장 많이 사용되었던 물질은 SiO로써 굴절률은 1.8~1.9로서 최소의 반사율은 1% 미만이지만, 가시광선영역에서의 흡수에 의한 손실이 생기므로, SiNx가 대체 물질로 제안되었다. SiNx의 경우 굴절률이 약 1.5로서 Si에 쉽게 형성시킬 수 있고, texturing된 Si 표면에 적합하며 반사율을 10%에서 2%로 줄일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 high power, high frequency PECVD 방법으로 $SiH_4$와 $NH_3$ gas의 비율, $N_2$ carrier gas 등 공정 변수를 변화시켜 증착한 SiNx 박막의 결정학적 특성을 X-ray diffraction 분석과 XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)를 통해 화학적 결합을 확인하였고, 이를 FT-IR (Fourier Transform-Infrared spectroscopy)를 통해 관찰한 결과와 연관시켜 분석하였다. 굴절율의 경우 ellipsometer를 이용하여 측정하였으며 위의 측정을 통하여 SiNx박막의 반사 방지막으로써의 가능성을 확인 하였다.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.279-286
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• 2018

The use of eco-friendly energy in the offshore plant system is expanding because conventional generators are operated by fossil fuel or natural gas. Eco-friendly energy, which replaces existing power generation methods, should be capable of generating the power for lighting protection equipment, airborne fault indication, parameter measurement, and others. Most of the eco-friendly energy used in offshore plant facilities is solar and wind power. In the case of using photovoltaic power, because the structure must be constructed based as flat solar panels, it can be damaged easily by the wind. Therefore, there is a need for a new generation system composed of a spherical structure that does not require a separate structure and is less influenced by the wind. Considering these characteristics, in this study we designed, fabricated, and tested a unit that could provide the most efficient spherical photovoltaic power generation considering wind direction and wind pressure. Our test results indicated that the proposed system reduced costs because it did not require any separate structure, used eco-friendly energy, reduced carbon dioxide emissions, and expanded the proportion of eco-friendly energy use by offshore plant facilities.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.103-109
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• 2014

Highly efficient hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) thin-film solar cells were prepared on flexible stainless steel substrates using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. To enhance the performance of solar cells, material properties of back reflectors, n-doped seed layers and wide bandgap nc-SiC:H window layers were optimized. The light scattering efficiency of Ag back reflectors was improved by increasing the surface roughness of the films deposited at elevated substrate temperatures. Using the n-doped seed layers with high crystallinity, the initial crystal growth of intrinsic nc-Si:H absorber layers was improved, resulting in the elimination of the defect-dense amorphous regions at the n/i interfaces. The nc-SiC:H window layers with high bandgap over 2.2 eV were deposited under high hydrogen dilution conditions. The vertical current flow of the films was enhanced by the formation of Si nanocrystallites in the amorphous SiC:H matrix. Under optimized conditions, a high conversion efficiency of 9.13% ($V_{oc}=0.52$, $J_{sc}=25.45mA/cm^2$, FF = 0.69) was achieved for the flexible nc-Si:H thin-film solar cells.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.521-531
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• 2011

This paper presents the variable perturbation and observation(VPO) maximum power point tracking(MPPT) control of the photovoltaic(PV) system considering the shadow influence. The output characteristics of the solar cell is a nonlinear and affected by a temperature, the solar radiation and influence of a shadow. MPPT control is a very important technique in order to increase an output and efficiency of the solar power generation. Conventional perturbation and observation(PO) and incremental conductance(IC) are the method finding MPP by the continued self-excitation vibration. The MPPT control is unable to be performed by rapid output change affected by the shadow. To solve this problem, this paper proposes the VPO MPPT algorithm which changes step size according to output variation. The response characteristics of VPO MPPT algorithm proposed in this paper compares with response characteristics of conventional MPPT algorithm about the radiation, temperature and shadow influence. The validity of the algorithm proposed in this paper prove through the results of the comparisons.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 2014

In this paper, it is about to non-contact wireless power transmission according to various conditions of self induction principle between the two planar coils at a transmission unit and a receiving unit based on the theory of wireless power transmission. The experiments are occurred in order to power transfer of noncontact method from designed wireless circuits in the primely coil and secondary coil, and the applying to Half Bridge Resonant converter transmission unit and receiving unit. and that were able to prepared circumstance to calculate of the output voltage and power source. The main power of the inductive coupling the resonant converter at the transmission unit is converted electrical energy using the solar cell module and artificial light source (halogen lamp) as a replace light and received 24 V power supply from solar power was used a input power source for the wireless power transmission device. Experimental results, to received of power is used to illuminate the lighting and to charge the battery in receiving circuit.And the wireless power transmission efficiency measured at the output side of the transmission unit is obtained about 70% to 89% compared to input power of receiving unit.In addition, efficiency were tested through ID verification method and comparing the phase difference between the voltage when foreign substances interfere with wireless power transmission.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.53-59
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• 2007

Now, the study is activity that the energy market depending on a fossil fuel tend to change different way. In middle of the study compositive use of renewable energy(fuel cell and wind power, solar cell, etc.) is dispersion power system which concern is increasing. But in the case of generation of electric wind power system is changeable to be turbulence and wind and win speed are changeable in several seconds, so making the best of wind energy the MPPT that role in this case is important. In this paper suggest a MPPT which is making a use of information of wind speed and turning speed, windmill, electric power but it is simpler than former way. We could verify that a proposed controller working at the highest point of electric power when wind speed is regular speed and changable speed through the simulation.

• JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORLD
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• s.323
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• pp.69-75
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• 2003

불투명한 경제정세의 와중에서도 전기에너지를 지탱하는 근간이 되는 파워 일렉트로닉스 분야는 확실히 그 기술개발을 향상시켜 오고 있다. 특히 파워디바이스는, 지구환경과 생활환경을 보다 쾌적하게 하기 위하여 인버터 장치 등의 각종 전력절약기기와 풍력$\cdot$태양광$\cdot$연료전지 등 클린에너지의 전력제어장치에 없어서는 안되는 반도체디바이스로 성장했다. 파워디바이스 중에서도 IGBT(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor)의 기술혁신은 요 20년 사이에 비약적인 성과를 거두었다. 1980년대에 제품화된 IGBT는, 반도체메모리의 초미세가공기술을 도입하면서 $5{\mu}m$에서 서브미크론의 디자인툴로 발전하여, 2000년대에 들어 칩의 전류밀도는 약 2배, 포화전압은 약 $65\%$까지 개량되었다. 이와 같은 IGBT의 변천은, 전력손실을 대폭적으로 저감시켜 에너지절약기기의 전력변환효율 향상에 공헌하고 있다. 파워디바이스의 기술진보에서 또 한 가지 잊지 말아야 할 것은 주변회로의 집적화(集積化)에 의한 고성능$\cdot$고기능화이다. 최근의 인버터용 파워디바이스로 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 파워모듈은, IGBT등의 파워칩과 그 주변회로와의 컬래버레이션에 의한 제품이다. 다시 말하면 구동회로, 전류$\cdot$전압$\cdot$온도센서 및 그것들의 보호회로가 IC(집적회로)에 편입되어 고기능$\cdot$소형화를 촉진시키고 있다. 구동회로는 LVIC (저전압집적회로)에서 HVIC(고전압집적회로)로 발전하여 전류$\cdot$온도 등의 각종 센서도 동일 칩에 설계할 수 있게 되었다. 또 센싱이나 보호기능뿐만이 아니라 출력전류의 제어를 위한 연산기능과 di/dt의 제어기능이 내장되도록 되어 있어 보다. 고성능의 인텔리전트 파워모듈(IPM)이라고 불리우는 새로운 개념의 파워디바이스가 실현되었다. 또한 패키지 기술도 내부배선 인덕턴스의 저감과 트랜스퍼 몰드패키지의 개발로, 소형화뿐만이 아니라 파워칩의 성능$\cdot$기능을 충분히 발휘할 수 있도록 개발이 적극적으로 추진되고 있다.