• ETRI Journal
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.859-865
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• 2017

This paper presents a method for determining the optimum active-area width (OAW) of solar cells in a module architecture. The current density-voltage curve of a reference cell with a narrow active-area width is used to reproduce the current density profile in the test cell whose active area width is to be optimized. We obtained self-consistent current density and electric potential profiles from iterative calculations of both properties, considering the distributed resistance of the contact layers. Further, we determined the OAW that yields the maximum efficiency by calculating efficiency as a function of the active-area width. The proposed method can be applied to the design of the active area of a dye-sensitized solar cell in Z-type series connection modules for indoor and building-integrated photovoltaic systems. Our calculations predicted that OAW increases as the sheet resistances of the contact layers and the intensity of light decrease.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.425-427
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• 2008

Active area of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) has an effect on the efficiency of DSSC. As the active area increases, the efficiency goes down in a general way. This is caused by the increase of internal resistance in DSSC. The internal resistances are related to various resistant elements. The charge transfer processes at Pt counter electrode and the sheet resistance of TCO are two of these resistant elements. In this study, we try to divide the active area into several small sections in a large sized cell to reduce these two internal resistant elements. As a result, we find out that the fill factor is increased and then the conversion efficiency is improved as the number of dividing active area into several small sections is increased.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2018

Active clay, bentonite and zeolite were used as porous materials for humidity controlling ceramic boards. The specific area and the pore volume of active clay were higher than bentonite and zeolite. The flexible strength of the gypsum board decreased with an increasing amount of porous material, and the flexible strength was lowest when active clay with a higher specific surface area than others porous materials was added. The specific surface area and total pore volume of ceramic boards containing porous material were highest at $102.25m^2/g$, $0.142cm^3/g$, respectively, when the active clay was added. In addition, as the amount of added porous materials increased, the specific surface area and total pore volume of the ceramic board increased, but the average pore diameter decreased. The addition of s porous materials with a high specific area and a large pore volume improved the moisture absorptive and desorptive performance of the ceramic board. Therefore, in this experiment, the moisture absorptive and desorptive properties were the best when active clay was added. Furthermore, as the amount of added porous materials increased, the moisture absorptive and desorptive properties improved. When 70 mass% of active clay was added to ${\alpha}$-type gypsum, the hygroscopicity was the highest, about $300g/m^2$, in this experiment.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1295-1296
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• 2007

A lot of researches about dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) are recently being conducted. Because DSC has several advantages to pass the limits of silicon solar cells such as a low manufacturing expense, a simple manufacturing process and its transparency. But most researches on DSC are still conducted about the unit cell and laboratory-centered. That is, present researches on DSC are not practical. Therefore, researches about large area cells and modules have to be prerequisites for DSC to have the practicality. Characteristics of large area DSC are so different from those of small area DSC in aspect of fill factor and efficiency. In this study, we made an experiment on finding suitable size of DSC that has the most effective power according to the variation of active area. In detail, the experiment was conducted about the optimum ratio of length to width and we introduced the ratio of active area to non-active area to find the active area which has the best output. Because small DSC doesn‘t have the best output in comparison with total area of cell although the smaller DSC has the better efficiency. As a result, we achieved the optimum ratio of length to width of 8:3 and active area of $8cm^2$ as the optimum size for upscaling DSC.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.217-226
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• 2016

We propose an architecture that reduces the power consumption and active area of such a modulator through a reduction in the number of active components and a simplification of the topology. The proposed architecture reduces the power consumption and active area by reducing the number of active components and simplifying the modulator topology. A novel second-order loop filter that uses a single operational amplifier resonator reduces the number of active elements and enhances the controllability of the transfer function. A trapezoidal-shape half-delayed return-to-zero feedback DAC eliminates the loop-delay compensation circuitry and improves pulse-delay sensitivity. These simple features of the modulator allow higher frequency operation and more design flexibility. Implemented in a 130 nm CMOS technology, the prototype modulator occupies an active area of $0.098mm^2$ and consumes 5.23 mW power from a 1.2 V supply. It achieves a dynamic range of 62 dB and a peak SNDR of 60.95 dB over a 15 MHz signal bandwidth with a sampling frequency of 780 MHz. The figure-of-merit of the modulator is 191 fJ/conversion-step.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 설진시스템에서 혀 영역의 윤곽선을 정확하게 검출하기 위해 영역제한 마스크 연산과 능동 윤곽선 모델을 적용한다. 혀의 특징을 정확하게 분석하기 위하여 먼저, 혀 영역이 검출되어야 한다. 그러므로 혀 영역의 에지를 검출하기 위한 효율적인 분할 방법은 매우 중요하다. 20~30대 학생 30명으로 구성된 혀 영상 DB로 실험하였다. 실제 혀 영상에서의 실험은 좋은 결과를 보였다. 실험 결과, 제안된 방법이 마스크 연산을 사용하지 않는 방법에 비해 더 정확하게 혀 영역의 윤곽선을 추출하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.151-159
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• 1990

조류에 의한 해수의 혼합이 활발한 연안역에서 동물 플랑크톤이 주야 수직 이동의 능력이 있는지를 파악하기 위하여 채집량의 주야 차이를 살펴 보았다. 상대적으로 크 기가 큰 요각류, Mysid, 모약류, 이매폐 유생 등은 야간에 표층에서 많이 채집되어 주 야 수직이동이 있을 가능성을 시사하고 있었다. 본 연구 결과와 과거의 방법 등을 통 하여 한국 서해 연안역에서 적절한 채집방법에 대하여 살펴 보았다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.790-796
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 시화지구의 공단과 주거 지역에서의 휘발성 유기화합물 농도를 능동식과 수동식 시료채취기를 이용해 측정하고 그 특성을 비교 분석하였다. TVOC의 평균농도는 패시브샘플러(passive sampler)의 경우 공단지역이 주거지역보다 1.86배 더 높게 나타났다. 능동식 시료채취기의 경우 공단지역이 주거지역보다 1.07배 더 높게 나타났다. Passive sampler를 이용하였을 경우 공단지역이 주거지역보다 대부분의 물질에서 농도가 높게 나타났지만 열탈착 흡착 튜브(thermal desorption tube)를 이용했을 경우는 트리클로로에틸렌, 톨루엔, 에틸벤젠, 자일렌 등 일부 물질의 농도에 있어서 주거지역이 오히려 높게 나타났다. 전체 BTEX 비율 중에서 전반적으로 톨루엔이 차지하는 비율이 가장 컸으며, passive sampler의 경우 공단지역이 주거지역보다 톨루엔, 에틸벤젠, 자일렌의 상대비율이 높게 나타났다. 그러나 열탈착 흡착 튜브의 경우는 오히려 주거지역이 더 높게 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해서 대기오염 목적성분의 시간적, 공간적 농도 특성 파악을 위한 passive sampler를 이용하면 오염관리 혹은 역학적 연구에 도움이 되는 적절한 시료채취 방법이라는 사실을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2008

A two-dimensional thermal model of proton exchange membrane fuel cell with large active area is developed to investigate the performance of fuel cell with large active area over various thermal management conditions. The core sub-models of the two-dimensional thermal model are one-dimensional agglomerate structure electrochemical reaction model, one-dimensional water transport model, and a two-dimensional heat transfer model. Prior to carrying out the simulation, this study is contributed to set up the operating temperature of the fuel cell with large active area which is a maximum temperature inside the fuel cell considering durability of membrane electrolyte. The simulation results show that the operating temperature of the fuel cell and temperature distribution inside the fuel cell can affect significantly the total net power at extreme conditions. Results also show that the parasitic losses of balance of plant component should be precisely controlled to produce the maximum system power with minimum parasitic loss of thermal management system.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제24권6_1호
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• pp.683-691
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• 2021

Bipolar plates with channel width of 0.5 mm, 0.4 mm, and 0.3 mm respectively were printed using a 3D printer. The shape of three b ipolar plates was rectangular, the channel depth was 0.5 mm, and the thickness of base was 0.5 mm. The bipolar plate with channel width of 0.5 mm had 45 channels, and their active area was 44.5 mm × 50 mm. The bipolar plate with channel width of 0.4 mm had 57 channels and its active area was 45.2 mm × 50 mm, and the bipolar plate with channel width of 0.3 mm had 75 channels and its active area was 44.7 mm × 50 mm. The bipolar plates were printed using PLA filament. The cross-sectional lengths of the bipolar plates with channel widths of 0.5 mm and 0.4 mm were identical by 96% of the designed cross-sectional length. Whereas the bipolar plate with a channel length of 0.3 mm had a large difference of 25% from the designed cross-sectional length.