• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2010

유비쿼터스 헬스케어에서 지능형 의사결정지원 및 빠른 진단결과를 제공하기 위한 자동진단은 일반적으로 에이전트 시스템에 의해 수행된다. 본 연구에서는 이동에이전트기술을 사용하여 저 부하 노드에 효율적으로 프로세스를 이주시켜 부하를 분산시키도록 유비쿼터스 헬스케어시스템을 설계하였다. 또한 실시간 자동진단시스템을 지원하는 이동에이전트 중심의 유비쿼터스 헬스케어 기술을 위한 프레임워크를 제시하며, 효율적인 자원활용을 고려하여, 노드들 내에 있는 프로세스의 부하분산을 위한 균형화된 클러스터링을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 시스템의 부하분산이 최소화될 때까지 과부하된 노드를 선택하여 프로세스를 가까운 노드에 이주시킨다. 제안한 균형화 클러스터링은, 가까운 노드에 이주시킴으로써 메시지오버헤드를 감안할 때, 효율적으로 프로세스를 모든 노드에 분산시킨다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.343-352
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• 2007

This paper proposes a modularized charge equalization converter for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) lithium-ion battery cells, in which the intra-module and the inter-module equalizer are Implemented. Considering the high voltage HEV battery pack, over approximately 300V, the proposed equalization circuit modularizes the entire $M^*N$ cells; in other words, M modules in the string and N cells in each module. With this modularization, low voltage stress on all the electronic devices, below roughly 64V, can be obtained. In the intra-module equalization, a current-fed DC/DC converter with cell selection switches is employed. By conducting these selection switches, concentrated charging of the specific under charged cells can be performed. On the other hand, the inter-module equalizer makes use of a voltage-fed DC/DC converter for bi-directional equalization. In the proposed circuit, these two converters can share the MOSFET switch so that low cost and small size can be achieved. In addition, the absence of any additional reset circuitry in the inter-module equalizer allows for further size reduction, concurrently conducting the multiple cell selection switches allows for shorter equalization time, and employing the optimal power rating design rule allows fur high power density to be obtained. Experimental results of an implemented prototype show that the proposed equalization scheme has the promised cell balancing performance for the 7Ah HEV lithium-ion battery string while maintaining low voltage stress, low cost, small size, and short equalization time.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.94-102
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• 2018

Purpose: In this study, a maintenance free super-capacitor battery charging system based on the photovoltaic module, to be used in agricultural electric carriers, was developed and its charging characteristics were studied in detail. Methods: At first, the electric carrier system configuration is introduced and the electric control components are presented. The super-capacitor batteries and photovoltaic module used in the experiment are specified. Next, the developed charging system consisting of a constant current / constant voltage Buck converter as the charging device and a super-capacitor cell as a balancing device are initiated. The proposed circuit design, a developed PCB layout of each device and a proportional control to check the current and voltage during the charging process are outlined. An experiment was carried out using a developed prototype to clarify the effectiveness of the proposed system. A power analyzer was used to measure the current and voltage during charging to evaluate the efficiency of the energy storage device. Finally, the conclusions of this research are presented. Results: The experimental results show that the proposed system successfully controls the charging current and balances the battery voltage. The maximum voltage of the super-capacitor battery obtained by using the proposed battery charger is 16.2 V, and the maximum charging current is 20 A. It was found that the charging time was less than an hour through the duty ratio of 95% or more. Conclusions: The developed battery charging system was successfully implemented on the agricultural electric carriers.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2014

지표면 아래에는 다양한 구조물들이 매설되어 있으며, 특히 도시가스 배관이나 전기 배선과 같이 문제가 발생할 경우 우리의 안전을 크게 위협할 수 있는 다양한 위험요소들이 존재하고있다. 따라서 다양한 오염물질과 접하게 되는 지하 구조물들은 부식에 대단히 민감하기 때문에 부식의 진행 정도를 정확히 파악하지 못하는 경우 가스 배관의 누설과 같은 대형 사고로 이어질 수 있다. 지금까지는 사람이 직접 지하구조물에 일일이 방문하여 수작업으로 측정하고 기록하는 방식이 주로 사용되었으나, 이 방식은 많은 인적/물적 자원이 요구되어 관리의 연속성이 떨어지게 된다. 따라서 지속적인 관리를 통해 위험요소를 신속하게 발견하기 위한 연구가 필요하며, 본 연구에서는구조물 관리 시스템에 ICT를 결합하여 이동 중인 차량에서 지하구조물에 대한 상태 정보를 무선으로 수집하고 분석하여 신속히 대비할 수 있는 시스템을 제안한다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.879-885
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• 2008

A rotordynamic analysis was performed with a decant-type centrifuge, which is a kind of industrial centrifuge. The system is composed of screw rotor, bowl rotor, driving motors, gear box, and support rolling element bearings. These rotors have a rated speed of 4300 rpm, and were modeled utilizing a rotordynamic FE method for analysis, which was verified through 3-D FE analysis. Design goals are to achieve wide separation margins of lateral critical speeds, and favorable unbalance responses of the rotor in the operating range. Then, a complex analysis rotordynamic analysis of the system was carried out to evaluate its forward synchronous critical speeds and mode shapes, whirl natural frequencies, and unbalance responses under various balance grade. As a result of analysis, the rotordynamic analysis performed by separating a screw rotor and bowl rotor may cause an error in predicting critical speed of entire system. Therefore, the rotordynamic analysis of a coupled rotor combining a screw and bowl rotor must be performed in order to more accurately estimate dynamic characteristics of the decanter-type centrifuge as presented in this paper. Also, rolling element bearings with suitable stiffness should be selected to keep enough separation margin. In addition, in establishing balance grade of a screw and bowl rotor, ISO G2.5 balance grade is more recommended than ISO G6.3, in particular balancing correction of a screw rotor based on ISO G2.5 grade is strongly recommended.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2015

Electricity generation using fossil fuels has caused environmental pollution. To solve this problem, research on new renewable energy sources (solar, wind power, geothermal heat, etc.) to replace fossil fuels is ongoing. These devices are able to generate power consistently. However, they have many weaknesses, such as high installation costs and limits to possible setup environments. Therefore, an active study on piezoelectric harvesting technology that is able to surmount the limitations of existing energy technologies is underway. Piezoelectric harvesting technology uses the piezoelectric effect, which occurs in crystals that generate voltage when stress is applied. Therefore, it has advantages, such as a wider installation base and lower technological costs. In this study, a piezoelectric harvesting device imitating seaweed, which has a consistent motion caused by fluid, is used. Thus, it can regenerate electricity at sea or on a bridge pillar, which has a constant turbulent flow. The components of the device include circuitry, springs, an electric generator, and balancing and buoyancy elements. Additionally, multiphysics analysis coupled with fluid, structure, and piezoelectric elements is conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics to evaluate performance. Through this program, displacement and electric power were analyzed, and the actual performance was confirmed by the experiment.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제44권4호통권316호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2007

고성능 네트워크와 분산처리구조가 병렬처리와 함께 결합되면, 전체적인 디지털 신호처리 시스템의 계산능력, 신뢰도, 다양성을 향상시킨다. 본 논문에서는, 발전된 형태의 수중레이더 (sonar) 알고리즘인 수중정합장처리 (Matched-Field Processing MFP)를 위한 병렬처리 알고리즘을 디자인하고 다중 DSP 프로세서 기반의 병렬처리 시스템 상에서 성능분석과 함께 최적의 병렬처리 솔루션을 제안한다. 각각의 병렬 알고리즘은 특정한 도메인에서 주어진 계산량을 분산시키며 이를 통한 속도향상을 추구한다. 필요한 연산량과 형태에 따라서 병렬 알고리즘은 각기 다른 성능향상을 보여준다. 또한, 알고리즘의 계산량 분산방식 프로세서간의 통신방식, 알고리즘의 복잡도, 프로세서의 속도, 목적하는 시스템의 구성에 따라서 다양한 성능지표를 보여준다. 제안하는 주파수와 출력값 기반의 병렬 알고리즘은 상당한 계산량을 요구하는 수중정합처리 알고리즘을 적절히 다중 프로세서에 균형 있게 분산시켜 프로세서의 개수와 비례하는 성능향상을 보여주고 있다.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2005

We have studied feasibility of single-layer second-order $high-T_c$ SQUID gradiometers in magnetocardiography. We have measured human cardiomagnetic signals using a short-baseline (5.8 mm) single-layer second-order YBCO gradiometer in partially shielded environments. The gradiometer has an overall size of $17.6\;mm{\times}6\;mm$ and contains three parallel-connected pickup coils which are directly coupled to a step-edge junction SQUID. The gradiometer showed an unshielded gradient noise of $0.84\;pT/cm^2/Hz^{1/2}$ at 1 Hz, which corresponds to an equivalent field noise of $280\;fT/Hz^{1/2}$. The balancing factor was $10^3$. Based on the same design rules as the short-baseline devices, we have studied fabrication of 30 mm-long baseline gradiometers. The devices had an overall size of $70.2\;mm{\times}10.6\;mm$ with each pickup coil of $10\;mm{\times}10\;mm$ in outer size. As Josephson elements we made two types of submicron bridges, which are variable thickness bridge (VTB) and constant thickness bridge (CTB), from $3\;{\mu}m-wide$ and 300 nm-thick YBCO lines with a thin layer of Au on top by using a focused ion beam (FIB) patterning method. VTB was 300 nm wide, 200 nm thick, 30 nm long with Au removed and CTB 100 nm wide and 30 nm long. In temperature-dependent critical currents, $I_c(T)$, VTB showed an nonmetallic barrier-type behavior and CTB an SNS behavior. We believe that those characteristics are ascribed to naturally formed grain boundaries crossing the bridges.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.665-680
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to develop the construction process of orthopedic compression garments (OCG) for balancing of the left and right lumbar muscle power and strength to prevent low back pain. One male subject having low back pain was involved for investigating of the lumbar muscle power. EMG (Telemyo DTS2, Noraxon, U.S.A) was measured with/ without 3 types of waist assistant belt around the waist area of the subject. Based on the electromyogram value of left and right body, OCG were constructed as follows. Firstly, stretchable t-shirts type with supportive waist belt was selected for the convenience of wearing and laundering the OCG. The design lines of the front and back waist parts were created depending on the anatomy of the torso. Secondly, 3D pattern was developed using 3D Clo, RapidForm XOR, 2C-AN, and Yuka CAD program to increase the fit of the OCG. Finally, stretchable power-net was layered as linings in two ways, a single lining and double layered linings, and evaluated measuring lumbar muscle EMG by five subjects with low back pain. As the results, they were effective to balance the left and right lumbar muscle power and strength. Also the OCG with the double layered power-net lining was superior to the one layered lining in terms of fit and comfort.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.260-270
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was conducted to develop a program to help emergency nurses overcome compassion fatigue, and to analyze the effects of the program. Methods: A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. There were 14 participants in the experimental group and 18 subjects in the control group. The program was comprised of five, weekly 80-minute sessions including understanding and assessment of compassion fatigue, enhancing positive affect, balancing work-life, planning self care, training in relaxation techniques and cognitive restructuring, and getting social support. Research variables were ego-resiliency, compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue of the ProQOL 5, and salivary cortisol. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, independent t-test, and paired t-test. Results: The first hypothesis, "There will be a difference in scores for ego resiliency between the experimental group and the control group". was not supported. The second hypothesis, "There will be a difference in scores for compassion satisfaction between the experimental group and the control group" was supported (t=2.15, p=.046). The third hypothesis, "There will be a difference in scores for compassion fatigue between the experimental group and the control group" was not supported. Conclusion: The first program for emergency nurses to overcome compassion fatigue in Korea was effective in increasing emergency nurses' compassion satisfaction and decreasing salivary cortisol level in the experimental group. Therefore, this program for overcoming compassion fatigue is useful to increase emergency nurses' compassion satisfaction. However replication studies of short-term intensive program reflecting emergency nurses' opinion are needed.