• 한국조명전기설비학회지:조명전기설비
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.220-220
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• 1999

This paper describes the high efficiency inverter ballast circuit using very cheap microprocessor, which has been developed by the author. A variety of soft-switching techniques have been proposed to reduce the switching losses and EMI problems that occur with higher switching frequencies in switched inverter ballast. The inverter ballast circuit, which employs a temperature sensing circuits has been also proposed to improve starting performance of the fluorescent lamps. That is, the inverter ballast circuit, which employs a soft-starting circuit and soft-switching techniques to implement the power factor correction and to mitigate of power-loss and increase a life time of the fluorescent lamps, has become an attractive performance for ballasting the fluorescent lamps. In this paper, the operation and the control of the inverter ballast are described in detail and experimental results are presented. As the experimental results, when environment temperature is at -40℃, the inverter ballast circuit has low THD(4.8%) of the input current and large power factor(98%) of the lamp current. The proposed improved ballast circuit appears to be a good performance for ballasting fluorescent lamps.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제57권12호
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• pp.2238-2243
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• 2008

The use of arc tubes made of ceramic material further enhanced some of the metal halide lamp's properties. These properties translate into higher efficacy with better color rendering, stable color through lamp long life. Recently, due to an increase in the application of the ceramic metal-halide lamp, the study for the property etc. according to Ballast's driving scheme and the study for arc tube material, optimization of gas and so on are being proceeded to improve the property of the lamp. Especially, to control ceramic metal-halide lamp, the vigorous study and practical use with respect to Electronic Ballast, which has been improved in the disadvantages of the conventional Magnetic Ballast are made. In this paper, Electrical, optical and thermal characteristics are analyzed by comparing magnetic ballast with electronic ballast.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.24-33
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• 2005

본 논문은 디지털제어방식을 이용한 자동차용 35[W]급 메탈핼라이드 램프용 전자식 안정기의 고효율 조광제어 시스템을 구현하였다. 본 논문에서는 밝기, 연색성, 광효율, 수명 등에서 기존의 할로겐 램프에 비해 우수한 특성을 가지고 있지만 복잡한 과도특성을 가지고 있는 메탈핼라이드 램프를 자동차에 적용하기 위해 디지털 제어방식을 전자식 안정기에 적용하여 램프 요구조건 및 주변 환경에 최적으로 적용할 수 있도록 전자식 안정기를 설계하였다. 또한, 주변의 빛의 세기에 따라 램프의 양단전압을 단계별로 가변 제어하는 조광시스템을 구현하여, 운전자에게는 보다 효율적인 운전여건을 만듬과 동시에 한정된 에너지를 가진 밧데리로 운전하는 자동차에서 효율적인 전력제어를 실현하였다. 개발된 안정기에 대한 동작특성을 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통해 확인하였다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2008

본 논문은 가변주파수 스위칭 방식의 flyback 컨버터를 이용한 자동차용 35[W]급 고휘도 방전 램프용 전자식 안정기의 고효율 제어시스템을 구현하였다. 또한 안정기 성능, 크기 그리고 효율을 고려하여 planar 변압기를 이용하여 flyback 컨버터를 설계하였다. HID 램프를 자동차에 적용하기 위해 복잡한 과도특성을 제어할 수 있는 매우 복잡한 제어회로와 고효율의 안정기의 제작이 요구되어진다. 제안된 전자식 안정기는 planar 변압기를 사용한 flyback 컨버터, full bridge 인버터와 승압 점화장치로 구성되어 있으며, flyback 컨버터의 스위칭 주파수는 안정기에 입력전압의 변화에 따라 제어되도록 설계하였고, planar변압기를 사용하여, 안정기의 가격과 크기를 크게 절감할 수 있었다. 제안된 시스템에 대한 성능 및 효율은 여러 가지 실험을 통해 확인하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.1082-1084
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• 2001

This paper presents a design techniques for an electronic ballast of HID lamps. An electronic ballast for HID lamps usually employs a high frequency resonant inverter and voltage-to-frequency converter to control the output and a half-bridge and series resonant circuit are chosen for the ballast. In this paper, the new lighting method for the stable ignition regardless of lamp types is designed. And this type of ballast has some useful functions such as surge protection, thermal protection, and dimmable function. Moreover the powerline communication skill is also used to transmit a dimming control signal.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.140-146
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• 2003

In this paper, we suggested electronic ballast with the half bridge inverter for the automotive HID lamp. The electronic ballast for the automotive HID lamp should be supplied by the low-frequency square wave avoiding the acoustic resonance. When the HID lamp is hot state, the electronic ballast should supply the sufficient current to the take over to the lamp at the re-strike ignition state for a few milli-second. We have introduced the new take-over current control method that could have control operating frequency and minimize circuits to the take over current circuits.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 1995년도 추계학술발표회논문집
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• pp.47-52
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• 1995

This paper presents a new approach in the design of an electronic ballast for fluorescent lamps in the range of 10∼20W. The central point of the design lies in the equivalent concepts for a lamp and for the inverter part of an electronic ballast. The ballast, which adopts half-bridge inverter topology, is designed to adjust ifself to a predefined range of lamp power output by frequency control using MCU. At first, the circuit parameters were estimated using PSpice simulatio, and then were made varied according to the selection of an optimal frequency for each lamp. A series of experiments using fluorescent lamps of 11W, 15W, and 20W were carried out to verify the proposed design. As a result of the experiments, all the three lamps of different kind were run normally with the same ballast under consideration, And the characteristics on lamp starting and light output were satisfactory compared to existen single-output electronic ballasts.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.979-987
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• 2011

The Ballast Track has been widely applied in traditionally due to low initial cost and abundant elastic property. But the disadvantages of Ballast track are; labor-intensive and costly maintenance, weak in high-speed and heavy axial load, in additionally need wide cross section of tunnel and massive substructure in viaduct. Therefore, recent applications tend to more and more towards slab track such as Gyeungbu high speed rail and existing line. The slab track increased the stability, resistance and durability of track, and save maintenance cost compare to the Ballast Track. But the slab track have weakness of track elongation by sub-ballast differential settlement and that threat safety of train operation. Therefor the slab track need to prevent cracks in concrete ballast for insure the durability of slab track. In this paper, review main items and its expected effects of the slab track maintenance standards that control sub-ballast settlement and concrete ballast cracks.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.438-445
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• 2001

본 논문은 메탈할라이드 램프용 고주파 변조방식 전자식 안정기에 관한 것이다. 제안한 안정기는 고주파 영역에서 동작되며 외부 점화기 없이 LC 공진회로를 이용하여 램프를 기동시키므로 매우 컴팩트하며, 통상의 저주파식 전자식 안정기에 비하여 효율이 좋다. 제안하는 안정기는 공명현상을 회피하기 위하여 20kHz에서 100kHz 범위 내에서 변조되는 주파수로 제어된다. 본 논문에서는 안정기 특성을 평가하기 위하여 새로운 실시간 공명현상 검출기를 제안하였다. 또한 직류단 전류 검출을 통한 무부하 검출 알고리즘 및 전력제어 알고리즘에 대하여 기술하였다. 그리고 제안하는 방법을 적용한 프로토타입의 150W 메탈할라이드 램프 안정기로 수행된 실험결과를 검토하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.243-245
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• 2005

This paper presents a wired and wireless linked remote control system. Ethernet based network communication is used for long distance management and 2.4GHz RF network is adopted for the local area communication between the main network and the ballast. For the effective remote control and management including dimming using wired and wireless linked digital communication networks, control circuit of the ballast is implemented with fully digital circuit using MCU and EPLD. In this paper, the proper frame structure is proposed for the digital-remote lighting-control system and the detailed system configurations including fully digital controlled ballast for the induction lamp are described.