• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.9 no.12
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• pp.4872-4891
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• 2015

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals suffer from the problem of high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR), which complicates the design of analog front-end of the system. Companding is a well-known PAPR reduction technique that involves transforming signal amplitudes using a deterministic function. OFDM signal amplitude, on average, is Rayleigh distributed but the distribution can vary significantly from symbol to symbol, especially when constellation size increases. In this paper, a new adaptive companding scheme is proposed along with its design methodology aiming at optimizing the compander performance by accommodating this variation in its design. This is achieved by designing compander parameters separately for statistically dissimilar symbols in OFDM waveform and making the compander select from these parameters, during run-time, according to the features of input symbols.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.172-175
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 무선마이크용 특정소출력무선기기의 송수신단을 설계하고 제작하여 특성을 측정하였다. 무선마이크용 특정소출력무선기기의 주파수 대역 740.000~752.000MHz를 사용하였고, 점유주락수대폭의 허용치 200kHz, 최대주파수편이 $\pm$75kHz를 만족하도록 설계하였다. PLL Synthesized, 주파수 변조, Dual Conversion 방식을 사용하였으며 Compander Type은 2:1이다. 설계된 무선마이크 시스템의 출력은 10mW이하이고, 50-20,000Hz의 주파수 응답을 가지며 Hi-fi Audio를 전송할 수 있다. 송수신단의 Total Harmonic Distortion 은 1.5% 이하이다.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.08a
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• pp.165-168
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• 1998

제안하고 있는 CSD17C00 chip은 C&S technology에서 개발한 것으로, 음성 신호 처리를 위해 범용으로 구현되었으며, 16 bit 40 MIPS DSP group OAK DSP Core를 포함, 이에 Miscellaneous Logic, Serial Port, Host Interface, Timer, Compander 의 5가지 Peripherals 과 범용 I/O Ports 로 설계되었다. 1차적으로 CSD17C00 Chip 의 성능을 점검하였다. 그 결과, 응용 프로그램은 28MIPS의 계산속도를 갖으며, 프로그램 ROM 크기는 8.85KWords 이고, 10KWords 의 데이터 ROM 과 4KWords 데이터 RAM을 필요로 한다. CSD17C00 CHIP은 멀티미디어 통신용 VOCODER 개발을 위한 범용성을 갖추고 있으며, VOCODER 용 S/W 개발 환경 및 H/W 구조가 여타 범용 DSP에 비해편의성고 K합리성을 제공하도록 설계되어 있다. 따라서, 이를 이용한다면, 멀티 미디어 통신용 VOCODER, INTERNET PHONE CO-PROCESSOR, DIGITAL RECODER, MPEG AUDIO ENCODER & DECODER 등 다양한 제품으로의 응용이 가능할 것으로 전망된다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.200-220
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• 2016

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals suffer from the problem of large peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) which complicates the design of the analog front-end of the system. Companding is a well-known PAPR reduction technique that reduces the PAPR by transforming the signal amplitude using a deterministic function. In this paper, a novel piecewise linear companding transform is proposed. The design criteria for the proposed transform is developed by investigating the relationships between the compander and decompander's profile and parameters with the system's performance metrics. Using analysis and simulations, we relate the companding parameters with the bit error rate (BER), out-of-band interference (OBI), amount of companding noise, computational complexity and average power. Based on a set of criteria developed thereof, we formulate the design of the proposed transform. The main aim is to preserve the signal's attributes as much as possible for a predetermined amount of PAPR reduction. Simulations are carried out to evaluate and compare the proposed scheme with the existing companding transforms to demonstrate the enhancement in PAPR, BER and OBI performances.

• Transactions of the KSME C: Technology and Education
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.99-105
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• 2013

In this paper, we carried out the basic design of 36 MTD natural gas BOG re-liquefaction system to recover the generated natural gas during performance test of LNG pump and natural gas compressor. The re-liquefaction process of natural gas is designed to have 1500 kg/h of liquefaction rate with reverse Brayton refrigeration cycle. With the designed process, the variation of liquefaction rate is calculated for various inlet conditions of feed gas. From results, the liquefaction rate is more sensitive for inlet temperature than gas composition. The specifications of equipments such as gas blower, natural gas compressor, cryogenic heat exchanger and nitrogen compander are determined on the basis of the designed process. The requirement of power consumption and cooling water are also determined through the basic design.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.33 no.10
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• pp.659-664
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• 2009

LNG carriers have, up to 2006, mainly been driven by steam turbines. The Boil-Off Gas from the LNG cargo tanks has so far been used as fuel. This is a costly solution that requires special skills during construction and operation. Alternative propulsion systems offer far better fuel economical efficiency than steam turbines. Instead of previous practice using Boil-Off Gas as a fuel, the Re-liquefaction system establishes a solution to liquefy the Boil-Off Gas and return the LNG to the cargo tanks. This Re-liquefaction of Boil-Off Gases on LNG carriers results in increased cargo deliveries and allows owners and operators to choose the most optimum propulsion system. In this study, thermodynamic cycle analysis has been performed on two type of LNG Re-liquefaction system which was designed and adopted for the Q-Flex(216,000$m^3$) and Q-Max(266,000$m^3$) LNG carrier under construction at Korea ship yards and variable key factor was simulated to compare efficiency, power and nitrogen consumption of each Re-liquefaction system.