• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.58-73
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• 2021

Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) enable their users to access Cloud computing and storage services from anywhere in quick and flexible manners through the Internet. With the basis of 'pay-as-you-go' model, it makes the interactions between CSPs and the users play a vital role in shaping the Cloud computing market. A pool of virtualized and dynamically scalable Cloud services that delivered on demand to the users is associated with guaranteed performance and cost-provisioning. It needed a costing scheme for determining suitable charges in order to secure lease pricing of the Cloud services. However, it is hard to meet the satisfied prices for both CSPs and users due to their conflicting needs. Furthermore, there is lack of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that allowing the users to take part into price negotiating process. The users may lose their interest to use Cloud services while reducing CSPs profit. Therefore, this paper proposes a generic costing scheme for Cloud services using General Equilibrium Theory (GET). GET helps to formulate the price function for various services' factors to match with various demands from the users. It is initially determined by identifying the market circumstances that a general equilibrium will be hold and reached. Specifically, there are two procedures of agreement made in response to (i) established equilibrium supply and demand, and (ii) service price formed and constructed in a price range. The SLAs in our costing scheme is integrated to satisfy both CSPs and users' needs while minimizing their conflicts. The price ranging strategy is deliberated to provide prices' options to the users with respect their budget limit. Meanwhile, the CSPs can adaptively charge based on users' preferences without losing their profit. The costing scheme is testable and analyzed in multi-tenant computing environments. The results from our simulation experiments demonstrate that the proposed costing scheme provides better users' satisfaction while fostering fairness pricing in the Cloud market.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.1058-1063
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• 2020

본 논문은 생체 신호 및 센서 신호 처리를 위하여 저전력으로 동작하는 12비트 SAR A/D 변환기를 제안한다. 기존의 SAR A/D 변환기의 전력소모를 줄이고자, 동적 전류를 감소시켜 전체 전력 소모를 감소시켰다. 동적 전류를 감소시키기 위해서 C-DAC 비트 스위치를 동작시키는 샘플링 시간을 클럭 생성기의 샘플링 시간과 다르게 인가하였다. 추가적으로 SAR A/D 변환기의 전체 전력소모 중 70%를 차지하는 디지털 블록의 공급전압을 0.6V로 낮춰 설계하였다. 제안하는 SAR A/D 변환기는 CMOS 65nm 공정 1-poly 6-metal을 사용하여 설계하였으며, 1.2V의 공급전압으로 동작하며, ENOB는 10.1 비트, INL/DNL은 ±0.5LSB/±1.2LSB이며, 전체 전력소모는 31.2uW이고 FoM은 2.8fJ/step 이다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.330-338
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• 2021

An integral electrode-bipolar plate assembly, which is composed of electrode, conductive adhesive film (CAF) and bipolar plate, has been developed and evaluated for application with a vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) to decrease contact resistance between electrode and bipolar plate. The CAF, made of EVA (ethylene-vinyl-acetate) material with carbon black or CNT (Carbon Nano Tube), is applied between the electrode and the bipolar plate to enable an integral assembly by adhesion. In order to evaluate the integral assembly of VRB by adhesive film, the resistivity of integral assembly and the performance of single cell were investigated. Thus, it was verified that the integral assembly is applicable to redox flow battery. Through resistance and contact resistance of bare EVA and CAF films on bipolar plate were changed. Among the adhesive films, CAF film coated with carbon black showed the lowest value in through resistance, and CAF film coated with CNT showed the lowest value in contact resistance, respectively. The efficiency of VRB single cell was improved by applying CAF films coated with carbon black and CNT, resulting in the reduced overvoltage in charging process. Therefore, the energy efficiency of both CAF films, about 84%, were improved than that of blank cell, about 79.5 % under current density at 40 mA cm^-2. The energy efficiency of the two cells were similar, but carbon black coated CAF improved the coulomb efficiency and CNT coated CAF improved the voltage efficiency, respectively.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2022

For this study, the sol gel method was used to synthesize the spinel LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄ (LNMO) electrode material. Structural, morphological, electrochemical, and kinetic aspects of the LNMO have been characterized. The synthesized LNMO was indexed with the Fd3m cubic space group. The excellent capacity retention indicates that the spinel framework of LNMO has the ability to withstand high rate charge-discharge throughout long cycle tests. The Li diffusion coefficient (D_Li) changes non-monotonically across three orders of magnitude, from 10^-9 to 10^-12 cm² s^-1 determined from GITT method. The variation of D_Li seemed to be related to three oxidation reactions that happened throughout the charging process. A small dip in D_Li at the beginning stage of Li deintercalation is correlated with the oxidation of Mn³⁺ to Mn⁴⁺. While two pronounced D_Li minima at 4.7 V and 4.75 V are due to the oxidation of Ni²⁺/Ni³⁺ and Ni³⁺/Ni⁴⁺ respectively. The depletion of D_Li at the high voltage region is attributed to the occurrence of two successive phase transformation phenomena.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.337-345
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• 2022

해안지역 초고층 콘크리트 건축물 매트기초는 상하층 응력발생으로 인한 결함예방과 원활한 공정관리를 위해 일반적으로 일체타설이 요구되지만 일체타설의 경우 수화열에 의한 온도응력 균열 발생의 우려가 있으며 다짐에 대한 시공성을 확보하기 위해 높은 수준의 자기충전성의 콘크리트 배합이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 요구성능을 만족할 수 있도록 고성능 분사제와 혼화재의 사용량을 실험변수로 배합 실험을 통해 최적량을 도출하고자 하였다. 배합 변수별 결과분석을 통해 단위수량은 155kg/m³, 결합재에서 시멘트 비율 18% 일 때 굳지 않은 콘크리트 물성 및 강도발현 목표값을 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 4성분계(시멘트 18%, 슬래그미분말 50%, 플라이애시 27%, 실리카흄 5%)가 사용되었다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 2th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.642-652
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• 2007

Many contracting firms and project managers in the construction industry have started to utilize multi objective optimization methods to handle multiple conflicting goals for completing the project within the stipulated time and budget with required quality and safety. These optimization methods have increased the pressure on decision makers to search for an optimal resources utilization plan that optimizes simultaneously the total project cost, completion time, and crashing cost by considering indirect cost, contractual penalty cost etc., practically charging them in terms of direct cost of the project which is fuzzy in nature. This paper presents a multiple fuzzy goal programming model (MFGP) that supports decision makers in performing the challenging task. The model incorporates the fuzziness which stems from the imprecise aspiration levels attained by the decision maker to these objectives that are quantified through fuzzy linear membership function. The membership values of these objectives are then maximized which forms the fuzzy decision. The problem is solved using LINGO 8 optimization solver and the best compromise solution is identified. Comparison between solutions of MFGP, fuzzy multi objective linear programming (FMOLP) and multiple goal programming (MGP) are also presented. Additionally, an interactive decision making process is developed to enable the decision maker to interact with the system in modifying the fuzzy data and model parameters until a satisfactory solution is obtained. A case study is considered to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed model for optimization of project network parameters in the construction industry.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.505-513
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• 2023

Hydrogen infrastructure is expanding. High-capacity hydrogen refueling stations offer advantages because they can refuel a variety of light and heavy-duty vehicles, and multi-port refueling technology is developing to reduce charging time for heavy-duty vehicles. In this study, we suggest directions to lower the risk by analyzing the risk factors for each process involved in the installation of a high-capacity multi-port hydrogen refueling station in Changwon city. We conducted both qualitative and quantitative risk assessments of the equipment to evaluate the station. A hazard and operability study was performed for qualitative risk assessment, and PHAST/SAFETI were used for quantitative risk assessment. Quantitative risk assessment was used to calculate the consequence analysis of the facility to ensure secure design prior to station development and to predict individual and societal risks in various scenarios. As a result, the station's risk level was determined to be as low as reasonably practicable.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

Interest in the future of the battery market is growing as Tesla announces plans to increase production of electric vehicles and to produce batteries. Tesla announced an action plan to reduce battery prices by 56% through 'Battery Day', which included expansion of factories to internalize batteries and improvement of materials and production technology. In the trend of automobile electrification, the expansion of the battery market, which accounts for 40% of the cost of electric vehicles, is inevitable, and the size of the electric vehicle battery market in 2026 is expected to increase more than five times compared to 2016. With the development of materials and process technology, the energy density of electric vehicle batteries is increasing while the price is decreasing. Soon, electric vehicles and internal combustion locomotives are expected to compete on the same line. Recently, the mileage of electric vehicles is approaching that of an internal combustion locomotive due to the installation of high-capacity batteries. In the EV battery market, Korean, Chinese and Japanese companies are fiercely competing. Based on market share in the first half of 2020, LG Chem, CATL, and Panasonic are leading the EV battery supply, and the top 10 companies included 3 Korean companies, 5 Chinese companies, and 2 Japanese companies. All-solid, lithium-sulfur, sodium-ion, and lithium air batteries are being discussed as the next-generation batteries after lithium-ion, among which all-solid-state batteries are the most active. All-solid-state batteries can dramatically improve stability and charging speed by using a solid electrolyte, and are excellent in terms of technology readiness level (TRL) among various technology alternatives. In order to increase the competitiveness of the battery industry in the future, efforts to increase the productivity and economy of electric vehicle batteries are also required along with the development of next-generation battery technology.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2024

As the energy density of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) continues to increase, various separators are being developed to with the aim of improving the safety performance. Although poly(imide) (PI)-based separators are widely used, it is difficult to control their pore size and distribution, and this may further increase the risk associated. Herein, a melamine phosphonic acid (MP)-coated PI separator that can effectively control the pore structure of the substrate is suggested as a remedy. After the MP material is embedded into the PI separator with a simple one-step casting process, it effectively clogs the large pores of the PI separator, preventing the occurrence of internal short circuits during charging. It is anticipated that the MP material can also suppress rapid thermal runaway upon cycling due to its ability to reduce the internal temperature of the LIB cell caused by the desirable endothermic behavior around 300℃. According to experiments, the MP-coated PI separator not only decreases the thermal shrinkage rate better than commercial poly(ethylene) (PE) separators but also exhibits a desirable Gurley number (109.6 s/100 cc) and electrolyte uptake rate (240%), which is unique. The proposed separator is electrochemically stable in the range 0.0-5.0 V (vs. Li/Li⁺), which is the typical working potential of conventional electrode materials. In practice, the MP-coated PI separator exhibits stable cycling performance in a graphite-LiNi_0.83Co_0.10Mn_0.07O₂ full cell without an internal short circuit (retention: 90.3%).

• 전기화학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2020

리튬이온 이차전지용 음극 활물질 중 전환반응을 거치는 전이금속 산화물은 높은 용량을 지니고 있으나, 아직 해결되어야 하는 여러 문제점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 음극 활물질로써 망간 피로인산화물(Mn₂P₂O₇) 및 니켈 피로인산화물(Ni₂P₂O₇)과 이를 포함하는 탄소 복합물질을 고상법으로 간단하게 합성하였다. 망간 피로인산화물 및 니켈 피로인산화물의 초기 가역용량은 각각 333 및 340 mAh g^-1의 용량을 나타내었으며, 탄소와 복합재료를 구성하면 각각 433 및 387 mAh g^-1로 가역용량이 증가하였을 뿐만 아니라 초기효율도 약 10% 정도 향상되었다. 망간 피로인산화물과 탄소와의 복합재료로 구성된 활물질이 가장 높은 초기용량과 효율을 지니며, 사이클 성능도 가장 우수하였다. 다중 음이온을 포함하는 망간 피로인산화물은 망간 산화물인 MnO와 비교하였을 때, 음이온의 질량이 크기 때문에 무게당 용량은 낮았지만, 전압곡선이 기울기를 지니는 형태를 나타내면서 충전(lithiation)전압은 0.51에서 0.57 V (vs. Li/Li⁺)로 높아지고, 방전(delithiation)전압은 1.15에서 1.01 V (vs. Li/Li⁺)로 낮아졌다. 따라서, 충전과 방전에서의 전압차이가 0.64 에서 0.44 V로 크게 감소하므로 전지의 전압효율이 개선되며, 방전과정에서 음극전위가 낮아지게 되어 완전지의 작동전압을 높일 수 있다.