• 신재생에너지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2005

High-efficiency silicon solar cells have potential applications on mobile electronics and electrical vehicles. The fabrication processes of the high efficiency cells necessitate com placated fabrication precesses and expensive materials. Ti/Pd/Ag metal contact has been used only for limited area In spite of good stability and low contact resistance because of Its expensive material cost and precesses. Screen printed contact formed by Ag paste causes a low fill factor and a high shading loss of commercial solar cells because of high contact resistance and a low aspect ratio. Low cost Ni/Cu metal contact has been formed by using a low cost electroless and electroplating. Nickel silicide formation at the interface enhances stability and reduces the contact resistance resulting In an energy conversion efficiency of $20.2\%\;on\;0.50{\Omega}cm$ FZ wafer. Tapered contact structure has been applied to large area solar cells with $6.7\times6.7cm^2$ in order to reduce power losses by the front contact The tapered front metal contact Is easily formed by the electroplating technique producing $45cm^2$ solar cells with an efficiency of $21.4\%$ on $21.4\%\;on\;2{\Omega}cm$ FZ wafer.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2017

Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in masticatory efficiency among patients with different Angle's classes of malocclusion and to assess the correlation between masticatory efficiency and the occlusal contact area. Methods: The mixing ability index (MAI) was calculated for measuring masticatory efficiency of 61 adult patients according to Angle's classifications of malocclusion. The study included 25, 15, and 21 patients with Angle's Class I, II, and III malocclusions, respectively. Silicone interocclusal recording material was used to measure the occlusal contact area. Results: Both the MAI and occlusal contact area showed the highest average values in the Class I malocclusion group, followed by the Class II and Class III malocclusion groups. No significant difference was observed in the MAI values between the Class I and Class II malocclusion groups (p > 0.05), whereas a significant difference was observed between the Class I and Class III malocclusion groups (p < 0.01) and between the Class II and Class III malocclusion groups (p < 0.05). A weak positive correlation was also observed between the MAI and occlusal contact area (p < 0.01, $r^2=0.13$). Conclusions: The results of this study indicated that masticatory efficiency was the highest in patients with Angle's Class I malocclusion, followed by those with Angle's Class II and Angle's Class III malocclusions. Moreover, a weak positive correlation was observed between masticatory efficiency and the occlusal contact area.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2004

Recently, it has been reported that frictional behavior at nanometer scale can be different from that at macro scale. In this article, friction and wear tests were conducted using an AFM to investigate the effect of real contact area on the coefficient of friction and wear property. SiO$_2$, Hica, and SiGe were used in friction test and the AFM tip was Si$_3$N$_4$. The real contact area between an AFM tip and flat surface was calculated by the Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) theory. Wear specimen was Mica, and the diamond tip was used. We found that the coefficient of friction is constant below a critical area, but it is degraded over the area. Moreover, it is found that wear depth increased rapidly from a certain load and was degraded as a function of the number of the scanning cycles. Also, the range of scanning velocity used in this study had little effect on the wear depth.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.1147-1156
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• 2011

CLECDiS 는 면적변화형 정전용량 센서의 단점을 극복하고 나노미터 수준의 분해능으로 밀리미터 이상의 큰 변위를 측정하도록 개발된 접촉식 변위센서이다. 그러나 접촉구동 특성으로 인하여 표면평탄도와 마찰에 의해 작은 접촉상태의 변화에도 출력 신호는 크게 왜곡될 수 있어 실제 이를 활용하기 위해서는 전극간 접촉상태를 안정적으로 유지하는 것이 중요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 전극간 접촉상태의 변화에 따른 신호의 왜곡 특성을 실제 출력 신호와 비교하여 분석하고, 접촉면 내 압력 분포와 센서의 운동 오차 측정을 통해 접촉상태의 변화를 파악하였다. 이를 통하여 센서의 운동 오차와 마찰력의 영향을 최소화하기 위한 접촉 유지 기구를 설계하고 제작하였으며 이를 이용한 구동실험을 통해 보다 안정적인 센서 출력 신호를 획득하였다.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2013

교합접촉 분석에 이용되는 T-Scan $III^{(R)}$ (Tekscan, South Boston, MA, USA)의 정확도 및 신뢰도를 Add picture 방법을 통해 평가하였다. 두 방법에서 공통적인 교합접촉점의 분포 및 교합접촉면적을 비교하여 교합진단 및 조정 술식에서 T-Scan 방법의 적용 시 고려점을 밝히고자 하였다. Angle I급 교합관계, 정상치열자 한 사람의 구강을 대상으로 부가중합형 실리콘인상재를 이용하여 상하악치열궁을 10회 인상채득하였으며, 10쌍의 초경석고 모형을 제작하였다. 자체제작한 하중장치에 모형을 자석과 경석고를 이용하여 부착한 후 최대감합위와 최대교합력을 재현하기 위해 78.9kg의 하중을 가하였다. T-Scan 측정 시에는 상하악 모형과 T-Scan 센서의 위치가 변하지 않는 상태에서 2번 반복 측정하였다. Add Picture의 경우 상하악모형을 동일한 하중을 가하여 최대감합위에서 폴리이써 교합인기재를 이용하여 교합을 인기하였다. 교합접촉 양상은 접촉점 수와 총 교합면적에 대한 접촉면적 백분율을 측정하여 비교하였다. T-Scan 방법은 포토샵 프로그램 상에서 픽셀수를 계산하여 색상에 따른 면적을, Add picture 방법은 빛 투과 정도에 따라 인상재 두께를 $0{\sim}10{\mu}m$, $0{\sim}30{\mu}m$, $0{\sim}60{\mu}m$의 3가지로 나누고, 이에 따른 면적을 실측하여 계산하였다. 총 교합면면적은 접촉면을 표시한 모형의 촬영상에서 픽셀수를 계산하여 함께 촬영된 격자를 기준으로 제곱미터값으로 변환하였다. 대응표본 t-검정을 이용하여 통계분석하였다. T-Scan 방법에서 분홍색상 및 붉은 색상으로 표시된 면적의 일부가 Add picture 방법에서 $0{\sim}10{\mu}m$, $0{\sim}30{\mu}m$, $0{\sim}60{\mu}m$의 상하악 치아 간 거리에 해당하는 면적에 상응하였다. 교합접촉점 분포 비교 시 T-Scan 방법과 Add picture 방법은 유사하였다. 교합접촉면적 비교 시 T-Scan 방법에서 확대된 결과가 관찰되었으며, 전체교합면적에 대한 접촉면적 백분율 비교에서도 T-Scan 방법과 Add picture 방법의 백분율값은 유의한 차이를 보였다(P<.05). T-Scan에서 분홍색상 및 붉은 색상으로 표시된 부위의 면적값은 Add picture의 $0{\sim}10{\mu}m$, $0{\sim}30{\mu}m$ 부위의 면적값보다 크고(P<.05), $0{\sim}60{\mu}m$ 부위와는 유사한 값을 보였다(P>.05). T-Scan에서의 교합접촉상은 실제보다 확대되어 나타났으며, 따라서 교합접촉에 대한 진단 및 조정 술식에서 보조적인 수단으로 활용하는 것이 추천된다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.326-331
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• 2008

The contact surfaces between mold and target should be in parallel for a proper imprinting process. However, large size of contacting area makes it difficult for both mating surfaces (mold and target planes) to be in all uniform contact with the expected precision level in terms of thickness and position. This is caused by the waviness of mold and target although it is very small relative to the area scale. The gripping force for both mold and target by the vacuum chuck is other major effect to interrupt the uniform contact, which must be avoided in imprinting mechanism. In this study, the cause of non-conformal contact mechanism between mold and target is investigated with the consideration of deformation due to the vacuum gripping for the size $470{\times}370\;mm^2$ LCD panel.

• KSTLE International Journal
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2003

Abrasion in fretting wear mechanism is studied experimentally with the specimens of two different shapes of spacer grid spring and fuel tubes of a nuclear fuel. Reciprocating sliding wear test has been carried out in the environment of air and water at room temperature. Especially, third body abrasion is referred to for explaining the wear region expansion found during the slip displacement increase with constant normal contact farce. It is found that the expansion behaviour depends on the contact shape. The small clearance between the tube and spring seems to be the preferable region of the wear particle accumulation, which causes third body abrasion of the non-contact area. Even in water environment the third body abrasion occurs apparently. Since the abrasion on the clearance contributes wear volume, the influence of the contact shape on the severity of third body abrasion should be considered to improve the grid spring design in the point of restraining wear damage of a nuclear fuel.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.235-249
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• 2002

This study was accompolished to analyze and compare the number and area of the occlusal contact points in healthy volunteers and athletes with normal occlusion. Before the study, 89 athletes(sports career:8.6 years, average age 20) at Kyung Hee University were selected, and survey was accomplished for athlete's recognition about sports dentistry. For this study, 15 athletes(13 amles and 2 females with average age 20) and 21 healthy volunteers(14 mles and 7 females with average age 20.09) at Kyung Hee University were selected. The visual display acquired by scanning of occlusal record in maximal intercuspation was converted into 16 gray value image. Then, using computer program(J & Lee Occlusal Analyser), the pixel which was in definite range of the gray value was recognized, and the numbers of recognized pixel were calculated to area. The results were as follows : (1) On the survey about sports dentistry, 28% of 89 athletes didn't agree that human occlusion may be important, and 30% didn't have any idea of the influence of human occlusion during their sports activities. (2) The average numbers of total occlusal contact points were 31.05 in control group, and 34.67 in athlete group. The average area of total occlusal contacts was $100.25mm^2$ in control group, and $127.78mm^2$ in athlete group. (3) In control group, the average numbers of occlusal contact points were revealed in order as follows; the first molar(8.48), the second molar(8.24), the second premolar(4.71), the lateral incisor(2.90), the first premor(2.43), the central incisor(2.19), and the canine(2.1). The least average in canine(2.1) was similar to the average(2.19) in central incisor and (2.09) in lateral incisor. In athlete group, the average numbers of occlusal contact points were revealed in order as follows; the first molar(8.87), the second molar(8.47), the second premolar(5.60), the canine(3.80), the lateral incisor(3.33), the first premolar(2.67), and the central incisor(1.93). (4) In control group, the average areas of occlusal contact surface were revealed in order as follows; the first molar($39.47mm^3$), the second molar($37.54mm^3$), the second premolar($9.54mm^3$) the first premolar($6.18mm^3$), canine($3.49mm^3$), the central incisor($2.76mm^3$), and the lateral incisor($1.28mm^3$). In athlete group, the average areas of occlusal contact surface were revealed in order as follows; the first molar($44.11mm^3$), the second molar($40.69mm^3$), the second premolar($16.50mm^3$), the first premolar($9.39mm^3$), the canine($5.08mm^3$), the lateral incisor($3.7mm^3$), and the central incisor($2.25mm^3$). (5). With aging in both control and athlete group, there was a decreasing tendancy in average number of occlusal contact point, and was an increasing tendancy in average area of occlusal contact surface. In comparison at each age, both the numbers and area of occlusal contact were greater in athlete group than in control group. It was not significant in the numbers of occlusal contact points beween athlete and control group(p>0.1), but significant in the area of occlusal contact surface(p<0.05). (6) In comparision as to the kind of sports(Gymnastics:2, Rugby:3, Soccor:5, Ice hocky:5), the numbers of occlusal contact points were the most in ice hocky, and the area of occlusal contact surface was the greatest in gymnastics. With increasing a career in athlete group, there was a decreasing tendancy in average numbers of occlusal contact points, and was an increasing tendancy in average area of occlusal contact surface.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.761-766
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• 2011

In this study, the optimized design profiles between a seal ring and a seal seat of contacting seal units has been proposed based on the FEM computed results. The maximum temperatures, the thermal distortions in axial and radial directions, and maximum contact normal stresses between a seal ring and a seal seat have been analyzed for various contact sealing profiles. The FEM computed results present that the contact area between seal rings and seal seats is very important for a good tribological performance such as low friction heating, low wear, high contact normal stress in a primary sealing components. The seal surface model III in which has a small sealing contact area shows low dilatation of primary sealing components, and high contact stress between a seal ring and a seal seat. This model with small contact surface of a seal ring produces high friction heating and contact stress. But the model III produces very small deformations of contacting sealing surface because of high convection heat transfer by cooling water circulation around the seal ring surface. Thus, the analysis results recommend a short width of a primary sealing unit rather than a big width of contact surfaces of contacting seal units for reducing a leakage and axial deformation of primary seal components.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2012

We conducted 3D elastic contact analysis of a sharkskin surface pattern for the characteristic assessment of biomimetic shark skin structure pattern for engineering applications. Rough sharkskin surfaces of similar size with real shark skin scales are generated numerically. Under the assumption of the contact of a plate on the generated sharkskin surface, contact performances such as contact pressure, real contact area, and surface separation are evaluated.