• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2004

Current delivery system, in which the analog current produced by a unique DAC circuit is stored into a current-memory circuit and delivered in a time-divided sequence, shows variation of output current as low as 4% in a current source data-driver IC for AM-OLED driven by a current-programmed method without any fuse repairing after fabrication. This driver IC has 54 outputs and can sink constant current as low as 3 ${\mu}A$ with 6-bit analog levels. Such a low current level without variation can hardly be obtained by an ordinary MOS transistor because the current level is in the sub-threshold region and changes exponentially with threshold voltage variation. Thus we adopted a current mirror circuit composed of bipolar transistors to supply well-controlled current within a nano-ampere range.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.116-121
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• 2005

전류모드 아날로그 회로를 이용하여 FIR(Finite Impulse Response) 필터를 설계하는 경우에 tap coefficient와 전류모드 FFT(Fast Fourier Transform) LSI의 회전인자(twiddle factor)를 실현시키기 위해서는 높은 정밀도를 갖는 전류 감쇠 회로가 필요하게 된다. 본 논문은 전류 모드 신호처리 기술에서 전류감쇠 회로의 감쇠 정밀도를 향상시킬 수 있는 기술을 소개하고자한다. 먼저 게이트 길이 비율을 조정하는(gate-ratioed) Current Mirror 회로를 사용하는 기존의 전류 감쇠 조정회로에 있어서의 DC offset 전류 에러에 대하여 분석하였으며, 다음으로 DC offset 전류 에러를 제거할 수 있는 전류감쇠 회로를 제안하였다. 회로 구성은 입력 전류를 1/N로 감쇠시킬 수 있도록 N개의 Current Mirror를 병렬로 연결하는 기본 구성을 하였으며, Kirchhoff 전류 법칙에 근거하여, 전류 감쇠가 결정되도록 설계하였다. 또한 Current Mirror 회로에서, 정전류원의 사용을 줄일 수 있는 회로설계를 제안하였다. 제안된 전류 감쇠 회로에서 정밀도는 Current Mirror의 ac 이득 에러에 의하여 제한되며 High Swing Current Mirror를 기본 Current Mirror로 사용한 경우에, 최대 정밀도는 이론상 입력 전류의 -80[dB]까지 실현가능하다.

• 한국초전도저온공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국초전도저온공학회 2003년도 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.182-185
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• 2003

Temperature distribution and cooling load in binary current lead are analized, occurring fault current at DC Reactor type superconductor fault current limiter. It is assumed that Normal operating current is 300 A and fault current is 3000 A. Unsteady-state temperature distribution and cooling load of brass current lead optimized for 300 A and 1000 A are calculated by numerical method with TDMA. In the result of calculation, temperature increase in the brass current lead optimized for 300 A is higher than that in the brass current lead optimized for 1000 A, but the temperature increase in the brass current lead optimized for 300 A is not serious. Moreover, increase of cooling load in the brass current lead optimized for 300 A is higher than that in the brass current lead optimized for 1000 A, but normal cooling load in the brass current lead optimized for 300 A is lower than that in the brass current lead optimized for 1000 A. Therefore, designing current lead in superconductor fault current limiter had better to optimize for normal operating current.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2017

A differential current-to-time interval converter is presented for current mode sensors. It consists of a ramp voltage generator, a current mode sensor, a reference current source, two current-tunable Schmitt triggers, a one-shot multivibrator, and two logic gates. The design principle is to apply a ramp voltage to each input of the two current-tunable Schmitt triggers whose threshold voltages are proportional to the drain current values of the current mode sensors. A proposed circuit converts a current change in the ISFET biosensor into its equivalent pulse width change. A prototype circuit built using TSMC 0.18 nm CMOS process exhibit a conversion sensitivity amounting to $726.9{\mu}s/pH$ over pH variation range of 2-12 and a linearity error less than ${\pm}0.05%$.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2010

The compensated-current-differential relay uses the same restraining current as a conventional relay, but the differential current is modified to compensate for the effects of the exciting current. Delta winding current is necessary to obtain the modified differential current for a $Y-\Delta$ transformer. This paper describes an estimation algorithm of the delta winding current and its application to a compensated-current-differential relay for a $Y-\Delta$ transformer. Prior to saturation, the core-loss current is calculated and used to modify the differential current. When the core first enters saturation, the initial value of the core flux is obtained by inserting the modified differential current into the magnetization curve. This flux value is used to derive the magnetizing current and consequently the modified differential current. The operating performance of the proposed relay was compared against a conventional current differential relay with harmonic blocking. Test results indicate that the proposed relay remained stable during severe magnetic inrush and over-excitation, and its operating time is significantly faster than a conventional relay. The relay is unaffected by the level of remanent flux and does not require an additional restraining or blocking signal to maintain stability. This paper concludes by implementing the proposed algorithm into a prototype relay based on a digital signal processor.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.810-817
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• 2014

An on-chip current sensor with fast response time for the peak-current-mode buck regulator is proposed. The initial operating points of the peak current sensor are determined in advance by the valley current level, which is sensed by a valley current sensor. As a result, the proposed current sensor achieves a fast response time of less than 20 ns, and a sensing accuracy of over 90%. Applying the proposed current sensor, the peak-current-mode buck regulator for the mobile application is realized with an operating frequency of 2 MHz, an output voltage of 0.8 V, a maximum load current of 500 mA, and a peak efficiency of over 83%.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.456-461
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• 2010

This study compares the criteria of earth leakage breakers (ELB) and analyzes the characteristics of an Igc-free ELB operated by an active component which is not misoperated by capacitive current. Even for the same ELB, the earth leakage current flowing through the human body is estimated to be differ greatly depending on the power source, voltage, location and status of contact, contact time duration, etc. Earth leakage breakers are classified based on the rated voltage, rated sensing current, rated operating time etc. Mounting and demounting of the existing equipment can be performed easily since an $I_{gc}$-free ELB is manufactured with the same structure as a conventional ELB. The rated operating current of a conventional and an $I_{gc}$-free ELB is 30mA, the sensing current is 25mA and the rated non-operating current is 15mA. In the analysis of non-operating current characteristics, the rated non-operating current of 15mA was satisfied up to a 20mA charging current in the conventional ELB, but does not satisfy the rated non-operating current as it operates when the resistive leakage current is lower than 15mA for a charging current exceeding 20mA. Also, the ELB is misoperated without a resistive leakage current when the charging current exceeded 25mA. However, the newly developed $I_{gc}$-free ELB satisfied the rated non-operating current even when the charging current was 60mA. Also, in comparison to the interrupting characteristics, it was confirmed that the charging current satisfying the rated non-operating current of the $I_{gc}$-free ELB was three times higher than that of the conventional ELB.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2015

Inside the existing superconducting cables, the superconducting wire carries a loss-free current, and the cable former (the stranded copper wire) bypasses the fault current to prevent damage and loss of the superconducting cable when the fault current is applied. The fault-current-limiting-type superconducting cable proposed in this paper usually carries a steady current; but in a fault state, the cable generates self-resistance that makes the fault current lower than a certain width. That is, the superconducting cable that transmitted only a low voltage and a large capacity power repetitively limits the fault current, as does a superconducting current limiter. To complete this structure, it is essential to investigate the mutual resistance relationship between the superconducting wires after applying a fault current. Therefore, in this paper, one kinds of superconducting wires (a wire without a stabilization layer) were connected parallel 4 tapes, respectively; and after applying a fault current, the current, voltage, resistance and thermal stability of the HTS thin-film wires were examined.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2020

This paper presents a new method for controlling the current of lighting LEDs without current sensors. This method can be used as backup against LED current sensor faults. LED lighting requires a circuit with a constant current in order to maintain the same brightness when the ambient temperature changes. Therefore, we propose a new current estimation method to provide backup in case of current sensor faults based on the calculation of the inductor current. In the fabricated circuit, the average current changes from 144.03 mA to 155.97 mA when the ambient temperature changes from 0℃ to 60℃. The application of this study can enable the fabrication of a driving IC for LEDs in the form of a single chip without sensing resistors. This is expected to reduce the complexity of the peripheral circuit and enable precise feedback control.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1593-1599
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• 2017

This paper presents a multi-channel light-emitting diode (LED) driver IC with a current-mode current regulator. The proposed current regulator replaces resistors for current sensing with a sequentially controlled single current sensor and a single regulation loop for sensing and regulating all LED channel currents. This minimizes the current mismatch among the LED channels and increases voltage headroom or, equivalently, power efficiency. The proposed LED driver IC was fabricated in a $0.35-{\mu}m$ BCD 60-V high voltage process, and the chip area is $1.06mm^2$. The measured maximum power efficiency is 93.4 % from a 12-V input, and the inter-channel current error is smaller than as low as ${\pm}1.3%$ in overall operating region.