• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.545-551
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• 2022

We proposed a design method for constant current pyro squib circuit. The current method using N MOSFET for the stability problem has a weakness of the current change, requiring a new design. This paper identified the problem with conventional squib circuit where the current is reduced by 25 % when maximum resistance is 3 ohms. Thus, we proposed a stable constant current driving circuit using P MOSFET and PNP BJT. We confirmed stable constant circuit operation through simulations and measurements of the proposed circuit design where the current did not change until the resistance reached 3 ohms.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.921-930
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• 2016

This paper proposes a design and control method for a high-voltage direction current modular multilevel converter (HVDC-MMC) considering the capacitor voltage ripple of the submodule (SM). The capacitor voltage ripple consists of the line frequency and double-line-frequency components. The double line- frequency component does not fluctuate according to the active power, whereas the line-frequency component is highly influenced by the grid-side voltage and current. If the grid voltage drops, a conventional converter increases the current to maintain the active power. A grid voltage drops, current increment, or both occur with a capacitor voltage ripple higher than the limit value. In order to reliably control an MMC within a limit value, the SM capacitor should be designed on the basis of the capacitor voltage ripple. In this paper, the capacitor voltage ripple according to the grid voltage and current are analyzed, and the proposed control method includes a current limitation method considering the capacitor voltage ripple. The proposed design and control method are verified through simulation using PSCAD/EMTDC.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2019

최근에 시공된 건축현장의 73개 설계 자료를 분석하여 매입 PHC말뚝에 대한 설계 현황을 고찰하였다. 매입 PHC말뚝의 설계에서 사용하고 있는 극한지지력 산정공식에 따라 산정한 전체지지력에 대한 주면마찰력의 분담율(SRF)는 20~53%로 나타났다. 극한주면마찰력이 과소평가되는 지지력 산정공식에 대한 개선이 필요한 것으로 판단되었다. PHC말뚝의 재료 성능에 대한 평균 설계 효율은 약 70%이었으며 지반 지지력에 대한 평균 설계 효율은 약 80%이었다. 즉, 지반의 설계 효율은 PHC말뚝의 설계 효율보다 약간 높은 수준으로 나타나고 있었다. 이는 지반 지지력을 설계하중보다 동등한 수준 또는 그것보다 약간 높은 수준으로 계산하고 있는 설계 현황에 기인한 것으로 판단되었다. 지반의 허용지지력을 PHC말뚝의 허용연직압축하중보다 높은 수준으로 산정하여야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 매입 PHC말뚝의 지지력 산정공식에서는 극한주면마찰력이 극한선단지지력보다 상대적으로 2.2배 정도 낮은 수준으로 계산되었다. 매입 PHC말뚝의 설계에서 적용하고 있는 극한지지력 산정공식들은 모두 국외 지반을 대상으로 개발되었으며 국내 지반에 대한 적용성 검증 없이 도입되어 사용되어 오고 있었다. 매입 PHC말뚝의 설계에서 적용할 지지력 산정공식의 개선이 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.869-877
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• 2012

This paper presents a current-balancing circuit for security lights that uses parallel-connected LEDs. The parallel connection of LEDs causes current differences between the LED strings because of characteristic deviations. These differences can reduce the lifespan of a particular point of LEDs by thermal spotting. They can also cause non-uniform luminance of the lighting device. Among the different methods for solving these problems, the method using current-balancing transformers makes it easy to compensate for current differences and it has a simple circuitry. However, while the balancing transformer has been applied to AC light sources, LEDs operate on a DC source, so the driving circuitry and the design method have to be changed and their performances must be verified. Thus in this paper, a design method of the balancing transformer network and the driving circuitry for LEDs is proposed. The proposed design method could have a smaller size than the conventional design method. The proposed circuitry is applied to three types of 100-watt LED security lights, which use different LEDs. Experimental results are presented to verify the performance of the designed driving circuits.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• 제3B권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2003

A novel 3D shape optimization algorithm is presented for electromagnetic devices carry-ing eddy current. The algorithm integrates the 3D finite element performance analysis and the steepest descent method with design sensitivity and mesh relocation method. For the design sensitivity formula, the adjoint variable vector is defined in complex form based on the 3D finite element method for eddy current problems. A new 3D mesh relocation method is also proposed using the deformation theory of the elastic body under stress to renew the mesh as the shape changes. The design sensitivity f3r the sur-face nodal points is also systematically converted into that for the design variables for the parameterized optimization application. The proposed algorithm is applied to the optimum design of the tank shield model of the transformer and the effectiveness is proved.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.437-441
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• 2004

Recently, as the power capability of satellites increase, we need to develop a new SAR(Solar Array Regulator) with much higher power capacity whenever we design a power system of a new satelite. In this case, modular design method could be a good solution for this kind of problem. But when we use a modular method in the design of the parallelled converter, it is very important to share current equally between each module connected in paralled. In this paper, we study how to design the optimum current control-loop and voltage control-loop when we apply average current-mode control method to the parallel SAR. With the design results, we make a protype of the 3-module paralleling SAR and verify its performances.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.381-387
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• 2008

Neutron production rate in spherically convergent beam fusion(SCBF) device as a portable neutron source strongly depends on the ion current and the grid cathode structure. In this paper, as the process of design and analysis, Design of Experiment(DOE) based on the results by Finite Element Method-Flux Corrected Transport(FEM-FCT) method is employed to calculate the ion current. This method is very useful to find optimal design conditions in a short time. Number of rings, radius of rings, and distance between the grid cathode and center are selected as control factors. From the results in the optimized model, the higher ion current is calculated and deeper potential well is also observed.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.982-983
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• 2006

This paper deals with an analysis and design of the state feedback current controller's gain in the three-phase current control systems. First, this paper derives the transfer function of the closed loop current control system and also compares the state feedback current controller with the conventional proportional integral controller. A new pole placement method by using the pole/zero cancellation method is proposed to give a simple and concrete concept with respect to the pole selection. Experimental results on the permanent magnet synchronous motor show that the proposed method is very useful to design the gain of the state feedback current controller.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2014

In this paper, the new smart dimming algorithm which is mixed with PWM and PAM control method is proposed for reducing the power consumption of LED TV Backlight. The proposed technique is using the curve characteristics of LED forward voltage and current which is proportionally changing LED forward voltage as changing LED forward current. Therefore, each PWM and PAM control method has different LED forward voltage and current in the same brightness condition. The PWM control method adjusts the brightness of LED TV Backlight by only varying the duty ratio of PWM and constantly sustaining the amplitude of LED forward current and voltage. So, the level of LED forward current and voltage in the PWM control method is relatively high and constant regardless of duty ratio of PWM. On the other hand, the PAM control method adjusts the brightness of LED TV Backlight by directly varying the level of LED forward current. So, the level of LED forward current and voltage in the PAM control method is lowered according to the brightness level. For the above-mentioned reason, the PAM control method has the advantage of reducing the total power consumption of LED TV Backlight at the brightness condition of below 100%, compared with PWM control method. By implementing this characteristic to LED driver circuit with control algorithm in MCU, the power consumption of LED TV Backlight can expect to be reduced. The effectiveness of the proposed method, new smart dimming algorithm, CPWAM(=Conditional Pulse Width Amplitude Modulation), has been verified by experimental results.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1322-1333
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• 2014

To track the sinusoidal current under stationary frame and suppress the effects of low-order grid harmonics, the multi-resonant quasi-proportional plus resonant (PR) controller has been extensively used for digitally controlled LCL-type pulse-width modulation (PWM) converters with capacitor-current-feedback active damping. However, designing the controller is difficult because of its high order and large number of parameters. Moreover, the computation and PWM delays of the digitally controlled system significantly affect damping performance. In this study, the delay effect is analyzed by using the Nyquist diagrams and the system stability constraint condition can be obtained based on the Nyquist stability criterion. Moreover, impact analysis of the control parameters on the current loop performance, that is, steady-state error and stability margin, identifies that different control parameters play different decisive roles in current loop performance. Based on the analysis, a simplified controller design method based on the system specifications is proposed. Following the method, two design examples are given, and the experimental results verify the practicability and feasibility of the proposed design method.