• 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%.

• 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.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.689-698
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• 2012

This paper investigates the effects of applying different input current waveshapes on the performance of a continuous-conduction-mode (CCM) power-factor-correction (PFC) boost pre-regulator. It is found that the output voltage ripple of the pre-regulator can be reduced if the input current is modified to include controlled amount of higher order harmonics. This finding allows us to balance the performance of output regulation and the harmonic current emission when coming to the design of the pre-regulator. An experimental PFC boost pre-regulator prototype is constructed to verify the analysis and show the benefit of the pre-regulator operating with input current containing higher order harmonics.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2007

In this study, the pulse charger and voltage regulator are proposed that can reuse the waste lead acid battery. The first we develop the voltage regulator that can reuse the waste lead battery. And the pulse current is applied to the terminal of the waste lead acid battery. The voltage regulator is available principle of the pulse current which can reduce the sulfate to incipient material such as Pb and PbO2. Therefore the internal resistance of the lead acid battery is decreased, the performance of the lead acid battery is improved and the durability is prolonged. The second we develop the pulse charger using the voltage regulator. The pulse charger uses the switch mode of the forward convert method. The pulse charger maintain the constant voltage in state removing the lead acid battery and when it connected the pulse charger, it is converted the charge mode of the constant current immediately. It continues the rapid charge until the full state of the lead acid battery. After that the pulse charger is converted to the charge mode of constant voltage automatically, and then it continues the normal charge. The experiment results show that the effectiveness of the voltage regulator and pulse charger such as the good performance and the prolonged durability in lead acid battery of the small and large capacity.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2012

저궤도 인공위성에 사용되는 태양전력 조절기는 태양전지의 영향으로 일반적인 DC-DC 컨버터와는 다른 소신호 특성을 갖는다. 이로 인하여 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기는 태양전지의 전류원 영역에서 평균전류모드제어가 불가능하다. 이 논문에서는 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기를 의사-연속전류모드로 동작시켜 태양전지의 전 영역에서 태양전력조절기를 평균전류모드 단일 제어한다. 우선 의사-연속전류모드 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기의 회로 동작을 설명하고, 소신호 전달함수를 구하고 이를 바탕으로 평균전류모드제어기를 구성한다. 최종적으로 모의실험을 통하여 의사-연속전류모드 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기의 평균모드제어를 검증한다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.260-264
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 부하전류를 감지하여 스위칭 방식과 선형 방식의 레귤레이터를 동작하기 위한 mode selector를 제안한다. 제안된 mode selector는 선형 방식과 스위칭 방식으로의 모드 전환이 가능하며, 경부하 조건에서 낮은 효율을 갖는 스위칭 방식의 레귤레이터의 단점을 보완하고자 제안되었다. 경부하 조건에서는 선형 방식의 레귤레이터로 mode를 전환함으로써 경부하 상태에서도 높은 효율을 제공할 수 있다. 설계한 mode selector는 동부 하이텍의 $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 이용하였다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권10호
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• pp.1839-1844
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• 2010

A power management controller circuit with switched capacitor mode down regulator and battery charger block for semi-active RFID tags was proposed and fabricated. The main purposes of the proposed switched capacitor mode down regulator and battery charger block are to reduce standby current and to provide a self-controlled thin film battery charger by detecting the received RF power, respectively. Fabricated chip area is $360,000{\mu}m^2$ and measured standby current was about $1.3{\mu}A$. To further reduction of standby current, a wake-up circuit has to be included in the power management controller.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.1606-1610
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• 2012

Hysteresis current regulator has been used widely because of its simple principle and structure. However, when the current band width is too narrow or the applied voltage is relatively too high, the switching frequency may increase abruptly and it generates a large amount of heat. Thus, this study will suggest a better and simple method to reduce the switching frequency. For single phase current control, the proposed hysteresis current control is executed by adding 0 mode state and comparing the slope of the current reference. This simple method decreases the generated switching frequency and significantly reduces the generated heat. This proposed method was proved with simulations and experiments comparing with the classical hysteresis current control method.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2002년도 학술대회논문집
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• pp.151-156
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• 2002

The output voltage of Synchronous Generator is regulated constantly by field current control in excitation system. A synchronous generator is equipped with an automatic voltage regulator(AVR), which is responsible for keeping the constant output voltage under normal operating conditions about various levels. High frequency PWM converter (Current Mode Control Buck converter) type excitation system for synchronous generator is able to sustain output voltage level properly when the fault condition happened. This paper deals with the design and evaluation of the excitation system controller for a synchronous generator to improve the steady state and transient stability. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed excitation system is improve the respons time by the AVR(automatic voltage regulator) of 50kW synchronous generator that is applied the current mode control excitation system.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 SMPS의 교류 입력측 역률을 개선시킬 수 있는 전치 레귤레이터로서 interleaved 승압형 컨버터를 관하여 연구하였다. Interleaved 승압형 역률보상 컨버터(IBPFC)는 입력전류를 두 개의 스위칭 소자에 의하여 50%씩 나누어져 흐르게 함으로써, 내부 전류제어 루프 얼이 전압제어 루프만으로 제어계를 구성하여 입력전류 리플을 줄일 수 있다. 즉, IBPFC를 구성하는 각각의 부스트 컨버터 cell을 불연속 전류모드로 동작시키더라도 전체적인 입력전류의 파형은 연속이 되어 입력전류 리플이 감소하게 된다. 불연속 전류모드로 동작하는 IBPFC를 해석하기 위하여 스위칭 상태에 따라서 6개의 모드로 구분하여 상태방정식을 구하였다. 또한, 각 상태방정식을 상태공간 평균화법을 이용하여 모델링하고, 미소변동분을 고려한 소신호 해석을 통하여 제어전달함수를 구할 수 있다. 또한, 제어전달함수를 이용하여 단일 전압제어 루프를 가지는 제어계를 설계하였으며, 이러한 해석 및 설계를 바탕으로 실험을 통하여 IBPFC의 역률개선 및 리플저감을 확인하였다.