• 설비공학논문집
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.711-716
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• 2000

A fuzzy defrost control algorithm for the multi-type heat pump system was developed. In the fuzzy defrost control algorithm, the air temperature difference at the outdoor unit and the refrigerant pressure difference at the compressor were used as input variables, and the defrost starting time and the defrost time interval were used as output variables. This fuzzy algorithm was applied to the multi-type heat pump system and tested in the five dynamic environmental chambers. Test results show that the newly developed control algorithm is more effective than the conventional control algorithm in the removal of frost formed at the outdoor unit of the heat pump.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2017

This study attempted to investigate the value of photoelectric sensors in terms of a defrost-control method. Tests were conducted in a calorimeter room under the heating with the defrost-performance test conditions described in KS C 9306. Accordingly, the photoelectric technology is a competitive defrost-control method that can precisely control the operational defrost cycle using the output voltages that are proportional to the frost height. The heating period is gradually reduced because the complex defrost-control method, for which the sensors initiate the defrosting process and the defrosting process is terminated by the time parameter, could not adjust the net defrosting time by itself. Therefore, a complex defrost-control method, for which the photoelectric sensors start the defrosting process and it is terminated by the temperature parameter, is preferred because of the adjustment of the net defrosting time. Regardless of the defrost-control method, the first defrosting cycle is activated earlier than the times that are determined in the second and third cycles and so on, because the first operation cycle can decide the characteristics of the subsequent cycle.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.3389-3395
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• 2014

제상제어 수단으로 사용하고 있는 일정 시간 제어방식, 온도차 제어방식 등은 종종 제상 오작동과 에너지 낭비를 가져오므로 좀 더 정확하게 제상을 제어할 수 있는 방법이 요구되고 있다. 수광부와 발광부로 구성된 광센서를 실외 열교환기 전방에 설치하여 서리의 유무에 따른 출력전압의 변화를 관찰함으로서 정확하게 제상제어를 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 일정시간 제상 방법을 사용하는 경우 나타나는 시스템 성능 및 특성 곡선을 광센서를 사용하여 재현가능한지 판단하기 위해 KS C 9306에 따른 난방 제상능력 시험조건(건구온도 $2^{\circ}C$/습구온도 $1^{\circ}C$)에서 실험을 수행하였다. 실험을 통해 측정한 난방능력, 소비전력, 열교환기 표면온도와 광센서 수광부 출력전압을 비교, 분석한 결과 제상 제어수단으로 광센서의 사용가능성을 확인하였다. 일정시간 제상방법을 통해 구한 제상 제어 단속 주기는 광센서를 통해 측정한 출력 전압의 단속 주기와 잘 일치하였다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.434-440
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• 2014

Experiments were performed to verify if performance and characteristic curves obtained from the temperature differential defrosting method, where surface temperature is measured to judge defrosting condition, can be reproduced by the photoelectric technology where defrosting condition is judged by photoelectric sensors. The output voltage of a phototransistor and heating capacity, power consumption, and surface temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger are compared. The results showed that the photoelectric sensors can be used as a defrost control device. On-off control timings in temperature differential defrosting method are in good agreement with those predicted by the high and low threshold output voltages of the photoelectric sensor.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.88-96
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• 2008

Effects of the duct inlet guide vane on the flowrate distribution characteristics of the defroster nozzle exit in a defrost duct system were investigated experimentally to design the optimum heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system applied in an automotive compartment. A 3-dimensional hot-wire anemometer system was used to measure the velocity field in the vicinity of the defroster nozzle jet flow and the velocity distributions near the windshield interior surface. At first, two cases of with- and without-duct inlet guide vanes were considered as the test condition, and then three cases of the duct inlet guide vane were tested to determine the optimum guide vane shape and their positions. The arrangement of the duct inlet guide vanes has an effect on the improved flowrate distribution at the defroster nozzle exit and near the windshield interior surface. However, the application of the lots of guide vane to control the flow direction leads to increase the flow resistance, resulting in the decreased flowrate issuing from the defroster nozzle. The shape of the duct inlet guide vane affects not only the flowrate distribution between the driver side and the assistant driver side but also the reduction of the flow resistance in the defrost duct system.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.624-631
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• 1996

가정용 냉장고의 제상 횟수와 제상에 따른 온도 상승이 냉동식품의 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, 육류, 생선, 과일 및 아이스크림을 냉동실에 저장하면서 품질변화를 측정하였다. 냉동실의 제상 주기가 16시간 정도이고, 제상시 온도는 $-5^{\circ}C$로 상승하는 기존의 일반 냉장고와, 제상주기가 30시간 정도이고 제상시 온도는 $-15^{\circ}C$로 조절되어 제조된 냉동실에서의 품질변화를 비교하였다. 냉동저장 중에 일어난 육류와 생선의 단백질 변성 정도와 육즙의 생성율 및 육류의 색깔 변화 정도는, 제상 주기가 짧고 온도 상승폭이 보다 큰 기존의 냉동실에서 변화가 훨씬 심한 것으로 나타났다. 냉동저장 중 얼음의 재결정화로 인한 조직의 파괴 정도와 얼음 결정의 크기를 광학현미경과 전자현미경으로 각각 관찰한 결과, 온도 변동이 심할 경우 육류의 조직이 더욱 많이 파괴되었고, 아이스크림에서는 얼음 결정이 훨씬 커진 것을 알 수 있었다. 시간-온도 지시계에 의한 냉동실의 저장 효과를 비교한 결과 위에 서 측정한 품질변화 속도와 잘 일치하였다. 따라서 냉동실의 제상 주기를 길게 하고 제상시 온도 상승폭을 줄인다면 가정용 냉장고에서 유발되는 냉동식품의 2차적인 품질 저하를 크게 감소시킬 수 있음을 알았다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2005

Experimental study was performed to understand the operation of an on-site showcase working in a super discount store. Inlet and outlet temperatures of evaporator, condenser, expansion valve and compressor were measured for both air and refrigerant sides. Electric power consumption of compressors, defrosting heaters, cooling water pumps and etc. were measured. The operating characteristics of the showcase system under various working conditions were analyzed and discussed. During the defrosting process, the air temperature inside the showcase increased to $15^{\circ}C$, which gave harmful effect to the frozen food. The collected data will serve as valuable information for diagnosing and improving the performance of showcases.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1192-1203
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• 2005

A technical analysis was conducted to predict the development trend for heat pump system. The study was based on a submitted patent from 1983 to 2002 in Korea, U.S.A. and Japan. The total number of raw data from the registered database was 19,261 and the obtained data to be analyzed through the filtering process was 5,143. Technical development of compression type heat pump was more dominant than the other types, absorption, adsorption, and chemical heat pump. The patents for compression type made up over $80\%$ in each country, Most of patents were developed for the defrosting and controlling technology of the compression type heat pump system. Approximately $24\%\;and\;62\%$ of the patents about compression type heat pump were for defrosting and control technologies, respectively.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1084-1091
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• 2004

In automotive air handling system, mixing of air streams by the cooler and the heater affects the comfort of cabin room. In the present study, computer-aided analysis is done to improve the thermal comfort and for the optimal design of automotive HVAC system. The simulation software used was FLUENT, and complicate geometries were created by three dimensional CAD. Air flow volume, fir distribution rate and temperature controllability and temperature differences between upper and lower discharge air are analyzed through numerical simulation at vent, floor and defrost mode. Also, velocity vector of sirocco fan is investigated through the scroll housing. The velocity vector magnitude is larger at lower region of fan than that at any other regions. Recirculation and disturbance of air is relatively high near the cut-off edge in the scroll housing. By using the results of this study, the time for prototype production can be reduced and timely decisions can be made to determine initial design directions.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2016

사물인터넷 (Internet of Things, IoT)은 디바이스들이 직접 통신을 하여 서로의 정보를 공유하는 네트워크 기술이며, 최근 다양한 산업에 응용되고 있다. 특히 가전기기와 사물인터넷의 융합은 소비자에게 신속하고 편리한 접근성을 제공하여 신 시장 창출을 주도하고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 여러 가전기기 중 사물인터넷 적용이 시작단계에 있는 주방가전에 집중하여, 주방에서 많이 사용되는 블렌더를 위한 사물인터넷 기반 애플리케이션을 개발하였다. 구현한 애플리케이션은 디지털 컨트롤러, 유지/보수 알람, 해동 알람 등 3가지 기능을 제공한다. 디지털 컨트롤러는 기존의 기계식 버튼을 이용하여 조절하는 다양한 블렌딩 방법을 애플리케이션의 버튼과 바(Bar)로 제어하는 기능을 제공하고, 유지/보수 알람 기능을 통해서는 블렌더의 블레이드, 모터 등 중요 부품의 이상 유무를 확인할 수 있으며, 해동 알람 기능은 냉동 재료 조리 시 적정 온도에서 블렌딩 할 수 있도록 온도설정을 하고 설정온도가 되면 알람이 발생하는 기능을 제공한다.