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Development of DMFC Power Pack (50W Class) (50W급 연료전지 파워팩 개발)

  • Son, Dongun;Jung, Eunmi;Shim, Taehee;Song, Hayoung;Hwang, Sangmoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.138.1-138.1
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    • 2010
  • 직접메탄올 연료전지는 액체 메탄올 저장의 이점을 가지고 있어 이동형 전원 등의 응용에 적합하며, 최근 군사용 통신 전원이나 노트북용 전원으로 사용하기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행 중이다. 그러나 연료전지 스스로는 초기 기동을 할 수 없고 부하의 응답 특성에 빠르게 대응하기 어렵다. 따라서 연료전지와 배터리를 하이브리드로 구성하면 이러한 문제를 해결할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 연료전지에 대한 부하가 안정되어 수명 연장에도 긍정적인 효과를 얻을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 직접메탄올 연료전지와 리튬 이차전지를 연계하여 하이브리드 시스템을 구성하고자한다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 채널 형상에 따른 유동 및 차압을 해석하였으며, Single Cell, Short Stack 및 Stack의 특성을 평가하였다. 또한 하이브리드 시스템은 연료전지 스택, 연료전지 운전 장치, 리튬 이차전지, BMS, PCM, DC/DC Converter 등을 구성하여 시스템의 특성 등을 관찰하고자한다.

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Simulation of direct methanol fuel cells employing computational fluid dynamics (직접 메탄올 연료전지의 전산모사에 관한 연구)

  • Kim Yeong Jin;Oh In Hwan;Hong Seong An;Kim Hyeok Nyeon;Lee Tae Hui;Ha Heung Yong
    • 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.07a
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    • pp.189-192
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    • 2002
  • An analytical study on BMFCS was carried out by employing the computational fluid dynamics(CFD) method. In this study, the commercial CFD code Fluent(ver. 5.5) was used, and many assumptions were adopted to simplify the situation in the fuel cell. From the simulation, many valuable informations were obtained in terms of distributions of velocity, pressure, temperature, density and current density over the flow field. And thus, it was anticipated that the simulation results were very helpful in developing DMFCs by facilitate optimization of structures of electrodes and flow field of the separator.

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Fabrication of $Cu_xSe$ thin films by selenization of $Cu_xSe$ nanoparticles prepared by a colloidal process (CIS 태양전지용 이원 화합물 $Cu_xSe$ 나노입자를 이용한 $Cu_xSe$ 박막 제조)

  • Kim, Kyun-Hwan;Ahn, Se-Jin;Yun, Jae-Ho;Gwak, Ji-Hye;Kim, Do-Jin;Yoon, Kyung-Hoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.96-98
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    • 2009
  • This report summarizes our recent efforts to produce large-grained CIGS materials from porous nanoparticle thin films. In our approach, a $Cu_xSe$ nanoparticle colloid were first prepared by reacting a mixture of CuI in pyridine with $Na_2Se$ in methanol at reduced temperature. purified colloid was sprayed onto heated molybdenum-coated sodalime glass substrates to form thin film. After thermal processing of the thin film under a selenium ambient. $Cu_xSe$ colloid and thin film were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction. The optical(direct) band gap energy of $Cu_xSe$ thin films is 1.5 eV.

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Development of additives for DME as a renewable energy (신재생에너지로서 DME 연료의 첨가제 개발)

  • Jang, Eunjung;Park, Cheonkyu;Yim, Eui-Soon;Jung, Choong-Sub;Lee, Bonghee
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.178.1-178.1
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    • 2011
  • DME is generally expected to be used as a promising clean alternative fuel to diesel fuel. DME is not natural product but a synthetic product that is produced either through the dehydration of methanol or a direct synthetic from syngas. As DME has no carbon-carbon bond in its molecular structure and is an oxygenate fuel, it's combustion essentially generates no soot. DME has such cetane number of 55~60 that it can be used as a diesel engine fuel. However, DME has low lubricity but a proven method to solve the poor lubricity is by adding lubricity improver. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop lubricity improver of DME as a transport fuel in Korea. In this study, we investigated a possibility of fatty acid ester compounds as a candidate to improve DME lubricity as compared with current lubricity improver of diesel. We also evaluated quality characteristics, storage stability of DME with lubricity additives.

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Effect of air flow channel configuration on performance of direct methanol fuel cells. (공기극 채널 형상이 직접 메탄올 연료전지의 성능에 미치는 영향)

  • Hwang, Yong-Sheen;Choi, Hoon;Cha, Suk-Won;Lee, Dae-Young;Kim, Seo-Young
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.137-140
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    • 2007
  • We consider the optimum air flow channel design for DMFC's in the present study. The effect of pressure drop across the inlet and outlet of a stack on the performance of a DMFC is the optimization of such geometric parameters is crucial to minimize the parasitic power usage by the auxiliary devices such as fuel pumps and blowers. In this paper, we present how the pressure drop control can optimize the driving point of a DMFC stack. Further, we show how the optimal fuel utilization ratio can be achieved, not degrading the performance of DMFC stacks. Overall, we discuss how the flow channel design affects the selection of balance of plant(BOP) components, the design of DMFC systems and the system efficiency.

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Investigation of separator for use in small carts (카트 연료전지용 분리판 개발)

  • Hwang, Sang-Youp;Ha, Heung-Yong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.481-484
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    • 2006
  • 본 연구에서는 소형 카트용 스택제작에 사용하기 위한 분리판에 관한 연구를 진행하였다. 분리판의 두께가 감소해야 스택의 부피를 줄이고 출력밀도를 높일 수 있기 때문에 분리판 두께 감소를 위한 채널의 깊이 최적화 실험을 진행하였다. 이를 위해 캐소드 채널 깊이에 따른 DMFC 성능의 변화를 관찰하기 위해 캐소드 채널의 깊이를 0.3mm에서부터 1.0mm로 변화시켰다. 채널깊이가 0.5mm일 때 가장 좋은 성능을 보였는데, 원인으로는 단면적 감소에 의한 선속도의 증가와 내부 압력증가를 들 수 있다. 채널깊이 변화에 따른 영향을 분석하기 위해 마노미터를 이용하여 차압을 측정하였고, 임피던스 분석법을 통해 전극의 저항을 측정하였다.

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Insecticidal Activities of Aromatic Plant Extracts against Four Agricultural Insects

  • Kim, Soon-Il;Shin, Ook-Kyun;Song, Cheol;Cho, Kwang-Yun;Ahn, Young-Joon
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.44 no.1
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    • pp.23-26
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    • 2001
  • The insecticidal activities of 30 aromatic plant extracts against four insect pests were examined by direct contact application. Against Nilaparvata lugens female adults, Myzus persicae female adults, and Plutella xylostella larvae, at 5,000 ppm, >90% mortality was achieved in the methanol extracts of the rhizomes from Cnidium officinale, Acorus gramineus, Acorus calamus var. angustatus and Curcuma Ionga, the whole plant from Agastache rugosa, the fruits from Illicium verum and Piper nigrum, and the flower bud from Eugenia caryophyllata as well as Cinnamomum camphora steam distillate. Against Spodoptera litura larvae, all test plant extracts were ineffective. The plants described merit further study as potential insect-control agents against insect pests.

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Studies on the Polymeric Surfactants (III);Synthesis of Sodium ${\alpha}-Sulfo$ Fatty Acid Allyl Ester Oligomers (고분자(高分子) 계면활성제(界面活性劑)에 관한 연구(硏究) (제(第) 3 보(報));알릴에스테르 ${\alpha}$-술폰 지방산(脂肪酸) 고분자(高分子) 화합물(化合物)의 합성(合成))

  • Nam, Ki-Dae;Jeong, No-Hee;No, Sueng-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.45-51
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    • 1989
  • Allyl aliphatic carboxylates were synthesized by azotropic reaction with benzene between allyl alcohol and capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid or stearic acid respectively. allyl aliphatic carboxylates oligomers were prepared from polymerization giving allyl aliphatic carvboxylates in the presence of potassium persulfate in methanol, and the ${\alpha}-sulfonation$ of these five allyl aliphatic carboxylates oligomers were carried by direct addition of dry sulfur trioxide. Especially, molecular weights of fatty acid alylester oligomers and their sodium salts of ${\alpha}-sulfo$ fatty acid allylester oligomers were measured by boiling point method.

Performance of a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFCs)Using Nation 115 (Nafion 115를 사용한 DMFC MEA 의 성능실험)

  • Choi, Hoon;Hwang, Yong-Sheen;Cha, Suk-Won
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.43-46
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    • 2007
  • To find out the optimum design of hydrogen storage and supply tank using Metal Hydride (briefly MH) and to make clear the performance characteristics under various conditions are our research purpose. In order to use the low-temperature exhaust heat, $LaNi_{4.7}Al_{0.3}$ which operates under the low pressure of 1MPa is chosen, and we measure the basic properties, namely density, specific heat, PCT(Pressure-Concentration-Temperature) characteristic, and effective thermal conductivity. Then, a numerical calculation model of hydrogen storage using MH alloy is suggested and this thermal diffusion equation of model is solved by the backward difference method. This calculation results rate compared with the experimental results of the systems which installed 1kg MH alloy and, it is found out that our calculation model can well predict the experimental results. By the experimental using MH alloy, it is recognized that the hydrogen flow rate can control by the step adjustment of brine temperature.

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Battery charging device using DMFC for an electric bicycle (DMFC를 사용한 전기자전거 배터리 충전장치)

  • Kim, Young-Ho;Ji, Young-Hyok;Kim, Jae-Hyung;Won, Chung-Yuen;Kim, Young-Real
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.255-258
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    • 2008
  • In this paper, the battery charging device using DMFC(Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) for electric bicycle is proposed. In the proposed system, phase-shift full-bridge converter is used as a battery charger by boosting the 12V DMFC output voltage up to 36V. By using the phase-shift technique, the ringing of the transformer is reduced and the efficiency of the converter can be improved. The operation modes of proposed phase-shift full-bridge converter is analyzed and verified by the simulation and the experimental results.

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