• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2015

To reduce the cost of solar electricity, the crystalline-silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic industry is moving toward the use of thinner wafers (100 μm to 200 μm) to achieve a high efficiency. In this field, it is imperative to achieve an effective passivation method to reduce the electronic losses at the c-Si interface. In this article, we review the most promising surface passivation schemes that are available for high-efficiency solar cells.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.118-127
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• 1996

Flow patterns of fluid flow in dividing trbe were visualized, and the energy losses due to dividing were measured in laminar dividing flow of the viscoelastic fluid and its solution in tube junctions with dividing angles of $90^{\circ}$, $60^{\circ}$, $65^{\circ}$ and $15^{\circ}$. Two separation zones were observed. swelling of the streamline to the main tube or to lateral tube was observed. The sizes of the separation zones depend on the Reynolds number, the dividing angle and the dividing flow rate. The energy loss coefficients decrease with increasing Reynolds number, but their decreasing rate decreases with increasing Reynolds number as the sizes of the separation zone increase. The effect of dividing angle on the energy loss coefficients and separation is greater for main tube than for the lateral tube.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2013

In this study, the thermal conductive characteristics and basic properties of the nine commercial products of bentonite grouts were studied. Six of the nine products for ground heat exchanger systems are imported and others for civil engineering are domestic. The thermal conductivities of all bentonite products are nearly similar among products. The free swell indexes, viscosities and filter losses of the ground heat exchanger grouts are lower than those of the civil engineering ones. These characteristics seem to increase of the fluidity to fill the bentonite slurry to bore-hall perfectly, rather than to prevent underground water penetration. Thus, the mixtures of bentonites and sands are recommended for high thermal conduction grouts.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2011

This paper utilizes free oscillation and energy injection principles to generate and control the high frequency current in the primary track of a contactless power transfer system. Here the primary power inverter maintains natural resonance while ensuring near constant current magnitude in the primary track as required for multiple independent loads. Such energy injection controllers exhibit low switching frequency and achieve ZCS (Zero Current Switching) by detecting the high frequency current, thus the switching stress, power losses and EMI of the inverter are low. An example full bridge topology is investigated for a contactless power transfer system with multiple pickups. Theoretical analysis, simulation and experimental results show that the proposed system has a fast and smooth start-up transient response. The output track current is fully controllable with a sufficiently good waveform for contactless power transfer applications.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 플라즈마 디스플레이 패널의 구동시 발생되는 전력손실을 최소화시키기 위한 에너지 회수기능을 가지는 새로운 서스테인 구동회로를 제안한다. 제안된 회로는 패널의 등가 커패시턴스와 외부 인덕터의 직렬공진을 이용하여 패널에 에너지를 공급/회수하게 된다. 제안된 에너지 회수 회로는 기존에 널리 이용되는 에너지 회수와 비교하여 저가형 구조로 구성이 가능하며 우수한 에너지 회수 성능을 가진다. 7.5인치 AC-PDP를 이용한 실험을 통해 제안된 회로의 타당성을 검증한다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2006

The dish type solar thermal concentrating system can collect the solar energy above $800^{\circ}C$. It has a concentration ratio of 800 and total reflector area of $49m^2$. To operate solar receivers at high temperature, the optimum aperture size is obtained from a comparison between maximizing absorbed energy and minimizing thermal losses. The system efficiency is defined as the absorbed energy by working fluid in receiver divided by the energy coming from the concentrator. We find that system efficiency is stable in case of flow rate of above 6lpm. The system efficiency are 64.9% and 65.7% in flow rate of 6lpm and 8lpm, respectively. The thermal performance showed that the maximum efficiency and the factor of thermal loss in flow rate of 8lpm are 68% and 0.0508.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.77-99
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• 2017

Offshore oscillating water columns (OWC) represent one of the most promising forms of wave energy converters. The hydrodynamic performance of such converters heavily depends on their interactions with ocean waves; therefore, understanding these interactions is essential. In this paper, a fully nonlinear 2D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model based on RANS equations and VOF surface capturing scheme is implemented to carry out wave energy balance analyses for an offshore OWC. The numerical model is well validated against published physical measurements including; chamber differential air pressure, chamber water level oscillation and vertical velocity, overall wave energy extraction efficiency, reflected and transmitted waves, velocity and vorticity fields (PIV measurements). Following the successful validation work, an extensive campaign of numerical tests is performed to quantify the relevance of three design parameters, namely incoming wavelength, wave height and turbine damping to the device hydrodynamic performance and wave energy conversion process. All of the three investigated parameters show important effects on the wave-pneumatic energy conversion chain. In addition, the flow field around the chamber's front wall indicates areas of energy losses by stronger vortices generation than the rear wall.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2024

People have been using more energy in the last years. Several research studies were conducted to develop sustainable energy sources that can produce clean energy to fulfill our energy requirements. Using renewable energy sources helps to decrease the harm to the environment caused by conventional power plants. Choosing the right location and capacity for DG-RESs can greatly impact the performance of Radial Distribution Systems. It is beneficial to have a good and stable electrical power supply with low energy waste and high effectiveness because it improves the performance and reliability of the system. This research investigates the ideal location and size for solar and wind power systems, which are popular methods for producing clean electricity. A new artificial intelligent algorithm called Nutcracker Optimization Algorithm (NOA) is used to find the best solution in two common electrical systems named IEEE 33 and 69 bus systems to examine the improvement in the efficiency & reliability of power system network by reducing power losses, making voltage deviation smaller, and improving voltage stability. Finally, the NOA method is compared with another method called PSO and developed Hybrid Algorithm (NOA+PSO) to validate the proposed algorithm effectiveness and enhancement of both efficiency and reliability aspects.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.518-523
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• 2017

In commercial solar cells, the pattern of the front electrode is critical to effectively assemble the photo generated current. The power loss in solar cells caused by the front electrode was categorized as four types. First, losses due to the metallic resistance of the electrode. Second, losses due to the contact resistance of the electrode and emitter. Third, losses due to the emitter resistance when current flows through the emitter. Fourth, losses due to the shading effect of the front metal electrode, which has a high reflectance. In this paper, optimizing the number of finger on a $4{\times}4$ solar cell is demonstrated with known theory. We compared the short circuit current density and fill factor to evaluate the power loss from the front metal contact calculation result. By experiment, the short circuit current density($J_{sc}$), taken in each pattern as 37.61, 37.53, and $37.38mA/cm^2$ decreased as the number of fingers increased. The fill factor(FF), measured in each pattern as 0.7745, 0.7782 and 0.7843 increased as number of fingers increased. The results suggested that the efficiency(Eff) was measured in each pattern as 17.51, 17.81, and 17.84 %. Throughout this study, the short-circuit current densities($J_{sc}$) and fill factor(FF) varied according to the number of fingers in the front metal pattern. The effects on the efficiency of the two factors were also investigated.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.915-921
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• 2020

연소실 내 공조현상으로 인해 발생되는 열음향 불안정성은 안정적인 연소시스템을 구현하기 위해 해결해야 하는 고질적인 문제로 제기되어 왔다. 열음향 불안정성은 크게 1차 2차 열음향 불안정성으로 나뉘며, 본 연구에서는 열음향 불안정성 중 2차 열음향 불안정성의 천이에 관해 열손실이 미치는 영향에 대한 실험적 연구를 진행하였다. 2차 열음향 불안정성을 발생시키기 위해 한쪽 끝이 열린 1/4 파장 공명기를 채택하여 수직으로 설치하였고, 공명기 내부에는 예혼합 가스를 주입하였다. 또한 공명기 상단으로 발생하는 열손실 효과를 비교하기 위해 추가적으로 외부 동축류 관을 설치하였다. 연료 농후조건의 예혼합 가스만을 채택하여 주입하였기 때문에 동축관에 주입되는 기체에 따라 공명기 상부에 추가적인 확산화염이 형성될 수 있다. 그 결과 확산화염이 발생되었을 경우 공명기 상단으로의 열손실이 감소하며 2차 열음향 불안정성이 발현되었으며, 확산화염이 억제되어 공명기 상단으로의 열손실이 증가하였을 경우 2차 열음향 불안정성의 발현이 억제되는 결과를 도출하였다.