• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.766-778
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• 2013

The depletion of natural resources and renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) energy, has been highlighted for global energy solution. The PV power control unit in the PV power-generation technology requires a high step-up DC-DC converter. The conventional step-up DC-DC converter has low efficiency and limited step-up ratio. To overcome these problems, a novel high step-up DC-DC converter using an isolated switched capacitor cell is proposed. The step-up converter uses the proposed transformer and employs the switched-capacitor cell to enable integration with the boost inductor. The output of the boost converter and isolated switched-capacitor cell are connected in series to obtain high step-up with low turn-on ratio. A hardware prototype with 30 V to 40 V input voltage and 340 V output voltage is implemented to verify the performance of the proposed converter. As an extended version, another novel high step-up isolated switched-capacitor single-ended DC-DC converter integrated with a tapped-inductor (TI) boost converter is proposed. The TI boost converter and isolated-switched-capacitor outputs are connected in series to achieve high step-up. All magnetic components are integrated in a single magnetic core to lower costs. A prototype hardware with 20 V to 40 V input voltage, 340 V output voltage, and 100 W output power is implemented to verify the performance of the proposed converter.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.490-497
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• 2008

For continuous operation of the sulfur-iodine(SI) thermochemical cycle, which is expected practical method for massive hydrogen production, suggesting operation conditions at steady state is very important. Especially, in the Bunsen reaction section, the Bunsen reaction as well as side reactions is occurring simultaneously. Therefore, we studied on the relation between the variation of compositions in product solution and side reactions. The experiments for Bunsen reaction were carried out in the temperature range, from 268 to 353 K, and in the $I_2/H_2O$ molar ratio of $0.094{\sim}0.297$ under a continuous flow of $SO_2$ gas. As the result, sulfur formed predominantly with increasing temperature and decreasing $I_2/H_2O$ molar ratios. The molar ratios of $H_2O/H_2SO_4$ and $HI/H_2SO_4$ in global system were decreased as the more side reaction occurred. A side reactions did not appear at $I_2/H_2O$ molar ratios, saturated with $I_2$, irrespective of the temperature change. We concluded that it caused by the increasing stability of an $I_{2x}H^+$ complex and a steric hindrance with increasing $I_2/HI$ molar ratios.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.21
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• pp.435-436
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• 2008

Dye-sensitized Solar Cells(DSSCs) which convert incident sun light into electricity were expected to overcome global warming and depletion of fossil fuels. And it is one of study that is lately getting into the spotlight because manufacturing method is more simple and inexpensive than existing silicon solar cells. In this respect, DSSCs are in the limelight as the next generation solar cells. DSSCs are generally composed of a dye-modified $TiO_2$ photoelectrode, a Pt counter electrode, and an electrolytes containing a redox couple$(I^-/I_3^-)$. Among these elements, pt electrode were prepared by applying electric potential to FTO substrate in the $H_2PtCl_6$ solution. In this study, we report the solar cell efficiency depending on $PtCl_4$ concentration change. $PtCl_4$ concentration was 1mM, 5mM, 10mM, and 20mM, and adhered on FTO glass substrate by sintering process. When applied each $PtCl_4$ counter electrode on DSSC, the best efficiency was found at 10mM of $PtCl_4$ concentration. The catalyst promotes the movement of electron from the counter electrode to the electrolyte the higher the molarity, the better the efficiency. However, in case of 20mM, it is estimated that over-deposited $PtCl_4$ tends to restrict the movement of electron due to its bundle formation.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.898-902
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• 2015

Alternative radio-navigation technologies aim at providing continuous navigation solution even if one cannot use GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System). In shadowing region such as indoor environment, GNSS signal is no longer available and the alternative navigation system should be used together with GNSS to provide seamless positioning. For soldiers in battlefield where GNSS signal is jammed or in street battle, the alternative navigation system should work without positioning infrastructure. Moreover, the radio-navigation system should have scalability as well as high accuracy performance. This paper presents a TWR (Two-Way-Ranging)-based cooperative positioning system (CPS) that does not require location infrastructure. It is assumed that some members of CPS can obtain GNSS-based position and they are called mobile anchors. Other members unable to receive GNSS signal compute their position using TWR measurements with mobile anchors and neighboring members. Error propagation in CPS is analytically studied in this paper. Error budget for TWR measurements is modeled first. Next, location error propagation in CPS is derived in terms of range errors. To represent the location error propagation in the CPS, Location Error Propagation Indicator (LEPI) is proposed in this paper. Simulation results show that location error of tags in CPS is mainly influenced by the number of hops from anchors to the tag to be positioned as well as the network geometry of CPS.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.767-773
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• 2014

The carrier-to-noise power ratio is a key parameter for determining the reliability of PVT (Position, Velocity, and Time) solutions which are obtained by a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver. It is also used for locking a tracking loop, deciding the re-acquisition process, and processing advanced navigation in the receiver subsystem. The representative carrier-to-noise power ratio estimation schemes are the narrowband-wideband power ratio method (NW), the MM (Moment Method), and Beaulieu's method (BL). The NW scheme is the most classical one for commercial GNSS receivers. It is often used as an authoritative benchmark for assessing carrier-to-noise power estimation schemes. The MM scheme is the least biased solution among them, and the BL scheme is a simpler scheme than the MM scheme. This paper focuses on the less biased estimation with low complexity when the residual phase noise remains, then proposes a novel carrier-to-noise power ratio estimation scheme with low complexity for GNSS receivers. The asymptotic bias of the proposed scheme is derived and compared with others, and the simulation results demonstrate that the complexity of the proposed scheme is lowest among them, while the estimation performance of the proposed scheme is similar to those of the BL and MM schemes in normal and high gained reception environments.

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제36D권11호
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• pp.45-55
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• 1999

정상상태에서 반도체 소자의 전기적 특성을 분석할 수 있는 소신호 해석용 시뮬레이터를 개발하였다. 전위와 전자 및 정공 농도의 Slotboom변수에 대한 소신호 응답을 정의한 후 $S^3A$방법을 적용하여 ,DC 동작점에서 반도체 방정식을 선형화하였다. 행렬풀이를 위해 전진해법을 사용하여 메모리 소비량을 최소화하며 고주파 영역에서 소신호 해의 정확성을 향상시켰다. 구현된 알고리즘의 검증을 위해 3차원 구조를 갖는 N'P 다이오드 및 2차원 구조를 갖는 n-MOSFET에 대해 소신호 해석을 수행하여 MEDICI와 비교한 결과, 인가 전압에 따른 컨덕턴스와 캐패시턴스의 평균 상대 오차는 N'P 다이오드에서는 0.87%와 2.6%이고, n-MOSFET의 경우 7.75%와 2.24%로 나타났다. n-MOSFET에 대하여 입력신호의 주파수 변화에 따른 컨덕턴스와 캐패시턴스를 비교한 결과 MEDICI의 경우 10GHz까지 예측한 반면 본 논문이 제시한 방법을 이용한 모의실험은 100GHz까지 예측이 가능하여 고주파 영역에서 모의실험의 정확도가 향상됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2013

지구 온난화, 화석연료의 고갈 등이 중요한 문제로 대두됨에 따라 전기자동차가 관심을 얻고 있다. 그러나 배터리 충전 시간, 높은 배터리 제조비용 등은 전기자동차가 널리 보급되는데 장애요인이 되고 있다. 이런 기술적 문제점을 해결하기 위한 대안으로 배터리를 교체하여 운행하는 운영 방식이 개발되었다. 배터리 교체형 시스템에서는 배터리의 공급망이 복잡하기 때문에 배터리의 신뢰성 확보 및 관리의 효율화를 위해서는 배터리 이력추적 시스템의 구축도 함께 진행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 전기자동차 배터리 이력추적 시스템에서 배터리 식별을 위해 사용될 RFID 코드를 설계하였다. 설계된 코드는 EPCglobal의 GRAI-96 표준을 기반으로 하였으며 배터리의 외형적 특성, 화학적 특성, 제조사, 제조일 등을 반영하였다. 설계된 코드는 RFID 코드뿐만 아니라 각 배터리의 개체식별번호로도 적용이 가능하다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.65-80
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• 2012

모바일 IP는 간단하고 확장 가능한 글로벌 이동성을 지원하지만 과도한 시그널링 트래픽과 긴 시그널링 지연을 야기한다. 그래서 MN(Mobile Node)의 홈 네트워크에 위치업데이트 횟수를 줄이기 위해서는 시그널링 지연을 줄일 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 시그널링 오버헤드가 균등하게 분산되도록 지역 네트워크의 경계에 동적인 이동성과 각 MN의 트래픽 부하에 따라 조정되는 PMIPv6(Proxy Mobile IPv6) 네트워크에서의 동적인 지역적 이동성관리 기법(dMMS)을 제안한다. 제안하는 분산된 네트워크 시스템에서 각 사용자는 최소한의 시그널링 트래픽에 맞춘 최적화된 시스템을 구성한다. 시그널링 비용 함수를 제안하기 위해서 새로운 이산적 분석 모델을 제안하고, MN의 이동성 및 패킷 도착 패턴을 분석한다. 위치업데이트와 패킷 전달 비용의 총 평균을 계산하고, 최적의 지역 네트워크의 크기를 결정하기 위한 알고리즘을 제안한다. 수학적 분석의 결과, 제안한 dMMS 기법은 전체 시그널링 비용을 줄이는 측면에서 우수한 성능을 보일 수 있는 네트워크 환경을 제시한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.537-544
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• 2004

An effective methodology is reported for determining the optimal lot size of batch processing and storage networks which include uncertain demand forecasting. We assume that any given storage unit can store one material type which can be purchased from suppliers, internally produced, infernally consumed, transported to or from other sites and/or sold to customers. We further assume that a storage unit is connected to all processing and transportation stages that consume/produce or move the material to which that storage unit is dedicated. Each processing stage transforms a set of feedstock materials or intermediates into a set of products with constant conversion factors. A batch transportation process can transfer one material or multiple materials at once between sites. The objective for optimization is to minimize the probability averaged total cost composed of raw material procurement, processing setup, transportation setup and inventory holding costs as well as the capital costs of processing stages and storage units. A novel production and inventory analysis formulation, the PSW(Periodic Square Wave) model, provides useful expressions for the upper/lower bounds and average level of the storage inventory. The expressions for the Kuhn-Tucker conditions of the optimization problem can be reduced to two sub-problems. The first yields analytical solutions for determining lot sires while the second is a separable concave minimization network flow subproblem whose solution yields the average material flow rates through the networks for the given demand forecast scenario. The result of this study will contribute to the optimal design and operation of the global supply chain.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.25-37
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• 2010

Advances in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) have demonstrated tremendous potential for solving development challenges and improving development processes, culminating in the new Development 2.0. Many development practitioners have embraced ICT (particularly on Web 2.0 and mobile phone technologies and applications), which have become hot topics in both the development community and the policy community as they engage in development practice and dialogue. Despite this excitement, there lacks among the policy community a robust understanding of the powers and pitfalls of ICT in development, executed actions to back the excited chatter, and dissemination of this understanding to practitioners and policymakers alike. We conducted a literature review, interviewed experts, and engaged in discussion with leaders in international development and science and technology policy to provide an operational framework base in which to view ICT in development. This framework regards ICT as tools that support more effective and efficient community development actions and appropriate consideration of general guidelines, which enable better engagement across and within sectors and individuals. Flexibility and accountability are critical requirements pervading throughout the various actions and guidelines, which promote transparent, partnership-based, and sustainable development. We highlight the strengths and weaknesses of ICT to focus on the cautions to keep ICT access and distribution in context, understand the various levels of technologies and services, and dig below the surface as excitement about ICT increases and threatens to become a short-term solution. We offer ideas for specific programs that policymakers can implement to contribute to a more efficient and effective development process to ultimately support global human development, but stress the endless possibilities that can be explored with creativity and flexibility beyond what is proposed here.