• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.713-718
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• 2012

Sensor nodes in ubiquitous sensor networks require autonomous replacement of deteriorated gas sensors with reserved sensors, which has led us to develop an encapsulation technique to avoid poisoning the reserved sensors and an autonomous activation technique to replace a deteriorated sensor with a reserved sensor. Encapsulations of $In_2O_3$ nanoparticles with poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVOH) or polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) as gas barrier layers are reported. The EVOH or PVDF films are used for an encapsulation of $In_2O_3$ as a sensing material and are effective in blocking $In_2O_3$ from contacting formaldehyde (HCHO) gas. The activation process of $In_2O_3$ by removing the EVOH through heating is effective. However, the thermal decomposition of the PVDF affects the property of the $In_2O_3$ in terms of the gas reactivity. The response of the sensor to HCHO gas after removing the EVOH is 26%, which is not significantly different with the response of 28% in a reference sample that was not treated at all. We believe that the selection of gas barrier materials for the encapsulation and activation of $In_2O_3$ should be considered because of the ill effect the byproduct of thermal decomposition has on the sensing materials and other thermal properties of the barrier materials.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제68권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2019

Microheaters with different structures were fabricated and compared to find an optimal configuration enhancing the performances of $C_2H_2$ gas sensor. Three temperature sensors were integrated on the surface of the insulation layer over the microheater, and resistance changes were observed to check the generated heat from the microheater. A low operating voltage of 1mV was applied to the temperature sensor to minimize any influence of thermal heat from the resistance type temperature sensor, whereas high voltages in the range between 10 and 20V were applied to the microheater. A microheater structure generating maximum heat at low voltage was determined. The generated heat was verified by the temperature sensors on the top of the $Si_3N_4$ and infrared camera. A long term stability and accuracy of the microheater were observed. The developed microheater was applied to enhance the performances of $C_2H_2$ gas sensor and successfully confirmed that the developed microheater greatly contributes to the improvement of sensitivity and selectivity of gas sensor.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2013

Most of steam power plant in Korea are heating the feed water system to prevent freezing water flowing in the pipe in winter time. The heating system is operated whenever the ambient temperature around the power plant area below 5 degree Centigrade. But this kind of heat supplying system cause a lot of energy consuming. If we think about the method that the temperature of the each pipe is controled by attaching the temperature measuring sensor like RTD sensor and heat is supplied only when the outer surface temperature of the pipe is under 5 degree Centigrade, then we can save a plenty of energy. In this study, the computer program package for simulation is used to compare the energy consumption load of both systems. Energy saving rate is calculated for the location of Youngweol area using the data of weather station in winter season, especially the January' severe weather data is analyzed for comparison. Various convection heat transfer coefficients for the ambient air and the flowing water inside the pipe was used for the accurate calculation. And also the various initial flowing water temperature was used for the system. Steady state analysis is done previously to approximate the result before the simulation. The result shows that the temperature control system using RTD sensor represents the high energy saving effect which is more than 90% of energy saving rate. Even in the severe January weather condition, the energy saving rate is almost 60%.

• 센서학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2024

Inkjet printing technology is used to mass-produce displays and electrochemical sensors by dropping tens of pico-liters or less of specific-purpose ink through nozzles, just as ink is sprayed and printed on paper. Unlike the deposition method for vaporizing material in a vacuum, inkjet printing technology can be used for processing even under general atmospheric pressure and has a cost advantage because the material is dissolved in a solvent and used in the form of ink. In addition, because it can only be printed on the desired part, masks are not required. However, a technical shortcoming is the difficulty for commercialization, such as uniformity for forming the thickness and coffee ring effect. As sizes of devices decrease, the need to print electrodes with precision, thinness, and uniformity increases. In this study, we improved the printing and processing conditions to form a homogeneous electrode using Ag ink (DGP-45LT-15C) and applied this for patterning to fabricate a heat sensor. Upon the application of voltage to the heat sensor, the model with an extended width exhibited superior heat performance. However, in terms of sheet resistance, the model yielded an equivalent value of 21.6 Ω/□ compared to the ITO.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.321-325
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• 2020

Atmospheric environmental problems have a major impact on human health and lifestyle. In humans, inhalation of nitrogen oxides causes respiratory diseases, such as bronchitis. In this paper, thermal analysis of a gas sensor was carried out to design and fabricate a wearable nylon-yarn gas sensor for the detection of NO_x gas. In the thermal analysis method, the thermal diffusion process was analyzed while operating the sensors at 40 and 60℃ to secure a temperature range that does not cause thermal runaway due to temperature in the operating environment. Thermal diffusion analysis was performed using the COMSOL software. The thermal analysis results could be useful for analyzing gas adsorption and desorption, as well as the design of gas sensors. The thermal energy diffusion rate increased slightly from 10.05 to 10.1 K/mm as the sensor temperature increased from 40 to 60℃. It was concluded that the sensor could be operated in this temperature range without thermal breakdown.

• 센서학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2013

In this paper, we developed a beam of MEMS probe card using a BeCu sheet. Silicon wafer thickness of $400{\mu}m$ was fabricated by using deep reactive ion etching (RIE) process. After forming through silicon via (TSV), the silicon wafer was bonded with BeCu sheet by soldering process. We made BeCu beam stress-free owing to removing internal stress by using joule heating. BeCu beam was fused by using joule heating caused by high current. The fabricated BeCu beam measured length of 1.75 mm and width of 0.44 mm, and thickness of $15{\mu}m$. We measured fusing current as a function of the cutting planes. Maximum current was 5.98 A at cutting plane of $150{\mu}m^2$. The proposed low-cost and simple fabrication process is applicable for producing MEMS probe beam.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.717-722
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• 2011

본 논문은 원통형 세라믹관에서 온수를 순간적으로 가열하여 설정된 온도 및 수량으로 제어하고자 전자 제어기를 개발하였다. 순간온수기의 구조는 유입되는 온수가 원통형 세라믹 히터를 통하여 열량을 공급하여 온도를 제어하고자 설계하였고, 또한 수량센서와 임펠러를 이용한 수량을 제어하는 전자 제어기를 설계하였다. 순간온수의 제어방법은 유입되는 유량에 열량을 공급하는 원통형 세라믹 히터의 수학적인 모델링을 수립하여 제어기 적용하였고, 이에 대한 실험결과는 설정온도에 따라 제어가 잘 적용되어, 효율적이고 실용성 결과를 보였다. 따라서 원통형 세라믹 순간온수기는 향후 실용제품에 적용할 수 있는 제품구조와 제어 방법을 제시하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.454-459
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 최근 매장량의 한계로 인한 화석연료의 가격 상승과 그에 따른 환경적인 문제를 해결하고자 태양광 모듈이 부착된 PTC 집열기 및 3웨이 밸브를 이용한 온열 시스템을 설계 하고자 한다. 온열 시스템은 태양광 모듈이 부착된 태양열 PTC 집열기 사용을 전제로 3웨이 밸브를 이용한 온풍 및 난방 제어 시스템으로써 온도 센서부, 모드 설정부(온풍 및 난방 모드부), 공급부, 온열 시스템 제어부를 포함하여 구성된다. 온도 센서부는 배관 및 실내 온도 표시, 온도 설정부 다중 모니터링 기능이 있으며 모드 설정부는 온풍 및 난방모드 전환, 온풍 및 난방모드 온도 설정 기능을 수행한다. 또한, 온열 시스템 제어부는 PTC 제어 및 온도 설정, PTC 주야 및 시간 선택, 온풍 및 난방 제어, 3웨이 밸브 선택, 등의 기능을 수행한다. 따라서, 태양광 모듈이 부착된 태양열 PTC 집열기 및 3웨이 밸브을 이용한 온열 시스템 설계에 대한 연구 결과 온도 센서부는 $680{\mu}s$, 모드 설정부는 $700{\mu}s$, 온열 시스템 제어부는 $610{\mu}s$의 안정적인 동작 속도로 구동되는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.422-431
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• 2016

일부 소스류 제품에 사용된 스탠딩 파우치에서 전자레인지 가열조리 시 열변형이 발견되어 이의 원인을 규명하고자 온도 변화 패턴을 조사하였다. 전자레인지로 포장된 식품을 가열 시 포장재의 온도 변화는 식품 자체의 온도보다 높고 국소적인 온도 측정 기술을 요한다. 공시 시료로 매운맛 닭 소스와 인도카레의 전자레인지 가열 시 포장재와 시료의 온도를 열화상 카메라, 온도센서 테이프 및 광섬유 온도계를 이용하여 측정하였다. 스탠딩 파우치 형태의 포장은 전자레인지 가열 조리 시 내용물의 불균일한 가열이 관찰되어 특정 부위, 특히 액위선 상단과 측면 sealing layer에 열이 집중되는 현상이 발생하였다. 열화상 카메라를 이용한 온도 측정 방법은 식품의 표면 온도를 측정하는 제약이 있고 실제 식품의 온도보다 낮게 측정되는 경향을 보였다. 온도센서 테이프를 이용할 경우 $200^{\circ}C$까지 온도까지 측정되어 전자레인지 가열 과정 중 포장재 변형 현상이 야기될 수 있는 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 전자레인지 가열 시 포장재 표면의 온도 변화를 기존 광섬유 온도계로 측정할 경우 실제 온도보다 낮게 측정되는 결과가 초래되므로, 좁은 범위에서의 hot spot의 온도 변화를 감지할 수 있는 방법으로 GaAS crystal 센서를 사용함으로서 기존 센서보다 더 민감하고 정확한 온도 측정이 가능하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 G
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• pp.3319-3321
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• 1999

Pt-RTD and Micro Heater was fabricated by using MgO as medium layer in order to improve adhesion of Pt thin-films to $SiO_2$ layer, MgO layer improved adhesion of Pt thin-films to $SiO_2$ layer without any chemical reactions to Pt thin-films under high annealing temperatures, In the analysis of properties of Pt-RTD, TCR value had 3927 $ppm/^{\circ}C$ and liner in the temperature range of $25-400^{\circ}C$. The temperature of Pt micro-heater had up to $400^{\circ}C$ with 1.5watts of the heating power. In investigating output characteristics of flow sensors output voltages increased as gas flow rate and its conductivity increased due to increase of heat-loss from sensor to external. Output voltage was 82 mV at $N_2$ flow rate of 2000sccm, heating power of 1.2W.