• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2007

In this paper, a novel proposal for a utility-interactive three-phase soft commutation sinewave PWM power conditioner with an auxiliary active resonant DC-link snubber is developed for fuel cell and solar power generation systems. The prototype of this power conditioner consists of a PWM boost chopper cascaded three-phase power conditioner, a single two-switch auxiliary resonant DC-link snubber with two electrolytic capacitors incorporated into one leg of a three-phase V-connection inverter and a three-phase AC power source. The proposed cost-effective utility-interactive power conditioner implements a unique design and control system with a high-frequency soft switching sinewave PWM scheme for all system switches. The operating performance of the 10 kW experimental setup including waveform quality, EMI/RFI noises and actual efficiency characteristics of the proposed power conditioner are demonstrated on the basis of the measured data.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

Recently, photovoltaic (PV) systems have been gradually applied in eco-friendly vehicle applications to improve fuel economy. The relevant market is expected to continue to grow because the installation of large-capacity PV systems to other eco-friendly vehicles, such as electric buses and trains, is being considered. However, in a PV system, power imbalance between submodules and low power generation efficiency occur due to factors such as cell aging, contamination, and shading. To resolve this problem, various differential power processing (DPP) converters have been researched and developed. However, conventional DPP converters suffer from large volume and low efficiency. Therefore, to apply DPP converters to eco-friendly vehicles, increasing efficiency and reducing volume and price compared with existing DPP converters is necessary. In this paper, a novel DPP converter with an integrated transformer is proposed and analyzed. The proposed DPP converter uses a single magnetic component by integrating transformers and secondary sides of conventional DPP converters. Therefore, the proposed DPP converter shows high power density and high efficiency, and it is suitable for PV systems in eco-friendly vehicle applications.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.213-217
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• 2012

1) 선진 핵연료주기시설 관련 규제기술과 관련하여 인허가 안전심사의 경험이 없으며, 선진 핵연료주기시설 인허가를 위한 규제체계 및 안전성 평가방법 등의 개발이 필요한 단계이며 관련기기와 제반 공정에서 재료의 내식성을 평가하는 기준마련이 시급하다. 2) 선진 핵주기시설 관련 국내 기술수준을 분석하였고 그 핵심 공정인 전해환원, 전해정련, 전해제련공정의 실험변수를 조사하고 평가 필요항목을 정리하였다. 3) 전해환원과 전해정련공정의 경우 Hot-cell 내에 수분 및 산소가 일정 수준 이하로 유지되는 경우, 재료의 부식은 고려하지 않아도 되나 우라늄 잉곳 제조 공정에서 수냉 코일을 사용하게 되는 경우 물에 의한 부식을 고려해야 한다. 4) 전해 제련공정의 경우 LCC, RAR, Cd 증류공정에서 플랜지의 O-ring을 보호하기 위해 수냉 코일을 사용하게 되는 경우 물에 의한 부식을 고려해야 한다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2010

The Microsource has to supply high quality Power that has high reliability and high energy efficiency to Load according to operating type of Microgrid. The energy sources of microsource type have various dynamic characteristic and transient response corresponding to classes and application skill. This paper shows dynamic characteristic of Microgrid according to Energy Source of microsource type. This research has been carried out by detailed modelling of Microturbine system and Fuelcell system. All models are realized by EMTP/RV and simulated change of operating type and load increase within Microgrid of DC constant voltage inverter model and Microturbine, Fuelcell based Microsource.

• 청정기술
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.329-335
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• 2020

재생에너지로부터 수전해를 통하여 생산된 수소와 포집된 CO2를 활용하여 메탄올을 합성하는 power-to-methanol 기술이 재생에너지를 대용량으로 저장하는 방안으로 제시되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 메탄올을 수소 및 전력 생산에 활용함에 있어 더욱 효율적인 방법으로 연료전지 내부에서 메탄올 수증기개질 반응이 일어나는 내부개질형 용융탄산염 연료전지에 대해 성능 분석을 실시하였다. 용융탄산염 연료전지의 연료극으로 사용되는 다공성 Ni-10 wt%Cr을 촉매로 메탄올 수증기개질 반응을 수행한 결과 연료전지 운전 조건에서 연료극은 메탄올 수증기개질 반응에 충분한 활성을 나타내었다. 메탄올 수용액을 직접 용융탄산염 연료전지의 연료극으로 공급한 결과 연료전지의 성능은 외부 개질기를 통하여 생산된 개질가스를 공급하는 경우에 비해 다소 성능이 낮게 나타났으며, 메탄올 공급유량이 비교적 낮은 경우 고 전류밀도에서 불안정한 성능을 나타내었다. 연료극으로부터 생성된 가스를 재순환시킴으로써 연료전지의 성능을 향상시킬 수 있었으며, 메탄올 전환율도 90% 이상 얻을 수 있었다. 물질수지를 통하여 연료극에서 일어나는 반응을 분석한 결과 전류밀도 및 가스 재순환 유량이 증가함에 따라 메탄올 수증기개질 반응속도가 증가함을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로부터 별도의 촉매층을 설치할 필요 없이 연료극 만으로도 용융탄산염 연료전지 내에서 메탄올 수증기개질 반응이 가능하며, 메탄올 내부개질형 용융탄산염 연료전지를 통하여 전력과 합성가스를 동시에 생산할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.243-246
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• 2009

기존의 무정전전원장치는 배터리를 보조전원으로 사용하고, 3상 AC/DC 전력 변환 시스템으로 사이리스터의 위상 제어방법을 사용하였다. 하지만 배터리를 보조전원으로 사용함으로써 큰 부피와 수명에 제한을 받게 될 뿐만 아니라, 전원전류의 큰 고조파와 점호각의 증가와 함께 역률이 낮아지는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 무정전전원장치의 역률 개선과 전원전류의 고조파 저감을 위해 기존의 AC/DC 정류기 대신에 SVPWM 기법을 적용한 3상 AC/DC Boost 컨버터를 제안한다. 그리고 보조전원으로 쓰이는 기존의 배터리 대신에 친환경 대체에너지원인 연료전지를 무정전전원장치에 적용하여 급격한 부하 변동 시 에너지를 보상하고 기준전압에 맞는 안정된 출력을 갖도록 하였다.

• 대한전기학회논문지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.579-587
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• 1992

This paper is to study on the step-up DC-DC converter for power system which yields output characteristics of low voltage and high current, such as fuel cell generation system. DC-AC-DC scheme is suggested for high ratio of voltage conversion. Three phase MOSFET-SPWM inverter is adopted for intermediate AC conversion and inverter output frequency is chosen at 400[Hz] in order to reduce the size of magnetic circuit and DC filter. Since control strategy which combines voltage controller with current controller in parallel is used, good output performance is obtained both in steady state and in transient state like load variation, not only in single unit operation but also in parallel operation.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.490-500
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• 2017

Fuel cell (FC) is a promising power supply in electric vehicles (EV); however, it has poor dynamic performance and short service life. To address these shortcomings, a super capacitor (SC) is adopted as an auxiliary power supply. In this study, the frequency decoupling control method is used in electric vehicle energy system. High-frequency and low-frequency demand power is provided by SC and FC, respectively, which makes full use of two power supplies. Simultaneously, the energy system still has rapidity and reliability. The distributed power system (DPS) of EV requires DC-DC converters to achieve the desired voltage. The stability of cascaded converters must be assessed. Impedance-based methods are effective in the stability analysis of DPS. In this study, closed-loop impedances of interleaved half-bridge DC-DC converter and phase-shifted full-bridge DC-DC converter based on the frequency decoupling control method are derived. The closed-loop impedance of an inverter for permanent magnet synchronous motor based on space vector modulation control method is also derived. An improved Middlebrook criterion is used to assess and adjust the stability of the energy system. A theoretical analysis and simulation test are provided to demonstrate the feasibility of the energy management system and the control method.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2019년도 전력전자학술대회
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• pp.11-13
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• 2019

This paper proposes a novel high step-up non-isolated DC-DC converter, suitable for regulating dc bus in various inherent low voltage micro sources especially for photovoltaic (PV) and fuel cell sources. This novel high voltage Non-isolated Boost DC-DC converter topology is best replacement, where high voltage conversion ratio is required without the transformer and also need continuous input current. Since the proposed topology utilizes the stack-based structure, the voltage gain, and the efficiency are higher than other conventional non-isolated converters. Switches in this topology is easier to control since its control signal is grounding reference. Also, there is no need of extra gate driver and extra power supply for driver circuit, which reduces the cost and size of system. In order to show the feasibility and practicality of the proposed topology principle operation, steady state analysis and simulation result is presented and analyzed in detail. To verify the performance of proposed converter and theoretical analysis 360W laboratory prototype is implemented.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2013

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) is a power generation system to convert chemical energy of fuels and oxidants to electricity directly by electrochemical reactions. As a catalyst support for PEMFCs, carbon black has been generally used due to its large surface area and high electrical conductivity. However, under certain circumstances (start up/shut down, fuel starvation, ice formation etc.), carbon supports are subjected to serve corrosion in the presence of water. Therefore, it would be desirable to switch carbon supports to corrosion-resistive support materials such as metal oxide. $TiO_2$ has been attractive as a support with its stability in fuel cell operation atmosphere, low cost, commercial availability, and the ease to control size and structure. However, low electrical conductivity of $TiO_2$ still inhibits its application to catalyst support for PEMFCs. In this paper, to explore feasibility of $TiO_2$ as a catalyst support for PEMFCs, $TiO_2$ nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning and calcinated at 600, 700, 800 and $900^{\circ}C$. Effects of calcination temperature on crystal structure and electrical conductivity of electrospun $TiO_2$ nanofibers were examined. Electrical conductivity of $TiO_2$ nanofibers increased significantly with increasing calcination temperature from $600^{\circ}C$ to $700^{\circ}C$ and then increased gradually with increasing the calcination temperature from $700^{\circ}C$ to $900^{\circ}C$. It was revealed that the remarkable increase in electrical conductivity could be attributed to phase transition of $TiO_2$ nanofibers from anatase to rutile at the temperature range from $600^{\circ}C$ to $700^{\circ}C$.