• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2015년도 제46회 하계학술대회
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• pp.996-997
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• 2015

This paper proposes parameter design principle of the sub-module capacitance, Arm inductance and a control method to reduced the circulating currents in modular multilevel converter(MMC) under unbalanced voltage conditions. Under balanced voltage conditions, only negative-sequence circulating currents exist. Consequently, the conventional method has considered only negative-sequence circulating currents in MMC. However, under unbalanced voltage conditions, there are positive-sequence, zero-sequence and negative-sequence circulating currents in MMC. Thus, under unbalanced voltage conditions, a control method should consider these all components. This study proposes the control method to reduced the circulating currents under the unbalanced voltage.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1995년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.24-26
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• 1995

In this paper, we investigated transient fault currents in a magnetic coupling High-Tc superconducting current limiter(HCL). It has an important effect on the reliability and stability of the power system. In order to analyze transient fault characteristics of HCL, we fabricated a magnetic coupling HCL and tested it in different fault conditions. An important parameter of design and manufacture which makes HCL inherently reliable is reduction of inrush fault currents. Without inrush fault currents, the currents flowing under such conditions can be limited to a desired-value within one cycle. Inrush fault current depends on saturation, normal spot propagation velocity, turns ratio and the fault angle.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.195-206
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• 2003

Several factors can affect the formation of bone tissues surrounding implants. One of the factors is electrical stimulation. It is known to change the movement of cells, form and destroy cells, and alter concentration and chemical component of soft tissues and bones. The effect of electrical stimulation on bone formation can vary according to the intensity of electric currents, stimulating time, the method of sending electric currents, and tissues and cells currents are applied to. This study examines how various enviroments affect osteoblasts. (1) effect on osteoblast with varying intensity of currents Osteoblast-like cells were raised on four plates where implants can be placed. A constant current sink (MC3T3-E1) that can adjust the intensity and stimulating time of electric currents was used. The four plates were stimulated with $0{\mu}A$, $10{\mu}A$, $20{\mu}A$, and $40{\mu}A$, respectively. After 24 hours of stimulation, the number and distribution of cells surrounding implants were examined. (2) effect on osteoblast with varying conditions The 3 study was performed with same method. (1) The change of attached cell number 72-hour after application of various currents (2) The change of attached cell number 72-hour after application of various interval (3) The comparison of attached cell number by implant surface texture The following are the results: 1. The distribution and density of cells surrounding implant is highest under the intensity of electric currents of $20{\mu}A$. 2. The number of cells attached implants is highest under the intensity of electric currents of $20{\mu}A$. 3. The number of cells attached implants is highest under continous electric currents 4. The number of cells attached implants is not different by implant surface texture.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.337-348
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• 2012

This study investigates the effects of tide, wind and oceanic currents on oil spill dispersions through a series of numerical floats tracking experiments on the Sea Prince oil spill incident occurred in 1995 using a 3-dimensional high resolution ocean circulation model. For that, a total of four experimental cases (experiment with tide, wind and oceanic currents, experiment with tide and oceanic currents, experiment with wind and oceanic currents, and experiment with tide and wind) were compared. It could be seen that results from experiment involving all external forces showed better agreement with the observed pattern of oil slick movement than other cases. The oceanic currents acted to drive floats to move to the western channel of the Korea straits and wind accelerated the eastward movement of floats in the early stage of the incident. Tidal currents played significant role in the horizontal dispersion of floats.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2008

Eugenol is widely used in dentistry to relieve pain. We have recently demonstrated voltage-gated $Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$ channels as molecular targets for its analgesic effects, and hypothesized that eugenol acts on $P2X_3$, another pain receptor expressed in trigeminal ganglion (TG), and tested the effects of eugenol by whole-cell patch clamp and $Ca^{2+}$ imaging techniques. In the present study, we investigated whether eugenol would modulate 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-induced currents in rat TG neurons and $P2X_3$-expressing human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. ATP-induced currents in TG neurons exhibited electrophysiological properties similar to those in HEK293 cells, and both ATP- and $\alpha$, $\beta$-meATP-induced currents in TG neurons were effectively blocked by TNP-ATP, suggesting that $P2X_3$ mediates the majority of ATP-induced currents in TG neurons. Eugenol inhibited ATP-induced currents in both capsaicin-sensitive and capsaicin-insensitive TG neurons with similar extent, and most ATP-responsive neurons were IB4-positive. Eugenol inhibited not only $Ca^{2+}$ transients evoked by $\alpha$, $\beta$-meATP, the selective $P2X_3$ agonist, in capsaicin-insensitive TG neurons, but also ATP-induced currents in $P2X_3$-expressing HEK293 cells without co-expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). We suggest, therefore, that eugenol inhibits $P2X_3$ currents in a TRPV1-independent manner, which contributes to its analgesic effect.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.247-258
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 조간대가 발달한 우리나라 전북 서해안의 구시포 해안에서 연안류에 미치는 외력성분을 평가하기 위하여 조석 조류 및 파에 의한 해빈류를 고려한 복합해수유동모형을 구축하였다. 구축된 모형에서 조석 조류는 EFDC 모형, 파랑은 SWAN 모형, 그리고 해빈류는 SHORECIRC 모형을 사용하였다. 이 수치모형의 적용성을 검토하기 위하여, 현지에서 조석 조류와 입사파를 현장관측하였고 인근 기상관측소의 바람자료를 조사하였다. 그리고 현지의 조간대에서 GPS를 장착한 경량 Drogue의 추적실험을 수행하고 연안류 성분을 추출하였다. 또한 현장관측조건에 맞추어 수치모형에 의한 수치 Drogue 추적실험을 수행하고 그 결과를 관측치와 비교 검토하였다. 그 결과, 수치 Drogue의 이동속도는 현장자료에 대해 68.0~105.2 %의 범위로서 재현되었으며, 주류성분의 오차는 - 16.7~ +10.0 %로서 양호하였다. 그리고 연안류 성분은 주로 바람과 조류가 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 해저경사가 아주 완만하여 쇄파대폭이 넓은 조간대에서 입사파고가 작은 파가 내습하는 경우의 해빈류는 연안류의 흐름에 미치는 영향이 미약한 것으로 분석되었다.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 1996

A comparative study between geostrophic currents and directly measured currents was conducted for the upper layer to 200 m depth by using data from eleven observations of CTD and ADCP between March 1992 and November 1993 in the southwestern part of the East Sea. First-order linear relationship was found between calculated geostrophic currents and measured currents with the correlation coefficient of 0.83. On the average, 68.7% of directly measured current can be explained by geostrophic current obtained by dynamic method. The correlation coeflicients increased with total geostrophic transport, which suggests that geostrophic balance is good in areas of strong current.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2010

To determine whether or not the female Korean salamander, Hynobius leechii, responds to water currents and, if so, whether those responses depend on their reproductive conditions, we evaluated the responses of ovulated and oviposited females to 1-Hz water currents generated by a model salamander with and without the placement of a transparent water current blocker between the model and the test females. The ovulated females responded to water currents by turning their heads toward, approaching, and/or making physical contact with the model. When the water current blocker was in place, the number of salamanders that approached the model was reduced significantly. The approaching and touching responses of ovulated females were greater than those of oviposited females, whereas the other measurements evidenced no differences. None of the responses of the oviposited females to water currents was affected by the presence of the blocker. Our results indicate that female H. leechii responds to water currents via a mechanosensory system.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.585-595
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• 2018

Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant, is commonly used to treat depression and neuropathic pain, but its mechanism is still unclear. We tested the effect of amitriptyline on 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 ($5-HT_3$) receptor currents and studied its blocking mechanism because the clinical applications of amitriptyline overlapped with $5-HT_3$ receptor therapeutic potentials. Using a whole-cell voltage clamp method, we recorded the currents of the $5-HT_3$ receptor when 5-HT was applied alone or co-applied with amitriptyline in cultured NCB-20 neuroblastoma cells known to express $5-HT_3$ receptors. To elucidate the mechanism of amitriptyline, we simulated the $5-HT_3$ receptor currents using Berkeley $Madonna^{(R)}$ software and calculated the rate constants of the agonist binding and receptor transition steps. The $5-HT_3$ receptor currents were inhibited by amitriptyline in a concentration-dependent, voltage-independent manner, and a competitive mode. Amitriptyline accelerated the desensitization of the $5-HT_3$ receptor. When amitriptyline was applied before 5-HT treatment, the currents rose slowly until the end of 5-HT treatment. When amitriptyline was co-applied with 5-HT, currents rose and decayed rapidly. Peak current amplitudes were decreased in both applications. All macroscopic currents recorded in whole cell voltage clamping experiments were reproduced by simulation and the changes of rate constants by amitriptyline were correlated with macroscopic current recording data. These results suggest that amitriptyline blocks the $5-HT_3$ receptor by close and open state blocking mechanisms, in a competitive manner. We could expand an understanding of pharmacological mechanisms of amitriptyline related to the modulation of a $5-HT_3$ receptor, a potential target of neurologic and psychiatric diseases through this study.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.382-390
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 SWASH 모형을 이용하여 계절별 이상파랑에 의한 해운대 해수욕장에서 불규칙파의 파랑 변형 및 해빈류 특성을 분석하였다. 개경계에서 불규칙파는 JONSWAP 스펙트럼을 적용하였다. 입사파 조건은 국립해양조사원에서 제공하는 2014년 파랑관측자료를 바탕으로 계절별 대표파를 선정하였다. SWASH에 의한 계절별 해빈류 계산결과는 현장조사 결과와 비교 검토하였다. 하계의 경우 S 계열의 파랑이 지배적이며 동백섬측에서 미포측으로 연안류가 지배적으로 발생하였고 해운대 해수욕장 중앙부근에서는 이안류가 발생하였다. 동계의 경우 ESE 계열의 파랑이 지배적이며 해운대 해수욕장 중앙부근에서 각각 동백섬측과 미포측으로 향하는 연안류가 발생하였다.