• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.920-926
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 신재생에너지 활용을 위한 다중 추적식 태양광 발전 감성형 LED 가로등을 제안한다. 제안하는 가로등 시스템은 다중 추적방식의 태양광 추적기능을 갖추고 있고 감성형 고품위 LED 램프와 제어회로를 사용하여 센서를 통해 입력되는 온도 및 습도를 기반으로 최대의 일조량을 받을 수 있도록 하였다. 신재생에너지 활용의 핵심 요소인 효율적인 축전지 활용을 위해 충방전 컨트롤러를 개발하였고 원격모니터링 기능 및 제어기능도 구현 하였다. 제안하는 가로등 시스템은 기존 기술에 비하여 추적 동작이 우수하고 에너지효율이 향상되었으며 기존에 개발되지 않았던 추적식 태양광 발전 시스템과 감성형 LED를 결합함으로써 차세대 가로등 시스템의 모델로서의 활용될 수 있게 하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2016

In this paper, we newly introduce a visible light communication (VLC) repeater using the LED array in an LED lamp. The LED array is used for a light source in the repeater, which radiates light both for illumination and data transmission. A VLC repeater is made by adding some electronic circuits to the LED array including a photodetector, a demodulator, and a modulator. The repeater is installed on the ceiling of a room like a conventional LED lamp, receives the VLC signal from an arbitrary transmitter, recovers data, and radiates the signal to wide area in the room. We used a carrier frequency of 100 kHz for the uplink from a transmitter to the repeater, and 500 kHz for the downlink from the repeater to a receiver. The repeater is useful for increasing the transmission path to wide area over the obstacles that may exist between VLC transmitters and receivers.

• 센서학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.232-238
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• 2015

In this paper, we introduce a passive transponder in which an LED is used for both a light transmitter and a receiver, and a solar cell is used for supplying power to the all devices in the transponder. The LED in the transponder operates as a photodetector in the receiving mode, and acts as a light source in the transmitting mode. The current responsivity of the LED detector was measured to be in the order of $10^{-4}A/W$, and the receiving bandwidth with a load resistance of $10k{\Omega}$ was about 10 to 30 kHz. Using the LED for an optical transceiver in a VLID transponder, the detection range was about 70 cm when the transponder was illuminated by the visible light from a $3{\times}3$ LED array in a reader.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2012

By using LED optical devices and improving the efficiency of optical devices as well as lighting apparatus for humans, LED lighting industry puts the purpose of manufacturing the main products related with information, electric, large-sized LCD BLU, automobile, shipbuilding, agriculture, medical treatment, environment, and telecommunications, etc. Moreover, the main products and the industrial lighting products are manufactured with fusion, as the result, LED lighting industry provides various effects as well as sources of technology based on practical use of LED technology in order to develop the industry from the perspective of the lower price, the higher efficiency, the higher function, the deeper reliance. In the future, not only the development of new LED technology but also the fusion and combination of digital IT technologies using wire-wireless communication, sensor, controller, and artificial intelligence will be expected to create new industrial fields.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.408-413
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• 2017

In this paper, we newly developed a byte-inverted transmission method for flicker-free visible light communication (VLC). The VLC transmitter sends original data in the former half period of the clock, and inverted data and in the latter half period of the clock. The VLC receiver receives the original data in the in the former half period of the clock. In this system, we used 480Hz clock that was generated from the 60Hz power line. The average optical power of the LED array in the transmitter is constant, thus flicker-free, in the observation time longer than the period of the clock that is about 2ms. This period is shorter than the maximum flickering time period (MFTP) of 5ms that is generally considered to be safe. This configuration is very useful in constructing indoor wireless sensor networks using LED light because it is flicker-free and does not require additional transmission channel for clock transmission.

• 센서학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2016

In this paper, we introduce a new method for controlling the illumination of LEDs in visible light communication (VLC) by changing the duty cycle of Manchester code. When VLC data were transmitted in Manchester code, the average optical power of the LEDs was proportional to the duty cycle. In experiments, we controlled the illumination of a $3{\times}3$ LED array from 10% to 90% of its peak value by changing the duty cycle of the Manchester code. The synchronizing clocks required for encoding and decoding the Manchester code were supplied by pulse generators that were connected to a 220 V power line. All pulse generators made the same pulses with a repetition frequency of 120 Hz, and they were synchronized with the full-wave rectified voltage of the power line. This scheme is a very simple and useful method for constructing indoor wireless sensor networks using LED light.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.274-282
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 지능형 LED 점등시스템을 위한 점등제어 알고리즘 설계를 제안한다. 제안하는 점등제어 알고리즘은 각각의 센서노드에서 감지된 환경정보를 데이터 버스를 통해 MCU에 전송한다. MCU의 제어 소프트웨어는 설정된 제어방식에 따라 신호 값을 이용하여 조광레벨을 계산하고 결과를 비교하여 레벨유지를 결정하도록 설계하였다. 또한 LED 조명기기에 점등제어 알고리즘을 이용하여 완전대칭 되는 패턴생성에 의하여 회전 및 반전 기법을 주기적으로 교차 수행하여 점등되도록 설계하였다. 본 논문에서 제안한 점등제어 알고리즘은 안정적으로 점등제어를 하는 시스템을 설계하여 전송 데이터의 신뢰성을 높이고 91%의 이벤트 전달 비율을 유지하였다. 또한, 조명기기의 광속은 32% 감소되었고 소비전력은 49% 감소되었으며 발열량은 32% 감소되었다. 결과적으로 LED의 수명은 50% 증가되어 에너지 효율성을 향상할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.310-315
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• 2010

The amount of salt intake of Korean people is 11.4 grams per a day, which is 2.3 times of the recommended daily salt intake by WHO - 5 grams of salt a day. The relationship between high salt consumption and increased risk of high blood pressure, observed not only in hypertensive but also in normotensive patients. High salt intake is also associated with an increased risk of heart attack, cerebral ischemia and osteoporosis. Therefore, this research is for developing a salt taste sensor to reduce sodium consumption and improve meal habits for the perception of a more bland taste of most foods. When the sensor was put into food sample, current intensity achieved with distribution cables. Current intensity was correlate with a simple equivalent of salt taste stimulus intensity. The salt taste sensor consists of salinity & temperature measuring probe, signal processing circuit and LCD display & LED warning light. When salinity is going over a set point, LCD displayer indicate salt taste on LCD panel by percent value (%), and at the same time, blue LED light change to red LED light. So we could know the grade of salt taste in soup before meals conveniently and objectively. The results show that operating range of 10 to $80^{\circ}C$ and accuracy of ${\pm}0.1%$ were achieved with an analysis time of about 2 or 3 sec. Moderate reductions in salt intake can help to avert adult diseases and lead a healthy life.

• 센서학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2015

Intravenous (IV) infusion set is one of the most common treatment methods applied to hospitalized patients. However, it is necessary to check the injection of IV solution in order to prevent patients from any possible medical injuries. In this paper, using the optical sensors to detect exhaustion of IV solution was proposed. The optical sensor is coplanar structure composed of LED and photodiode which is installed according to focal distance of the lens. These two elements detect exhaustion of IV solution at the desired point conveniently. Through the results of experiments using various wavelength of LED (R.G.B), the blue LED was selected to the optimum light source. The suggested optical sensor can detect exhaustion of IV solution by the differences in the amount of light which is caused by properties such as total reflection, refractive index and scattering. From the implementation, the detector is applicable to both containers of IV solution, glass bottle and plastic pack. And also the result shows apparent differences according to existence of IV solution even if the IV solution color and illumination were changed.

• 센서학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.212-218
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• 2013

In this paper, we introduce a new method to reduce the inter-channel crosstalk in visible light communication (VLC) systems using the synchronizing pulses transmitted through the power lines. Synchronizing pulses are simultaneously transmitted to multiple VLC transmitters and receivers through the 220V power line. Each VLC transmitter modulates an LED and each VLC receiver demodulates the signal light in the time slot that is allocated with reference to the synchronizing pulses. This method is very simple and effective to prevent the inter-channel crosstalk in VLC systems for sensor networks because every VLC system can easily get the synchronizing pulses from the nearby power line.