• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.83-91
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• 2016

We studied the effect of battery deep cycle according to the way of active materials formation and the creation condition of electrode material, 3BS ($3PbO{\cdot}PbSO_4{\cdot}H_2O$) and 4BS ($4PbO{\cdot}PbSO_4$), in order to develop the batteries for Idle Stop & Go system. During the curing with active materials of anode and cathode, we found that the final creased active material was deformed by temperature control and it effects the durability of batteries. AGM battery and Flooded battery with 3BS active materials have excellent initial performance. And AGM battery with 4BS active materials shows the lower performance relatively. To compare and analyze of the formation efficiency of active materials, we tested the formation chagging steps with 3 steps and 9 steps differently. The results are that AGM battery with 4BS active materials is better on initial performance than AGM battery with 3BS. After the comparison of durability by DOD 17.5% life test, AGM battery is more suitable than flooded battery for the ISG system which needs the frequent deep cycle. In conclusion, AGM battery is the most suitable for ISG system and the life performance shows 80% difference according to the way of formation and curing of AGM batteries.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.62 no.10
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• pp.1390-1396
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• 2013

The paper estimated the reasonable market price of lead-acid battery energy storage system (BESS) intended for demand management of electricity customers. As time-of-use (TOU) tariffs have extended to a larger number of customers and gaps in the peak and off-peak rates have gradually risen, deployment of BESS has been highly needed. However, immature engineering techniques, lack of field experiences and high initial investment cost have been barriers to opening up ESS markets. This paper assessed electricity cost that BESS operation could save for customers and, based on the possible cost savings, estimated reasonable prices at which BESSs could become a more prospective option for demand management of customers. Battery scheduling was optimized to maximize the electricity cost savings that BESS would possibly achieve under TOU tariffs conditions. Basic economic factors such as payback period and return on investment were calculated to determine reasonable market prices. Actual load data of 12 industrial customers were used for case studies.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.86-93
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• 2018

In this work, control methods and operating modes are proposed to manage standalone microgrid. A standalone microgrid generally consists of two sources, namely, battery energy storage system (BESS) and diesel generator (DG). BESS is the main source that supplies active and reactive power regardless of load conditions, whereas DG functions as an auxiliary power source. BESS operates in a constant voltage constant frequency (CVCF) control, which includes proportional-integral + resonant controller in a parallel structure. In CVCF control, the concept of fundamental positive and negative transformation is utilized to generate a three-phase sinusoidal voltage under imbalanced load condition. Operation modes of a standalone microgrid are divided into three modes, namely, normal, charge, and manual modes. To verify the standalone microgrid along with the proposed control methods, a demonstration site is constructed, which contains 115 kWh lead-acid battery bank, 50 kVA three-phase DC - AC inverter, and 50 kVA DG and controllable loads. In the CVCF control, the total harmonic distortion of output voltage is improved to 1.1% under imbalanced load. This work verifies that the standalone microgrid provides high-quality voltage, and three operation modes are performed from the experimental results.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.34-42
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• 2001

A battery is the device that transforms the chemical energy into the direct-current electrical energy directly without a mechanical process. Unit cells are connected in series to obtain the required voltage, while being connected in parallel to organize capacity for load current and to decrease the internal resistance for corresponding the sudden shift of the load current. Because the voltage droop down in one set of battery is faster than in tow one, it amy result in the low efficiency of power converter with the voltage drop and cause the system shutdown. However, when the system being driven in parallel, a circular-current can be generated. The changing current differs in each set of battery because the system including batteries, rectifiers and loads is connected in parallel and it makes the charge voltage constant. It is shown that, as a result the new batteries are heated by over-charge and over-discharge, and the over charge current increases rust of the positive grid and consequently shortens the lifetime of the new batteries. The difference between the new batteries and old ones is the amount of internal resistance. In this paper, we can detect the unbalance current using the micro-processor and achieve the balance current by adjusting resistance of each set. The internal resistance of each set becomes constant and the current of charge and discharge comes to be balanced by inserting the external resistance into the system and calculating the change of internal resistance.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.415-418
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• 1999

The characteristics of VRLA (valve regulated Iead-acid) battery with the tubular positive plate and gel type electrolyte were examined as a function of active material filling density. The filling density of positive plate was 3.2 g/mL, 3.4 g/mL, and 3.6 g/mL, respectively. These VRLA batteries were cycled with 100% DOD (depth of discharge) at the $C_5/5$ rate, followed by IU-type recharge with $I_{max}=0.2C_{10}/10$ and a final voltage V=2.40 V/cell. The test was performed in a thermostatic room at $25{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. The result indicated that the initial capacity was independent of active material filling density, i.e., the highest initial capacity was 3.4 g/mL of filling density and the lowest was 3.6 g/mL. On aspect of the cycle-life performance of the VRLA battery, the filling density of 3.6 g/mL was similar to that of 3.4 g/mL in the positive plate, and both were higher than that of 3.2 g/mL. Water-loss and degradation of the VRLA battery were decreased according to an increase of the filling density in the positive plate. The optimum filling density of the active material was 3.4~3.6 g/mL.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.29 no.12
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• pp.812-817
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• 2019

A zinc-air battery is one of most promising advanced batteries due to its high specific energy density, low cost, and environmental friendliness. However, zinc anodes in zinc-air batteries lead to several issues including self-discharge, corrosion reaction, and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this paper, viscosity of electrolyte has been controlled to suppress the corrosion reaction, HER, and self-discharge behavior. Various viscosity average molecular weights of poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) are adopted to prepare the electrolyte. The evaporation of electrolytes is proportional to the increase in molecular weight. In addition, enhanced self-discharge behavior is obtained when the gelling agent with high molecular weight is used. In addition, the zinc-air cell assembled with lower viscosity average molecular weight of PAA (M_v ~ 450,000) delivers 510.85 mAh/g and 489.30 mAh/g of discharge capacity without storage and with 6 hr storage, respectively. Also, highest capacity retention (95.78 %) is obtained among studied materials.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.107-108
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• 2011

납축전지는 전 세계 수천만 자동차부터 골프카트. 오토바이 등 동력기계에는 필수 장치로 널리 사용되고 있기 때문에 전지의 수명을 정확히 예측하고 평가하는 것이 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 납축전지의 충. 방전 특성을 고려해 동적 모델을 구현해 보았다. 회로의 구현을 위해 각기 다른 수명의 전지를 테스트하였고, 나타나는 특성 그래프의 변수들을 프로그래밍기법을 활용하여 전지의 특성을 해석할 수 있는 전기적 회로로 모델링하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.113-114
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• 2011

납축전지는 충/방전을 반복함에 따라 전지 내의 화학적인 반응에 의해 그 용량을 잃어버린다. 그러한 과정에서 전지의 용량과 수명을 정확히 평가할 수 있도록 전지를 모델링하는 것이 이 논문의 목적이다. 정적 모델링을 통해 골프카트용 납축전지의 충/방전 특성의 연구 내용을 기술하였다. 정적 모델링 기법은 구성이 비교적 간단하고 결과를 빠르게 예측할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 이 모델링 기법을 통해 전지의 특성을 나타내는 변수들을 도출해내었다. 이러한 과정을 바탕으로 골프카트용 납축전지를 모델링한 후, 시뮬레이션 결과를 실험 데이터와 비교하여 모델링의 정확성을 판단하였다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.59 no.1
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• pp.65-69
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• 2010

Supercapacitors as novel energy storage devices between conventional capacitors and batteries, with more specific capacitance and energy densities than conventional capacitors and more power densities than batteries are to be used in many fields. And, social demand on fuel economy and reducing pollution needs equipment of new function such as energy storage system with good power performance, high cyclability and good energy efficiency. Supercapacitor is regarded as one of good alternatives for meeting the requirement of market with excellent power performance and high cyclability. This paper deals with the fundamental characteristics of supercapacitor unit and charge and discharge behavior of supercapacitor module for developing 42V hybrid energy storage system with lead acid battery and supercapacitor in order to adopt to 42V power net for vehicle.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.09a
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• pp.251-252
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• 2008

축전지는 비상용 전원으로 사회 많은 분야에서 다양하게 사용되며, 유사시 예비전원으로 그 중요성이 부각되고 있다. 이러한 경우에 사용가능한 축전지를 선별하고, 그 상태를 체크하는 것은 무엇보다도 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 납축전지의 건전상태 진단을 위해 현장실태조사 및 축전지 진단장비 3종을 통하여 현장실측을 실시하였다. 현장실태 조사결과 납축전지의 유지관리가 미흡함을 확인 할 수 있었으며 또한, 축전지 진단장비 3종을 이용하여 축전지의 임피던스 및 컨덕턴스등의 비교측정결과 사용기간이 오래된 축전지일수록 축전지간의 임피던스 및 컨덕턴스의 편차가 큰 것을 알 수 있었으며 또한 사용기간이 같은 축전지일지라도 그의 설치환경에 따라 축전지간의 임피던스 및 컨덕턴스 편차가 다르게 발생됨을 알 수 있었다.