• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
• /
• 제38권4호
• /
• pp.279-286
• /
• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted to analyze the utilization efficiencies of electric energy and photosynthetically active radiation of lettuce grown under red LED, blue LED and fluorescent lamps with different photoperiods. Methods: Red LED with peak wavelength of 660 nm and blue LED with peak wavelength of 450 nm were used to analyze the effect of three levels of photoperiod (12/12 h, 16/8 h, 20/4 h) of LED illumination on light utilization efficiency of lettuce grown hydroponically in a closed plant production system (CPPS). Cool-white fluorescent lamps (FL) were used as the control. Photosynthetic photon flux, air temperature and relative humidity in CPPS were maintained at 230 ${\mu}mol{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}s^{-1}$, $22/18^{\circ}C$ (light/darkness), and 70%, respectively. Electric conductivity and pH were controlled at 1.5-1.8 $dS{\cdot}m^{-1}$ and 5.5-6.0, respectively. The light utilization efficiency based on the chemical energy converted by photosynthesis, the accumulated electric energy consumed by artificial lighting sources, and the accumulated photosynthetically active radiation illuminated from artificial lighting sources were calculated. Results: As compared to the control, we found that the accumulated electric energy consumption decreased by 75.6% for red LED and by 70.7% for blue LED. The accumulated photosynthetically active radiation illuminated from red LED and blue LED decreased by 43.8% and 33.5%, respectively, compared with the control. The electric energy utilization efficiency (EEUE) of lettuce at growth stage 2 was 1.29-2.06% for red LED, 0.76-1.53% for blue LED, and 0.25-0.41% for FL. The photosynthetically active radiation utilization efficiency (PARUE) of lettuce was 6.25-9.95% for red LED, 3.75-7.49% for blue LED, and 2.77-4.62% for FL. EEUE and PARUE significantly increased with the increasing light period. Conclusions: From these results, illumination time of 16-20 h in a day was proposed to improve the light utilization efficiency of lettuce grown in a plant factory.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
• /
• 제16권3호
• /
• pp.247-255
• /
• 2012

Daylighting has a very effective role in reducing power consumption and improving indoor environments in office buildings. Previously, it was not under consideration as a major source of renewable energy due to poor reliability in the design. Optical fiber as a transmission medium in the daylighting system demands uniform distribution of light to solve cost, heat, and efficiency issues. Therefore, this study focuses on the uniform distribution of sunlight through the fiber bundle and to the interior of the building. To this end, two efficient approaches for the fiber-based daylighting system are presented. The first approach consists of a parabolic mirror, and the second approach contains a Fresnel lens. Sunlight is captured, guided, and distributed through the concentrator, optical fibers, and lenses, respectively. At the capturing stage, uniform illumination solves the heat problem, which has critical importance in making the system cost-effective by introducing plastic optical fibers. The efficiency of the system is increased by collimated light, which helps to insert maximum light into the optical fibers. Furthermore, we find that the hybrid system of combining sunlight and light emitting diode light gives better illumination levels than that of traditional lighting systems. Simulation and experimental results have shown that the efficiency of the system is better than previous fiber-based daylighting systems.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 전력전자학회 1998년도 연구회 합동 학술발표회 논문집
• /
• pp.60-63
• /
• 1998

The widely used power supply (Switched Mode Power Supply : SMPS) as a source in order to stabilize direct current for electronics or communication systems has merits, when it is compared to the existing source for stability, such as high efficiency, small size, light weight by means of switching process of the semiconductor device which controls the flow of power. However, due to existence of inductors and capacitors used for charging energy, the source part in electronic or communication systems hasn't reached the speed, that is supposed to get, for achieving smaller size and lighter weight. In order to get smallness in size, it is necessary to increase switching frequency. And that makes devices for measuring energy smaller. Nevertheless, the rise switching frequency brings increases in switching loss, inductor loss, and power loss. Also, the occurrence of surge and noise caused by high frequency switching is getting higher. The resonant converter has been considered as one of methods that give solutions for the problems of SMPS and that method have been paid attention as a source technology in electronics and communication.

• 한국환경농학회지
• /
• 제28권4호
• /
• pp.468-471
• /
• 2009

This study was conducted to determine the phototactic response of Paratlanticus ussuriensis to different wavelength of light by the use of LEDs and to provide a basic information for developing an improved trap with the longer trapping efficiency to control environment-friendly this katydid. P. ussuriensis were attracted to the single LED light source, especially, blue and white. For the multiple LED light sources, the movement of P. ussuriensis was not significantly different among LED-light bands. Overall, P. ussuriensis had a tendency to move to light source although they were not attracted to a specific wavelength of light. These methods may be used as information for conducting a phototactic response of other insects.

• Journal of Power Electronics
• /
• 제9권2호
• /
• pp.164-172
• /
• 2009

Recently, 2-dimensional flat light sources have been attracting much attention for its use in LCD backlight applications because of its high luminous efficiency and uniformity. A long-gap discharge, mercury-tree flat fluorescent lamp has been developed, which shows a high brightness ($>5000\;cd/m^2$) and high luminous efficacy (60 lm/W). Additionally, it has a wide operating margin and stable driving condition with the aid of an auxiliary electrode. For driving the lamp, a narrow pulse power to maintain the glow discharge state is required. Since there has been no research for this kind of lamp driving, this paper proposes a newly developed short-pulse, high-voltage lamp-driving scheme. The proposed lamp system uses a ballast with a coupled-inductor in order to raise the short pulse voltage up to the lamp ignition level and to obtain energy-recovery action during the glow discharge mode. The operation principles are presented and also the system performances such as the lighting efficiency, spatial and angular uniformities are evaluated by hardware experiments. The results show that the proposed lighting system is a good candidate for the next-generation of LCD backlight systems.

• 한국태양광발전학회지
• /
• 제4권2호
• /
• pp.6-13
• /
• 2018

최근 산업용 태양광 발전시장에서 주목 받고 있는 양면수광형 태양전지의 경우 지면 반사광(Albedo)의 영향으로 추가적인 광생성(Photogeneration)이 발생하여 태양전지의 전환효율(Conversion efficiency)을 증가시켜 주기 때문에 시장에서 수요가 증가하고 있다. 이러한 장점에도 불구하고 몇 가지 문제에 대한 논의가 진행되고 있는데 그 중에서 가장 중요한 부분은 양면수광형 태양전지의 효율을 정의하는 부분이다. 양면수광형 태양전지의 효율을 정의하기 위하여 여러 가지 연구가 진행되었지만 현재까지 국제적인 기준이 제정되지 않아 정확한 효율의 정의가 어려운 상황이다. 양면수광형 태양전지의 성능 확인을 위한 측정 방식은 단일광원(Single light source) 조사 방식, 단일광원 분할(Single light splitter) 조사 방식, 이중광원(Double light source) 조사 방식으로 나눌 수 있다. 본고에서는 이중광원 조사 방식을 이용하여 후면 반사광의 광원을 개별적으로 정의함으로써 실제 발전 환경과 동일한 조건의 광량 정의를 통하여 다양한 지면 반사 조건에 대하여 정확한 태양전지의 전환효율을 측정하고 이를 통하여 다이오드 특성을 추출할 수 있는 측정 방식에 대하여 논하고자 한다.

• 전기학회논문지
• /
• 제58권6호
• /
• pp.1110-1115
• /
• 2009

We studied on the design of electrical parameters for ICP(Inductively Coupled Plasma) light sources which can be effective to improve the electrical power efficiency of it. These parameters were derivated from Barkhausen theory about the oscillating condition of a ballaster. The relationships of $f-I_p$ and f-n were calculated theoretically and then these relationships were compared with the measured results about $I_p$ and power depending to a discharge length(l) of ICP light source. Finally, we can see that a specific range of induced current depending to a discharge length would be necessary to minimize the change of magnetization inductance and driving frequency at driving.

• 융합정보논문지
• /
• 제10권2호
• /
• pp.96-101
• /
• 2020

반도체 조명과 아울러 디스플레이의 주요한 광원으로서 주목받고 있는 마이크로 크기의 발광다이오드에서 광학적 특성 및 효율의 향상을 위해 다양한 개발 방향과 연구 방법이 제시되어져 왔다. 하지만 이러한 개발 방향과 방법은 2차원 구조를 기반으로 하고 있으며, 이에 따라 연구와 개발이 진행되어왔다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 평면구조와는 구별되는 나노 프레임 구조를 통한 입체적인 나노 구조의 설계와 아울러 미세 패턴과 반응성 에칭 방법이 적용된 반도체 공정 적용을 제시하고자 한다. 또한, 나노 프레임 구조의 구현을 위해 적용된 공정 개발을 통해 수직성이 향상된 나노 캐비티와 이를 통한 나노 기둥의 제시를 통해 나노 구조의 반도체 광원으로의 적용 가능성을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
• /
• pp.189-192
• /
• 2000

광합성 홍색세균의 light harvesting complex II (LHC II)발현 유전자가 제거된 돌연변이종을 halogen 램프 하에서 거리에 따라 광도를 달리하며 배양하여 wild type과 생산성을 비교한 결과 낮은 광도(34 ${\mu}E/m^2/s$)에서는 wild type가 높은 광도 (376, 118 ${\mu}E/m^2/s$)에서는 mutant가 높은 세포농도를 나타내었다. 특히 118 ${\mu}E/m^2/s$에서 LHC $II^-$ mutant가 56% 높은 세포생산량을 보였다. 이는 세포내 pigment양의 감소로 mutual shading effect가 감소하였기 때문으로 판단되었다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
• /
• 제15권6호
• /
• pp.70-76
• /
• 2016

Commercialization of surface lighting using Light Emitting Diodes (LED) has embraced the advance to Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technology. This is necessary to achieve light-efficiency-improvement and longer component life. The range of application of LED lighting for both interior and outdoor lights has been gradually expanding. Automobiles and home appliances are now included. In the case of LED surface lighting in a domestic refrigerator, achieving high efficiency requires optimization of the number of LEDs in a pack. Optimization is also required in the design stage of development with regard to the conversion of the light source type from point light sources to the surface light type. This paper addresses these design problems. It presents a study of brightness variations for design solutions that differ from the existing technology in both the number of LED packages and use of Light Gathering Power (LGP) information. The intention is to facilitate production of high brightness LED surface lighting for domestic refrigerators.