• 전기학회논문지
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.605-612
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• 2017

One of the biggest environmental issues that our world has been facing is climate change. In order to cope with such environmental issues, the world is putting a great deal of effort into energy conservation. The building sector, in particular, consumes 36% of the energy consumed worldwide and emits considerable amount of greenhouse gases. Therefore, introduction of renewable energies in the building sector is highly recommended. Renewable energy sources that can be utilized in the building sector include sunlight, solar heat, geothermal heat, fuel cells and wind power. The wind power generation system which converts wind energy into electrical energy has advantages in that wind is an unlimited and pollution-free resource. It is suitable to be connected to existing buildings because many years of operational experience and the enhanced stability of the system have made it possible to downsize the electrical generator. In case of existing buildings, it is necessary to consider the live loads of the buildings to connect the wind power generation system. This paper, through the connection of the wind power generation with existing buildings, promotes reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy independence by reducing energy consumption in the building sector. In order to connect the wind power generation system with an exciting building, the live load of the building and the area of the rooftop should be considered. The installable model is selected by comparing the live load of the building and the load of the wind power generation system. The maximum number of the wind turbines that can be installed is obtained by considering the separation distance between the wind turbines within the area of the rooftop. Installations are divided into single installations and multiple installations of two different types of wind turbines. After determining the maximum installable number, the optimal model that can achieve the maximum annual power generation will be selected by comparing the respective total annual amount of the power generation of different models.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.267-271
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 빛 에너지 하베스팅을 위한 전력관리회로를 제안한다. 솔라셀이 센서노드가 동작할 수 있는 충분한 전압을 출력할 경우는 Power Management Unit(PMU)를 통해 직접 솔라셀의 에너지를 부하로 공급하고, 솔라셀의 출력전압이 센서노드가 동작하기에 충분치 않다면 voltage booster(VB)를 통해 충분한 전압까지 승압하여 이를 PMU를 통해 부하로 공급하도록 설계하였다. 설계된 회로를 0.18um CMOS 공정으로 제작하여 측정한 결과, 솔라셀의 에너지를 PMU를 통해 직접 부하로 공급하는 경우는 보다 많은 에너지가 부하로 공급되었고, VB를 이용하여 PMU를 통해 부하로 에너지를 공급하는 경우는 낮은 전압을 출력하는 초소형 솔라셀에도 적용이 가능하였고 낮은 조도에서도 에너지 공급이 가능하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.423-431
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• 2009

Standard uroflowmetry measures the urine weight using single load cell to evaluate the urinary flow rate. Impact noise should be introduced due to gravity when the urine stream falls down into the container upon the load cell. The present study placed three load cells on the three vertices of a regular triangle and the three signals were ensemble averaged to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) regardless of how the urination was made. Simulated urination experiment was performed with three different urine collection methods. In all three methods, SNR of the averaged signal was much higher than each load cell signals. With no urine collection device, the present signal averaging technique resulted in SNR values higher by 10~15 dB than when dual funnels or upper funnel were used to guide the urine stream. Therefore, it was demonstrated that the three point measurement followed by with ensemble averaging could enable accurate uroflowmetric test without any specially made urine collection devices.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.809-816
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• 2010

본 논문은 모바일 분산 환경에서 이동형 환자를 모니터링하고 응급상황에 대처할 수 있는 부하 균형 다중 에이 전트 모델을 제안한다. 제안된 모델은 모바일 시스템에서 확장하여 분산 프레임워크 기반의 구조를 갖도록 설계하였으며, 이동형 환자들의 실시간 상황정보를 통해 헬스케어의 서비스를 제공하고 있다. 시스템 설계 시 미들웨어의 한계를 극복하기 위해 애플리케이션들과 그 기반이 되는 네트워크 인프라 사이에 추상 레이어를 제공하여 QoS 요구들과 네트워크 수명 사이의 균형을 유지시켜 주었다. 그리고 셀에서 다중 에이전트의 효율적인 부하 분산을 위해 클러스터링을 사용하였다. 클러스터링은 FCM을 사용하여, 자원들의 사용을 최적화하기 위해 전송 지연을 고려함으로써, 모든 셀에서 다중 에이전트를 효율적으로 분산시킨다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권3A호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 3GPP의 LTE시스템에서 자동화기술 중의 하나인 기지국 구성 자동 설정 (Self-Optimization)을 위한 하드 핸드오버 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 먼저 주변 셀로부터의 수신신호세기와 X2인터페이스를 통해 eNB(evolved Node-B)간의 정보 교환으로 수집된 후보 목표 셀들의 셀 부하 정보를 이용하여, 최적의 목표 셀을 선택하는 혼합형 목표 셀 선택방식과 핸드오버 성능에 영향을 주는 다양한 환경 요소들의 비용함수들에 의해서 최적의 핸드오버 히스테리시스(Hysteresis) 값을 선택하는 다중 요소 기반 능동 히스테리시스 방식으로 구성되어 있다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 알고리즘은 핸드오버 성능에 영향을 주는 요소들에 대한 정보를 바탕으로 LTE시스템에서의 기지국 운용 자동 최적화을 위한 최적화된 목표 셀과 히스테리시스 값을 선택하는 동작을 수행함으로써 핸드오버의 가장 중요한 성능인 핸드오버 실패율과 부하균형 측면에서 우수한 성능을 얻게 한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.709-730
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• 2017

To address the challenge of unprecedented growth in mobile data traffic, ultra-dense network deployment is a cost efficient solution to offload the traffic over some small cells. The overlapped coverage areas of small cells create more than one candidate access points for one mobile user. Signal strength based user association in IEEE 802.11 results in a significantly unbalanced load distribution among access points. However, the effective bandwidth demand of each user actually differs vastly due to their different preferences for mobile applications. In this paper, we formulate a set of non-linear integer programming models for joint user association control and user demand guarantee problem. In this model, we are trying to maximize the system capacity and guarantee the effective bandwidth demand for each user by soft-association control with a software defined network controller. With the fact of NP-hard complexity of non-linear integer programming solver, we propose a Kernighan Lin Algorithm based graph-partitioning method for a large-scale network. Finally, we evaluated the performance of the proposed algorithm for the edge users with heterogeneous bandwidth demands and mobility scenarios. Simulation results show that the proposed adaptive soft-association control can achieve a better performance than the other two and improves the individual quality of user experience with a little price on system throughput.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.197-216
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• 2016

The increased speed of a train causes increased loads that act on the track substructures. To ensure the safety of the track substructures, proper maintenance and repair are necessary based on an accurate characterization of strength and stiffness. The objective of this study is to develop and apply a cone penetrometer incorporated with the dynamic cone penetration method (CPD) for investigating track substructures. The CPD consists of an outer rod for dynamic penetration in the ballast layer and an inner rod with load cells for static penetration in the subgrade. Additionally, an energy-monitoring module composed of strain gauges and an accelerometer is connected to the head of the outer rod to measure the dynamic responses during the dynamic penetration. Moreover, eight strain gauges are installed in the load cells for static penetration to measure the cone tip resistance and the friction resistance during static penetration. To investigate the applicability of the developed CPD, laboratory and field tests are performed. The results of the CPD tests, i.e., profiles of the corrected dynamic cone penetration index (CDI), profiles of the cone tip and friction resistances, and the friction ratio are obtained at high resolution. Moreover, the maximum shear modulus of the subgrade is estimated using the relationships between the static penetration resistances and the maximum shear modulus obtained from the laboratory tests. This study suggests that the CPD test may be a useful method for the characterization of track substructures.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.363-368
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• 2007

높은 중량에너지밀도로 배터리 무게를 줄일 수 있는 장점을 갖는 리튬이온 배터리는 중량이 중요한 관심사인 많은 항공우주 응용분야에서 빠른 속도로 Ni-Cd, Ni-H2 등의 기존 배터리를 대체하고 있다. 또한 리튬이온 배터리는 낮은 열 손실 특성과 높은 에너지 효율 그리고 저렴한 셀 단가를 갖는다. 80개의 소니 US18650 리튬이온 셀을 사용한 KSLV-I 탑재배터리 모듈은 셀을 8개씩 직렬로 구성한 후 각 열을 병렬로 10개 연결하여 요구되는 전압과 용량을 공급한다. 본 논문에서는 우주발사체용 리튬이온 배터리의 설계 및 그 특성에 대해 소개하며, 예상되는 우주환경에서 배터리가 신뢰성 있게 동작하는지를 검증하는 환경시험 프로그램 절차를 보였다. 배터리 성능은 전자부하기를 이용한 시뮬레이션 시험을 통해 확인하였고 발사체 2단에 장착하여 각 전장품들과의 연계시험을 통해 검증하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제60권5호
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• pp.320-331
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• 2023

In this study, a model test was conducted using the soft-mooring technique to evaluate the added resistance of the ship in waves. The study also examined the specific factors that should be considered during the soft-mooring test. The main purpose of soft-mooring is to prevent drifting caused by waves by providing horizontal restoring forces. However, it can also create undesired restoring forces in the vertical direction. Therefore, we examined the restoring force of the ship's 6-DOF motion based on the arrangement of the soft-mooring and the height of the mooring connection point. We also checked the corresponding resonance period and drift distance. The soft-mooring test was conducted twice, once with self-propulsion and once without self-propulsion, allowing us to review the advantages and disadvantages of each test technique. The main parameters measured in these model tests were 6DOF motion and added resistance on the ship. We compared these measurements obtained from two different techniques (with and without self-propulsion). Additionally, we also compared the measurements based on the types of measuring sensors used (2D load cells on FP, AP, and 1D load cells on each mooring line) as well as the height of the mooring connection point.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.667-675
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• 2021

Streptococcus agalactiae is an important bacterial pathogen and causative agent of diseases including neonatal sepsis and meningitis, as well as infections in healthy adults and pregnant women. Although antibiotic treatments effectively relieve symptoms, the emergence and transmission of multidrug-resistant strains indicate the need for an effective immunotherapy. Effector T helper (Th) 17 cells are a relatively newly discovered subpopulation of helper CD4⁺ T lymphocytes, and which, by expressing interleukin (IL)-17A, play crucial roles in host defenses against a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and viruses. However, whether S. agalactiae infection can induce the differentiation of CD4⁺ T cells into Th17 cells, and whether IL-17A can play an effective role against S. agalactiae infections, are still unclear. In this study, we analyzed the responses of CD4⁺ T cells and their defensive effects after S. agalactiae infection. The results showed that S. agalactiae infection induces not only the formation of Th1 cells expressing interferon (IFN)-γ, but also the differentiation of mouse splenic CD4⁺ T cells into Th17 cells, which highly express IL-17A. In addition, the bacterial load of S. agalactiae was significantly increased and decreased in organs as determined by antibody neutralization and IL-17A addition experiments, respectively. The results confirmed that IL-17A is required by the host to defend against S. agalactiae and that it plays an important role in effectively eliminating S. agalactiae. Our findings therefore prompt us to adopt effective methods to regulate the expression of IL-17A as a potent strategy for the prevention and treatment of S. agalactiae infection.