• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.12-19
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• 2022

Circuit breakers are a crucial factor in ensuring the safety of a Direct Current (DC) grid. One type of DC circuit breaker, the Z-source DC circuit breaker (ZCB), uses a thyristor, which is a type of semiconductor switch. In the event of a fault in the circuit, the ZCB isolates the fault by generating a zero crossing current in the thyristor. The thyristor quickly and actively isolates the fault while generating a zero crossing current, but thyristor switch cannot control turn-off and the allowable current is lower than the current of the mechanical switch. Therefore, it is best to use a mechanical switch with a high allowable current capacity that is capable of on/off control. Due to the slow reaction time of mechanical switches, they may not isolate the fault during the zero crossing current time interval created by the existing circuit. In this case, the zero crossing current time can be increased by using the property that hinders the rapid change in the current of the inductor. This paper will explore whether adding system inductance to increase the zero crossing current time interval is a solution to this problem. The simulation of changing inductor and capacitor (LC) of the circuit is repeated to find an optimal change in the zero crossing current time according to the LC change and provides an inductor and capacitor range optimized for a specific load. The inductor and capacitor range are expected to provide optimization information in the form LC values for future applications of ZCB's using a mechanical switch.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.296-297
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• 2011

Many applications involving induction motors that are controlled using variable frequency drives require the ability to stop quickly. These applications include emergency stops, quick stopping of fans, centrifuges, presses, etc. The technique that is widely accepted in the industry for achieving quick stopping makes use of brake resistors in series with a power semiconductor switch. The switch-resistor combination (brake-unit) is applied across the dc bus. The fastest decelerating time achievable depends on the size of the resistors and the switch employed. In this paper, the authors propose a novel method of achieving quick stopping times without the use of any brake-unit. Experimental test results with and without this method on a large inertia motor-load combination show that the proposed stopping method is able to reduce the stopping time significantly compared to normal decelerated stop without the need for a braking unit.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.1107-1115
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• 2013

A new PWM technique for a two-phase BLDC motor fed by a two-phase eight-switch inverter is proposed in this paper. It is well known that a two-phase eight-switch inverter can significantly improve power output compared with a two-phase six-switch inverter in a two-phase motor drive. To drive the two-phase BLDC motor simply and effectively, two normal PWM strategies are investigated to manage speed regulation. However, under the conditions of low speed and light load, especially during the braking process, the current in a short time of one period is near zero, which is a discontinuous waveform every half period. To solve it, a novel PWM technique is investigated to improve the operational performance of normal technique. Using the new PWM scheme, the current continues every half period and the braking performance is improved. The effectiveness of the proposed PWM method is verified through the experiments.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.11c
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• pp.125-127
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• 2007

Presented increase and so on of switch stress and switching dissipation and EMI that is happened in general PWM converter and in this study to solve problem the resonance energy return to life rate and new active snubber PWM converter because do maximization. Active snubber PWM converter that try adds auxiliary switch and resonance capacitor, diode to existing converter under all switching conditions turn on/off Minimised switching dissipation that occur. Reduced harmonic components absorbing station recovery electric current that happen to snubber diode inserting diode and resistance. And decreased peak current that is happened in auxiliary switch arranging resonance capacitor and inductor properly, Certified effect that efficiency rises about 2.5[%] more than existent PWM converter in rated load through an experiment.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.321-324
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• 2004

This paper presents a package IC containing some components of DC/DC converter block for mobile phone's sub OLED(Organic Light Emitting Display). Package IC contains a load switch, a control IC, a diode, a switch for on/off operation, and a switch for changing output voltage. It operates with switching frequency of 100kHz, within the range of input voltage, $3.2V\~5.5V$. Duty ratio can be changed up to $93\%$, and maximum power efficiency is $85\%$. This package IC is loaded onto three model of 1.2W mobile phone's sub-OLED.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07d
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• pp.2197-2198
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• 2006

본 논문은 역률개선 효과가 있는 MERS(Magnetic Enery recovery switch)를 사용하여 에너지 효율에서의 결과를 입증하고자 한다. 전원과 유도성부하에 직렬 연결된 MERS는 Full Bridge와 비슷한 구성으로 전력용 MOSFET(or IGBT) SWITCH 4개와 전해 DC콘덴서 1개로 구성되어진다. MERS의 콘덴서는 부하와 콘덴서의 리액턴스, $X_C<X_L$을 만족하는 콘덴서의 용량을 선택하고 콘덴서에 충전된 전압에 의해 부하의 유도계수를 보상하여 역률을 1로 추종하며 개선된다. 이때 스위치는 전원 전압에 대해 zero-voltage switching 과 zero-current switching을 하게 된다. 만약 부하가 변하더라도 $X_C<X_L$을 만족한다면 자동적으로 역률은 1에 맞추어지게 된다

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.565-566
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• 2006

본 논문은 역률개선 효과가 있는 MERS(Magnetic Energy recovery switch)를 사용하여 에너지 효율에서의 결과를 입증하고자 한다. 전원과 유도성부하에 직렬 연결된 MERS는 Full Bridge와 비슷한 성으로 전력용 MOSFET(or IGBT) SWITCH 4개와 전해 DC콘덴서 1개로 성되어진다. MERS의 콘덴서는 부하와 콘덴서의 리액턴스, $X_{c}{<}X_{L}$ 을 만족하는 콘덴서의 용량을 선택하고 콘덴서에 충전된 전압에 의해 부하의 유도계수를 보상하여 역률을 1로 추종하며 개선된다. 이때 스위치는 전원 전압에 대해 zero-voltage switching 과 zero-current switching을 하게 된다. 만약 부하가 변하더라도 $X_{c}{<}X_{L}$을 만족한다면 자동적으로 역률은 1에 맞추어지게 된다

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07b
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• pp.1231-1232
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• 2006

본 논문은 역률개선 효과가 있는 MERS(Magnetic Enery recovery switch)를 사용하여 에너지 효율에서의 결과를 입증하고자 한다. 전원과 유도성부하에 직렬 연결된 MERS는 Full Bridge와 비슷한 구성으로 전력용 MOSFET(or IGBT) SWITCH 4개와 전해 DC콘덴서 1개로 구성되어진다. MERS의 콘덴서는 부하와 콘덴서의 리액턴스, $X_C<X_L$을 만족하는 콘덴서의 용량을 선택하고 콘덴서에 충전된 전압에 의해 부하의 유도계수를 보상하여 역률을 1로 추종하며 개선된다. 이때 스위치는 전원 전압에 대해 zero-voltage switching 과 zero-current switching을 하게 된다. 만약 부하가 변하더라도 $X_C<X_L$을 만족한다면 자동적으로 역률은 1에 맞추어지게 된다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.224-225
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• 2013

This paper describes the four switch three-phase Z-source active power filter. This novel configuration has many advantages like reduction of cost, switching loss and smaller drive circuit. The paper presents an application of direct current control(DCC) method in a three-phase parallel Z-source active power filter to reduce the harmonics generated by the nonlinear load. The compensation principles and dynamics of the system are discussed in detail. The results show that the proposed control strategy is feasible and efficient.

• Journal of international Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.99-103
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• 2012

This paper presents a new switch-control approach for multiphase interleaved converters. Development of the proposed technique is based on control-signal generation for multi-unit synchronization. Current sharing among the switching cells and voltage regulation are achieved by means of a multi-loop control scheme regardless of changes in input voltage and load. System stability is ensured by single-pole compensation. This proposed technique is straightforward, reliable and inexpensive, and can be applied to any higher number of cells without difficulty.