• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.93-98
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• 2018

In this paper, an energy-efficient 11.49-bit successive approximation register (SAR) capacitance-to-digital converter (CDC) for capacitive sensors with a figure of merit (FoM) of 31.6 pJ/conversion-step is presented. The CDC employs a SAR algorithm to obtain low power consumption and a simplified structure. The proposed circuit uses a capacitive sensing amplifier (CSA) and a dynamic latch comparator to achieve parasitic capacitance-insensitive operation. The CSA adopts a correlated double sampling (CDS) technique to reduce flicker (1/f) noise to achieve low-noise characteristics. The SAR algorithm is implemented in dual operating mode, using an 8-bit coarse programmable capacitor array in the capacitance-domain and an 8-bit R-2R digital-to-analog converter (DAC) in the charge-domain. The proposed CDC achieves a wide input capacitance range of 29.4 pF and a high resolution of 0.449 fF. The CDC is fabricated in a $0.18-{\mu}m$ 1P6M complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) process with an active area of 0.55 mm2. The total power consumption of the CDC is $86.4{\mu}W$ with a 1.8-V supply. The SAR CDC achieves a measured 11.49-bit resolution within a conversion time of 1.025 ms and an energy-efficiency FoM of 31.6 pJ/step.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.95-106
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• 2016

사물인터넷(Internet of Things: IoT)이란 모든 사물이 인터넷에 연결되어 상호 간에 직접 통신하는, 향후 정보통신의 미래 인프라 및 서비스이다. 이것이 필요한 이유는 초연결 사회에 기반을 둔 삶의 질 향상과 생산성 향상에 있으며, 최종적으로는 국가 자체의 인프라, 더 나아가서는 인류를 위한 중추 신경계를 이루기 때문에 무엇보다 중요하다. IoT는 셀룰러 이동통신 기반의 IoT와 비셀룰러기반의 IoT로 대분되어 오다가 두 분야의 융합이 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 IoT는 현재 거품 최고조기에 있으며, 아직까지 주목할 만한 큰 수익모델이 없는 상태이다. 그 이유는 사물인터넷 서비스 활성화에 가장 걸림돌이 되어온 보안문제, 배터리수명, 통신거리, IoT 디바이스를 포함한 솔루션 가격 그리고 월정료 문제가 여전히 존재하기 때문이다. 최근 이들 문제 해결을 목적으로, 대량의 IoT 디바이스를 필요로 하는 새로운 사물인터넷 커넥티비티에 대한 재정의, 표준화 및 솔루션 개발이 핫이슈이다. 본고에서는 셀룰라 및 비셀룰라 IoT기반의 Low Power Wide Area(LPWA), 즉 저전력 광역 IoT에 대한 시장, 기술 및 솔루션 비교 그리고 표준화 동향을 다룬다. 또한, 비셀룰라기반 즉 비면허대역과 프리밴드 활용을 통한 기술적 및 정책적 대응전략을 살펴본다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.25-31
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• 2009

This paper describes CMOS VCO circuit design procedures and techniques for multi-band/multi-standard RF transceivers. The proposed techniques enable a 4 GHz CMOS VCO to satisfy all requirements for Quad-band GSMIEDGE and WCDMA standards by achieving a good trade-off among important specifications, phase noise, power consumption, modulation performance, and chip area efficiency. To meet the very stringent GSM T/Rx phase noise and wide frequency range specifications, the VCO utilizes bond-wire inductors with high-quality factor, an 8-bit coarse tune capbank for low VCO gain(30$\sim$50 MHz/V) and an on-chip $2^{nd}$ harmonic noise filter. The proposed VCO is implemented in $0.13{\mu}m$ CMOS technology. The measured tuning range is about 34 %(3.17 to 4.49 GHz). The VCO exhibits a phase noise of -123 dBc/Hz at 400 kHz offset and -145 dBc/Hz at 3 MHz offset from a 900 MHz carrier after LO chain. The calculated figure of merit(FOM) is -183.5 dBc/Hz at 3 MHz offset. This fully integrated VCO occupies $0.45{\times}0.9\;mm^2$.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.365-371
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• 2021

In this study, The Virtual Power Plant (VPP) solution platform considered in this study minimizes the cost and investment risk associated with the construction of power generation and transmission facilities. In addition, it includes a Demand Response (DR) program operation function to meet consumers' electricity demand. With the introduction of VPP, it is possible to provide more eco-friendly and efficient power by responding to changes in consumer load in real time through existing generators and DR programs without large-scale facility investment in power generation and transmission/distribution sectors. In order to link the communication device to the solar power and ESS linkage device, it is necessary to transmit data in the control/state between the device device and the edge system and develop an IoT device and interworking platform (OneM2M).

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.42-48
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• 2011

Generally, the structure without the stator core Axial Field Permanent Magnet (AFPM) generator was simple and there was nearly no cogging toque. And because it had the wide driving rate area, it had been being mainly used in the small wind power generation system. However, AFPM generator with non-slotted stator can't generate high voltage at low wind speed due to long air-gap. It is the reason of output efficiency drop. Therefore, in this paper, the AFPM synchronous generator with internal rotor and dual slotted stators for the small wind turbine is studied, and deal with a cogging torque minimization through the determination of optimum pole-arc ratio.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.173-183
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• 2021

As low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) end devices (EDs) are deployed in massive scale, their economic and environmental costs of operation are becoming too significant to ignore and too difficult to estimate. While LPWAN architectures and protocols are designed to primarily save energy, this study shows that energy saving does not necessarily lead to lower cost or environmental footprint of the network. Accordingly, a theoretical framework is proposed to estimate the operational expenditure (OpEx) and environmental footprint of LPWAN EDs. An extended constrained optimization model is provided for the ED link assignment to gateways (GWs) based on heterogeneous ED configurations and hardware specifications. Based on the models, a simulation framework is developed which demonstrates that OpEx, energy consumption, and environmental footprint can be in conflict with each other as constrained optimization objectives. We demonstrate different ways to achieve compromises in each dimension for overall improved network performance.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.118-128
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• 2018

With the massive increase in bandwidth for wireless communications, free space optical (FSO) communication has attracted significant interest owing to its outstanding strengths over conventional radio frequency wireless communication such as a wide bandwidth, unlicensed spectrum, low power consumption, small size, electromagnetic interference immunity, long-range propagation, and improved security. In recent years, FSO technology has been studied intensively for use in terrestrial and underwater autonomous and unmanned mobile systems, a rapidly growing application area, including robots, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous vehicles, unmanned trains, and unmanned submarines. In this report, we review the recent trends and key technologies for the mobile FSO system, and introduce our drone-based mobile FSO system, which is currently under development.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.103-104
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• 2019

최근 스마트시티 구축 사업에서 사물인터넷 기반 서비스 개발이 활발히 진행 중이다. 그 서비스들을 제공하기 위해 사용되어야 할 디바이스 수가 수백만 개까지 증가할 것으로 예상하고 있으며 수백만 개의 디바이스들을 수용하기 위해서는 Massive IoT 네트워크의 환경 구축을 필요로 하고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 Massive IoT 네트워크 환경을 구축하기 위해 저전력 광역 네트워크(LPWAN) 기술 중 LoRa(Long Range) 네트워크가 적용이 가능한지를 LoRaSim을 이용하여 시뮬레이션한다. 시뮬레이션한 결과 중 충돌 횟수를 통해 충동률을 구하고 그래프를 이용하여 신뢰성을 나타내며, Massive IoT 네트워크에 적합성에 대해 분석한다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.44-49
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• 2021

Recently, infrared (IR) and near-infrared (NIR) light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were widely used for home medical applications owing to its low output power and wide exposed area for curing. For deep penetration of the light under the skin, multiple LEDs with wavelengths of 700~10,000 nm were located on a flexible printed circuit board. When multiple wavelengths of LEDs were soldered on a circuit board, the lifetime of LED module highly depends on LEDs with a short lifetime. The mean time to failure (MTTF) was able to calculate with the experimental results under high temperature and the Arrhenius model. The results of this study could help companies to approve the warranty of LED modules and its product.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.769-772
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• 2005

This paper describes a low-voltage and low-power channel selection analog front end with continuous-time low pass filters and highly linear programmable-gain amplifier(PGA). The filters were realized as balanced Gm-C biquadratic filters to achieve a low current consumption. High linearity and a constant wide bandwidth are achieved by using a new transconductance(Gm) cell. The PGA has a voltage gain varying from 0 to 65dB, while maintaining a constant bandwidth. A filter tuning circuit that requires an accurate time base but no external components is presented. With a 1-Vrms differential input and output, the filter achieves -85dB THD and a 78dB signal-to-noise ratio. Both the filter and PGA were implemented in a 0.18um 1P6M n-well CMOS process. They consume 3.2mW from a 1.8V power supply and occupy an area of $0.19mm^2$.