• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.437-443
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 임베디드 프로세서 및 네트워크 구조를 기반으로 구성된 NoC(Network-On-Chip)의 저전력 테스트 구조를 제안한다. 임베디드 프로세서와 여러개의 코어로 구성된 네트워크 구조에 벤치마크 회로를 직접 연결하여 테스트 전력소모를 평가하였으며, 각 코어의 테스트 패턴을 저전력 소모가 되도록 매핑하여 테스트 전력소모를 감소시켰다. 또한 임베디드 프로세스 코어를 ATE(Automatic Test Equipment)로 사용하여 테스트 시간을 줄일수 있었다. ISCAS89 벤치마크 회로에 대해서 테스트 시간은 매우 효과적으로 감소되었으며 평균 전력소모는 약 8%가 감소되었다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2001년도 Proceedings ICPE 01 2001 International Conference on Power Electronics
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• pp.581-585
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• 2001

This paper describes novel high voltage capacitor(HVC) embedded high frequency transformer and novel inverter power supply topology for driving magnetron in microwave oven. This transformer is used to achieve down­sizing, low-cost and efficiency improvement. Proposed transformer has HVC in its secondary winding. Therefore, this transformer does not need external high voltage capacitor which used in conventional power supply. As use of this transformer, output voltage is shifted from ground to above 2000[V] and efficiency of microwave oven can be improved. The weight of proposed transformer is about one sixth of conventional one and efficiency is improved by seven percent compared to the efficiency of the conventional system.

• 한국소프트웨어감정평가학회 논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2020

인공지능의 활용성이 다양해지면서 소형 휴대용기기에 알고리즘을 탑재하려는 요구가 증가하고 있다. 또한 임베디드 시스템이 고성능화하면서 운영체제는 물론 고속연산 및 머신러닝의 알고리즘 구현이 가능해 지고 있다. 그러나 반복연산과 방대한 학습데이터를 처리하는 머신러닝알고리즘의 특성으로 네트워크 연결에 의한 클라우드 환경에 의존하고 있다. 임베디드 시스템에서의 독자적인 운영을 위해서는 저 전력화 및 최적화 알고리즘에 의한 빠른 실행이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 스마트 제어를 목적으로 임베디드 시스템에 에너지 측정용 센서를 연결하고, 실시간 측정 및 모니터링 시스템으로 측정정보를 데이터베이스로 저장하는 장치를 구현하였다. 연속적으로 측정되어 저장된 데이터는 학습 알고리즘에 적용하여, 최적화 전력제어에 활용가능하며, 에너지 측정에 요구되는 다양한 센서의 인터페이스가 가능한 시스템을 구성하였다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.203-208
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• 2006

Channel estimation and data detection for OFDM systems over time- and frequency-selective channels are investigated. Relying on the complex exponential basis expansion channel model, a pilot-embedded channel estimation scheme with low computational complexity and spectral efficiency is proposed. A periodic pilot sequence is superimposed at a low power on information bearing sequence at the transmitter before modulation and transmission. The channel state information(CSI) can be estimated using the first-order statistics of the received data. In order to enhance the performance of channel estimation, we recover the transmitted data which can be exploited to estimate CSI iteratively. Simulation results show that the proposed method is suitable for doubly-selective channel estimation for the OFDM systems and the performance of the proposed method can be better than that of the Wiener filter method under some conditions. Through simulations, we also analyze the factors which can affect the system performances.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.48-56
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• 2008

본 논문은 대기오염의 주범인 자동차 배기 가스량을 체크하고 차량내의 고장 유 무 진단 시스템 개발이다. 시스템 엔진 정보 추출을 위해 차량 CAN 통신을 이용하고 정보 전송을 위해 ZigBee를 통해 데이터 전송을 한다. 차량 CAN을 위해 차량에서 자체 제공되는 OBD-II 프로토콜을 사용하여 차량의 각종 센서 정보 및 O2 센서 값을 통해 차량 상태 정보 및 배기 가스양을 계산한다. 주행 중인 자동차 엔진 및 내부 고장에 잘 알지 못하는 일반 사용자를 위해 운행 중 실시간 차량의 자가진단 시스템 구축을 목적으로 하고 고장진단 프로토콜 전송을 위한 무선통신 인터페이스로 저 전력 저비용 ZigBee 통신 인터페이스를 구축한다. 자동차 그리고 진단 시스템의 통신을 위해 ZigBee 시스템을 통하여 효율적 저비용 통신 인터페이스를 구성하여 차량내의 엔진 및 각종 센서 정보 네트워크를 지원한다. 차량에서 전송되어 온 각종 센서정보는 ZigBee 기반을 통해 ZigBee 메인 컨트를 시스템에 전송된다. 차량에 이상이 생겼을 때 트러블 코드를 저장하고 자동차가 정비소에 갔을 때 정확한 판단을 하여 신속하게 처리 할 수 있게 해 주며 자동차에 대해서 잘 알지 못하는 운전자에게 정확한 정보를 제공한다. 또한 멀티미디어 시스템 기능을 추가하고 주행 중 무선 인터넷이 가능하도록 시스템을 확장한다. 마지막으로 주행 중 차량 자가진단을 위해 저 전력 임베디드 리눅스 시스템을 구축하고 실 실험을 통하여 구현하고 검증한다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.675-687
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• 2010

Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is the science and technology of monitoring and assessing the condition of aerospace, civil and mechanical infrastructures using a sensing system integrated into the structure. Impedance-based SHM measures impedance of a structure using a PZT (Lead Zirconate Titanate) patch. This paper presents a low-power wireless autonomous and active SHM node called Autonomous SHM Sensor 2 (ASN-2), which is based on the impedance method. In this study, we incorporated three methods to save power. First, entire data processing is performed on-board, which minimizes radio transmission time. Considering that the radio of a wireless sensor node consumes the highest power among all modules, reduction of the transmission time saves substantial power. Second, a rectangular pulse train is used to excite a PZT patch instead of a sinusoidal wave. This eliminates a digital-to-analog converter and reduces the memory space. Third, ASN-2 senses the phase of the response signal instead of the magnitude. Sensing the phase of the signal eliminates an analog-to-digital converter and Fast Fourier Transform operation, which not only saves power, but also enables us to use a low-end low-power processor. Our SHM sensor node ASN-2 is implemented using a TI MSP430 microcontroller evaluation board. A cluster of ASN-2 nodes forms a wireless network. Each node wakes up at a predetermined interval, such as once in four hours, performs an SHM operation, reports the result to the central node wirelessly, and returns to sleep. The power consumption of our ASN-2 is 0.15 mW during the inactive mode and 18 mW during the active mode. Each SHM operation takes about 13 seconds to consume 236 mJ. When our ASN-2 operates once in every four hours, it is estimated to run for about 2.5 years with two AAA-size batteries ignoring the internal battery leakage.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.306-314
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• 2012

In case of the conventional DC-AC inverter using two DC-DC converters with unipolar output capacitor voltages, for generating the AC output voltage, the output capacitor voltages of its each DC-DC converter must be higher than the DC input voltage. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a single-phase DC-AC inverter using two embedded Z-source converters with bipolar output capacitor voltages. The proposed inverter is composed of two embedded Z-source converters with common DC source and output AC load. The AC output voltage is obtained by the difference of the output capacitor voltages of each converter. Though the output capacitor voltage of converter is relatively low compared to the conventional method, it can be obtained the same AC output voltage. Moreover, by controlling asymmetrically the output capacitor voltage, the AC output voltage of the proposed system is higher than the DC input voltage. To verify the validity of the proposed system, a DSP(TMS320F28335) based single-phase embedded Z-source DC-AC inverter was made and the PSIM simulation was performed under the condition of the DC source 38V. As controlled symmetrically and asymmetrically the output capacitor voltages of each converter, the proposed inverter could produce the AC output voltage with sinusoidal waveform. Particularly, in case of asymmetric control, a higher AC output voltage was obtained. Finally, the efficiency of the proposed system was measured as 95% and 97% respectively in case of symmetric and asymmetric control.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권5_6호
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• pp.689-709
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• 2010

In this paper, a low cost, low power but multifunctional wireless sensor node is presented for the impedance-based SHM using piezoelectric sensors. Firstly, a miniaturized impedance measuring chip device is utilized for low cost and low power structural excitation/sensing. Then, structural damage detection/sensor self-diagnosis algorithms are embedded on the on-board microcontroller. This sensor node uses the power harvested from the solar energy to measure and analyze the impedance data. Simultaneously it monitors temperature on the structure near the piezoelectric sensor and battery power consumption. The wireless sensor node is based on the TinyOS platform for operation, and users can take MATLAB$^{(R)}$ interface for the control of the sensor node through serial communication. In order to validate the performance of this multifunctional wireless impedance sensor node, a series of experimental studies have been carried out for detecting loose bolts and crack damages on lab-scale steel structural members as well as on real steel bridge and building structures. It has been found that the proposed sensor nodes can be effectively used for local wireless health monitoring of structural components and for constructing a low-cost and multifunctional SHM system as "place and forget" wireless sensors.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권11호
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• pp.1827-1834
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• 2016

This paper presents a high efficient generator with PM(Permanent Magnet) exciter. The proposed PM exciter for the generator can produce a linear output voltage according to the engine speed. This output voltage is directly used to control the field current of the generator to adjust the generator output voltage. In the proposed generator system, since the field winding current can be supplied by the PM exciter, the generator can self-start without any battery or an external power supply due to the low residential flux. Furthermore, the operating efficiency of the generator is higher than a conventional winding exciter. The main problem of the proposed generator system, the field winding current controller has to be embedded inside the generator, and it rotates according to the generator shaft. In this paper, the proper embedded current controller is designed for the proposed generator system. Due to the embedded controller cannot be connected to the outside the generator controller, the measured instantaneous output voltage of the generator is transferred by the photo isolated communication using shaft aligned infrared transmitter and receiver to keep the constant generator output voltage. In this paper, 10kW, 380V engine generator with PM exciter and the embedded DAVR(Digital Automatic Voltage Regulator) are described. The proposed high efficiency generator is simulated and tested to verify the effectiveness.

• 대한임베디드공학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2018

NAND flash memories have the advantages of fast access speed, high density and low power consumption, thus they have increasing demand in embedded system and mobile environment. Despite the low power and fast speed gains of NAND flash memory, DRAM disk buffers were used because of the performance load and limited durability of NAND flash cell. However, DRAM disk buffers are not suitable for limited energy environments due to their high static energy consumption. In this paper, we propose WAP-LRU (Write pattern Analysis based Placement by LRU) hybrid disk buffer management policy. Our policy designates the buffer location in the hybrid memory by analyzing write pattern of the workloads to check the continuity of the page operations. In our simulation, WAP-LRU increased the lifetime of NAND flash memory by reducing the number of garbage collections by 63.1% on average. In addition, energy consumption is reduced by an average of 53.4% compared to DRAM disk buffers.