• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.391-398
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• 2014

This paper presents a resonant step-down DC/DC converter to reduce the voltage stresses of a 3-phase inverter module under the three-phase AC utility line condition. Under this condition, a conventional 3-phase inverter module suffers from high voltage stresses as a result of the high rectified DC link voltage; hence, a high-cost high-voltage-rating inverter module must be used. However, using the proposed converter, a low-cost low-voltage-rating inverter module may be adopted to drive the motor even under the 3-phase AC line condition. The proposed converter, which can be realized with small size inductor and low-voltage-rating semiconductor devices, operates at a high-efficiency mode because of the zero-current switching operations of all the semiconductor devices. The operational principles are explained and a design example is provided in the study. Experimental results demonstrate the validity of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.343-352
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• 2007

This paper proposes a modularized charge equalization converter for hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) lithium-ion battery cells, in which the intra-module and the inter-module equalizer are Implemented. Considering the high voltage HEV battery pack, over approximately 300V, the proposed equalization circuit modularizes the entire $M^*N$ cells; in other words, M modules in the string and N cells in each module. With this modularization, low voltage stress on all the electronic devices, below roughly 64V, can be obtained. In the intra-module equalization, a current-fed DC/DC converter with cell selection switches is employed. By conducting these selection switches, concentrated charging of the specific under charged cells can be performed. On the other hand, the inter-module equalizer makes use of a voltage-fed DC/DC converter for bi-directional equalization. In the proposed circuit, these two converters can share the MOSFET switch so that low cost and small size can be achieved. In addition, the absence of any additional reset circuitry in the inter-module equalizer allows for further size reduction, concurrently conducting the multiple cell selection switches allows for shorter equalization time, and employing the optimal power rating design rule allows fur high power density to be obtained. Experimental results of an implemented prototype show that the proposed equalization scheme has the promised cell balancing performance for the 7Ah HEV lithium-ion battery string while maintaining low voltage stress, low cost, small size, and short equalization time.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1105-1111
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 저온 소성 세라믹(LTCC)에 기초한 SiP 기술을 이용하여 60 GHz 무선 통신을 위한 송신기용 초소형 전력 증폭기 LTCC모듈을 설계 및 제작하여 그 특성을 측정하였다. 60 GHz대역에서 LTCC 다층 기판과 전력 증폭기 MMIC의 상호 연결 손실을 줄이기 위해 와이어 본드와 기판 사이의 천이를 최적화하였고, MMIC 집적을 위한 고 격리 구조를 제안하였다. 와이어 본드 천이의 경우, 와이어의 인덕턴스를 감소시키기 위해 매칭 회로의 설계와 와이어 상호간의 간격을 최적화하였다. 또한 상호 연결 불연속 효과로 인한 전계의 방사를 억제하기 위해 코프라나 와이어 본드 구조를 이용하였다. 고 격리 모듈 구조를 위하여, LTCC 기판 내부에 DC 전원 배선을 내장시키고 비아로 그 주위를 차폐를 시켰다. 5층의 LTCC 기판을 사용하여 제작된 전력 증폭기 LTCC모듈의 크기는 $4.6{\times}4.9{\times}0.5mm^3$이고, $60{\sim}65GHz$ 대역에서 이득과 P1dB 출력 전력은 각각 10 dB와 11 dBm이다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 2018

In this study, 20.8% of a p-type Si bifacial solar cell was used to develop a photovoltaic (PV) module to obtain the maximum power under a limited installation area. The transparent back sheet material was replaced during fabrication with a white one, which is opaque in commercial products. This is very beneficial for the generation of more electricity, owing to the additional power generation via absorption of light from the rear side. A new model is suggested herein to predict the power of the bifacial PV module by considering the backside reflections from the roof and/or environment. This model considers not only the frontside reflection, but also the nonuniformity of the backside light sources. Theoretical predictions were compared to experimental data to prove the validity of this model, the error range for which ranged from 0.32% to 8.49%. Especially, under $700W/m^2$, the error rate was as low as 2.25%. This work could provide theoretical and experimental bases for application to a distributed and microgrid network.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.602-606
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• 2015

This paper presents a ZigBee wireless communication system for remote diagnosis in overhead distribution power lines. The system is divided in three parts in the functional aspect - a host computer module, a remote controller module and a diagnostic system module. The host computer module designed as USB interface transmits control signals and receive data measured by sensor. The remote controller module operates the diagnostic system. Diagnostic system module communicates with internal main controller and host computer USB. Multiple communication channel is adopted for simultaneous operations of several diagnostic system. Dedicated protocol for each module is developed. The system is designed with a focus on low cost and small size suitable for lightweight and small diagnostic system.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 휴대용 적외선 야시경의 소형 경량화 및 저전력을 위한 전자회로부를 설계하였다. 설계한 전자회로부는 전압자동변환부와 전원공급부로 구성한다. 전압자동변환부는 배터리, 스위치부, 승압부, 전압선택부 등으로 구성한다. 전원공급부는 고광원 감지회로, 배터리 전압감지회로, 적외선 발광회로, 연결감지회로, 공급제어회로 등으로 구성한다. 설계한 전자회로부의 성능은 AN/PVS-14에 비하여 소모전력 및 상온 연속사용 시간에서 우수하였다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2010년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.170-171
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• 2010

The power loss due to PV module mismatch in PV array system is analyzed and a mismatch compensation method is proposed. A dc-dc converter is used to compensate for series mismatch caused by a low current module in a string. The converter is controlled to maximize the array power output. The proposed compensation method was verified by PSpice simulation.

• 정보저장시스템학회논문집
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

Recently, the growing market demand for small and slim mobile phone cameras requires the size reduction of the camera module. In this paper, an auto-focusing actuator for camera phones is proposed by converting the rotational motion by a rotary VCM actuator into the linear motion using a novel cam structure. This new concept for auto-focusing module enables the reduction of the module thickness and low power consumption. This paper presents the theoretical analysis and optimal design for VCM actuator, cam structure and preload spring. Finally, the experimental results using a prototype with the size of $9.9{\times}9.9{\times}5.9\;mm^3$ are compared with the theoretical predictions.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2021

Recently interest for air pollution is gradually increasing. However, according to the environmental assessment of air quality, the level of air pollution in the nation is quite serious, and air pollutants measuring facilities are also not enough. In this paper, a secure air pollutants sensor system based low power wireless communication is designed and implemented. The proposed system is composed of three parts: air pollutants measuring sensors module, LoRa-based data transmission module, and monitoring module. In the air pollutants measuring module, the MSP430 board with six big air pollutants measuring sensors are used. The air pollutants sensing data is transmitted to the control server in the monitoring system using LoRa transmission module. The received sensing data is stored in the database of the monitoring system, and visualized in real-time on the map of the sensor locations. The implemented air pollutant sensor system can be used for measuring the level of air quality conveniently in our daily lives.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 제39회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1345-1347
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• 2008

This paper described a method of determining whether arcing is present in a low-voltage wiring system. We simulated the series arcing that generated in electrical loads and fabricated a arc detection module which can discriminate between normal and arcing state. The module consists of a high-pass filter with a low cut-off frequency of 3 kHz to attenuate power frequency voltage and an active band-pass filter with a frequency of 4 kHz ${\sim}$ 8 kHz to detect series arc signals only. We tested an Incandescent lamp that was controlled by a dimmer and analysed. The module consists of a high-pass filter with a low cut-off frequency of 3 kHz to attenuate power frequency voltage by 80 dB and an active band-pass filter with a frequency of 4 kHz to detect series arc signals only. From the experimental results, we could detect series arc signals without an influence of non-linear loads.