• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2016

In recent years, the on-resistance, power loss and cell density of Si power devices have not exhibited significant improvements, and performance is approaching the material limits. GaN is considered an attractive material for future high-power applications because of the wide band-gap, large breakdown field, high electron mobility, high switching speed and low on-resistance. Here we report on the Ohmic contact resistance and reverse-bias characteristics of AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes with and without annealing. Annealing in oxygen at $500^{\circ}C$ resulted in an increase in the breakdown voltage from 641 to 1,172 V for devices with an anode-cathode separation of $20{\mu}m$. However, these annealing conditions also resulted in an increase in the contact resistance of $0.183{\Omega}-mm$, which is attributed to oxidation of the metal contacts. Auger electron spectroscopy revealed diffusion of oxygen and Au into the AlGaN and GaN layers following annealing. The improved reverse-bias characteristics following annealing in oxygen are attributed to passivation of dangling bonds and plasma damage due to interactions between oxygen and GaN/AlGaN. Thermal annealing is therefore useful during the fabrication of high-voltage GaN devices, but the effects on the Ohmic contact resistance should be considered.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2012

An electric water pump for engine cooling system has an advantage which particularly in the cold start, the use of the electric water pump saves fuel and leads to a corresponding reduction in emissions. The canned type electric water pump without mechanical sealing elements was selected to meet the requirements for operational reliability and life. However, the electric water pump for internal combustion engine generates much more heat loss than for hybrid electric vehicle since it is operated by the electric power of high current and low voltage. In this study, the fluid flow and thermal characteristics of the canned type electric water pump as an inverter integrated water pump has been investigated under the effects of heat generation. The analysis conditions such as outdoor air temperature of $125^{\circ}C$, water pump speed of 6000 rpm, coolant temperature of $106^{\circ}C$ and coolant flow rate of 120 L/min was used as a standard condition. Therefore, flow fields and temperature distribution inside the water pump were obtained. Also, we checked the feasibility of the canned type for the electric water pump in comparison with the mechanical seal type.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2009

Recently, the internal combustion engines have focused on reducing the $CO_2$ gas in order to cope with severe regulations for fuel economy. Therefore, various new technologies have been developed. Among them, cooling system is spotlighted because it has great effect on fuel economy. In this study, we measured the friction losses of engine parts according to engine speed and oil temperature. We also obtained optimized oil temperature which has the minimum friction losses. Then, we selected optimized oil temperature range and gave informations of friction losses for each engine parts. In addition, we analyzed relationship between coolant temperature and oil temperature by using engine performance test system. From this experiment, we obtained the database for relationship between coolant temperature and oil temperature. Then, we found the optimal temperature about engine oil. We analyzed BSFC and exhaust emissions by controlling the high coolant temperture. If we controlled coolant temperature more higher, BSFC has a little difference but exhaust emissions such as THC and CO have reduced. By using these experimental results, we predicted that IC engine have more low fuel consumption and exhaust emissions by optimized cooling control strategy.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.451-460
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• 2006

Since low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations have important advantages over geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) systems such as low propagation delay, low power requirements, and more efficient spectrum allocation due to frequency reuse between satellites and spotbeams, they are considered to be used to complement the existing terrestrial fixed and wireless networks in the evolving global mobile network. However, one of the major problems with LEO satellites is their higher speed relative to the terrestrial mobile terminals, which move at lower speeds but at more random directions. Therefore, handover management in LEO satellite networks becomes a very challenging task for supporting global mobile communication. Efficient and accurate methods are needed for LEO satellite handovers between the moving footprints. In this paper, we propose a new seamless handover management scheme for LEO satellites (SeaHO-LEO), which utilizes the handover management schemes aiming at decreasing latency, data loss, and handover blocking probability. We also present another interesting handover management model called satellite mobility pattern based handover management in LEO satellites (PatHO-LEO) which takes mobility pattern of both satellites and mobile terminals into account to minimize the handover messaging traffic. This is achieved by the newly introduced billboard manager which is used for location updates of mobile users and satellites. The billboard manager makes the proposed handover model much more flexible and easier than the current solutions, since it is a central server and supports the management of the whole system. To show the performance of the proposed algorithms, we run an extensive set of simulations both for the proposed algorithms and well known handover management methods as a baseline model. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithms are very promising for seamless handover in LEO satellites.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.73-76
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• 2017

실리콘카바이드 소자는 넓은 밴드갭을 갖는 물질로서 많은 주목을 받아왔다. 특히 4H-SiC 쇼트키 배리어 다이오드는 빠른 스위칭 속도와 낮은 순방향 전압강하의 특성으로 인해 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 쇼트키 배리어 다이오드의 낮은 신뢰성으로 인한 문제로 대안인 Super Barrier Rectifier(SBR)가 연구되었다. 본 논문은 4H-SiC trench-type accumulation super barrier rectifier(TASBR)를 분석하고 제안한다. 2D 시뮬레이션을 통해 본 구조는 심각한 역방향 저지전압의 감소와 누설전류의 증가가 없는 동시에 순방향 전압 강하는 21.06% 향상됨을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이러한 새로운 정류기 구조를 이용하면 전력손실이 적은 애플리케이션을 기대할 수 있다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.259-267
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• 2021

Recently, the market for personal health care and medical devices based on Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) has grown rapidly. BLE is being used in various medical data communication devices based on low power consumption and universal compatibility. However, since data errors occurring in the transmission of medical data can lead to medical accidents, it is necessary to analyze the causes of errors and study methods to reduce data error. In this paper, the minimum communication speed to be used in medical devices was set to at least 800 byte/sec based on the wireless electrocardiography regulations of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. And the data loss rate was tested when data was transmitted at a speed higher than 800 byte/sec. The factors that cause communication data error were classified, and the relationship between each factor and the data error rate was analyzed through experiments. When there were two or more activated peripherals connected to the central, data error occurred due to channel hopping and bottleneck, and the data error rate increased in proportion to the communication distance and the number of activated peripherals. Through this experiment, when the BLE is used in a medical device that intermittently transmits biosignal data, the risk of a medical accident is predicted to be low if the number of peripherals is 3 or less. But, it was determined that BLE would not be suitable for the development of a biosignal measuring device that must be continuously transmitted in real time, such as an electrocardiogram.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.233-238
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• 2009

디지털 통신 네트워크 기술의 발전에서 인터넷 기술과 스마트 홈 가전기기의 확산은 고속/고품질 홈 네트워크에 대한 필요성을 증가시키고 있다. 홈 네트워크에서 가전기기와 컴퓨팅 기기가 증가함에 따라 홈 네트워크의 데이터 트래픽은 증가할 것이 명백하다. 다양한 홈 네트워크 기기는 멀티미디어 콘텐츠를 얻기 위하여 인터넷 서버에 접속하길 원한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 가정내에서 이더넷이나 유무선 기술을 사용하기 위해 네트워크에 연결된 디지털 가전기기를 위한 TLC(Telephone Line Carrier) 시스템을 소개한다. 미래의 홈 네트워크 환경에서 TLC 기반의 스마트 홈 네트워크의 주된 목적은 저가격, 쉬운 설치, 고성능, 넓은 영역을 만드는 것이다. 본 논문에서는 스마트 홈 네트워크를 위한 전화선로 통신시스템의 채널용량을 송신전력, OFDM 반송파의 수, 채널손실, 잡음손실에 따라서 정량적으로 비교, 분석하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2009

Ever increasing fuel prices, almost doubled in the last three years, and global pressure to reduce their environmental impact have been enforcing commercial vessel operators and designers to re-assess current vessel designs with emphasis on their propulsion systems and operational practices. In this paper the "Inclined Keel Hull (IKH)" concept, which facilitates to use larger propeller diameter in combination with lower shaft speed rates and hence better transport efficiency, is explored for a modern 3600 TEU container vessel with the aim of fitting an 13 % larger diameter propeller (and hence resulting 20% lower rpm) to gain further power saving over the similar size basis container ship with conventional "level keel" configuration. It appears that successful application of the "inclined keel Hull" concept is a fine balance amongst the maximum gain in propulsive efficiency, minimum increase in hull resistance and satisfaction of other naval architectural and operational requirements. In order to make the concept economically more viable, this paper concentrates on the fore body design with the possible combination of increase of volume in its fore body to recover the expected volume loss in the aft body due to the space for larger propeller and its low wave-making resistance to minimize the efficiency loss using a well-established optimization software.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2021

본 논문은 덕트 내 소음을 저감하기 위해 저주파 대역에서 작동하는 음향메타물질 소음기를 개발하는데 목적이 있다. 지그재그 도파관 구조물과 헬름홀츠 형상을 조합하여, 음파의 공간상 진행 속도를 줄이는 고 굴절 메타물질 기반 음향 소음기를 설계하였다. 파장보다 매우 작은 도파관에서 점성 및 열 감쇠 효과를 계산하기 위해 점성 및 열 매쉬를 도입하여 Finite Element Method(FEM) 해석을 진행하였다. 4-Microphone Method를 이용하여 해석 결과로부터 반사율, 투과율과 흡음률을 구했으며, 지그재그 구조 소음기의 구조물 간격을 변화시켜 차단 주파수와 투과손실을 조절할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 메타물질들을 직렬 및 병렬 배열하여 광대역으로 소음을 차단하는 메타물질 소음기를 제시하였다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.22-33
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• 1984

Husk separator is an indispensable equipment in rice milling plants. However, any basic research on the designing and operating criteria of the husk separator have rarely been conducted in Korea. According to the survey results reported recently, grain loss occurs in the process of rice husk separation at custom rice milling plants in Korea and the performance of husk separator has also not been identified. With this regard this study was conducted with a typical commercial husk separator to investigate the effect of the operational factors such as feed rate, blower speed and opening ratio on the velocity distribution in the air duct and the performance of the separator. The results are summerized as follows: 1. The average wind velocity in the primary air duct increased linearly with the blower rpm and the size of air inlet port in both cases of double type and single type operations. 2. The coefficient of variation in the horizontal wind velocities in the primary air duct was the minimum when the opening ratio was 0.22 ($0.052m^2$ of air inlet port) in both cases of single type and double type operations regardless of the blower speeds used in this test. The average wind velocity at the upper part of air duct was greater by 2-5 m/s than the velocity at the bottom part in double type operation. In case of single type operation, however, the average velocity in the middle part was greater than the upper or bottom part when the opening ratio was greater than 0.74. 3. The relationship between the overall effectiveness of separation(Ed for double type and Es for single type) and the average wind velocity (Va) in the primary air duct was expressed in the following quadratic functions. $$Ed=-190.84+106.18Va-10.052Va^2$$ ($r^2$ = 0.97782) $$Es=-223.76+106.23Va-9.1935Va^2$$ ($r^2$ = 0.97029) The average wind velocity required to obtain the overall effectiveness of separation more than 80% ranged from 4.04 m/sec to 5.84 m/sec in case of double type operation, and from 4.70 m/sec to 6.20 m/sec in case of single type. 4. An optimum wind velocity can be obtained with an increase in the blower speed or the size of air inlet port as presented in Figure 8. There was a tendency that the faster the blower speed, the narrower the control range of the air inlet port. 5. The feed rates (1850kg/hr and 2100kg/hr) adopted in this experiment did not bring about a significant difference in both the overall effectiveness of separation and the power consumption. 6. The energy consumption increased cubically with the blower speed but linearly with the size of the air inlet port. On the basis of the results described in items 1, 3, and 6, it would be more economic to adjust the size of the air inlet port larger with a relatively low blower speed than to adjust the size smaller with a relatively high speed.