• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2005

When a micro hole is machined by EDM with a cylindrical electrode, the hole diameter is different at the inlet and the outlet of the micro hole. The taper shape of the micro hole is caused by not only wear of the electrode but the eroded particles. The eroded particles cause secondary discharge during machining the micro hole. As a result, the diameter of the inlet becomes larger than that of the outlet. In this paper, a new method is proposed to reduce the difference in diameter between the inlet and the outlet of the hole. Observed was that the feed depth and machining time affect the formation of taper shape On this experimental basis, ultrasonic vibration was applied to reduce machining time, and capacitance was changed during machining to use the difference in discharging energy of different capacitances. Using the proposed method, a straight micro-hole was fabricated.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.94-100
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• 1999

Micro-EDM is widely used in machining of miro-parts such as micro-shafts and micro-holes. In order to select proper machining conditions and to reduce the machining time, it is necessary to understand machining characteristics under various machining conditions. Micro-hole machining tests were performed with round shape electrodes with different capacitances and voltages of the power source. The effects of the electrode rotational speed and diameter on the machining rate were also observed. From the experimental results, it was found that capacitance and voltage have significant effects on machining rate and the machined surface integrity. With higher capacitance and higher voltage, higher machining rate was observed together with poorer surface integrity. The electrode diameter was also found to have an effect on the machining rate and electrode wear.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2004

In a micro-EDM, it is well known that an RC circuit is suitable as a discharge circuit because of its low pulse width and relatively high peak current. To increase machining speed without changing unit discharge energy, charge resistance should be decreased. But, when the resistance is very low, continuous (or normal) arc discharge occurs, electrode wear increases and machining speed is reduced remarkably. In this paper, an RC circuit with transistors is used in a micro-EDM. Experimental results show that the RC circuit with transistors can cut off a continuous (o. normal) arc discharge effectively if the duty factor and switching period of the transistor are set up optimally. Through experiments with varying charge resistances, it is shown that the RC circuit with transistors has about two times faster machining speed than that of an RC circuit.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.625-626
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• 2011

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.131-132
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• 2012

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.13-14
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• 2010

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.556-562
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• 2012

Micro electrical discharge machining (${\mu}EDM$) has been used for non-conventional material removal. One drawback of ${\mu}EDM$ is low productivity. In this study, we tried to find the optimal machining conditions to manufacture the micro hole with an optimal machining time without loss of accuracy. Taguchi method was used to figure out the relation between machining parameters and characteristics of the process. It was found that the electrode wear, the entrance and exit clearance gave a significant effect on the diameter of the micro hole when the diameter of the electrode was identical. Grey relational analysis was used to determine the optimal machining condition for minimum machining time without loss of accuracy. The obtained optimal machining condition was the input voltage of 80V, the capacitance of 680pF, the resistance of $500{\Omega}$, the feed rate of $1.5{\mu}m$/s and the spindle speed of 2900rpm. The machining time was reduced to 48% without loss of accuracy under the optimal machining condition.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.623-628
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• 2011

마이크로 방전가공은 활용도가 높은 미세가공기술이지만 가공깊이가 증가하면 방전가공 시에 발생하는 가공부산물인 데브리(debris)로 인해 공구 전극과 공작물이 단락되어 방전의 진행이 힘들고 극심한 전극마모가 발생한다. 이를 극복하기 위하여 공구 전극이나 공작물에 진동을 부가하는 진동 플러싱 기술이 개발되었으나 기존의 진동 플러싱 연구는 피에조 액츄에이터를 적용하여 높은 진동수를 발생시키는 것에만 집중하였다. 본 연구에서는 경제적이면서도 유사한 효과를 얻을 수 있는 솔레노이드를 이용한 진동 플러싱을 제안한다. 솔레노이드를 이용한 진동 플러싱은 피에조 액츄에이터를 이용하는 것에 비해 큰 진폭을 얻을 수 있으며 진동수에 대해 독립적으로 설정하는 것이 용이하다. 가공 실험을 통해 솔레노이드를 이용하여 낮은 진동 주파수에서 큰 진폭으로 진동 플러싱하는 방법이 고주파진동 플러싱과 비교하여 경제적이며 충분한 적용효과를 발휘할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2000

한국은행의 지식기반산업의 국민 경제적 역할 분석에 따르면, 91년부터 99년까지 지식기반산업의 연평균 성장률은 13.7%로 다른 산업의 4.1%보다 3배 이상 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 그중 항공기, 사무계산 및 회계용 기기, 의약품, 영상 음향 통신장비 등 첨단제조업은 이 기간 중 연평균 20.1% 성장을 기록하였다. 이와 같은 첨단제조업에서는 제품 내 부품의 정밀가공 기술이 필수적이다. 그 중에서도 미세 가공에 대한 관심은 지속적으로 증가하고 있는 추세이다.(중략)

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2008

The use of electrical discharge machining (EDM) for micro-machining applications requires particular attention to the machined surface roughness and discharge gap distance, as these factors affect the geometrical accuracy of micro-parts. Previous studies of conventional EDM have shown that selected types of semi-conductive and non-conductive powder suspended in the dielectric reduced the surface roughness while ensuring a limited increase in the gap distance. Based on this, an extension of the technique to micro-EDM was studied Such work is necessary since the introduction of nanopowders suspended in the dielectric is not well understood. The experimental results showed that a statistically significant reduction in the surface roughness value was achieved at particular concentrations of the powder additives, depending on the powder material and the machining input energy setting. The average reduction in surface roughness using a powder suspended dielectric was between 14-24% of the average surface roughness generated using a pure dielectric. Furthermore, when these additive concentrations were used for machining, no adverse increase in the gap distance was observed.