• International Journal of Heart Failure
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2024

Body fluid monitoring and management are essential to control dyspnea and prevent re-hospitalization in patients with chronic heart failure (HF). There are several methods to estimate and monitor patient's volume status, such as symptoms, signs, body weight, and implantable devices. However, these methods might be difficult to use for reasons that are slow to reflect body water change, inaccurate in specific patients' condition, or invasive. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a novel method for body water monitoring in patients with HF, and the value in prognosis has been proven in previous studies. We aim to determine the efficacy and safety of home BIA body water monitoring-guided HF treatment in patients with chronic HF. This multi-center, open-label, randomized control trial will enroll patients with HF who are taking loop diuretics. The home BIA group patients will be monitored for body water using a home BIA device and receive messages regarding their edema status and direction of additional diuretics usage or behavioral changes through the linked application system once weekly. The control group patients will receive the usual HF management. The primary endpoint is the change in N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide levels from baseline after 12 weeks. This trial will provide crucial evidence for patient management with a novel home BIA body water monitoring system in patients with HF.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.712-719
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• 2000

This paper presents a new algorithm to analyze a train voltages of multi-trains in auto-transformer-fed AC railway systems, using electrical equivalent change. The train current will be divided into circulation and return currents, and these current values are the same. By evaluating each current independently, the result will be more precise. The train current flows through the all auto-transformer corresponding to track impedance. In analyzing the railway system, the algorithm is based on the K.C.L, K.V.L, superposition and circuit separation method. Multi-train's voltages are determined by calculating the catenary voltage at each train's position and adding up these train's voltage drop. Case studies use a field operational data, show that tile proposed method is easily applied.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1303-1314
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• 2019

This paper studies the harmonic characteristics of ship electric propulsion systems and their treatment methods. It also adopts effective measures to suppress and prevent ship power systems from affecting ship operation due to the serious damage caused by harmonics. Firstly, the harmonic characteristics of a ship electric propulsion system are reviewed and discussed. Secondly, aiming at problems such as resonant frequency and filter characteristics variations, resonance point migration, and unstable filtering performances in conventional passive filters, a method for fully tuning of a passive dynamic tunable filter (PDTF) is proposed to realize harmonic suppression. Thirdly, to address the problems of the uncontrollable inductance L of traditional air gap iron core reactors and the harmonics of power electronic impedance converters (PEICs), this paper proposes an electromagnetic coupling reactor with impedance transformation and harmonic suppression characteristics (ECRITHS), with the internal filter (IF) designed to suppress the harmonics generated by PEICs. The ECRITHS is characterized by both harmonic suppression and impedance change. Fourthly, the ECRITHS is investigated. This investigation includes the harmonic suppression characteristics and impedance transformation characteristics of the ECRITHS at the fundamental frequency, which shows the good performance of the ECRITHS. Simulation and experimental evaluations of the PDTF are carried out. Multiple PDTFs can be configured to realize multi-order simultaneous dynamic filtering, and can effectively eliminate the current harmonics of ship electric propulsion systems. This is done to reduce the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the supply currents to well below the 5% limit imposed by the IEEE-519 standard. The PDTF also can eliminate harmonic currents in different geographic places by using a low voltage distribution system. Finally, a detailed discussion is presented, with challenges and future implications discussed. The research results are intended to effectively eliminate the harmonics of ship electric power propulsion systems and to improve the power quality of ship power systems. This is of theoretical and practical significance for improving the power quality and power savings of ship power systems.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 $\lambda$/4 헤어핀 공진기를 2.4 GHz 대역의 LTCC(Low Temperature Co-fire Ceramic) 대역통과 필터의 설계에 적용하였다. $\lambda$/4 헤어핀 공진기는 전송선로의 폭을 일정하게 유지한 상태로 특성임피던스를 변화시킬 수 있어, 등가적으로 SIR(Stepped Impedance Resonator)로 동작한다. $\lambda$/4 헤어핀 공진기는 평행결합 선로와 전송선로 부분으로 구성된다. 따라서 공진기의 두 부분의 특성임피던스는 서로 다른 값을 갖는다. 또한 공진기 사이의 결합량을 조절하기 위하여 사용하는 부가적인 결합 패턴은 결합위치에 따라 결합량을 다르게 할 수 있다. 평행 결합선로의 결합 구조와 부가적인 결합 패턴을 모두 고려한 대역통과 필터를 설계하기 위해서 두 결합구조의 등가회로를 하나의 인버터로 통합하는 과정을 제시하였다. 2.4GHz 대역에서 150 MHz 대역폭의 대역통과 필터를 적층 구조로 설계하여 설계 결과와 잘 일치하는 특성을 얻었다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.409-416
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• 2022

Since the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is increasing due to regular cervical cancer screening, there is a high demand for simpler tools to diagnose and treat CIN in the clinic. In this study, we proposed an electric property of cervical tissue to verify treatment using a laser. At first, we observed the depth and width of ablated cervical tissues for 29 samples according to four different pulse energy of the fractional CO₂ laser to find enough pulse energy to reach the basement layer for initiated CIN. And then, the relative frequency differences in impedance spectrum before and after laser irradiation for ten non-CIN samples were collected using bioimpedance spectroscopy with a multi-electrode probe. As a result, the laser ablated the cervical tissues with a depth of more than 300 ㎛ at 100 mJ pulse energy. Also, we confirmed that the relative changes of electrical property for cervical tissue increased as the pulse energy of laser output increased, and the variation between samples decreased. Since the relative change in electrical properties of cervical tissue can be easily and quickly measured, the proposed technique paves the way for further verification and follow-up study of laser treatment for CIN.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2010

Wireless power transmission (WPT) is useful technology in near future. There are some kinds of the WPT technologies, WPT via radio waves, resonance coupling, and inductive. Especially the WPT via radio waves is used for multi-purposes from short range to long range application. However, unfortunately it is misunderstood that it is low efficiency and low power. In this paper, I show the theory of beam efficiency between transmitting antennas and receiving antennas and also show some high efficient applications of the WPT via radio waves. Especially, I pick up a wireless power charging system of an electric vehicle and show the experimental results. I show difference between the theory of beam efficiency and the experimental results of short range WPT. I indicate that reasons of poor beam efficiency in the experiment are (1) change of impedance caused by mutual coupling between transmitting antennas and receiving antennas, (2) oblique direction of microwave power to receiving antennas caused by short distance.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.495-499
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 대량 생산 가능한 센서 전극의 생화학 센서 전극 개발을 위하여 탄소나노튜브(carbon nanotube, CNT)를 복합재료화 공정에 의하여 필름과 나노웹 형태의 벌크 재료로 제작한 후, 이들 전극의 넓은 표면적과 뛰어난 화학적 흡착성을 이용하여 화학적 검출 대상에 노출이 되었을 때 이들로 인한 센싱 특성을 연구하였다. CNT 기반 벌크 전극으로 제작하기 위하여 Nafion을 기저재료로 하는 필름과 PAN 기반의 나노 파이버를 전기방사법에 의하여 제작을 한 후 이들 전극의 화학적 영향에 의한 전기적인 특성 변화 실험을 위하여 버퍼 용액의 정전용량에 대한 전기적 임피던스 요소 값인 저항과 정전용량의 변화를 LCR 계측기로 측정하였다. 생화학센서용 전극으로서 CNT벌크전극의 임피던스 변화 형태가 복합소재 전극의 기저재료에 따라 달리 나타났으며 일정량의 버퍼용액 투여 후에는 변화가 없는 포화 상태의 응답을 보였으며 특히, 정전용량이 저항에 비하여 상대적으로 급격하게 큰 변화를 보여 높은 감도 특성을 지니고 있음이 조사되었다. 이들의 전기적인 특성변화는 버퍼 용액의 화학적 성분들이 전극에 흡수 된 후에 CNT에 흡착이 되어 이들의 전기적인 특성을 변화 시키는 것으로 추론된다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2001

This paper presents the simulation methodology of the interior noise of vehicle using the frequency response function based hybrid modeling of the system which consists of multi-subsystem models obtained by the test or analysis. The complex systems such as a trimmed body of high modal density and a powertrain were modeled by using experimental data, and a sub-frame of a vehicle of low modal density was modeled by finite element data. Modeling of the whole system was executed and validated in the two stages. The first stave is combining the trimmed body and the sub-frame, and the second stage is attaching the powertrain, which is a exciting source, to the combined model of the first stage. The input force to the system was modeled as an equivalent force in the virtual space, which was obtained from impedance method using the FRFs of the powertrain and the responses. The interior noise predicted by the proposed method was very close to the direct measurement, which showed feasibility of the proposed modeling procedure. Since the methodology is easily applied to both the transfer path analysis of structure-borne noise and the analysis of noise contribution of a sub-system, it is expected to be a strong tool for design change of a vehicle in the earlier stare.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.202-208
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• 2002

An electro-hydraulic manipulator using hydraulic actuators has many nonlinear elements, and its parameter fluctuations are greater than those of an electrically driven manipulator. So it is relatively difficult to realize not only stable contact work but also accurate force control for the autonomous assembly tasks using hydraulic manipulators. In this report, we applied a compliance control which is based on the position control by a disturbance observer for our manipulator system. And a reference trajectory modification method is proposed in order to achieve accurate force control even though the stiffness and position of environment change. Experimental results show that highly robust force tracking by a 6-link electro-hydraulic manipulator could be achieved under various environment conditions.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.761-765
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• 2006

At present, harmonic currents cause serious problems in power conversion system using the semiconductor switching device. Also some of the conversion system provokes harmonic currents against to the main power supply system and causes hindrances for the system. Main power impedance of the traditional LC passive filter method, influences on the filter characteristics and amplifies the harmonics when resonance phenomenon is occurred. And the traditional existing 2 level inverter systems show the limit in capacity of voltage and current in case of occurring sudden load change. So, to solve this problem active filter which uses cascaded H-bridge multi level inverter has been designed and ex-filter system circuits were totally investigated. With multi level active filtering system not only the size of filter but also the size of filter for transformer can be reduced by half and so as to the weight, while the capacity of inverter can be double sized and wave forms can be compensated exactly and precisely. Also by the benefit of the increase in rating capacity, the various currents owing to the load fluctuation can be dealt more steadily. In order to simulate the wave form of harmonics based on the measured data on the AC 25kV high speed Domestic Commercial railway, it was simulated with PSCAD/EMTDC and PSIM. Based on the results of this demonstration, the power supply system and inverter system would be more stable and also promoting its efficiency.