• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.125-126
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• 2010

In this paper, a novel multiple output converter using quasi load is proposed. Conventional multiple output converters using multi-winding transformer has poor output voltage regulations. To solve this problem, there are many proposals like post regulation method, weighted control method, and etc. However, the post regulation method regulates output voltage tightly but its conduction loss and cost are increased. And the weighted control can achieve high efficiency and low cost but its regulation is not enough. To solve these problems, this paper proposes a novel multiple output converter using quasi load. The proposed method uses a quasi load which acts like an active dummy load for tight regulation but there is rarely increase of loss and cost. The proposed method is verified by hardware test by two output(24V and 15V) flyback type converter.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.355-356
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• 2012

본 논문은 배터리 셀 전압의 균등화에 대한 새로운 회로를 제안한다. 제안한 회로는 확장된 다권선 변압기를 이용한 회로로 변압기 사이에 있는 권선을 연결하여 모듈 간의 밸런싱 동작이 이루어지게 하는 회로이다. 밸런싱 성능을 분석하기 위하여 Cantilever 변압기 모델을 사용하였는데 이 모델을 통하여 모듈 간의 밸런싱 편차를 도출하였다. 기존의 회로와는 대조적으로 이 제안된 회로는 모듈화 및 제어가 쉽고 무엇보다도 배터리 수에 제한이 없다는 점이 장점이다. 이것은 고전압을 요구하는 하이브리드 전기 자동차(HEV)와 같은 어플리케이션에서의 밸런싱된 많은 직렬 연결된 배터리 셀 전압에 중요한 이점들이 될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 이 회로의 타당성을 검증하기 위하여 이론적으로 분석하고 6개의 배터리 셀들을 이용하여 시뮬레이션을 실시하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1349-1351
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• 2005

In this paper discusses isolation driver of single phase AC-DC reversible power converter The reversible power converter driven by binary combination at different transformer winding ratio by BCD code level. It has a advantage that constructs a control system simply and obtain load current of good quality with out filter circuit and free from noise or isolation for lower switching frequency. In this research, study on current type converter and inverter circuit that consist for possibility of AC-DC/BC-AC multi-level reversible converter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.160-166
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• 2015

This study proposes an improved cell balancing circuit for fast equalization among lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. A simple voltage sensorless charge balancing circuit has been proposed in the past. This cell balancing circuit automatically transfers energy from high-to low-voltage battery cells. However, the circuit requires a switch with low on-resistance because the balancing speed is limited by the on-resistance of the switch. Balancing speed decreases as the voltage difference among the battery cells decrease. In this study, the balancing speed of the cell balancing circuit is enhanced by using the auxiliary circuit, which boosts the balancing current. The charging current is determined by the nominal battery cell voltage and thus, the balancing speed is almost constant despite the very small voltage differences among the batteries. Simulation results are provided to verify the validity of the proposed cell balancing circuit.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.165-167
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• 2018

본 논문은 다권선 변압기를 이용한 능동 셀 밸런싱 회로의 에너지 전달 효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 스위칭 방식을 제안한다. 다권선 변압기를 이용한 밸런싱 회로는 셀 당 하나의 스위치가 사용되며, 하나의 변압기 권선을 두 개의 셀이 공유하는 구조를 가져 다른 능동 셀 밸런싱 회로보다 소량의 능동 소자 및 수동 소자가 사용되는 장점을 갖는다. 이 밸런싱 회로는 직렬 셀 전압의 분포에 따라 에너지를 공급하는 소스 셀과 에너지를 받는 목표 셀을 선택하여 벅-부스트 및 플라이백 방식으로 동작한다. 하지만, 플라이백 동작에서 기존의 스위칭 방식을 사용할 경우, 변압기의 커플링 계수의 영향으로 인해 밸런싱 과정 중 비-목표 셀로 전달되는 에너지가 발생하게 된다. 이는 에너지 전달 효율을 감소시켜 셀 밸런싱 과정 중 새로운 셀 불균형 현상을 초래한다. 본 논문에서는 플라이백 동작에서 변압기의 커플링 영향을 최소화하여 셀 밸런싱을 효과적으로 수행할 수 있는 스위칭 방식을 제안하였다. 제안한 스위칭 방식의 성능은 1 W급 시작품을 이용한 실험을 통하여 검증되었다.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.53-62
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• 2017

Electric power which is the energy source of economy and industries requires long distance transportation due to regional difference between its production and consumption, and it is supplied through the multi-loop transmission and distribution system. Prior to its actual use, electric power flows through several transformations by voltage transformers in substations depending on the characteristics of each usage, and a transformer has the structure consisting of the main body, winding wire, insulating oil and bushings. A transformer fire that breaks out in substations entails the primary damage that interrupts the power supply to houses and commercial facilities and causes various safety accidents as well as the secondary economic losses. It is considered that causes of such fire include the leak of insulating oil resulting from the destruction of bottom part of bushings, and the chain reaction of fire due to insulating oil that reaches its ignition point within 1 second. The smoke detector and automatic fire extinguishing system are established in order to minimize fire damage, but a difficulty in securing golden time for extinguishing fire due to delay in the operation of detector and release of gas from the extinguishing system has become a problem. Accordingly, this study was carried out according to needs of active mechanism to prevent the spread of fire and block the leak of insulating oil, in accordance with the importance of securing golden time in extinguishing a fire in its early stage. A bushings fireproof structure was developed by applying the high temperature shape retention materials, which are expanded by flame, and mechanical flame cutoff devices. The bushings fireproof structure was installed on the transformer model produced by applying the actual standards of bushings and flange, and the full scale fire test was carried out. It was confirmed that the bushings fireproof structure operated at accurate position and height within 3 seconds from the flame initiation. It is considered that it could block the spread of flame effectively in the event of actual transformer fire.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.732-741
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• 2018

In order to maximize the usable capacity of a BMS (battery management system) that uses several battery cells connected in series, a cell balancing technique that equips each cell with the same voltage is needed. In the active cell balancing circuit using a multi-winding transformer, a balancing circuit that transfers energy directly to the cell (cell-to-cell) is composed of a PMOS switch and a gate driving chip for driving the NMOS switch. The TLP2748 photocoupler and the TLP2745 photocoupler are required, resulting in increased cost and reduced integration. In this paper, instead of driving PMOS and NMOS switching devices by using photocoupler, we proposed 70V BCD process based PMOS gate driving circuit, NMOS gate driving circuit, PMOS gate driving circuit and NMOS gate driving circuit with improved switching time. ${\Delta}t$ of the PMOS gate drive switch with improved switching time was 8.9 ns and ${\Delta}t$ of the NMOS gate drive switch was 9.9 ns.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.17 no.3 s.106
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• pp.249-258
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• 2006

In this letter, we propose a novel printed helix antenna for RFID reader in UHF band. The printed strip line of the antenna is first wound up outside a polygonal shaped layer and then the winding continues on an inner layer to control the overall gain and the radiation pattern. In addition, the winding pitch angles on each layer have either negative or positive values resulting in the broad CP bandwidth. The detail structure of the antenna was optimized using Pareto genetic algorithm(GA), so as to obtain excellent performances for RFID reader antennas. The optimized two-layered polygonal helix was fabricated on the cardboard of a flexible substrate and the performances were measured and compared with the simulations. The fabricated antenna was made up of copper tape which can adhere to a flexible cardboard and had 21.4 % matching bandwidth, 31.9 % CP bandwidth, readable range of $5.5m^2$ with kr=3.2. Also based on the current distribution of the strip line of the antenna and sensitivity of the antenna bents points, we confirmed that the antenna has the quarter-wave transformer near the feed for the broad matching bandwidth and radiates the traveling wave for the broad CP bandwidth using the bent strip line.