• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2013

In this paper, we developed an optical sheet for LED lighting with integrated $CO_2$ gas and temperature sensor which can monitor at the indoor environment. The optical sheet for LED lighting is fabricated through PMMA(Polymethyl methacrylate) injection process using mold. This research enables to fabricate the reflective sheet, light-guide plate and the prism sheet in a optical sheet. The fabricated sheet demonstrates higher intensity of optical efficiency compared with single-sided sheets. The $CO_2$ sensor was fabricated using NDIR(NON-Dispersive Infrared) method and it has $0.0235mV/V{\cdot}PPM$ sensitivity. The temperature sensor was fabricated using RTD(Resistance temperature detector) method and it has $0.563{\Omega}/^{\circ}C $sensitivity.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2018

In this paper, we describe the thermal characteristics of the output voltages of ethanol gas sensor according to the amount of radiation incident on the infrared sensors located at each focal point of two elliptical waveguides. In order to verify the output characteristics of the gas sensor according to the amount of incident light on the infrared sensor, two combinations of sensor modules were fabricated. Hydrophobic thin film is deposited on one of the reflectors of sensor modules and one of the two infrared sensors was equipped with a hollow disk (10 Ø), and the temperature characteristics of the infrared sensor equipped with the hollow disk (10 Ø) and the infrared sensor without the disk were tested. The temperature was varied from 253 K to 333 K at 10 K intervals based on 298 K. The properties of ethanol gas sensor have been identified with respect to varying temperature for a range of ethanol concentration from 0 ppm to 500 ppm. In the case of an infrared sensor equipped with a hollow disk (10 Ø), the output voltage of the sensor decreased by 0.8 mV and 1 mV, respectively, as the temperature increased. Conversely, the output voltage of the diskless infrared sensor showed an average increase of 67 mV and 57 mV as the temperature increased. The ethanol concentrations estimated on the basis of results show an error of more than 10 % for less than 100 ppm concentration. However, if the ethanol concentration exceeds 100 ppm, the gas concentration can be estimated within the range of ${\pm}10%$.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.398-405
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• 2003

A fast response analyzer for measuring carbon dioxide concentration has been developed for transient characteristic and researches tested on internal combustion engine. The analyzer uses the well known NDIR(Non-Dispersive Infrared) method with miniaturized detection system, giving a time constant of approximately 30 microsecond, and sampling module consists of capillary tube. Since the transit time and the time constant of the sampling system depend on the sampling conditions, it is necessary to investigate the characteristics of sampling system before applied to exhaust gas measurement in engine. A unique method was designed to study the influence of the diameter of transfer sample line and operating conditions of the FRNDIR on transit time and time constant. A database of transit time and time constant was built up for different measured and simulated pressure conditions. The database can be used for correcting eventual $CO_2$ concentration measurement.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.51-55
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 써모파일을 사용한 비분산 적외선 메탄가스센서의 온도보상 알고리즘을 제시하였다. 가스측정을 위해 적외선 감지부에 내장된 써미스터의 출력전압과 분위기 온도와의 상관성을 도출하고, 협 대역통과 필터 특성과 온도 변화에 따른 센서모듈(광 공동과 적외선램프)의 출력전압 특성 및 메탄가스의 흡수계수와 광 경로에 따른 출력특성 해석을 통하여 가스센서 모듈의 온도보상 알고리즘을 도출하였다.온도보상 전 약 $\pm$ 1,500 ppm 이상의 오차를 갖는 센서는 온도보상 알고리즘을 적용함으로써 $20^{\circ}C$온도변화 구간에서 최대 약 180 ppm 이하의 정밀한 센서모듈을 제작하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2017

This article describes the characteristics of nondispersive infrared carbon dioxide gas sensor according to the temperatures and humidifies. In this researches, a thermopile sensor that included application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) was used and the White-cell structure was implemented as an optical waveguide. The developed sensor modules were installed in gas chamber and then the temperature of gas chamber has been increased from 283 K to 313 K with 10K temperature step. In order to analyze the effects of humidity levels, the relative humidity levels were changed from 30 to 80%R.H. with small humidifier. Then, the characteristics of sensor modules were acquired with the increment of carbon dioxide concentrations from 0 to 2,000 ppm. When the initial voltages of sensors were compared before and after humidifying the chamber at constant temperature, the decrements of the output voltages of sensors are like these: 9mV (reference infrared sensor), 41 mV (carbon dioxide sensor), 2 mV (temperature sensor). With the increment of ambient temperature, the averaged output voltage of carbon dioxide sensor was increased 19 mV, however, when the humidity level was increased, it was decreased 14mV. Based upon the experimental results, the humidity effect could be alleviated by the increment of temperature, so the effects of humidity and temperature could be only compensated by the ambient temperature itself. The estimated carbon dioxide concentrations showed 10% large errors below 200 ppm, however, the errors of the estimations of carbon dioxide concentrations were less than ${\pm}5%$ from 400 to 2,000 ppm.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2007

본 논문은 온도보상의 특성을 보여주는 비분산 적외선 이산화탄소 가스센서에 대해 기술하였다. 이 가스센서는 두개의 오목한 반사경을 가진 광 공동, 검출기 출력 전압과 온도센서의 증폭을 위해 동일한 금속 패키지 내에 제작된 ASIC 칩을 포함한 써모파일 검출기로 구성되어 있다. 새롭게 개발된 센서 모듈은 0 ppm에서 2,000ppm까지 이산화탄소 가스의 농도를 측정한 결과 ${\pm}40\;ppm$의 오차를 보였으며, 실험 결과에 기초한 가스농도의 계산 방법으로부터 센서 모듈은 $15^{\circ}C$에서 $35^{\circ}C$ 온도 구간에서 ${\pm}5\;ppm$의 오차를 나타냄으로써 높은 정확성을 가진 자기 온도 보상형 센서를 제작하였다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 비분산적외선(NDIR) 방식의 CO$_2$센서를 이용하여 무선 센서 네트워크 기반의 지하 공기질 모니터링 시스템을 구현하고 실제 지하철 승강장에 설치한 후 성능평가를 수행하였다. 서울 지하철은 하루 650만 명이 이용하는 대표적인 대중교통 수단이다. 따라서 승객뿐만 아니라 지하철 역사의 지하 공간에서 근무하는 많은 근로자들의 건강에 대한 관심이 높아짐에 따라 지하철 역사의 공기질 모니터링에 대한 요구가 매우 높아졌다. 현재 이런 요구를 충족하기 위해 환경부와 지하철 운영기관 측에서는 지하철역 공기질 모니터링 시스템을 일부 설치 운영 중이다. 그러나 고가의 수입 센서 이용으로 장비의 규모가 크고 설치 및 상시 운영에 따른 유지보수 비용이 큰 한계점이 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 저비용으로 CO$_2$ 농도를 상대적으로 정밀하게 측정할 수 있는 상용화된 CO$_2$ 센서에 대해 이론적으로 분석하고 신뢰성 검증 테스트를 수행하였다. 또한 무선 공기질 측정 센서 노드 및 게이트웨이 시스템을 개발하여 지하철 승강장의 실시간 공기질 데이터를 주기적으로 수집할 수 있고, 효율적으로 모니터링 할 수 있는 웹서버를 구축하였다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 지하 공간 공기질 관리 시스템의 확산 설치를 위하여 기초 연구 자료로 활용될 것이다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.499-506
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• 2010

Recently, a great deal of attention have been directed to the use of alternative fuels as a means to reduce vehicular emissions. As one of the promising alternative fuels, bio-diesel has advantages of a wide adaptability without retrofit of diesel engine. It is also effective enough to reduce CO, THC, $SO_x$, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PM. In this study, we investigated the emission characteristics of biofuels between different operating conditions, i.e., engine speed (1,400 rpm and 2,300 rpm), engine load (10% and 100%), bio-diesel blending (BD0, BD5 and BD20), and recirculation (EGR) rate of exhaust gas (0% and 20%). Relative performance of the system was evaluated mainly for the greenhouse gases ($CH_4$, $N_2O$ and $CO_2$). In addition, emission characteristics of ND-13 mode were also tested against both greenhouse gases and other airborne pollutants under emission regulation. The relative composition of bio-diesel has shown fairly clear effects on the emission quantities of CO, THC, and PM emission, although it was not on $NO_x$ and greenhouse gases. EGR rate has shown trade-off characteristics between $NO_x$ and PM.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.73-85
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• 2018

The anaerobically digestion and agricultural application of organic wastes was conducted using food wastes and cow dung. Twenty kilograms each of the feed stocks was added into two 30 liters-capacity batch digesters. The anaerobic digestion was carried out within a temperature range of $25-31^{\circ}C$ for a retention time of 51 days. The results showed a cumulative gas yield of 5.0 bars for food waste and no gas production for cow dung within the retention time. Bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris and Clostridium sp were isolated. Fungi isolated included Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus nidulan, Trichophyton rubrum and Epidermophyton flocossum. The non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) analysis of the biogas produced confirmed that the gas consisted of $CH_4$, $CO_2$ and $H_2$. Statistical analysis revealed there was no significant correlation between temperature and biogas produced from the organic wastes (r= 0.177, p = 0.483).The organic wastes from the biogas production process stimulated maize growth when compared to control (soil without organic waste) and indicated maximum height. The study therefore reveals that food waste as potential substrates for biogas production has a moderate bio-fertilizer potential for improving plant growth and yield when added to soil.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2009

A fast-response $CO_2$ analyzer has been developed for measuring the $CO_2$ concentration during transient condition of a SI engine. The analyzer consists of the non-dispersive infrared absorption method, electrical chopping system and water cooling system. The analyzer has good repeatability, linearity and permissible drift characteristic. Besides, it showed 18ms of a response to measure the $CO_2$ concentration. The fast-response $CO_2$ analyzer was applied to a single cylinder SI engine and the $CO_2$ emission was examined during engine start. Simultaneously, the standard exhaust gas analyzer, which has slow response time, was used for confirming the accuracy of the exhaust gas analysis using the fast-response $CO_2$ analyzer. The developed analyzer showed much faster responsive characteristic than that of a standard analyzer and made cycle by cycle exhaust gas analysis possible. The transient engine operating characteristics will be estimated from the $CO_2$ concentration of engine-out emissions and engine operating variables.