• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권5A호
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• pp.561-570
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• 2008

시각 동기 기술은 초고속 통신, 병렬/분산 처리 시스템 등의 근간이 되는 기술이다. 최근 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅에 대한 관심도가 증가하고, 요구하는 응용이 다양해짐에 따라 무선 환경에서 높은 정밀도를 유지하는 시각 동기 기술을 요구되어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 요구사항을 만족시키기 위해서 ZigBee를 이용한 무선 네트워크에서의 정밀 시각 동기 기법을 설계하고 구현한다. 시각 동기 과정 중 프로토콜 계층에서 발생되는 지연을 최소화하고, 메시지 송수신 과정에서 발생하는 에러 요인을 분석 및 제거함으로서 정밀 시각 동기를 유지한다. 또한, 본 논문에서는 시각 동기 시스템을 검증하고, 성능평가를 수행하였다. 성능평가 결과, 네트워크 내의 노드는 참조 시각원으로부터 50나노초 이하의 시각 동기를 이루었다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.279-301
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• 2007

When coupling beams are proportioned appropriately in coupled core wall (CCW) systems, the input energy from ground motions is dissipated primarily through inelastic deformations in plastic hinge regions at the ends of the coupling beams. It is desirable that the plastic hinges form at the beam ends while the base wall piers remain elastic. The strength and stiffness of the coupling beams are, therefore, crucial if the desired global behavior of the CCW system is to be achieved. This paper presents the results of nonlinear response history analysis of two 20-story CCW buildings. Both buildings have the same geometric dimensions, and the components of the buildings are designed based on the equivalent lateral force procedure. However, one building is fitted with steel coupling beams while the other is fitted with diagonally reinforced concrete coupling beams. The force-deflection relationships of both beams are based on experimental data, while the moment-curvature and axial load-moment relationships of the wall piers are analytically generated from cross-sectional fiber analyses. Using the aforementioned beam and wall properties, nonlinear response history analyses are performed. Superiority of the steel coupling beams is demonstrated through detailed evaluations of local and global responses computed for a number of recorded and artificially generated ground motions.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.48-54
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 간접 유도가열 되는 DPH시스템과 주파수 범위가 20kHz에서 50kHz사이에서 작동되는 전압형 직렬공진 고주파인버터를 이용하여 열 기체를 발생시키는 전압형 공진형 인버터에 관하여 설명하였다. 얇은 스텐레스 판재가 서로 스폿 용접되어 연결되어 있고 미세한 많은 구멍을 갖고있는 적층형 충진발열테로 특수하게 설계된 유도 가열기는 외부에 워크 코일로 감겨져 있는 불소수지계의 절연용기 안에 삽입되어 있다. 이 워크 코일은 공진형 인버터와 연결되어 있으며 유도가열기를 통해 흐르는 관 유체를 1단가열부에서 저압의 포화증기를 2단가열부에서 열방사성 증발유체를 생성하는 본 DPH시스템의 성능 및 효용성을 실용적인 측면에서 논의하고 평가 할 것이다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2004

This paper presents a novel three-phase power module bridge type auxiliary resonant AC link snubber for the three-phase voltage-fed sinwave soft switching PWM inverter operating under specific instantaneous space voltage vector modulation. The operating principle of this resonant snubber is described for current source load model during one switching period, along with its design approach based on the simulation data. The performance evaluations of space vector modulation three-phase sinewave soft switching inverter with a new three-phase active auxiliary resonant AC link snubber are discussed as compared with those of three-phase voltage source-fed sinewave hard switching PWM inverter with a standard space voltage vector modulation strategy. The power loss analysis and conventional efficiency estimation of three-phase soft switching PWM inverter using ICBT modules are carried out including all the conduction power losses based upon the measured v-i characteristics of IGBT and its antiparallel diode as well as their switching losses.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.481-486
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• 2012

Accurate and efficient estimation of the number of sources is critical for providing the parameter of targets in problems of array signal processing and blind source separation among other such problems. When conventional estimators work in unfavorable scenarios, e.g., at low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), with a small number of snapshots, or for sources with a different strength, it is challenging to maintain good performance. In this paper, the detection limit of the minimum description length (MDL) estimator and the signal strength required for reliable detection are first discussed. Though a comparison, we analyze the reason that performances of classical estimators deteriorate completely in unfavorable scenarios. After discussing the limiting distribution of eigenvalues of the sample covariance matrix, we propose a new approach for estimating the number of sources which is based on a sequential hypothesis test. The new estimator performs better in unfavorable scenarios and is consistent in the traditional asymptotic sense. Finally, numerical evaluations indicate that the proposed estimator performs well when compared with other traditional estimators at low SNR and in the finite sample size case, especially when weak signals are superimposed on the strong signals.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.288-296
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• 2002

In this paper, a high frequency transformer - assisted auxiliary active resonant commutated snubber (HFTA-ARCS) for voltage source soft switching pulse width modulated power conversion circuits is presented. A three phase voltage source type soft switching inverter incorporating HFTA-ARCS circuits in its three bridge legs can reduce current rating of auxiliary active power switches and has sensorless simplified control scheme which any specified boost current management is not required for soft switching. Its operation principle and digital control scheme are described and a practical design method of circuit parameters on this HFTA-ARCS circuit is also introduced on the basis of computer simulation. Moreover, this space voltage vector modulated soft switching inverter system with DSP-based digital control scheme Is discussed and its effectiveness is proved on the basis of performance evaluations. The operating performances of this inverter system are also compared with those of conventional three-phase hard switching inverter under practical conditions of specified parameters.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.163-166
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• 2006

The dishing and the erosion were evaluated on the tungsten CMP process with conventional and new developed slurry. The tungsten thin film was polished by orbital polishing equipment. Commercial pattern wafer was used for the evaluation. Both slurries were pre tested on the oxide region on the wafer surface and the removal rate was not different very much. At the pattern density examination, the erosion performance was increased at all processing condition due to the reduction of thickness loss in new slurry. However, the dishing thickness was not remarkably changed at high pattern density despite of the improvement at low pattern density. At the large pad area, the reduction of dishing thickness was clearly found at new tungsten slurry.

• International Journal of Quality Innovation
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.13-28
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• 2002

Higher efficiency and effectiveness of Research & Development phases can be attained using advanced statistical methodologies. In this work statistical methodologies are combined with a deterministic approach to engineering design. In order to show the potentiality of such integration, a simple but effective example is presented. It concerns the problem of optimising the performances of a paper helicopter. The design of this simple device is not new in quality engineering literature and has been mainly used for educational purposes. Taking full advantage of fundamental engineering knowledge, an aerodynamic model is originally formulated in order to describe the flight of the helicopter. Screening experiments were necessary to get first estimates of model parameters. Subsequently, deterministic evaluations based on this model were necessary to set up further experimental phases needed to search (or a better design. Thanks to this integration of statistical and deterministic phases, a significant performance improvement is obtained. Moreover, the engineering knowledge かms out to be developed since an explanation of the “why” of better performances, although approximate, is achieved. The final design solution is robust in a broader sense, being both validated by experimental evidence and closely examined by engineering knowledge.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2008년 영문 학술대회
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• pp.136-142
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• 2008

The influence of different grids on numerical prediction of subsonic compressor performance and stall was investigated. Two types of grids were examined, structured H type grid and structured O-H type grid. Evaluations were conducted by comparing the numerical results with experimental results obtained from a low-speed single-stage rig test for a new concept compressor, called diffuser passage compressor, aiming at improving tip clearance sensitivity. At low mass flow operating conditions, the numerical calculation with O-H type grid showed that the lowest mass flow operating point for which the calculation was able to converge was almost the same as the lowest steady mass flow obtained from the rig test. On the other hand, the numerical calculation with structured H type grid diverged at higher mass flow operating point. It was found that this difference was attributed to the effect of double-valuedness of H type grid that existed at leading edge on the boundary layer development on the blade surface.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.67-90
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• 2017

The interdisciplinary research area of small scale energy harvesting has attracted tremendous interests in the past decades, with a goal of ultimately realizing self-powered electronic systems. Among the various available ambient energy sources which can be converted into electricity, wind energy is a most promising and ubiquitous source in both outdoor and indoor environments. Significant research outcomes have been produced on small scale wind energy harvesting in the literature, mostly based on piezoelectric conversion. Especially, modeling methods of wind energy harvesting techniques plays a greatly important role in accurate performance evaluations as well as efficient parameter optimizations. The purpose of this paper is to present a guideline on the modeling methods of small-scale wind energy harvesters. The mechanisms and characteristics of different types of aeroelastic instabilities are presented first, including the vortex-induced vibration, galloping, flutter, wake galloping and turbulence-induced vibration. Next, the modeling methods are reviewed in detail, which are classified into three categories: the mathematical modeling method, the equivalent circuit modeling method, and the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. This paper aims to provide useful guidance to researchers from various disciplines when they want to develop and model a multi-way coupled wind piezoelectric energy harvester.