• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 전위상승에 대한 개별 접지전극과 연접된 접지전극의 비교를 다루었으며, 시험전류가 접지전극에 흐를 때 실시간으로 접지방식에 대한 전위상승이 측정 및 분석되었다. 접지시스템의 전위상승을 분석하기 위해 반구형 수조실험장치가 사용되었고, 이를 이용하여 접지방식 및 거리에 따라 전위상승이 측정되었다. 실험장치는 반구형 수조, 전원공급장치, 이송형 전위계측장치, 시험 접지전극으로 구성되었고 전위계측장치의 프로브가 수평방향으로 이송함에 따라 전위상승이 측정되었고, 접지전극으로는 80 : 1 축척의 봉형 접지전극을 사용하였다. 개별 접지전극의 전위상승이 연접된 접지전극보다 높게 나타났으며 전위분포는 접지전극으로부터의 거리에 의존하는 특성을 나타내었다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.262-269
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• 2013

PURPOSE. Perceived color of ceramics changes by the spectral power distribution of ambient light. This study aimed to quantify the amount of shifts in color and color coordinates of clinically simulated seven all-ceramics due to the switch of three ambient light sources using a human vision simulating spectroradiometer. MATERIALS AND METHODS. CIE color coordinates, such as $L^*$, $a^*$ and $b^*$, of ceramic specimens were measured under three light sources, which simulate the CIE standard illuminant D65 (daylight), A (incandescent lamp), and F9 (fluorescent lamp). Shifts in color and color coordinate by the switch of lights were determined. Influence of the switched light (D65 to A, or D65 to F9), shade of veneer ceramics (A2 or A3), and brand of ceramics on the shifts was analyzed by a three-way ANOVA. RESULTS. Shifts in color and color coordinates were influenced by three factors (P<.05). Color shifts by the switch to A were in the range of 5.9 to 7.7 ${\Delta}E{^*}_{ab}$ units, and those by the switch to F9 were 7.7 to 10.2; all of which were unacceptable (${\Delta}E{^*}_{ab}$ > 5.5). When switched to A, CIE $a^*$ increased (${\Delta}a^*$: 5.6 to 7.6), however, CIE $b^*$ increased (${\Delta}b^*$: 4.9 to 7.8) when switched to F9. CONCLUSION. Clinically simulated ceramics demonstrated clinically unacceptable color shifts according to the switches in ambient lights based on spectroradiometric readings. Therefore, shade matching and compatibility evaluation should be performed considering ambient lighting conditions and should be done under most relevant lighting condition.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권10호
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• pp.4814-4834
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• 2018

This paper presents an architecture for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) with blind source separation (BSS) applied to retrieve the received mixing signals of the sink nodes first. The little-to-no need of prior knowledge about the source signals of the sink nodes in the BSS method is obviously advantageous for WSNs. The optimization problem of the BSS of multiple independent source signals with complex and noncircular distributions from observed sensor nodes is considered and addressed. This paper applies Castella's reference-based scheme to Novey's negentropy-based algorithms, and then proposes a novel fast fixed-point (FastICA) algorithm, defined as the reference-signal negentropy complex FastICA (RSNT-cFastICA) for complex-valued noncircular-distribution source signals. The proposed method for the sink nodes is substantially more efficient than Novey's quasi-Newton algorithm in terms of computational speed under large numbers of samples, can effectively improve the power consumption effeciency of the sink nodes, and is significantly beneficial for WSNs and wireless communication networks (WCNs). The effectiveness and performance of the proposed method are validated and compared with three related BSS algorithms through theoretical analysis and simulations.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1073-1082
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 시스템 내의 프로세서들을 효과적으로 사용하기 위한 적응적 프로세서 할당 정책을 제안한다. 프로그램의 병렬성을 향상시키기 위하여 일반적으로 병렬 처리에 사용될 프로세서 개수를 증가시킨다. 그러나 증가된 프로세서들은 그레인 크기에 변화를 일으키며 이는 캐쉬 성능에 영향을 미친다. 특히 대역이 제한된 공유 버스를 사용하는 시스템에서는 프로세서 개수의 증가는 공유 버스에 대한 접근 경쟁을 크게 증가하므로 버스에서 대기하는 시간이 프로세서 증가에 의한 계산 능력 이득을 상쇄시키는 주요한 원인이 되고 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 적응적 프로세서 할당 정책은 프로그램이 수행되는 도중에 임의의 기간동안 공유버스에 대기중인 프로세서 분포에 관한 정보를 얻는다. 그리고 이 정보를 바탕으로 프로세서 개수를 변경하는 방법이다. 모의 시험에서 적응적 프로세서 할당 정책은 프로그램들의 버스 트래픽 특성에 따른 최적의 적합한 프로세서 개수를 발견함을 보인다. 그리고 적응적 프로세서 할당 정책은 고정된 프로세서 개수를 사용한 가장 좋은 성능보다는 다소 떨어진 성능을 나타내었으나 시스템의 프로세서 활용성을 높여 효과적 시스템 사용에 기여함을 보인다. Abstract In this paper, the adaptive processor allocation policy is suggested to make effective use of processors in system. To enhance the parallelism, the number of processors used in the parallel computing may be increased. However, increasing the number of processors affects the grain size of the parallel program. Therefore, it affects the cache performance. In particular, when the shared bus is employed, since increasing the number of processors can result in a significant amount of contention to achieve the shared-bus, the increased computing power is offset by the bus waiting time due to these contentions. The adaptive processor allocation policy acquires the information about the distribution of waiting processors on shared bus for any execution period of programs. And it changes the number of processors working in parallel processing during the program's run. Our simulation results show that the adaptive processor allocation policy finds the optimum feasible number of processors based on the bus traffic characteristic of programs. Thus, it contributes to effective system utilization, even though it performs slightly less efficiently than using a fixed number of processors with the best performance.

• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.392-399
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• 2009

The paper concerns the description of the step by step development process of the new fixed blade runner called "Mixer" suitable for the uprating of the Francis turbines units installed at the older low head hydropower plants. In the paper the details of hydraulic and mechanical design are presented. Since the rotational speed of the new runner is significantly higher then the rotational speed of the original Francis one, the direct coupling of the turbine to the generator can be applied. The maximum efficiency at prescribed operational point was reached by the geometry optimization of two most important components. In the first step the optimization of the draft tube geometry was carried out. The condition for the draft tube geometry optimization was to design the new geometry of the draft tube within the original bad draft tube shape without any extensive civil works. The runner blade geometry optimization was carried out on the runner coupled with the draft tube domain. The blade geometry of the runner was optimized using automatic direct search optimization procedure. The method used for the objective function minimum search is a kind of the Nelder-Mead simplex method. The objective function concerns efficiency, required net head and cavitation features. After successful hydraulic design the modal and stress analysis was carried out on the prototype scale runner. The static pressure distribution from flow simulation was used as a load condition. The modal analysis in air and in water was carried out and the results were compared. The final runner was manufactured in model scale and it is going to be tested in hydraulic laboratory. Since the turbine with the fixed blade runner does not allow double regulation like in case of full Kaplan turbine, it can be profitably used mainly at power plants with smaller changes of operational conditions or in case with more units installed. The advantages are simple manufacturing, installation and therefore lower expenses and short delivery time for turbine uprating.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.399-406
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• 2016

대형 풍력터빈은 지상 전단 흐름 내에서 회전하면서 주기적인 유입속도의 변동 조건 하에 운용된다. 수직 전단흐름에 의해서 경계층 내의 유입 속도는 최고점에서 속도가 최대가 되고 최저점에서 속도가 최소가 된다. 이러한 공간적인 풍속 분포는 풍력터빈 로터의 허브와 저속회전축에서 6분력 하중에 대한 주기적인 진동을 야기한다. 본 연구에서는 수직 전단 흐름 효과를 무시한 균일 흐름장과 지상 전단 흐름효과를 고려한 두 가지 경우에 대한 공력 하중을 비교분석하였다. 계산 결과로부터 허브에서의 추력과 굽힘모멘트, LSS의 굽힘모멘트가 크게 변동하는 결과를 보여주었다. 따라서 지상 전단흐름 효과를 반영한 공력 해석이 피로 해석을 위해서 반드시 필요함을 확인하였다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.461-473
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• 2010

최근 녹색 성장과 에너지 절감 방안이 크게 대두하면서 친환경과 절전형 광원으로 평가받는 LED 조명에 대한 관심이 급증하고 있다. 특히 LED 조명의 높은 효율성과 긴 수명, 소형 박형화에 따른 조명기구의 공간 효율성, 디지털 디밍(Dimming)에 의한 다양한 연출 효과 등의 장점이 있어 방송제작 현장에서도 미래 방송조명의 광원으로 기대되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 CIE의 기준에 따른 측광 방법으로 방송용 조명의 기본적인 광원특성을 용도별, 조명기구별로 측정하였다. 이를 바탕으로 기존 방송조명과 LED 조명의 분광분포 특성 및 연색성 등에 대한 비교 분석으로 LED 조명의 활용을 위한 기초자료를 확보하였다. 한편, 그림자 투영 실험과 색 재현성 실험을 통하여 LED의 새로운 광원에 의한 TV 조명이 고품질을 요구하는 방송영상에 미치는 영향과 문제점에 대한 개선방안을 제안한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.504-521
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• 2016

Recently, energy harvesting technology has been integrated into wireless sensor networks to ameliorate the nodes' energy limitation problem. In theory, the wireless sensor node equipped with an energy harvesting module can work permanently until hardware failures happen. However, due to the change of power supply, the traditional hierarchical network routing protocol can not be effectively adopted in energy harvesting wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we improve the Low-Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy (LEACH) protocol to make it suitable for the energy harvesting wireless sensor networks. Specifically, the cluster heads are selected according to the estimation of nodes' harvested energy and consumed energy. Preference is given to the nodes with high harvested energy while taking the energy consumption rate into account. The utilization of harvested energy is mathematically formulated as a max-min optimization problem which maximizes the minimum energy conservation of each node. We have proved that maximizing the minimum energy conservation is an NP-hard problem theoretically. Thus, a polynomial time algorithm has been proposed to derive the near-optimal performance. Extensive simulation results show that our proposed routing scheme outperforms previous works in terms of energy conservation and balanced distribution.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.715-728
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• 2012

This paper deals with determining the fundamental frequency of tall buildings that consist of framed tube, shear core, belt truss and outrigger systems in which the framed tube and shear core vary in size along the height of the structure. The effect of belt truss and outrigger system is modeled as a concentrated rotational linear spring at the belt truss and outrigger system location. Many cantilevered tall structures can be treated as cantilevered beams with variable cross-section in free vibration analysis. In this paper, the continuous approach, in which a tall building is replaced by an idealized cantilever continuum representing the structural characteristics, is employed and by using energy method and Hamilton's variational principle, the governing equation for free vibration of tall building with variable distributed mass and stiffness is obtained. The general solution of governing equation is obtained by making appropriate selection for mass and stiffness distribution functions. By applying the separation of variables method for time and space, the governing partial differential equation of motion is reduced to an ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients with the assumption that the transverse displacement is harmonic. A power-series solution representing the mode shape function of tall building is used. Applying boundary conditions yields the boundary value problem; the frequency equation is established and solved through a numerical process to determine the natural frequencies. Computer program has been developed in Matlab (R2009b, Version 7.9.0.529, Mathworks Inc., California, USA). A numerical example has been solved to demonstrate the reliability of this method. The results of the proposed mathematical model give a good understanding of the structure's dynamic characteristics; it is easy to use, yet reasonably accurate and suitable for quick evaluations during the preliminary design stages.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.116-125
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• 2018

Modified 9Cr-1Mo ferritic steel is a preferred material for steam generators in nuclear power plants for their creep strength and good corrosion resistance. Austenitic stainless steels, such as type 316LN, are used in the high temperature segments such as reactor pressure vessels and primary piping systems. So, the dissimilar joints between these materials are inevitable. In this investigation, dissimilar joints were fabricated by the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process with Inconel 82/182 filler metals. The notch tensile properties and Charpy V-notch impact toughness properties of various regions of dissimilar metal weld joints (DMWJs) were evaluated as per the standards. The microhardness distribution across the DMWJs was recorded. Microstructural features of different regions were characterized by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Inhomogeneous notch tensile properties were observed across the DMWJs. Impact toughness values of various regions of the DMWJs were slightly higher than the prescribed value. Formation of a carbon-enriched hard zone at the interface between the ferritic steel and the buttering material enhanced the notch tensile properties of the heat-affected-zone (HAZ) of P91. The complex microstructure developed at the interfaces of the DMWJs was the reason for inhomogeneous mechanical properties.