• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.285-290
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• 2007

When input parameters like gas volume or load of the fuel cell system is changed, the fuel cell system can generate transient voltage disturbances. In this paper, a fuel cell system with Z-source inverter and ultracapacitors for voltage disturbance compensation is proposed. The structure of Z-source inverter is simple. It has unique features that can boost/buck input voltage with a DC/DC converter using only a modified switching pattern. The characteristics of the proposed topologies for the fuel cell system with Z-source inverter and ultracapacitors are analyzed using simulation, and verified by experiments. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed system is capable of operating with stable response to the system transient and voltage disturbances.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.54 no.5
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• pp.245-252
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• 2005

The fuel cell systems are one of very useful energy sources. The systems have advantages as renewable and environmental sources. To obtain AC components from fuel cells, it needs inverters. A multilevel converter is used as a power conversion system for a high power fuel cell system. Through harmonic analysis, it is shown that the harmonic components and THD increase while a fundamental component of output decreases as voltage droop increases. To solve the voltage disturbance problems, three different approaches are investigated in this paper; installation of a boost converter at the fuel cell output, control of pulse widths, and use of ultracapacitors. The proposed three approaches are analyzed and compared through simulation and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2011.06a
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• pp.691-692
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• 2011

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.59-66
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• 2011

Recently, an UAV using green energy for propulsion has been developed due to exhaustion of fossil fuel. This aircraft runs on electric motors rather than internal combustion engines, with electricity coming from fuel cells, solar cells, ultracapacitors, and/or batteries. Especially solar cells are installed in HALE UAV and flight tests are performed in the stratosphere. Although the solar powered UAV has the advantage of zero emission, its energy conversion efficiency is low and operation time is limited. Therefore, the solar powered UAV has been designed to operate with the secondary battery obtaining flexibility of energy management. In this study, we suggest the new operational concept of the solar powered UAV using directed-energy rayed from the surface of earth to UAV. An UAV is able to secure additional power through attaching solar cell to the lower surface of elevator. As a result, the additional energy supplied by directed-energy can improve the energy management and operational flexibility of the solar powered UAV.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.523-531
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• 2012

This paper proposes a high efficiency power conversion system for battery-ultracapacitor hybrid energy storages. The proposed system has only one bidirectional dc-dc converter for hybrid power source with batteries and ultracapacitors. The hybrid power source has bidirectional switching circuits for selecting one energy storage device. Bidirectional power flow between the energy storage device and high voltage capacitor can be controlled by one bidirectional converter. An asymmetrical switching method is applied to the bidirectional converter for high power efficiency. Switching power losses are reduced by zero-voltage switching of power switches. System operation and design considerations are presented. The experimental results are provided to verify the performance of the proposed system.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.270-273
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 연료 전지의 전압 강하 보상을 위해 Z-소스 인버터와 울트라커패시터를 포함하는 연료 전지 시스템을 제안하였다. Z-소스 인버터의 구조는 매우 간단하다. 이는 DC/DC 컨버터의 사용 없이 단순히 스위칭 패턴만을 제어하여 전압을 승압 할 수 있는 특징을 갖는다. 연료 전지 시스템은 연료 전지의 전압 변동시, 또는 부하 변동시 외부적인 영향에 의해서 과도 상태 전압 왜란이 발생할 수 있다. 이를 보상하기 위한 Z-소스 인버터의 다양한 타폴로지가 제안된다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.2067-2075
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• 2016

Cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverters are currently used because it enables the integration of various sources, such as batteries, ultracapacitors, photovoltaic array and fuel cells in a single system. Conventional modulation schemes for multilevel inverters have concentrated mainly on the generation of a low harmonic output voltage, which results in less effective utilization of connected sources. Less effective utilization leads to a difference in the charging/discharging of sources, causing unsteady voltages over a long period of operation and a reduction in the lifetime of the sources. Hence, a charge balance control scheme has to be incorporated along with the modulation scheme to overcome these issues. In this paper, a new approach for charge balancing in symmetric cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter that enables almost 100% charge balancing of sources is presented. The proposed method achieves charge balancing without any additional stages or complex circuit or considerable computational requirement. The validity of the proposed method is verified through simulation and experiments.

• Carbon letters
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.48-50
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• 2012

Mass production of graphene-based materials, which have high specific surface area, is of importance for industrial applications. Herein, we report on a facile approach to produce thermally modified graphene oxide (TMG) in large quantities. We performed this experiment with a hot plate under environments that have relatively low temperature and no using inert gas. TMG materials showed a high specific surface area (430 $m^2g^{-1}$). Successful reduction was confirmed by elemental analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermogravimetic analysis, and X-ray diffraction. The resulting materials might be useful for various applications such as in rechargeable batteries, as hydrogen storage materials, as nano-fillers in composites, in ultracapacitors, and in chemical/bio sensors.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.350-353
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 연료 전지 전압의 왜란 보상을 위해 Z-소스 인버터와 울트라커패시터를 포함하는 연료 전지 시스템을 제안하였다. Z-소스 인버터는의 구조는 매우 간단하며 DC/DC 컨버터의 사용 없이 단순히 스위칭 패턴만을 제어하여 전압을 부스팅 할 수 있는 독특한 특징을 갖는다. 연료 전지시스템은 부하 변동시 외부적인 영향에 의해서 과도 상태 전압 왜란이 발생할 수 있다. 시뮬레이션결과는 Z소스 인버터와 울트라커패시터를 포함한 제안된 연료 전지 시스템이 시스템 과도 상태와 전압 왜란에 대해 안정된 응답을 갖고 동작 가능하다는 것을 보여 주었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.361-365
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• 2005

Since the fuel cell uses the hydrogen for its fuel. it has no emission and higher efficiency than an internal combustion engine. Also fuel cell is much quieter than engine generator and generates heat much less than engine generator. So it has advantage of Army's 'si lent watch' capability and the ability to operate undetected by the enemy. The fuel cell hybrid system combines a fuel cell power system with an ESS. The ESS (e.g., batteries or ultracapacitors) reduces the fuel cell's peak power and transient response requirements. It allows the fuel cell to operate more efficiently and recovery of vehicle energy during deceleration. The battery has high energy density, so it has the advantage regarding driving distance. However, it has a disadvantage considering dynamic characteristic because of low power density. One other hand. the ultracapacitor has higher power density, so it can handle sudden change or discharge of required power. Yet. it has lower energy density. so it will be bigger and heavier than the battery when it has the same energy. This paper proposes the power management strategy for multi-power source fuel cell hybrid system. which is applied with the merits of both battery and ultra capacitor by using both of them simultaneous.