• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.1047-1056
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• 2014

In most grid-connected inverters (GCI) with an LCL filter, since the design of both the LCL filter and the controller is done separately, considerable tuning efforts have to be exerted when compared to inverters using an L filter. Consequently, an integrated co-design of the filter and the controller for an LCL-type GCI is proposed in this paper. The control strategy includes only a PI current controller and a proportional grid voltage feed-forward controller. The capacitor is removed from the LCL filer and the design procedure starts from an L-type GCI with a PI current controller. After the PI controller has been settled, the capacitor is added back to the filter. Hence, it introduces a resonance frequency, which is identified based on the crossover frequencies to accommodate the preset PI controller. Using the proposed co-design method, harmonic standards are satisfied and other practical constraints are met. Furthermore, the grid voltage feed-forward control can bring an inherent damping characteristic. In such a way, the good control performance offered by the original L-type GCI and the sharp harmonic attenuation offered by the latter designed LCL filter can be well integrated. Moreover, only the grid current and grid voltage are sensed. Simulation and experimental results verify the feasibility of the proposed design methodology.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.661-675
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• 2022

In this paper, an electric vehicle drives with efficient control and low cost hardware using four quadrant DC converter with Permanent Magnet Direct Current (PMDC) motor fed by DC boost converter is presented. The main idea of this work is to improve the energy efficiency of the conversion chain of an electric vehicle by inserting a boost converter between the battery and the four quadrant-DC motor chopper assembly. Consequently, this method makes it possible to maintain the amplification gain of the 4 quadrant chopper constant regardless of the battery voltage drop and even in the presence of a fault in the battery. One of the most important control problems is control under heavy uncertainty conditions. The higher order sliding mode control technique is introduced for the adjustment of DC bus voltage and mechanical motor speed. To implement the proposed approach in the automotive field, experimental tests were carried out. The performances obtained show the usefulness of this system for a better energy management of an electric vehicle and an ideal control under different operating conditions and constraints, mostly at nominal operation, in the presence of a load torque, when reversing the direction of rotation of the motor speed and even in case of battery chamber failure. The whole system has been tested experimentally and its performance has been analyzed.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.543-552
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• 2004

이 논문은 지연 시간 및 화질 제약이 있는 비디오 응용을 위한 에너지 최적화 기법을 제안한다. 이는 두 가지 핵심 기법 - 프레임 생략 기법 및 버퍼링 기법 - 으로 구성되어있다. 버퍼링은 운영 체제 수준에서 유휴 시간 이용률을 증가시키고, 프레임 생략은 응용 수준에서 유휴 시간 자체를 증가시키며, 양쪽 모두 동적 전압 조절 기법의 효과를 향상시킨다. 이 논문에서는 제안한 기법을 적용하기 위해 H.263 부호기 응용을 사용한다. 실험에서는 제안한 기법이 주어진 지연 시간 및 화질 제약을 만족하면서 괄목할 만한 에너지 절감을 얻을 수 있음을 보인다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1989년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.202-206
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• 1989

A new algorithm is suggested to solve the optimal reactive power control(optimal VAR control) problem. An efficient computer program based on the latest achievements in the sparse matrix/vector techniques has been developed for this purpose. The model minimizes the real power losses in the system. The constraints include the reactive power limits of the generators, limits on the bus voltages and the operating limits of control variables- the transformer tap positions, generator terminal voltages and switchable reactive power sources. The method developed herein employs linearized sensitivity relationships of power systems to establish both the objective function for minimizing the system losses and the system performance sensitivities relating dependent and control variables. The algorithm consists of two modules, i.e. the Q-V module for reactive power-voltage control, Load flow module for computational error adjustments. In particular, the acceleration factor technique is introduced to enhance the convergence property in Q-module, The combined use of the afore-mentioned two modules ensures more effective and efficient solutions for optimal reactive power dispatch problems. Results of the application of the method to the sample system and other worst-case system demonstrated that the algorithm suggested herein is compared favourably with conventional ones in terms of computation accuracy and convergence characteristics.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 UPFC(Unified Power Flow Controller)설치 전력계통에서 어떤 선로의 전력조류를 원하는 값으로 직접 제어함과 동시에 계통 전체의 전력조류해석을 행하는 선로조류제약을 고려한 전력조류해석 알고리즘을 제시하고 이 알고리즘을 UPFC에 의한 과부하선로의 과부하해소제어에 적용하여 UPFC 제어 방법을 제시하고 사례연구를 통하여 UPFC의 제어효과의 효용성을 입증하였다. 또한 효과적인 조류해석을 위한 UPFC의 직·병렬 전압원의 초기치를 설정하는 공식을 유도하였다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2016

Ensuring the secure operation of power systems has become an important and critical matter during the present time, along with the development of large, complex and load-increasing systems. Security constraints such as the thermal limits of transmission lines and bus-voltage limits must be satisfied under all of a system’s operational conditions. An alternative solution to improve the security of a power system is the employment of Flexible Alternating-Current Transmission Systems (FACTS). FACTS devices can reduce the flows of heavily loaded lines, maintain the bus voltages at desired levels, and improve the stability of a power network. The Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is a versatile FACTS device that can independently or simultaneously control the active power, the reactive power and the bus voltage; however, to achieve such functionality, it is very important to determine the optimal location of the UPFC device, with the appropriate parameter setting, in the power system. In this paper, a genetic algorithm (GA) method is applied to determine the optimal location of the UPFC device in a network for the enhancement of the power-system loadability and the minimization of the active power loss in the transmission line. To verify our approach, simulations were performed on the IEEE 14 Bus, 30 Bus, and 57 Bus test systems. The proposed work was implemented in the MATLAB platform.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1889-1900
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• 2018

Harmonic current mitigation is vital in power distribution networks owing to the inflow of nonlinear loads, distributed generation, and renewable energy sources. The active power filter (APF) is the current electrical equipment that can dynamically compensate for harmonic distortion and eliminate asymmetrical loads. The compensation performance of an APF largely depends on the control strategy applied to the voltage source inverter (VSI). Model predictive control (MPC) has been demonstrated to be one of the effective control approaches to providing fast dynamic responses. This approach covers different types of power converters due to its several advantages, such as flexible control scheme and simple inclusion of nonlinearities and constraints within the controller design. In this study, a finite control set-MPC technique is proposed for the control of VSIs. Unlike conventional control methods, the proposed technique uses a discrete time model of the shunt APF to predict the future behavior of harmonic currents and determine the cost function so as to optimize current errors through the selection of appropriate switching states. The viability of this strategy in terms of harmonic mitigation is verified in MATLAB/Simulink. Experimental results show that MPC performs well in terms of reduced total harmonic distortion and is effective in APFs.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.150-159
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• 1996

본 연구에서는 하부구조적 결함을 갖는 전력계통의 정태 안전성 평가를 고려한 무효전력 제어 문제를 해결하기 위하여 A-team(Asynchronous team) 이론을 이용한 접근법을 제시한다. QVC는 무효전력 발전량, 전압치, 선로조류 및 다른 무효전력장치에 대한 제약조건하에서 최적의 전압을 유지하는 문제로써, 해의 정확도를 크게 해치지 않는 범위내에서 혼합정수계획법(MILP) 문제로 수식화 하였다. 안전성 평가는 계통의 모니터링을 통하여 얻어진 현재의 자료를 평가하여 상대적 강인성을 추정하는 것으로 교류 전력조류법에 기반을 둔 결정론적인 방법에 의해 계통안전성, 특히 전압안전성을 평가하였으며, 이진치 대신에 다수의 이산치를 제공하는 안전성 계량을 사용하였다. 계통의 효율적 운전을 목적으로 위의 두 문제를 통합하여 풀 수 있도록 A-team으로 명명된 새로운 조직기법을 도입하였다. A-team은 자치적(autonomous)이고, 병렬적으로(in parallel) 동작하고, 비동기적으로(asynchronously) 정보교환을 하는 agent들을 위 한 일종의 조직법으로 다수의 프로그램 (computer-based multi agent)을 이 용한 운용시스템의 구성에 적합한 방법으로 알려져 있다. 이 A-team을 이용한 방법은 실계통에 적용하기 위한 초기단계에 머무르고 있으나 대형계통의 여러 복잡한 문제를 해결할 수 있는 가능성을 갖고 있다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.284-290
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• 2012

In this research, a new type of haptic master device using electrorheological(ER) fluid for minimally invasive surgery(MIS) is devised and control performance of the proposed haptic master is evaluated. The proposed haptic master consists of ER bi-directional clutch/brake for 2 DOF rotational motion(X, Y) using gimbal structure and ER brake on the gripper for 1 DOF rotational motion (Z). Using Bingham characteristic of ER fluid and geometrical constraints, principal design variables of the haptic master are determined. Then, the generation of torque of the proposed master is experimentally evaluated as a function of applied field of voltage. A sliding mode controller which is robust to uncertainties is then designed and empirically realized. It has been demonstrated via experiment that the proposed haptic master associated with the controller can be effectively applied to MIS in real field conditions.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1991년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.231-233
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• 1991

This paper discribes a study on the switching character of MOS-GTO and the design of gate drive circuit. Chopping power supply converter, synchronious and asyncronious motor speed adjustment, inverter, etc., needs low drive energy "high frequency" switches. To fulfill these need, switches must have rapid switching time and insulated gate control. MOS-GTO structure is well suited to these constraints. The power switch is serial installation of a GTO thyrister and a MOS Transistor. The gate of the GTO is linked to positive pole of the cascode structure via a MOS high voltage transistor and ground via a transient absorber diode. This high performance MOS-GTO assembly considerably increases the strength which facilitate the drive of GTO thyristers.