• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1819-1829
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• 2018

A three-phase, three-switch, and three-level boost-type PWM rectifier (Vienna rectifier) is proposed as an active front-end power factor correction (PFC) rectifier for telecom loads. The proposed active front-end PFC rectifier system is modeled by the switching cycle average model. The relation between duty ratios and DC link capacitor voltages is derived in terms of the system input currents. Furthermore, the feasible switching states are identified and applied to the proposed system to reduce the switching stress and DC ripples. A detailed equivalent circuit analysis of the proposed front-end PFC rectifier is conducted, and its performance is verified through simulations in MATLAB. Simulation results are verified using an experimental setup of an active front-end PFC rectifier that was developed in the laboratory. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the improved power quality parameters that are in accordance with the IEEE and IEC standards.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.202-215
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• 2015

This paper investigates the stability and performance of model predictive controlled active-front-end (AFE) rectifiers for energy storage systems, which has been increasingly applied in power distribution sectors and in renewable energy sources to ensure an uninterruptable power supply. The model predictive control (MPC) algorithm utilizes the discrete behavior of power converters to determine appropriate switching states by defining a cost function. The stability of the MPC algorithm is analyzed with the discrete z-domain response and the nonlinear simulation model. The results confirms that the control method of the active-front-end (AFE) rectifier is stable, and that is operates with an infinite gain margin and a very fast dynamic response. Moreover, the performance of the MPC controlled AFE rectifier is verified with a 3.0 kW experimental system. This shows that the MPC controlled AFE rectifier operates with a unity power factor, an acceptable THD (4.0 %) level for the input current and a very low DC voltage ripple. Finally, an efficiency comparison is performed between the MPC and the VOC-based PWM controllers for AFE rectifiers. This comparison demonstrates the effectiveness of the MPC controller.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2009

본 논문은 1P8M CMOS $0.13{\mu}m$ 공정을 이용하여 GPS응용에 적합한 프론트-엔드(front-end)를 구현하였다. 저잡음 증폭기(LNA)는 능동 안테나와 수동 안테나를 지원하기 위해 높은 전압이득과 낮은 잡음지수(Noise Figure)의 LNA1모드와 낮은 이득과 높은 입력 3차 교차점(IIP3: 3rd Input Intercept Point)의 LNA2모드로 동작한다. 두 LNA의 측정된 성능은 1.2 V의 공급전압에서 각각 3.2/2 mA의 전류를 이용하여 16.4/13.8 dB 이득과, 1.4/1.68 dB NF, 그리고 -8/-4.4 dBm의 IIP3값을 갖는다. 쿼드 하향주파수 혼합기(quadrature downconversion 혼합기)는 트랜스임피던스 증폭기(transimpedance amplifier)와 가변저항을 이용하여 27.5 dB에서 41 dB의 변환이득을 갖는다. 프론트-엔드는 LNA1모드 동작 시 6.6 mW의 전력을 소모하여 39.8 dB의 변환이득, 2.2 dB의 잡음지수와 -33.4 dBm의 IIP3의 성능을 갖는다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제57권7호
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• pp.1235-1240
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• 2008

In this paper, we presented an active RFID system in 2.45GHz range including LNA, Mixer and gain block. And in this work, a link budget model for RFID applications are proposed. We describe the detailed design and implementation of our system. Our components in RFID system has features such as low Noise Figure, reliable energy budget, and standard compliance with ISO 18000-4. Our receiver is effective for development and evaluation of prototype applications because of the flexibility of the design hardware. So, our platform will be suitable for versatile item management applications.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.498-503
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• 2019

해양산업분야에서는 극심한 대기오염으로 인하여 전기추진선박에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 이로 인해 선내 전력품질의 저하를 개선하기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 기존 DFE 정류기의 입력전류 고조파 함유량을 완화시키기 위해 수동형필터, 노치필터, 능동형필터 등을 이용한 다양한 방법이 등장하였다. 그 중에서도 능동필터의 일종인 AFE(Active Front End) 정류장치가 우수한 기술로써 평가받고 있다. 본 논문에서는 공간벡터변조에 의한 AFE정류장치의 전류제어방식을 제안하였다. 기존의 히스테리시스 방식, 삼각파 변조방식 및 공간벡터변조방식을 PSIM을 사용해 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 비교, 분석하였고, 그 결과 공간벡터변조방식이 구조가 간단하고 성능이 가장 우수함을 확인하였다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 디지털 마이크로파 통신 시스템 수신기의 동작범위(Dynamic Range) 향상을 위한 설계 방법을 K-band FEM(Front-End Module)에 적용하여 설계 및 분석하였다. 동작범위를 광범위하게 설계하기 위해 저 잡음 증폭기(LNA)의 잡음지수를 최소화하여 증폭된 입력신호 레벨을 최소화하는 방법을 제안하였으며, 주파수 변환은 높은 선택도(Q)와 안정도가 높은 위상고정 유전체 발진기(PL-DRO) 및 변환이득을 가지는 능동믹서로 구성하였다. 각각의 모듈을 집적화하여 측정한 결과 약 54dB의 변환이득(CG)과 1.3dB의 전제 잡음지수(NF)를 나타내었다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.943-950
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• 2020

We propose 8.2-GHz band radar RFICs for an 8 × 8 phased-array frequency-modulated continuous-wave receiver developed using 65-nm CMOS technology. This receiver panel is constructed using a multichip solution comprising fabricated 2 × 2 low-noise amplifier phase-shifter (LNA-PS) chips and a 4ch RX front-end chip. The LNA-PS chip has a novel phase-shifter circuit for low-voltage operation, novel active single-to-differential/differential-to-single circuits, and a current-mode combiner to utilize a small area. The LNA-PS chip shows a power gain range of 5 dB to 20 dB per channel with gain control and a single-channel NF of 6.4 dB at maximum gain. The measured result of the chip shows 6-bit phase states with a 0.35° RMS phase error. The input P1 dB of the chip is approximately -27.5 dBm at high gain and is enough to cover the highest input power from the TX-to-RX leakage in the radar system. The gain range of the 4ch RX front-end chip is 9 dB to 30 dB per channel. The LNA-PS chip consumes 82 mA, and the 4ch RX front-end chip consumes 97 mA from a 1.2 V supply voltage. The chip sizes of the 2 × 2 LNA-PS and the 4ch RX front end are 2.39 mm × 1.3 mm and 2.42 mm × 1.62 mm, respectively.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.276-284
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• 2012

AC/AC power conversion is widely used to feed AC loads with a variable voltage and/or a variable frequency from a constant voltage constant frequency power grid or to connect critical loads to an unreliable power supply while delivering a very balanced and accurate sinusoidal voltage system of constant amplitude and frequency. The load specifications will clearly impose the requirements for the inverter stage of the power converter, while wider ranges of choices are available for the rectifier. This paper investigates the utilization of a buck-type current source rectifier as the active front-end stage of an AC/AC converter for applications that require an adjustable DC-link voltage as well as elimination of the low-frequency common mode voltage. The proposed solution is to utilize a combination of two or more zero current vectors in the Space Vector Modulation (SVM) technique for Current Sources Rectifiers (CSR).

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2018년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.62-64
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• 2018

In two-stage single-phase inverters, inherent double line frequency component is present at both input and output of the front-end converter. Generally large electrolytic capacitors are required to eliminate the ripple. It is well known that the low frequency ripple shortens the lifespan of the capacitor hence the system reliability. However, the ripple can hardly be eliminated without the hardware combined with an energy storage device or a certain control algorithm. In this paper, a novel power-decoupling control method is proposed to eliminate the double line frequency ripple at the front-end converter of the DC/AC power conversion system. The proposed control algorithm is composed of two loop, ripple rejection loop and average voltage control loop and no extra hardware is required. In addition, it does not require any information from the phase-locked-loop (PLL) of the inverter and hence it is independent of the inverter control. In order to prove the validity and feasibility of the proposed algorithm a 5kW Dual Active Bridge DC/DC converter and a single-phase inverter are implemented, and experimental results are presented.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.381-391
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 상용 초고주파 MEMS 스위치를 이용하여 세 개의 주파수 대역에서 재구성 동작이 가능한 주파수 재구성 능동 배열 안테나 시스템(Reconfigurable Active Array Antenna System: RAA System)을 제안하였다. MEMS 스위치는 삽입 손실 및 선형성 특성이 우수하고 격리도가 높아 주파수 재구성 시스템 구현 시, 재구성을 위한 스위치로 인한 성능 열화가 거의 없다는 장점이 있다. 제안된 주파수 재구성 능동 배열 안테나 시스템은 간단한 구조의 임피던스 매칭 회로(Reconfigurable impedance Matching Circuit: RMC)를 갖는 주파수 재구성 증폭기(Reconfigurable Front-end Amplifier: RFA)가 집적화 되어 있으며, 안테나 방사체(Reconfigurable Antenna Element: RAE)와 재구성 제어 보드(Reconfiguration Control Board: RCB)로 구성되어 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 RAA 시스템은 850 MHz, 1.9 GHz, 3.4 GHz의 세 개 주파수로 재구성되어 동작하며, 안테나 방사체는 $2{\times}2$ 배열을 가지고 각각의 방사체는 광대역 다이폴 형태를 갖는다. 제작된 RAA 시스템은 실험을 통하여 그 타당성을 확인하였다.