• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.80-90
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• 2014

This paper suggests loss analysis and calculation methods for efficiency improvement of power conversion equipment in detail. The detailed loss analysis and calculation has been conducted for 3.3kW On-board Battery Charger considering temperature condition. The validity of the analysis and calculation method is verified by simulation model.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.188-194
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• 2005

There are many factors that affect on the system output of Photovoltaic(PV) power generation; the variation of solar radiation, temperature, energy conversion efficiency of solar cell etc. This paper suggests a methodology for calculation of PV generation output using the probability distribution function of irradiance, PV array efficiency and revision factors of solar cell conversion efficiency. Long-term irradiance data recorded every hour of the day for 11 years were used. For goodness-fit test, several distribution (unctions are tested by Kolmogorov-Smirnov(K-S) method. The calculated generation output with or without revision factors of conversion efficiency is compared with that of CMS (Centered Monitoring System), which can monitor PV generation output of each PV generation site.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2005

In this paper, a novel circuit topology of a three-winding coupling inductor-assisting a high-frequency PWM boost chopper type DC-DC power converter with a high boost voltage conversion ratio and low switch voltage stress is proposed for the new energy interfaced DC power conditioner in solar photovoltaic and fuel cell generation systems. The operating principle in a steady state is described by using its equivalent circuits under the practical condition of energy processing of a lossless capacitive snubber. The newly-proposed power MOSFET boost chopper type DC-DC power converter with the three-winding coupled inductor type transformer and a single lossless capacitor snubber is built and tested for an output power of 500W. Utilizing the lower voltage and internal resistance power MOSFET switch in the proposed PWM boost chopper type DC-DC power converter can reduce the conduction losses of the active power switch compared to the conventional model. Therefore, the total actual power conversion efficiency under a condition of the nominal rated output power is estimated to be 81.1 ％, which is 3.7％ higher than the conventional PWM boost chopper DC power conversion circuit topology.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.387-398
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• 2012

It is known that transformer based power supplies for ozone generators have low efficiency, high cost and exhibits a limited frequency range of operation. To overcome these disadvantages, this paper proposes a high frequency ozone generator with the absence of a transformer. The voltage step-up is achieved only by utilizing the resonant tank. This is made possible by a novel combination of ozone chamber materials that allow ozone to be generated at only 1.5 - 3.5 $kV_{p-p}$. The input to the resonant tank is driven by a PWM full bridge resonant inverter. Furthermore, zero-current zero-voltage switching (ZCZVS) operation is achieved by employing a duty factor of 25% between the switches of the full bridge. The advantages of the proposed system include high efficiency, low cost and the ability to control ozone production by varying the input voltage to the inverter. The prototype is verified by both simulation and experimental results.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1091-1097
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• 2013

이 논문은 $0.11{\mu}m$ RF CMOS 공정에서 비대칭 몸체 바이어싱을 적용한 비교기를 사용한 정류기를 제안한다. 제안하는 정류기는 MOSFET와 두 개의 비교기로 이루어져 있다. 이 비교기는 부하 전압이 입력 전압보다 높을 때 생기는 역방향 누설 전류를 줄이는 데 사용한다. 비대칭 몸체 바이어싱을 사용함으로써 비교기의 High에서 Low 상태로 바꾸는 기준 전압을 높이고, 누설 전류가 흐르는 시간을 줄인다. 13.56 MHz의 2 Vpp 교류전압을 입력하고, $1k{\Omega}$의 저항과 1 nF의 커패시터를 부하에 연결한 환경에서 측정하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 전압 변환 효율은 87.5 %, 전력 변환 효율은 45 %이고, 측정한 전압 변환 효율은 85.215 %, 전력 변환 효율은 50 %이다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.366-377
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• 2015

In order to minimize switching losses for high power applications, a boost PFC rectifier with a novel passive lossless snubber circuit is proposed. The proposed lossless snubber is composed of coupled inductors merged into a boost inductor. This method compared with conventional methods does not need additional inductor cores and it reduces extra costs to implement a soft switching circuit. Especially, the proposed circuit can reduce the reverse recovery current of output diode rectifiers due to the coupling effect of the inductor. During turn-on and turn-off operating modes, the proposed PFC converter operates under soft switching conditions with high power conversion efficiency. In addition, the performance improvement and analysis of the operating effects of the coupled inductors were also presented and verified with a 3.3 kW prototype rectifier.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1998년도 하계종합학술대회논문집
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• pp.189-192
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• 1998

In this paper, we analyzed Microwave-DC conversion efficiency for the rectennas and it's position change. Rectenna consist of a two major parts, receiveing antenna and rectifying circuits. We made two types of 2.45C rectennas which the dipole and the patch antenna. Rectifying circuit is a GaAs-schottky diode with a large forward current and reverse breakdown voltage. The results of RF-DC conversion efficiency for two rectennas, patch type has 75.6% efficiency with 400$\Omega$ load resistor and dipole type has 69.75% efficiency with 360$\Omega$ load resistor. When the rectennas has optimal load resistor, Rectenna efficiency shows of $\pm10%$ at $70^{\circ}$~$110^{\circ}$ position.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권12호
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• pp.1889-1894
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• 2018

An innovative small-scale piezoelectric energy harvester has been proposed to gather wind energy. A conventional horizontal-axis wind power generation has a low generating efficiency at low wind speed. To overcome this weakness, we designed a piezoelectric windmill optimized at low-speed wind. A piezoelectric device having high energy conversion efficiency is used in a small windmill. The maximum output power of the windmill was about 3.14 mW when wind speed was 1.94 m/s. Finally, the output power and the efficiency of the system were compared with a conventional wind power system. This work will be beneficial for the piezoelectric energy harvesting technology to be applied to the real world such as wireless sensor networks (WSN).

• ETRI Journal
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.811-819
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• 2019

We propose a substrate with high thermal conductivity, manufactured by the low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) multilayer circuit process technology, as a new DC/DC converter platform for power electronics applications. We compare the reliability and power conversion efficiency of a converter using the LTCC substrate with the one using a conventional printed circuit board (PCB) substrate, to demonstrate the superior characteristics of the LTCC substrates. The power conversion efficiencies of the LTCC- and PCB-based synchronous buck converters are 95.5% and 94.5%, respectively, while those of nonsynchronous buck converters are 92.5% and 91.3%, respectively, at an output power of 100 W. To verify the reliability of the LTCC-based converter, two types of tests were conducted. Storage temperature tests were conducted at -20 ℃ and 85 ℃ for 100 h each. The variation in efficiency after the tests was less than 0.3%. A working temperature test was conducted for 60 min, and the temperature of the converter was saturated at 58.2 ℃ without a decrease in efficiency. These results demonstrate the applicability of LTCC as a substrate for power conversion systems.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2010

This paper proposes an input-series-output-parallel connected ZVS full bridge converter with interleaved control for photovoltaic power conditioning systems (PV PCS). The input-series connection enables a fully modular power-system architecture, where low voltage and standard power modules can be connected in any combination at the input and/or at the output, to realize any given specifications. Further, the input-series connection enables the use of low-voltage MOSFETs that are optimized for a very low RDSON, thus, resulting in lower conduction losses. The system costs decrease due to the reduced current, and the volumes of the output filters due to the interleaving technique. A topology for a photovoltaic (PV) dc/dc converter that can dramatically reduce the power rating and increase the efficiency of a PV system by analyzing the PV module characteristics is proposed. The control scheme, consisting of an output voltage loop, a current loop and input voltage balancing loops, is proposed to achieve input voltage sharing and output current sharing. The total PV system is implemented for a 10-kW PV power conditioning system (PCS). This system has a dc/dc converter with a 3.6-kW power rating. It is only one-third of the total PV PCS power. A 3.6-kW prototype PV dc/dc converter is introduced to experimentally verify the proposed topology. In addition, experimental results show that the proposed topology exhibits good performance.