• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.519-527
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• 2012

A high step-down multiple-output LED driver is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the derivation of the driver with dual-output is presented and its operation principle and steady state performance are analyzed in detail. Secondly, a high step-down N-channel LED driver is proposed and its current auto-balance characteristic and step-down ratio are analyzed. Finally, an experimental prototype is built and the experimental results are given. The theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the proposed driver has the following virtues: First, if load balancing is achieved, the voltage gain is 1/N that of a Buck driver, where N is the number of channels. Second, each output automatically has an equal output current, without requiring more current close-loop control circuits than a Buck driver. Last, the voltage stresses of the switches and diodes are lower than those of a Buck driver, meaning that lower voltage switches and diodes can be used, and a higher efficiency can be expected.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2014

This paper proposes a two-stage step-down buck and a tapped-inductor boost cascaded converter for high efficiency photovoltaic micro-inverter applications. The proposed inverter is a new structure to inject a rectified sinusoidal current into a low-frequency switching inverter for single-phase grid with unity power factor. To build a rectified-waveform of the output current. the converter employs both of a high efficiency step-up and a step-down converter in cascade. In step-down mode, tapped inductor(TI) boost converter stops and the buck converter operates alone. In boost mode, the TI converter operates with the halt of buck operation. The converter provides a rectified current to low frequency inverter, then the inverter converts the current into a unity power-factor sinusoidal waveform. By applying a TI, the converter can decrease the turn-on ratios of the main switch in TI boost converter even with an extreme step-up operation. The performance validation of the proposed design is confirmed by an experimental results of a 120W hardware prototype.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2004

최근, 비선형시스템인 DC-DC 컨버터의 출력전압제어를 위해서 많은 제어방법들이 연구되고 있으며, 본 논문은 Buck type DC-DC 컨버터에 슬라이딩 모드 제어기와 뉴럴 네트워크 제어기를 이용한 제어 알고리즘을 제시하였고, 또한 컨버터의 이론해석을 통한 이론특성과 Psim을 이용한 시뮬레이션특성, DSP(TMS320C32)를 이용한 실험특성을 비교 검토하여 제안한 방법의 유용성을 입증하였다. 기존의 히스테리시스 제어기를 이용한 제어방법과 제안한 슬라이딩 모드 제어기와 뉴럴 네트워크 제어기를 이용한 제어방법과 비교한 결과 제안한 제어기가 우수한 특성을 얻었으며, 향후, 다른 전력변환장치에 유용하게 적용될 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2001년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.427-430
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• 2001

산업분야에서 많이 사용되고 있는 컴퓨터나 자동화 제조공정 등은 순간적인 전압저하나 이상전압에 매우 민감하게 반응한다. 부하에 공급되는 전력의 신뢰도의 문제가 증가함에 따라 수용가 측에서는 무정전 전원장치(UPS)와 같은 일정전압을 유지한 수 있는 전력 조절장치들을 사용하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 수용가 전원의 안정화를 위한 제어장치로서 단상 Buck AC-AC 전지변환기를 제안한다. 제안된 전력변환기는 IGBT스위칭 모듈을 사용하고 전압의 저하가 발생했을 때 펄스폭 변조(PWM) 제어에 의하여 일정한 전압을 유지할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 정상상태에서의 동작특성을 해석하고 PSPICE 시뮬레이션으로 동작특성을 확인한다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.813-820
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• 2000

A technique to suppress the low frequency ripple voltage of the DC output in three phase buck diode converter is presented in this paper. The proposed pulse frequency modulation methods and duty ratio modulation methods are employed to regulate the output voltage of the buck diode converter and guarantee zero-current-switching(ZCS) of the switch over the wide load range. The proposed control methods used in this paper provide generally good performance such as low THD of the input line current and unity power factor. In addition, control methods can be effectively used to suppress the low frequency ripple voltage appeared in the dc output voltage. The harmonic injection technique illustrates its validity and effectiveness through the simulations and experiments.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2036-2038
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• 1998

In the buck-boost DC-DC chopper which is used at a certain situation such as in factories where loads often change a lot, the switches in the device make big energy loss in operating at Buck-Boost Mode due to hard switching and are affected by lots of stresses which decrease the efficiency rate of the converter. In order to improve this problem, to decrease the loss of snubber and switching, it has been investigated that zero voltage switching mode and zero current switching mode which make the operation of switches with soft switching. For the more sophisticated and advanced device, this paper is presented the Partial Resonant Soft Switching Mode Power Converter which is adapted the power converter having the partial resonant soft switching mode, that makes switches operate when the resonant current or voltage becomes zero by making the resonant circuit partially at turning on and off of the switches with suitable layout of the resonant elements and switch elements in the converter. Also, this paper includes the analysis and simulation of the Partial Resonant type Buck-Boost Chopper.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.838-848
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• 2018

This paper proposes a single-phase buck-boost AC-AC converter. It consists of three legs with six switching units (each unit is composed of an active switch and a diode) and its input and output ports share a common ground. It can provide buck-boost voltage operation and immune from shoot-through problem. Since only two switching units are involved in the current paths, the conduction losses are low, which improves the system efficiency. The operation principle of the proposed circuit is firstly presented, and then, various operation conditions are introduced to achieve different output voltages with step-changed frequencies. Additionally, the parameters design and comparative analysis of the power losses are also given. Finally, experimental results verify the correctness of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.832-839
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• 2016

In this study, the performance of a direct current (DC)-DC buck converter is analyzed in the presence of non-idealities in passive components and semiconductor devices. The effect of these non-idealities on the various design issues of a DC-DC buck converter is studied. An improved expression for duty cycle is developed to compensate the losses that occur because of the non-idealities. The design equations for inductor and capacitor calculation are modified based on this improved expression. The effect of the variation in capacitor equivalent series resistance (ESR) on output voltage ripple (OVR) is analyzed in detail. It is observed that the value of required capacitance increases with ESR. However, beyond a maximum value of ESR (r_c,max), the capacitor is unable to maintain OVR within a specified limit. The expression of r_c,max is derived in terms of specified OVR and inductor current ripple. Finally, these theoretical studies are validated through MATLAB simulation and experimental results.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.375-387
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• 2015

This study investigates an economic and highly efficient power-converter topology and its modulation scheme for 60 kW rapid EV charger system. The target system is a three-phase three-switch buck-type rectifier topology. A new carrier-based PWM scheme, which is characterized by simple implementation using logic gates, is introduced in this paper. This PWM scheme replaces the diode rectifier equivalent switching state with an active switching state to produce the same effective current flowing path. As a result, the distortion of input current during the polarity reversal of capacitor line voltage can be mitigated. The proposed modulation technique is confirmed through simulation verification. The proposed modulation technique and its implementation scheme can expand the operation range of the three-phase three-switch buck-type rectifier with high-quality AC input and capacitor ripple current.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.103-106
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• 2016

PWM 벅 컨버터는 3형 오차 보상기를 주로 사용하고 있다. 이 오차 보상기는 낮은 슬루율을 갖게 하는 큰 커패시터로 인해, 부하 전류의 과도응답이 발생하였을 때 부하 전압에 의도하지 않은 큰 오버슈트와 언더슈트를 발생시킨다. 또한 기준전압을 변화시켰을 때의 변화에도 느리게 응답한다. 전원장치의 효율적인 사용을 위해 다양한 부하 전류와 전압이 요구되고 있고, PWM 벅 컨버터 역시 부하 전류 변화와 기준 전압 변화에 따른 부하 전압의 빠른 응답특성을 가져야 한다. 본 논문은 PWM 벅 컨버터의 응답시간을 늘이기 위한 여러 가지 빠른 과도응답 기술들의 동작 방식과 이들 방법이 갖고 있는 장점, 한계점들을 소개한다.