• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2001

The objective of this study was to develop a real-time soil moisture meter using RF impedance. The impedance suchas capacitance and resistance (or conductance) was analyzed using parallel cylinder type capacitance probe(C-probe) and Q-meter (HP4342). The capacitance and conductance of soil increased as volumetric water content increased. The 5 MHz of modified Colpitts type crystal oscillator was designed to detect the capacitance change of the C-probe with moist soil. A third order polynomial regression model was proposed to describe the relationship between RF impedance and volumetric water content. The prototype real time moisture meter consisted of the C-probe, sample container, oscillator, frequency counter and related signal processing units. The calibration equation for measurement of volumetric moisture content of soil was developed and validated. The correlation coefficient and root mean square error between measured volumetric water content by oven method and predicted values by prototype moisture meter for unknown soil samples were 0.984 and 0.032$cm^3$$cm\^3$, respectively.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.15-26
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• 1971

본논문은 트란지스터발진기의 발진영역과 부저항의 변화에 대하여 하나의 새로운 방법을 써서 고찰한 것이다. 트란지스터귀환발진기의 발진영역을, 귀환소자임피이던스의 복소평면상에 나타내면 원이 된다. 그리고, 귀환소자임퍼이던스의 저항분을 일정하게 하고, 리액턴스분을 변화시키거나, 혹은 이와 반대로 리액틴스분을 일정하게하고, 저항분을 변화시킬 때, 출력콘덕턴스가 극소로 되는 점의 궤적은 쌍곡선이 된다. 트란지스터수정발진기에서는, 발진영역은 부하임퍼이던스의 복소평면상에서, 입력임피이던스의 실수부 및 허수부를 0이 되게 하는, 두개의 원에 의하여 정해진다. 그리고, 부하임피이던스의 저항분을 일정하게 하고 리액턴스분을 변화시키거나, 혹은 반대로 리액턴스분을 일정하게 하고 저항분을 변화시킬 때, 입력저항을 극대 또는 극소로 되게 한는 점의 궤적은, 네 개의 직선이 된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제1권6호
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• pp.783-796
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• 1997

The relaxation induced by stimulation of the inhibitory non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic (iNANC) nerve is mediated by the release of iNANC neurotransmitters such as nitric oxide (NO), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The mechanisms of NO, VIP or ATP-induced relaxation have been partly determined in previous studies, but the detailed mechanism remains unknown. We tried to identify the nature of iNANC neurotransmitters in the smooth muscle of guinea pig ileum and to determine the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of nitric oxide. We measured the effect of NO-donors VIP and ATP on the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration$([Ca^{2+}]_i)$, by means of a fluorescence dye(fura 2) and tension simultaneously in the isolated guinea pig ileal smooth muscle. Following are the results obtained. 1. Sodium nitroprusside $(SNP:10^{-5}\;M)$ or S -nitro-N-acetyl-penicillamine $(SNP:10^{-5}\;M)$ decreased resting $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ I and tension of muscle. SNP or SNAP also inhibited rhythmic oscillation of $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension. In 40mM $K^+$ solution or carbachol ($(CCh:10^{-6}\;M)$-induced precontracted muscle, SNP decreased muscle tension. VIP did not change $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension in the resting or precontracted muscle, but ATP increased resting $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension in the resting muscle. 2. 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazol(4,3-a)quinoxalin-1-one $(ODQ:1\;{\mu}M)$, a specific inhibitor of soluble guanylate cyclase, limited the inhibitory effect of SNP 3. Glibenclamide $(10\;{\mu}M)$, a blocker of $K_{ATP}$ channel, and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP:5 mM), a blocker of delayed rectifier K channel, apamin $(0.1\;{\mu}M)$, a blocker of small conductance $K_{Ca}$ channel had no effect on the inhibitory effect of SNP. Iberiotoxin $(0.1\;{\mu}M)$, a blocker of large conductance $K_{Ca}$ channel, significantly increased the resting $[Ca^{2+}]_i$, and tension, and limited the inhibitory effect of SNP. 4. Nifedipine $(1\;{\mu}M)$ or elimination of external $Ca^{2+}$ decreased not only resting $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension but also oscillation of $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension. Ryanodine $(5\;{\mu}M)$ and cyclopiazonic acid $(10\;{\mu}M)$ decreased oscillation of $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension. 5. SNP decreased $Ca^{2+}$ sensitivity of contractile protein. In conclusion, these results suggest that 1) NO is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the guinea pig ileum, 2) the inhibitory effect of SNP on the $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ and tension of the muscle is due to a decrease in $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ by activation of the large conductance $K_{Ca}$ channel and a decrease in the sensitivity of contractile elements to $Ca^{2+}$ through activation of G-kinase.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1885-1890
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 극저온에서 다중 게이트 구조인 나노스케일 p-채널 무접합(junctionless) 과 축적모드(accumulation mode) 다중 게이트 FET의 전기적 특성을 분석하였다. 헬륨을 사용하는 극저온 프로브 스테이션을 사용하여 소자를 측정하였다. 극저온과 낮은 드레인 전압에서 무접합 트랜지스터의 드레인 전류의 진동 현상이 축적모드 보다 심한 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 무접합 트랜지스터에서는 채널이 실리콘 박막의 가운데 형성되므로 전기적 채널 폭이 축적모드 트랜지스터 보다 작기 때문이다. 온도가 증가할수록 드레인 전류가 증가하며 최대 전달 컨덕턴스도 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 온도가 증가할수록 문턱전압이 감소하며 이동도가 증가하는 데서 기인된 것을 알 수 있었다. 소자의 크기가 나노미터 레벨로 축소되면 양자현상에 의한 드레인 전류 진동이 상온에도 일어날 수 있다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 ITC-CSCC -1
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• pp.337-340
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• 2002

This paper describes a phase compensation technique for the low power consumption OTA. Power consumption of the low power OTA is lower than that of the conventional Wang's OTA. However. this circuit has an oscillation problem. The phase margin is -24deg. By using the phase compensation capacitor, the phase margin becomes 52deg. As a result, the low power consumption OTA circuit becomes to have an enough phase margin and to operate stably.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제47권10호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2010

기존의 n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor(NMOSFET)은 $n^+/p^{(+)}/n^+$ type의 이온 주입을 통하여 소스/채널/드레인 영역을 형성하게 된다. 30 nm 이하의 채널 길이를 갖는 초미세 소자를 제작함에 있어서 설계한 유효 채널 길이를 정확하게 얻기 위해서는 주입된 이온들을 완전히 activation하여 전류 수준을 향상시키면서도 diffusion을 최소화하기 위해 낮은 thermal budget을 갖도록 공정을 설계해야 한다. 실제 공정에서의 process margin을 완화할 수 있도록 오히려 p-type 채널을 형성하져 않으면서도 기존의 NMOSFET의 동작을 온전히 구현할 수 있는 junctionless(JL) MOSFET이 연구중이다. 본 논문에서는 3차원 소자 시뮬레이션을 통하여 silicon nanowire(SNW) 구조에 접목시킨 JL MOSFET을 최적 설계하고 그러한 조건의 소자에 대하여 conductance, maximum oscillation frequency($f_{max}$), current gain cut-off frequency($f_T$) 등의 기본적인 고주파 특성을 분석한다. 채널 길이는 30 nm이며 설계 변수는 채널 도핑 농도와 채널 SNW의 반지름이다. 최적 설계된 JL SNW NMOSFET에 대하여 동작 조건($V_{GS}$ = $V_{DS}$ = 1.0 V)에서 각각 367.5 GHz, 602.5 GHz의 $f_T$, $f_{max}$를 얻을 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.281-292
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• 2016

The proposed scheme is based on the modified perturb and observe (P&O) algorithm combined with the sliding mode technique. A modified P&O algorithm based sliding mode controller is developed to study the effects of partial shade, temperature, and insolation on the performance of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) used in photovoltaic (PV) systems. Under partially shaded conditions and temperature, the energy conversion efficiency of a PV array is very low, leading to significant power losses. Consequently, increasing efficiency by means of MPPT is particularly important. Conventional techniques are easy to implement but produce oscillations at MPP. The proposed method is applied to a model to simulate the performance of the PV system for solar energy usage, which is compared to the conventional methods under non-uniform insolation improving the PV system utilization efficiency and allowing optimization of the system performance. The modified perturb and observe sliding mode controller successfully overcomes the issues presented by non-uniform conditions and tracks the global MPP. Compared to MPPT techniques, the proposed technique is more efficient; it produces less oscillation at MPP in the steady state, and provides more precise tracking.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.151-157
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• 1994

Intracellular free $Ca^{2+}$ contributes to regulation of various events occurring in vascular smooth muscle cells. One of these events is modulating the membrane iou currents. Single smooth muscle cells were isolated from rabbit mesenteric artery. Three kinds of $Ca^{2+}-activated\;current$ were studied with the patch clamp method. $Ca^{2+}-activated\;K^+\;current$ with a large oscillation was recorded in the depolarized potential range. The single channel conductance of this current was about 250 pS. It was abolished by replacing intracellular $K^+\;with\;Cs^+$. A $Ca^{2+}-activated$ nonselective cation current was observed in both the depolarized and hyperpolarized potential ranges. And it was blocked by replacement of extracellular $Na^+$ with N-methylglucamine (NMG) or extracellular application of $Cd^{2+}$. $Ca^{2+}-activated\;Cl^-\;current$ was revealed in the whole voltage range and was blocked by niflumic acid. These results indicate that at least three kinds of $Ca^{2+}-activated$ ionic currents exist in smooth muscle cells from rabbit superior mesenteric artery.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.12-12
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• 2010

By using scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/S), we can make images of various physical properties in nanometer-scale spatial resolutions. Here, I demonstrate imaging of two electron-correlated subjects; screening and superconductivity by STM/S. The electrostatic potential around a charge is described with the Coulomb potential. When the charge is located in a metal, the potential is modified because of the free electrons in the host. The potential modification, called screening, is one of the fundamental phenomena in the condensed matter physics. Using low-temperature STM we have developed a method to measure electrostatic potential in high spatial and energy resolutions, and observed the potential around external charges screened by two-dimensional surface electronic states. Characteristic potential decay and the Friedel oscillation were clearly observed around the charges [1]. Superconductivity of nano-size materials, whose dimensions are comparable with the coherence length, is quite different from their bulk. We investigated superconductivity of ultra-thin Pb islands by directly measuring the superconducting gaps using STM. The obtained tunneling spectra exhibit a variation of zero bias conductance (ZBC) with a magnetic field, and spatial mappings of ZBC revealed the vortex formation [2]. Size dependence of the vortex formation will be discussed at the presentation.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2007

본 논문에서 기존에 사용하고 있는 metamorphic high electron transistor (MHEMT)의 채널에 InP를 추가하여 제작 하였다. InP는 In0.53Ga0.47As와 비교하여 낮은 충돌 이온화 계수를 가지고 있다. 그런 특성을 MHEMT의 문제점 중의 하나인 낮은 항복전압의 개선에 이용하였다. 우리는 기존의 MHEMT와 InP 합성 채널 MHEMT의 항복 특성과 주파수 특성을 비교 하였다. 본 논문에서 InP 합성 채널 MHEMT의 on-state와 off-state 항복전압이 각각 2.4와 5.7 V가 측정 되었고 또한 cut-off 주파수와 maximum oscillation 주파수는 각각 160 GHz와 230 GHz가 측정 되었다. 위의 결과는 InP 합성 채널 MHEMT가 밀리미터파 대역의 전력용 소자에 이용되는데 큰 장점을 갖는 소자임을 알 수 있다.