• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2003

This paper presents a high-efficient and cost effective three-phase AC/DC-DC/AC power conversion system with a single two-switch type active Auxiliary Resonant DC Link (ARDCL) snubber circuit, which can minimize the total power dissipation. The active ARDCL snubber circuit is proposed in this paper and its unique features are described. Its operation principle in steady-state is discussed for the three phase AC/DC-DC/AC converter, which is composed of PWM rectifier as power factor correction (PFC) converter, sinewave PWM inverter. In the presented power converter system not only three-phase AC/DC PWM rectifier but also three-phase DC/AC inverter can achieve the stable ZVS commutation for all the power semiconductor devices. It is proved that the proposed three-phase AC/DC-DC/AC converter system is more effective and acceptable than the previous from the cost viewpoint and high efficient consideration. In addition, the proposed two-switch type active auxiliary ARDCL snubber circuit can reduce the peak value of the resonant inductor injection current in order to maximize total system actual efficiency by using the improved DSP based control scheme. Moreover the proposed active auxiliary two-switch ARDCL snubber circuit has the merit so that there is no need to use any sensing devices to detect the voltage and current in the ARDCL sunbber circuit for realizing soft-switching operation. This three-phase AC/DC-DC/AC converter system developed for UPS can achieve the 1.8% higher efficiency and 20dB lower conduction noise than those of the conventional three-phase hard-switching PWM AC/DC-DC/AC converter system. It is proved that actual efficiency of the proposed three-phase AC/DC-DC/AC converter system operating under a condition of soft switching is 88.7% under 10kw output power.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.279-284
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 p-채널 저온 다결정 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터의 문턱전압 변동을 보상할 수 있는 새로운 OLED 화소회로를 제안하였다. 제안한 5-TFT OLED 화소회로는 4개의 스위칭 박막 트랜지스터, 1개의 OLED 구동 박막 트랜지스터 및 1개의 정전용량으로 구성되어 있다. 제안한 화소회로의 한 프레임은 초기화 구간, 문턱전압 감지 및 데이터 기입 구간, 데이터 유지 구간 및 발광 구간으로 나누어진다. SmartSpice 시뮬레이션 결과, 구동 트랜지스터의 문턱전압이 ${\pm}0.25V$ 변동 시 최대 OLED 전류의 오차율은 -4.06%이였고 구동 트랜지스터의 문턱전압이 ${\pm}0.50V$ 변동 시 최대 OLED 전류의 오차율은 9.74%였다. 따라서 제안한 5T1C 화소회로는 p-채널 다결정 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터의 문턱전압 변동에 둔감하여 균일한 OLED 전류를 공급함을 확인하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권9호
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• pp.1693-1698
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• 2015

본 논문은 이중 펄스 폭을 지닌 PFM(Pulse-Frequency Modulator) 부스트 변환기를 제안한다. 부스트 변환기의 구동 회로 구조는 밴드 갭 기준 전압 발생 회로와 이를 이용해 여러 가지의 기준 전압을 생성하는 기준 전압 발생 회로, 소프트 시동 회로, 에러 증폭기, 고속 전압 비교기, 인덕터 전류 센싱 회로, 펄스 폭 발생 회로로 구성되어있다. 변환기는 부하 전류 상태에 따라 서로 다른 최대 인덕터 전류 값을 갖도록 구성해 부하 범위를 넓히고, 출력 전압 리플을 감소하도록 했다. 제안된 PFM 부스트 변환기는 입력 전압으로 3.7V를 받고, 18V의 출력 전압을 생성한다. 구동 가능한 부하 전류는 0.1~300mA의 범위를 가진다. 모의실험 결과 저 부하 전류 동작 구간에서 0.43%, 고 부하 전류 동작 구간에서는 0.79%의 출력 전압 리플을 보였다. 변환기는 저 부하 구간에서 85%의 효율을 나타내며 20mA에서 86.4%로 최대의 효율을 나타냈다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2004년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.587-591
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• 2004

This paper proposes a novel current compensation technique that can eliminate the harmonic currents included in line currents without computation of harmonic current components. A current controller with fast dynamics for an active filter is described. Harmonic currents are directly controlled without the need for sensing and computing the harmonic current of the load current, thus simplifying the control system. Current compensation is done in the time domain, allowing a fast time response. The DC voltage control loop keeps the voltage across the DC capacitor constant. High power factor control by an active filter is described. All control functions are implemented in software using a single-chip microcontroller, thus simplifying the control circuit. Any current-controlled synchronous rectifier can be used as a shunt active filter through only the simple modification of the software and the addition of current sensors. It is shown through experimental results that the proposed controller gives good performance for the shunt active filter.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2005년도 추계종합학술대회
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• pp.825-828
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a new nonvolatile unit memory cell and proposal peripheral circuit using the polymer material. Memory that relies on bistable behavior- having tow states associated with different resistances at the same applied voltage - has attracted much interest because of its nonvolatile properties. Such memory may also have other merits, including simplicity of structure and manufacturing, and the small size of memory cells. We have plotted the load line graphs for the use of a polymer memory character, hence we have designed in the band-gap reference shape of a write/erase drive, and then designed in the 2-stage differential amplifier shape of a sense amplifier in the consideration of a low current characteristic of a polymer memory cell. The simulation result shows that is has high gain about 80dB by sensing the very small current.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2002년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.91-94
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• 2002

This paper presents a novel active common-mode EMI filter for the PWM inverter application. The proposed filter is based on the current sensing and compensation circuit and it utilizes a fast transistor amplifier for the current compensation. The amplifier utilizes an isolated low-voltage dc power supply for its biasing and it is possible to construct the active filter independent of the source voltage of the equipment. Thus the proposed active filter can be used in any application regardless of its working voltage. The effectiveness of the proposed circuit is verified by experimental results.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1038-1041
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• 2003

The magnetic suspension system is used in many areas, because it has great advantages. such as no friction, no noise, no lubrication and so on, but it is a unstable system in natural. It must have a feedback control with the position is measured for a stable levitation. There are an eddy-current sensor, a capacitive sensor, an inductive sensor, and an optical sensor with a laser as the sensor which measures displacements without contact. Among them, an inductive sensor is made with lower price than others. And it has a good linearity. In this paper, a magnetic circuit leads a linear equation between an input as a displacement and an output as a voltage. Experiments establish that voltage change according to displacement is linear. This paper presents the preliminary study of an inductive position sensing for self-sensing magnetic suspension system.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2016

Multi-loop control of a boost converter needs a current-sensing circuit to detect the inductor current. Current sensorless multi-loop control reduces the cost, size and weight of the converter. The Luenberger observer (LO) is widely used to estimate the inductor current for current sensorless control of a switching converter. However, the design of the LO-based sensorless multi-loop control has not been well presented, so far. In this paper, a closed-loop characteristics evaluation method is proposed to design an LO-based current sensorless multi-loop control for boost converters. Simulations show evaluations of the closed-loop characteristics. Practical experiments on a digital processor confirm the simulations.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제47권12호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2010

본 논문은 멀티레벨을 갖는 PoRAM 셀의 데이터를 센싱하는 기법에 관하여 제안하였다. PoRAM은 유기물질을 사용한 단위 셀의 상,하단 전극에 전압을 가했을 때 나타나는 저항 상태의 변화로 셀 데이터를 구분하는 메모리 소자이다. 특히 한 셀당 최대 4 레벨의 안정된 저항 값을 가지므로 멀티레벨 셀로 활용이 가능하다. 따라서 멀티레벨의 센싱을 위해 어드레스 디코딩 방법, 센스 앰플리파이어, 이를 위한 제어 신호 등을 새롭게 제안하였다. 센스 앰플리파이어는 셀에 흐르는 전류를 입력 값으로 받아 설정된 기준 전류($I_{REF}$)와 비교하는 전류 비교기를 기본으로 구성되며 전류를 증폭하기 위해 낮은 입력 임피던스를 갖도록 설계되었다. 제안된 기법에 의해 설계된 회로는 $0.13{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정 라이브러리를 사용하여 설계되었고, 이를 사용함으로써 단위 셀에 흐르는 서로 다른 4 가지 전류 값이 각각 데이터 "00", "01", "10", "11"으로 정확히 센싱 되는 것을 검증하였다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2016

We report a STT-MRAM write-scheme, in which the length of the write-pulse is determined dynamically by sensing the status of MTJ cells. The proposed scheme can reduce the power consumption by eliminating unnecessary writing current after the switching has occurred. We also propose a reference cell design, which is optimized for the use in write-circuits. The performance of the proposed circuit was verified by SPICE level simulations of the circuit implemented in a $0.13{\mu}m$ CMOS process.