• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2006

This paper proposes an effective drive of high intensity discharge (HID) lamp ballast for cars. All control functions of the proposed ballast are implemented using a low-cost single chip microcontroller, PIC16C73 to optimize the total system size and to minimize cost through minimization of total component number. The proposed ballast generates high open-circuit voltage to ignite the lamp and is controlled to supply effectively the power required to shorten warm-up period after the breakdown. The DC-DC converter of the DC-AC converter part of the ballast utilizes the flyback converter topology that can minimize component number. Also, because to more minimize the ballast size, the transformer size must be minimized, for this, PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) pulses are generated with high frequency using the PWM module of the microcontroller. An analysis for this is explained, briefly. As if the operation of the lamp and ballast arrives at steady-state, then the ballast must AC-control the lamp, for this, the microcontroller utilizes the other PWM module. And the part related to the igniter is explained, briefly. It is shown through experimental results that the controller of the proposed ballast has good performance for the HID lamp for cars.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.342-350
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• 2010

Randomizing the switching frequency (RSF) to reduce the electromagnetic interference (EMI) of switching power converters is a well-known technique that has been previously discussed. The randomized pulse position (RPP) technique, in which the switching frequency is kept fixed while the pulse position (the delay from the starting of the switching cycle to the turn-on instant within the cycle) is randomized, has been previously addressed in the literature for the same purpose. This paper presents a double-hybrid technique (DHB) for EMI reduction in dc-dc switching regulators. The proposed technique employed both the RSF and the RPP techniques. To effectively spread the conducted-noise frequency spectrum and at the same time attain a satisfactory output voltage quality, two parameters (switching frequency and pulse position) were randomized, and a third parameter (the duty ratio) was controlled by a digital compensator. Implementation was achieved using field programmable gate array (FPGA) technology, which is increasingly being adopted in industrial electronic applications. To evaluate the contribution of the proposed DHB technique, investigations were carried out for each basic PWM, RPP, RSF, and DHB technique. Then a comparison was made of the performances achieved. The experimentally investigated features include the effect of each technique on the common-mode, differential-mode, and total conducted-noise characteristics, and their influence on the converter’s output ripple voltage.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권3A호
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• pp.319-323
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 50-1000 MHz의 주파수 범위에서 전력과 임피던스의 표준을 이용하여 RF전압을 자동으로 정밀 측정을 하였다. RF-DC차를 결정하기 위하여 동축형 미소열량계와 자동 회로망 분석기가 이용되었으며, 총불확도는 약 1 % 이다. 써미스터 마운트의 실효효율과 열전압 변환기의 RF-DC차를 측정하기 위하여 HP 컴퓨터와 Commodore 컴퓨터, 그리고 IEEE-488 인터페이스 버스를 이용하고, 측정하는 전체과정이 자체 개발한 프로그램에 의해 자동으로 수행되었다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제52권12호
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• pp.632-640
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• 2003

In conventional Zero-Voltage-Transition(ZVT) PWM converters, zero-voltage turn-on and turn-off for main switch without increasing voltage/current stresses is achieved at a fixed frequency. The switching loss, stress, and noise, however, can't be minimized because they adopt auxiliary switches turned off under hard-switching condition. In this paper, new ZVS-PWM converters of which both active and passive switches are always operating with soft-switching condition are proposed. Therefore, the proposed ZVS-PWM converters are most suitable for avionics applications requiring high-power density. Breadboarded ZVS-PWM boost converters using power MOSFET are constructed to verify theoretical analysis.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.522-531
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• 2016

This paper proposes a new NLC (Nearest Level Control) scheme for MMCs (Modular Multilevel Converters), which offers voltage ripple reductions in the DC capacitor of the SM (Sub-Module), the output voltage harmonics, and the switching losses. The feasibility of the proposed NLC was verified through computer simulations. Based on these simulation results, a hardware prototype of a 10kVA, DC-1000V MMC was manufactured in the lab. Experiments were conducted to verify the feasibility of the proposed NLC in an actual hardware environment. The experimental results were consistent with the results obtained from the computer simulations.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.395-399
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• 1996

The Clamp Mode(CM) Forward Zero Voltage Switching Multi Resonant Converter(ZVS-MRC) with self-driven synchronous rectifier in studied. The loss at the synchronous rectification stage of the converter is analyzed using MOSFET linear model and is compared with the loss at the conventional schottky diode rectification stage of the converter. From the results of the analysis, it is known that the use of MOSFETs as a synchronous rectifier reduces the loss at the rectification stage over the whole load range comparing the use of schottky diodes as a conventional rectifier in the converter. In order to verify the validity of the analysis, we have built a 33W(3.3V/10A) CM Forward ZVS-MRC with self-driven synchronous rectifier, in which switching frequency is 1MHz, and tested. From the experimental results, it is known that the synchronous rectification achieved about 1W improvement in the loss at the rectification stage and about 3% in the efficiency at the converter as compared with the conventional schottky diode rectification.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.259-267
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• 2019

An active clamp flyback (ACF) converter applies a clamp circuit and circulates the energy of leakage inductance to the input side, thereby achieving a zero-voltage switching (ZVS) operation and greatly reducing switching losses. The switching losses are further reduced by applying a gallium nitride field effect transistor (GaN-FET) with excellent switching characteristics, and ZVS operation can be accomplished under light load with boundary conduction mode (BCM) operation. Optimal design is performed on the basis of loss analysis by selecting magnetization inductance based on BCM operation and a clamp capacitor for loss reduction. Therefore, the size of the reactive element can be reduced through high-frequency operation, and a high-efficiency and high-power-density converter can be achieved. This study proposes an optimal design for a high-efficiency and high-power-density BCM ACF converter based on GaN-FETs and verifies it through experimental results of a 65 W-rated prototype.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2014

본 논문은 디지털-아날로그 변환기(DAC: digital-to-analog converter), SAR 로직, 그리고 비교기로 구성된 10-bit 10-MS/s 비동기 축차근사형(SAR: successive approximation register) 아날로그-디지털 변환기(ADC: analog-to-digital converter)를 제안한다. Rail-to-rail의 입력 범위를 가지는 설계된 비동기 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환기는 샘플링 속도를 향상시키기 위해 MOM(metal-oxide-metal) 커패시터를 이용한 바이너리 가중치 기반의 디지털-아날로그 변환기를 사용하여 구현한다. 제안하는 10-bit 10-MS/s 비동기 축차근사형 아날로그-디지털 변환기는 0.18-${\mu}m$ CMOS 공정에서 제작되고 면적은 $0.103mm^2$를 차지한다. 1.1 V의 공급전압에서 전력소모는 0.37 mW를 나타낸다. 101.12 kHz와 5.12 MHz의 아날로그 입력 신호에 대해 측정된 SNDR은 각각 54.19 dB와 51.59 dB이다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 자기 소호 능력을 가지고 있는 전력용 반도체 소자로 구성된 3상 PWM Boost 컨버터를 이용하여 기존의 정류기에서 나타나는 문제점들을 해결하고, 입력 전류와 역률을 개선하기 위한 전류제어 기법을 제시한다. 이 컨버터의 전류제어는 부하에 관계없이 항상 일정한 스위칭 주파수로 동작되는 예측 전류제어 기법을 적용하고 있으며, 선전류는 한 샘플링 시간 구간내에서 기준 전류를 추종하게 된다. 이 제어 기법을 사용하므로서 입력 전류의 파형이 거의 정현파에 가까워져 역률도 거의 1로되고, 작은 DC링크 캐패시터를 적용함에도 불구하고 출력 전류와 전압의 리플이 적으며, 다이나믹 응답 특성도 매우 양호하게 나타난다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1997년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2155-2158
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• 1997

This paper describes the performance improvement of dc TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welder. The TIG welder consists of single phase full bridge IGBT inverter which incorporates the high frequency transformer, the boost converter for improving the input power factor, and the arc start system. The arc will be generated without fail even when the extension cable between the torch and the power source is 100m long. In addition, the arc start system with a short dc output voltage will generate less EMI noise than the traditional arc start system with a high frequency output voltage. To demonstrate the practical significance of the proposed methods, some simulation studies are presented.