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Control Method of Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Fuel Utilzation and Durability Improvement in Fuel Cell Vehicles (연료전지자동차에서 연료이용률과 연료전지 내구성 향상을 위한 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터의 제어기법)

  • Jo, Jin-Sang;Jung, Sang-Min;Lee, Jin-Hee;Choi, Se-Wan;Han, Soo-Bin
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.354-356
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    • 2005
  • 본 논문에서는 연료전지 자동차와 같은 하이브리드 시스템에서 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터에 의한 충${\cdot}$방전 동작시 원하는 지령전력을 정확히 제어하여 연료전지의 과부하에 의한 전지수명단축과 연료이용률저하에 의한 연료소모 문제를 개선하기 위한전력제어기를 제안하고자 한다. 또한 연료이용률과 배터리의 SOC를 일정하게 제어하여 에너지를 효율적으로 사용하기 위한 양방향컨버터의 충${\cdot}$방전운전 알고리즘을 제안한다.

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A Fundamental Study on Feasibility of The Noise on Express Highway As Electrical Power Source (고속도로 소음의 전기에너지 발생원으로의 이용 가능성에 관한 기초연구)

  • Park, Jung-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.23 no.6
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    • pp.96-103
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    • 2009
  • Wind power, Solar power and Fuel cell is the representative of new and renewal energy sources. In this paper, the frictional noise made by vehicles tire on roads is considered and researched as alternative electrical generation source. The amplitude and waveform of generated electricity with various types of vehicles according to their velocity, weight and distances between vehicles and sensor are measured and analyzed. As a result, all difference effects mentioned above which make the frictional noise affect quality and quantity of generated electricity. Maximum 0.53[V] and 0.028[W] electricity was generated by truck with 100[km/h] velocity on the express way.

Development Technology Trends of Propulsion System in Unmanned Air Vehicles (무인기 추진시스템 개발 기술 동향)

  • Nak-Gon Baek;Juhyun Im
    • Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.95-103
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    • 2024
  • The propulsion technology used in unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)—which represent one of the most important development directions in aviation—is significantly related to their flight performance. This review paper discusses the different types of propulsion technologies used in unmanned aerial vehicles, namely the internal combustion engine (reciprocating, rotary, and gas turbine engines), the hybrid system, and the pure electric system. In particular, this paper presents and discusses the classification, working principles, characteristics, and critical technologies of these types of propulsion systems. These findings are expected to be helpful in establishing a development framework, comprehensive views, and multiple comparisons of future UAV propulsion systems.

Development of Urban Driving Cycle for Performance Evaluation of Electric Vehicles Part I : Development of Driving Cycle (전기 자동차 성능 평가를 위한 도심 주행 모드 개발 Part I : 주행 모드 개발)

  • Yang, Seong-Mo;Jeong, Nak-Tak;Kim, Kwang-Seup;Choi, Su-Bin;Wang, Maosen;Kim, Hyun-Soo;Suh, Myung-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.22 no.7
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    • pp.117-126
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    • 2014
  • Recently, due to various environmental problems such as global warming, increasing of international oil prices and exhaustion of resource, a paradigm of world automobile market is rapidly changing from vehicles using internal combustion engine to eco-friendly vehicles using electric power such as EV (Electric Vehicle), HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle), PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid electric Vehicle) and FCEV (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle). There are many driving cycles for performance evaluation of conventional vehicles. However there is a lack of researches on driving cycle for EV. This study is composed of part 1 and part 2. In this paper part 1, in order to develop urban driving cycle for performance evaluation of electric vehicles, Gwacheon-city patrol route of police patrol car was selected. Actual driving test was performed using EV. The driving data such as velocity, time, GPS information etc. were recorded. GUDC-EV (Gwacheon-city Urban Driving Cycle for Electric Vehicles) including road gradient was developed through the results of analyzing recorded data. Reliability of the driving cycle development method was substantiated through comparison of electricity performance. In the second part of this study, the developed driving cycle was compared to simulation result of the existing urban driving cycle. Verification of the developed driving cycle for EV performance evaluation was described.

Fire Safety evaluation of High Pressure Hydrogen System for FCEV (연료전지차량용 고압수소저장시스템의 화재 안전성 평가)

  • Choi, Young-Min;Jang, Gyu-Jin;Kim, Sang-Hyun;Hang, Ki-Ho;Hang, In-Cheol;Ahn, Byung-Ki;Lim, Tae-Won
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.188-193
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    • 2009
  • Fuel cell vehicles are equipped with Pressure Relief Devices(PRDs) installed in pressure tank cylinder to prevent the explosion of the tank during a fire. PRDs are safety devices that perceive a fire and release gas in the pressure tank cylinder before it is exploded. But if the PRD does not actuate, because either the PRD fails or can't be surrounded by the flame of a fire, the tank will rupture and produce a blast wave and hydrogen fire ball. In this paper, we observed the fire behavior of actual fuel cell vehicle, comparing with that of gasoline vehicle.

Numerical Analysis of the Melting Process of Ice Using Plate Heaters with Constant Heat Flux (일정 열유속 조건의 판형 히터에 의한 해빙과정의 수치해석)

  • Kim, Hark-Koo;Jeong, Si-Young;Hur, Nahm-Keon;Lim, Tae-Won;Park, Yong-Sun
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.434-440
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    • 2007
  • One of the cold start problems of a FCV is the freezing of the water in the water tank when a FCV is not in operation and the surrounding temperature drops below $0^{\circ}C$. The ice in the tank should be melted as quickly as possible for a satisfactory operation of fuel cell vehicles. In this study, the melting process for the constant heat fluxes of the plate heaters was numerically calculated in the 2-D model of the tank and plate heaters. The enthalpy method and FVM code was used for this analysis. The changes of the temperature with heat fluxes and the heat transfer area could be investigated. The energy balance error was found to increase with the heat flux. From this numerical analysis, the proper heat flux value and some important design factors relating local overheating and pressurization of the water tank could be examined.

A Study on the Analysis of the Performance and Efficiency of a Low-pressure Operating PEMFC System for Vehicle Applications Using MATLAB/Simulink (MATLAB/Simulink를 이용한 자동차용 상압형 PEM 연료전지 시스템의 성능 및 효율 분석 연구)

  • Park, Raehyeok;Kim, Han-Sang
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.393-400
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    • 2013
  • The air supply system has a significant effect on the efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) systems. The performance and efficiency of automotive PEMFC systems are greatly influenced by their air supply system configurations. This study deals with the system simulation of automotive PEMFC systems using MATLAB/Simulink framework. In this study, a low-pressure operating PEMFC system adopting blower sub-module (turbo-blower) is modeled to investigate the effects of stack operating temperature and air stoichiometry on the parasitic power and efficiency of automotive PEMFC systems. In addition, the PEMFC net system efficiency and parasitic power of air supply system are mainly compared for the two types (low-pressure operating and high-pressure operating) of automotive PEMFC systems under the same net power conditions. It is suggested that the obtained results from this system approach can be applied for establishing the novel operating strategies for FC vehicles.

A Study on Ripple Current Reduction of Interleaved Bi-directional DC-DC Converter for Traction Characteristic of Railway Vehicle (철도차량 견인특성을 고려한 인터리브드 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터의 리플전류 저감에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Hwan;Jung, No-Geon;Kim, Jae-Moon
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.66 no.4
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    • pp.733-739
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    • 2017
  • Research on fuel cell systems attracting attention as an environmentally friendly energy source has been actively conducted. And research is being conducted on railway vehicles that use direct current power generated by a fuel cell as an energy source. In this paper, a two-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter has been proposed which can supply electric energy of a battery to a traction motor during powering and charge the battery with regenerative energy during braking. Therefore, the topology of the energy storage system applied to the railway vehicle was analyzed, and the simulation was performed by constructing the power conversion system by this topology. Experiments were also conducted through hardware design and fabrication based on the simulation analysis results, and the validity of the hardware implementation was verified.

Effects of CrN and TiN Coating by Hydrogen Embrittlement of Aluminum Alloys for Hydrogen Valves of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles on Mechanical Properties (수소연료전지 자동차의 수소밸브용 알루미늄 합금의 수소취화에 의한 기계적 특성에 미치는 CrN과 TiN 코팅의 영향)

  • Ho-Seong Heo;Dong-Ho Shin;Seong-Jong Kim
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.232-241
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    • 2023
  • The mechanical properties of the hydrogen valve responsible for supplying and blocking hydrogen gas in a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) were researched. Mechanical properties by hydrogen embrittlement were investigated by coating chromium nitride (CrN) and titanium nitride (TiN) on aluminum alloy by arc ion plating method. The coating layer was deposited to a thickness of about 2 ㎛, and a slow strain rate test (SSRT) was conducted after hydrogen embrittlement to determine the hydrogen embrittlement resistance of the CrN and TiN coating layers. The CrN-coated specimen presented little decrease in mechanical properties until 12 hours of hydrogen charging due to its excellent resistance to hydrogen permeation. However, both the CrN and TiN-coated specimens exhibited deterioration in mechanical properties due to the peeling of the coating layer after 24 hours of hydrogen charging. The specimens coated at 350 ℃ presented a significant decrease in ultimate tensile strength due to abnormal grain growth.

A Study on the Effects of Supply of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles(FCEV) on Trade (수소연료전지차의 도입이 무역에 미치는 효과 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Soo-Young Oh;Hyang-Sook Lee
    • Korea Trade Review
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    • v.47 no.1
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2022
  • This study analyzes FCEV among measures to respond to climate change policies. In particular, it proposes alternatives to solve this problem in the trade industry, which relies on transportation sectors with high greenhouse gas emissions such as exports and imports of goods. Therefore, when FCEV is introduced in the transportation sector, changes in CO2 emissions, a greenhouse gas, and changes in logistics costs for changes in CO2 emissions are set through scenarios to evaluate the impact on product trade, such as imports and exports. As a result, the increase in logistics costs due to carbon dioxide emissions affected the import and export volume of goods, and when FCEV was introduced, the export volume would increase by up to 5.6%, and the import volume by up to 30%. In addition, CO2 emissions decreased to about 60% in 2050. Therefore, the introduction of FCEV in the transportation sector will greatly contribute to increasing sales in the trading industry and will be able to solve environmental problems such as greenhouse gas reduction.