• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1992.07b
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• pp.1129-1132
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• 1992

This paper proposes a high frequency resonant inverter consisting of equivalent half bridge model using MOSFET. In this paper time-sharing control method is applied. as a result the output frequency is two times as high as switching frequency of device, and average current of device is incresed because of decreasing switching loss.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2004.07b
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• pp.822-825
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• 2004

This paper describes the improvement of performance of power supply for ship's emergency lighting system(SELS). Proposed system is composed of power factor correction (PFC) circuit, emergency power supply system (EPSS), half bridge(HB) inverter, fluorescent lamp(FL) starting circuit and microprocessor control system. Experimental works using proposed system confirm that speedy and stable power to be supplied when main power source cut-off, compared with conventional relay type, and control power factor up to $97.5[\%]$ and input power up to $35.0[\%]$ by adjusting of pulse frequency of the HB inverter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.49 no.6
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• pp.441-449
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• 2000

Analysis, design and practical implementation of a single-stage electronic ballast for compact fluorecent lamps are presented in this paper. The proposed topology is based on a single-stage ballast which combines a boost converter and a half-bridge series resonant inverter. High power factor is achieved by using the boost semi-stage operating in discontinuous conduction mode, and inverter semi-stage operated above resonant frequency to provide zero voltage switching is employed to ballast the fluorescent lamp. Analytical and experimental results from the ballast system with 36W fluorescent lamps have demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed single-stage electronic ballast.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.47-52
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• 1995

This paper presents a new approach in the design of an electronic ballast for fluorescent lamps in the range of 10∼20W. The central point of the design lies in the equivalent concepts for a lamp and for the inverter part of an electronic ballast. The ballast, which adopts half-bridge inverter topology, is designed to adjust ifself to a predefined range of lamp power output by frequency control using MCU. At first, the circuit parameters were estimated using PSpice simulatio, and then were made varied according to the selection of an optimal frequency for each lamp. A series of experiments using fluorescent lamps of 11W, 15W, and 20W were carried out to verify the proposed design. As a result of the experiments, all the three lamps of different kind were run normally with the same ballast under consideration, And the characteristics on lamp starting and light output were satisfactory compared to existen single-output electronic ballasts.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07b
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• pp.1050-1052
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• 2000

An investigation into power conditioners that interface with photovoltaic array and utilities has been completed. The rating for this investigation is residential system (3-5kW) that interface with a 220V single phase utility connection. As the result of this investigation. a 3kW high frequency PWM IGBT inverter feeding a high frequency isolation transformer with a sinusoidal current wave was selected. The output of the transformer rectified with a diode bridge rectifier four IGBT, used as 60Hz switched, reverse the polarity of the rectified current on every other half cycle of the utility voltage. Even though the high frequency link system used more power semiconductors, a net size, weight, and parts cost saving result compared to the other systems due to elimination of 60Hz transformer.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• summer
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• pp.1211-1213
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• 2004

CCFL(cold cathode fluorescent lamp) are used to backlight of LCD(liquid crystal display). CCFL dimming methods are used to pulse frequency modulation(PFM) or pulse width modulation(PWM). In this paper, design of CCFL driving and control circuit by half-bridge type series and parallel resonant inverter that variable frequency modulation method to control the output voltage current. Inverter switching frequency is higher than resonant frequency for stable operating, and it is possible dimming control. On the basis of equivalent circuit, the validity of this study is confirmed by the comparison of simulation and experimental result.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• summer
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• pp.1239-1241
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• 2004

In this paper, electronic ballast with Interleaved Boost Cell is presented. The proposed topology is based on a single-stage ballast which combines a boost converter and a half-bridge series resonant inverter High power factor and low THD(reduction of current ripple) are achieved by using the boost semi-stage operating in discontinuous conduction mode, and inverter semi-stage operated above resonant frequency to provide zero voltage switching is employed to ballast the fluorescent lamp. The experimental results from the ballast system with fluorescent lamps have demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed electronic ballast.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.7-11
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• 2017

This paper describes a design concept of NPC1 power stack for 1500VDC megawatt level solar inverter. This stack uses three latest half-bridge IGBT modules with highest power density and operation junction temperature, which enable realization of power level beyond 1MW without paralleling. Critical design concept on loop inductance is explained. Dynamic characteristics are verified by double-pulse test. Thermal characteristics and output power limits are verified by thermal test. Temperature-sensitive component on PCB as output power constraint is identified. Different PCB repositioning solutions are tested to give the overall output power thermal derating curves, which enable output power of 1.15MW at $T_A=55^{\circ}C$ with $15^{\circ}C$ thermal margin. The power stack characteristic and performance change under different thermal environment is further analyzed.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.46-49
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• 2001

An investigation into power conditioners that interface with photovoltaic array and utilities has been completed. The rating for this investigation is residential system(3-5kVA) that interface with a 220V single phase utility connection. As the result of this investigation, a 3kVA high frequency PWM IGBT inverter feeding a high frequency isolation transformer with a sinusoidal current wave was selected. The output of the transformer rectified with a diode bridge rectifier. four IGBT, used as 60Hz switched, reverse the polarity of the rectified current on every other half cycle of the utility voltage. Even though the high frequency link system used more power semiconductors, a net size, weight, and parts cost saving result compared to the other systems due to elimination of 60Hz transformer.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.151-154
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• 2001

This paper propose a new active common-mode voltage damper circuit that is capable of suppressing a common-mode voltage produced in the PWM VSI. The new active common mode voltage damper is consisted of a half-bridge inverter and a common mode transformer with a blocking capacitor. Principle of the active common mode damper is as follow; by applying the compensation voltage which has the same amplitude and opposite polarity to the PWM inverter system. So, common mode voltage and high frequency leakage current can be reduced. Simulated and experimental results show that common-mode voltage damper makes contributions to reducing a high frequency leakage current and common-mode voltage.