• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.330-339
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• 2006

This paper deals with novel electronic ballast based on single-stage power processing topology using a symmetrical half-bridge inverter and current injection circuit. The half-bridge inverter drives the output parallel resonant circuit and injects current through the power factor correction (PFC) circuit. Because of high frequency current injection and high frequency modulated voltage, the proposed circuit maintains the unity power factor (UPF) with low THD even under wide variation in ac input voltage. This circuit needs minimum and lower sized components to achieve the UPF and high efficiency. This leads to an increase in reliability of ballast at low cost. Furthermore, to reduce cost, the electronic ballast is designed for two series-connected fluorescent lamps (FL). The analysis and experimental results are presented for ($2{\times}36$ Watt) fluorescent lamps operating at 50 kHz switching frequency and input line voltage (230 V, 50 Hz).

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• 제3C권4호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2003

We propose a high voltage dc-dc converter for a CW (continuous wave) $CO_2$ laser system using a current resonant half-bridge inverter and a Cockcroft-Walton circuit. This high voltage power supply includes a 2-stage voltage multiplier driven by a regulated half-bridge series resonant inverter. The inverter drives a step-up transformer and the secondary transformer is applied to the voltage multiplier. It is highly efficient because of the reduced amount of switching losses by virtue of the current resonant half-bridge inverter, and also due to the small size, low parasitic capacitance in the transformer stage owing to the low number of winding turns of the step up secondary transformer combined with the Cockroft-Walton circuit. We obtained a maximum laser output power of 44 W and a maximum system efficiency of over 16%.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2017

휘트스톤 브리지(Wheatstone bridge)는 변형률 게이지의 극도로 작은 저항 변화를 측정하는 데 널리 사용되는 중요한 전기회로의 하나이다. 변형률 게이지는 변형을 측정하고자 하는 구조물이나 시편에 부착한다. 휘트스톤 브리지는 다양한 공학재료에 대한 정적 혹은 동적 강도를 시험하는 분야에서 많이 사용되고 있다. 일례로, 스플릿 홉킨슨 압력봉(split Hopkinson pressure bar) 시스템에서 브리지 회로는 응력파가 전파되는 입사봉과 전달봉의 동적 변형률을 측정하는 데 필수적으로 사용된다. 본고에서는 암석동역학과 연관된 실험실 실험에서 쉽게 참고할 수 있도록 휘트스톤 브리지 회로의 원리를 상세히 설명하였다. 특히, 쿼터(quater), 하프(half) 및 풀(full) 브리지의 회로배열을 그 기본적인 용도와 함께 자세히 소개하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.1876-1879
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• 2003

Due to the conventional half-bridge switch-mode converters for dc motor drive have been usually using unbalanced circuit topologies which generate common-mode currents through parasitic capacitors distributed between the ground and the dc motor frame such as the heat-sink of switching devices or the frame of the dc motor. This paper describes methods that cancel common-mode current generated in half-bridge switch-mode converters by using circuit balancing technique. The circuit balancing is to make the noise pickup or occurring in both conductor lines, signal and return pathes, is equal in amplitude and opposite in phase so that it will be canceled out in the ground plane. The common-mode current cancellation in the proposed converter is confirmed by experimental results.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2011

A high-voltage power supply has been built for activation of the brain via stimulation using a Full Wave Cockroft-Walton Circuit (FWCW). A resonant half-bridge inverter was applied (with half plus/half minus DC voltage) through a bidirectional power transistor to a magnetic stimulation device with the capability of producing a variety of pulse forms. The energy obtained from the previous stage runs the transformer and FW-CW, and the current pulse coming from the pulse-forming circuit is transmitted to a stimulation coil device. In addition, the residual energy in each circuit will again generate stimulation pulses through the transformer. In particular, the bidirectional device modifies the control mode of the stimulation coil to which the current that exceeds the rated current is applied, consequently controlling the output voltage as a constant current mode. Since a serial resonant half-bridge has less switching loss and is able to reduce parasitic capacitance, a device, which can simultaneously change the charging voltage of the energy-storage condenser and the pulse repetition rate, could be implemented. Image processing of the brain activity was implemented using a graphical user interface (GUI) through a data mining technique (data mining) after measuring the vital signs separated from the frequencies of EEG and ECG spectra obtained from the pulse stimulation using a 90S8535 chip (AMTEL Corporation).

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2007

This paper presents a new circuit topology and its digital control scheme for a half-bridge resonant inverter. As the proposed half-bridge inverter can be operated in load-freewheeling modes, the pulse-width modulation (PWM) method can be used for the output power control. The proposed half-bridge inverter is based on the resonant frequency-tracking algorithm with the goal of maintaining the unity of the output displacement factor of the load impedance even in varying conditions. In this paper, the operation principle, electrical characteristics, and detailed digital control scheme of the proposed half-bridge resonant inverter are described. The experimental results of the prototype experimental setup to verify the validity of the proposed half-bridge inverter are presented and discussed.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 half-bridge inverter를 이용하여 400[W] 고압나트륨 램프용 전자식 안정기를 설계하였다. 제안된 등가 LC 직렬 공진회로에서 인덕터와 커패시터의 값을 이론적으로 계산하고, LC 직렬 half-bridge 회로에 대한 IsSPICE 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 계산결과를 검증하기 위해 전자식 안정기를 설계 제작하여 실험을 수행하였다. 실험에 의한 전자식 안정기의 제반특성은 시뮬레이션 결과와 대단히 유사하였다. 실험결과 출력전압 400[W]에서 역률 99.3[%], 전류 전고조파 10.01[%], 램프효율 119[lm/W]의 좋은 성과를 나타내었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권1C호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2011

소형 콘은 해상도가 뛰어나 국부영역의 탐지를 위하여 다양하게 활용되고있다. 소형 콘은 변형률계 부착 면적이 부족하여 half-bridge 형태로 회로를 구성하고 있으며, 이는 주변온도 변화에 의하여 민감하게 반응하는 것으로 알려져있다. 본 논문의 목적은 이러한 온도영향을 해소하기 위하여 소형 콘의 온도보상 기법에 관한 연구를 수행하는 것이다. 본 연구를 수행하기 위하여 직경과 길이가 각각 15mm 그리고 56mm인 소형 콘을 개발하였다. 로드셀은 온도변화만을 반영할 수 있는 공간을 확보하기 위하여 후면으로 54mm 연장하여 제작되었다. 온도보상회로는 스트레인 게이지를 선단저항 부분, 주면마찰 부분 그리고 연장한 로드셀에 부착하여 소형 콘 내에서 휘트스톤 브리지(Wheatstone bridge) 회로를 구성하였다. 소형 콘의 일반적 회로구성인 half-bridge도 내부에 함께 구성하여 상호간의 결과값을 비교 및 고찰하였다. 여름과 겨울의 계절적인 온도변화에 따라 측정값의 오차를 검증하기 위하여 계절적 온도 변화 실험을 수행하였다. 또한 지반다짐 실험으로 지반의 상대밀도를 증가시켜 관입 시 주변 온도변화에 따라 측정값 변화도 관찰하였다. 측정결과 온도보상회로를 이용하여 측정한 값은 half-bridge 회로로 측정한 값과 차이를 보였으며, 더욱 안정화되고 이상적인 경향을 보였다. 본 논문은 소형 콘 사용시 온 도 영향에 대한 문제를 해소하고 더욱 신뢰성 높은 측정값을 획득할 수 있는 기법에 대하여 제시하였다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2003년도 춘계전력전자학술대회 논문집(1)
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• pp.58-61
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• 2003

In this paper, resonant Characteristics of the soft switched asymmetrical half bridge converter is analysis. The operation principle for proposed converter is explained in steady state and its circuit is analyzed by means of equivalent circuit. Experimental results carried out on a system prototype are included in this paper.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.153-156
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• 2004

This paper presents a new circuit topology of the half-bridge resonant inverter. As the proposed half-bridge inverter can be operated in the load freewheeling modes, pulse width modulation (PWM) control method can be used for the output power control. The proposed half-bridge inverter should keep unity output displacement factor under the load-impedance varying conditions, if a new PWM control scheme based on the resonant frequency tracking algorithm is adopted. In this paper, electrical characteristics, and losses analysis of the proposed half-bridge resonant inverter are described. Simulation and experimental results of the prototype experimental setup to verify the validity of the proposed half-bridge resonant inverter are presented and discussed.