• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.671-676
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• 2011

A multilayer square-type piezoelectric transformer with a hole at the center was investigated in this paper. Temperature distribution at the center was improved by using this construction, therefore increasing input voltage and output power. This model was simulated and investigated successfully by applying a finite element method (FEM) in ATILA software. An optimized structure was then fabricated, examined, and compared to the simulation results. Electrical characteristics, including output voltage and output power, were measured at different load resistances. The temperature distribution was also monitored using an infrared camera. The piezoelectric transformer operated at first radial vibration mode and a frequency area of 70 kHz. The 16 W output power was achieved in a three-layer transformer with 96% efficiency and $20^{\circ}C$ temperature rise from room temperature under 115 V driving voltage, 100 ${\Omega}$ matching load, $28{\times}28{\times}1.8mm$ size, and 2 mm hole diameter. With these square-type multilayer piezoelectric transformers, the temperature was concentrated around the hole and lower than in piezoelectric transformers without a hole.

• Advances in Automotive Engineering
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.79-104
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• 2018

A detailed literature review is presented for the applications of the heat pump technologies on the electric vehicles Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. Due to legal regulations, automotive manufacturers have to produce more efficient and low carbon emission vehicles. Electric vehicles can be provided these requirements but the battery technologies and energy managements systems are still developing considering battery life and vehicle range. On the other hand, energy consumption for HVAC units has an important role on the energy management of these vehicles. Moreover, the energy requirement of HVAC processes for different environmental conditions are significantly affect the total energy consumption of these vehicles. For the heating process, the coolant of internal combustion (IC) engine can be utilized but in electric vehicles, we have not got any adequate waste heat source for this process. The heat pump technology is one of the alternative choices for the industry due to having high coefficient of performance (COP), but these systems have some disadvantages which can be improved with the other technologies. In this study, a literature review is performed considering alternative refrigerants, performance characteristics of different heat pump systems for electric vehicles and thermal management systems of electric vehicles.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.407-418
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• 2017

Battery heat management is essential for high power and high energy battery system because it affects its performance, longevity, and safety. In this paper, we investigated the temperature of the 18650 Lithium Ion Battery Module used in a Energy Storage System (ESS) and the cooling method to minimize cell-to-cell temperature variation of battery module. For uniform temperature distribution within a battery module, the flow direction of the coolant in a battery module has been changed according to the time interval, and studied the effect of the cooling method on the temperature uniformity in a battery module which includes a number of battery cells. The experimental results show that bi-directional battery cooling method can effectively reduce the cell-to-cell temperature variation compared with the one-directional battery cooling. Furthermore, it is also found that bi-directional battery cooling can reduce the maximum temperature in a battery module.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.136-140
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• 2000

용융탄산염 연료전지의 분리판 재료로 사용되는 스테인레스 스틸은 고온 용융탄산염 분위기에서 부식이 심각하여 일반적으로 표면에 알루미늄 확산막을 코팅함으로써 내식성을 향상시켜 사용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존 방법에 비해 보다 경제적인 슬러리 페인팅 및 열처리에 의한 알루미늄 확산막 형성 방법을 고안하여, 스테인레스 스틸 시편 표면에 알루미늄 확산막을 코팅하고, 산화 분위기의 용융탄산염에서 부식 실험을 수행하였다. $650\~800^{\circ}C$에서 제작된 알루미늄 확산막의 두께는 $25\~80{\mu}m$였으며, 열처리 온도가 높고 열처리 시간이 증가할 수록 알루미늄 확산막의 두께가 증가하였다. 부식 실험 결과 스테인레스 스틸 316L의 용융탄산염에 대한 내식성은 알루미늄 확산막을 표면에 형성시킴으로써 크게 향상되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 분극 실험 결과 슬러리 페인팅 및 열처리 방법에 의하여 알루미늄 확산막이 형성된 시편은 기존의 IVD 및 열처리 방법에 의해 알루미늄 확산막이 제작된 시편과 유사하게 안정한 부동태 피막을 형성함으로써 스테인레스 스틸 316L의 부식을 효과적으로 억제시킴을 알 수 있었다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2016년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.397-398
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• 2016

This paper analyzes switching losses, efficiency and temperature depending on Si and SiC devices applied in two stage AC-DC converter. To evaluate the charge and discharge performance and stability of the battery pack, there is a need for a battery pack testing system. To do battery charge and discharge experiment used in battery pack test, A topology, two stage AC-DC converter, has been built. SiC devices more decrease switching losses than that of Si. Also, cooling system was applied in Si and SiC devices. When using SiC devices, it can be confirmed that the size of heat sink is reduced for small loss.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제40권12호
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• pp.801-807
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• 2016

본 논문은 전기자동차 배터리 시스템에 공기를 이용한 직접 냉각 방식을 적용하여, 공기 유로 형상에 따른 냉각 성능을 비교 연구하였다. 이를 위해, 배터리 냉각 시스템에서 모듈의 배치 형상과 발열량을 고정하고, 입 출구 면적 및 외부 Case 형상을 변경하여, 이에 따른 냉각 성능 결과를 수치 해석적으로 비교 분석하였다. 해석 결과는 배터리 내부의 공기 유동 유선(Stream line), 속도장 분포(Velocity field), 온도 분포(Temperature distributions)를 정리하여 제시하였다. 해석 결과, 외기온도 $25^{\circ}C$에서 안정적인 배터리 작동온도인 $50^{\circ}C$ 이하를 만족하기 위해서는 공기의 유입 체적이 $400m^3/h$ 이상이 되어야 함을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 출구 부근의 Diffuser 형상을 가지는 해석 조건에서 냉각이 끝난 공기의 배출이 원활히 진행되면서 냉각 성능이 향상되는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.365-371
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• 2019

This study shows the feasibility of the parameter of the 1st RC parallel equivalent circuit as a factor of the heat generation of lithium-ion cell. The internal resistance of a lithium-ion cell consists of ohmic and polarization resistances. The internal resistances at various SOCs of the lithium-ion cell are obtained via an electrical characteristic test. The internal resistance is inversely obtained through the amount of heat generated during the experiment. By comparing the resistances obtained using the two methods, the summation of ohmic and polarization resistances is identified as the heating factor of lithium-ion battery. Finally, the amounts of heat generated from the 2C, 3C, and 4C-rate discharge experiments and the COMSOL multiphysics simulation using the summation of ohmic and polarization resistances as the heating parameter are compared. The comparison shows the feasibility of the electrical parameters of the 1st RC parallel equivalent circuit as the heating factor.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2019

열전지의 전해질은 용융염이 주성분이라서 용융염 전지라고도 불린다. 용융염 전해질은 평소에는 전기가 흐르지 않는 고체이지만, 화약 열원에 의해 녹으면 탁월한 이온 전도체가 된다. 따라서 열전지는 일종의 화약 전지이다. 화약의 열에너지로 용융염 전해질을 녹여야만 비로소 작동하게 되기 때문이다. 열전지에 사용되는 파이로테크닉 부품은 착화기, 점화스트립, 열원이 있다. 이들 파이로테크닉 부품은 극심한 환경조건에서도 안정적으로 전원을 공급해야 하는 유도 포탄용 열전지의 신뢰도는 물론 성능에도 큰 영향을 미친다. 노치형 착화기는 열원 착화 확률이 높았고, 필름형 착화기는 안전성을 향상시키는 것으로 나타났다. 열지에 금속 산화물 첨가를 통해 연소속도를 향상시킬 수 있었고, 분사형 착화기와 병행 사용하여 착화 신뢰성을 크게 높일 수 있었다. 2단계 환원 공정을 통해 산호 모양의 고순도 Fe 입자를 안전하게 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.622-629
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• 2020

The performance and cost of electric vehicles (EVs) are much influenced by the performance and service life of the Li-ion battery system. In particular, the cell performance and reliability of Li-ion battery packs are highly dependent on their operating temperature. Therefore, a novel battery thermal management is crucial for Li-ion batteries owing to heat dissipation effects on their performance. Among various types of battery thermal management systems (BTMS'), the phase change material (PCM) based BTMS is considered to be a promising cooling system in terms of guaranteeing the performance and reliability of Li-ion batteries. This work is mainly concerned with the basic research on PCM based BTMS. In this paper, a basic experimental study on PCM based battery cooling system was performed. The main purpose of the present study is to present a comparison of two PCM-based cooling systems (n-Eicosane and n-Docosane) of the unit 18650 battery module. To this end, the simplified PCM-based Li-ion battery module with two 18650 batteries was designed and fabricated. The thermal behavior (such as temperature rise of the battery pack) with various discharge rates (c-rate) was mainly investigated and compared for two types of battery systems employing PCM-based cooling. It is considered that the results obtained from this study provide good fundamental data on screening the appropriate PCMs for future research on PCM based BTMS for EV applications.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.421-428
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• 2021

Lithium-ion secondary batteries exhibit advantageous characteristics such as high voltage, high energy density, and long life, allowing them to be widely used in both military and daily life. However, the lithium-ion secondary battery does have its limitation; for example, the output power and capacity are readily decreased due to the increased internal impedance during discharging at a lower temperature (-32℃, military requirement). Also, during charging at a lower temperature, lithium dendrite growth is accelerated at the anode, thereby decreasing the battery capacity and life as well. This paper describes a study that involves increasing the internal temperature of lithium-ion secondary battery by energy circulation operation in a low-temperature environment. The energy circulation operation allows the lithium-ion secondary battery to alternately charge and discharge, while the internal resistance of lithium-ion battery acts as a heating element to raise its own temperature. Therefore, the energy circulation operation method and device were newly designed based on the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of the lithium-ion secondary battery to mediate the battery performance at a lower temperature. Through the energy circulation operation of lithium ion secondary battery, as a result of the heat generated from internal resistance in an extremely low-temperature environment, the temperature of the lithium-ion secondary battery increased by more than 20℃ within 10 minutes and showed a 75% discharging capacity compared with that at room temperature.