• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.48-54
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• 2020

Numerical analysis was carried out to analyze the flow fields and mechanical output of a rotor for various positions and inlet flow rates in a shroud, and it was compared with experimental data. Rotor and seawater current largely affects the flow field characteristics in the shroud system. Especially the mechanical output of the rotor increased with axial position near the center of the cylinder, and it gradually decreased close to the entrance and exit. Also, the rotor output increased with the inlet velocity. Axial and angular momentum of flow along the cylinder region rapidly increased and reached a peak, and then decreased as it passed through the rotor, while there was no significant change in the cylinder region. It is expected that these results can be used as applicable design data for the development of the tidal power generation system.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.243-253
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• 2002

This paper presents the system modeling, analysis, and controller design and implementation for a rotational inverted pendulum system(RIPS), which is an under-actuated system and has the problem of unattainable angular velocity state. A sliding mode controller using the parameterization of both the hyperplane and the compensator fur output feedback is applied to the RIPS. Also, to improve the performance of the control system, a disturbance observer which estimates the disturbance, parameter variation, and some modeling errors of RIPS with less computational effort is used together. The results of simulation and experiment show that the proposed control system has superior performance for disturbance rejection and regulation at certain initial conditions.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.399-407
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• 1996

A fuzzy learning algorithm to get the optimal fuzzy rules is presented in this paper. The algorithm introduces a reference model to generate a desired output and a performance index funtion instead of the performance index table. The performance index funtion is a cost function based on the error and error-rate between the reference and plant output. The cost function is minimized by a gradient method and the control input is also updated. In this case, the control rules which generate the desired response can be obtained by changing the portion of the error-rate in the cost funtion. In SISO(Single-Input Single- Output)plant, only by the learning delay, it is possible to experss the plant model and to get the desired control rules. In the long run, this algorithm gives us the good control rules with a minimal amount of prior informaiton about the environment.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.587-601
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• 2015

A high step-up dc-dc converter is proposed for photovoltaic power systems in this paper. The proposed converter consists of an input current doubler, a symmetrical switched-capacitor doubler and an active-clamp circuit. The input current doubler minimizes the input current ripple. The symmetrical switched-capacitor doubler is composed of two symmetrical quasi-resonant switched-capacitor circuits, which share the leakage inductance of the transformer as a resonant inductor. The rectifier diodes (switched-capacitor circuit) are turned off at the zero current switching (ZCS) condition, so that the reverse-recovery problem of the diodes is removed. In addition, the symmetrical structure results in an output voltage ripple reduction because the voltage ripples of the charge/pump capacitors cancel each other out. Meanwhile, the voltage stress of the rectifier diodes is clamped at half of the output voltage. In addition, the active-clamp circuit clamps the voltage surges of the switches and recycles the energy of the transformer leakage inductance. Furthermore, pulse-width modulation plus phase angle shift (PPAS) is employed to control the output voltage. The operation principle of the converter is analyzed and experimental results obtained from a 400W prototype are presented to validate the performance of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.373-387
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• 2024

The layout of the cathode flow field largely determines the net output power of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). To make the normal mass transfer effect best, the longitudinal channel was waved based on four serpentine flow channels, and the effects of sag depth and longitudinal channel width on the output efficiency of the cell were explored. The results show that the wave channel design systematically enhances the forced convection between adjacent channels, which can prevent a large zone of oxygen starvation zone at the outlet of the channel. The increase of the normal velocity in the gas transmission process will inevitably induce a significant enhancement of the mass transfer effect and obtain a higher current density in the reaction zone. For the longitudinal channel width, it is found that increasing its size in the effective range can greatly reduce the channel pressure drop without reducing the output power, thereby improving the overall efficiency. When the sag depth and longitudinal channel width gradient are 0.6 mm and 0.2 mm respectively, PEMFC can obtain the best comprehensive performance.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.319-325
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• 2001

In this note, we propose a simple fuzzy linear regression model for fuzzy input-output data based on Tanaka's approach. Then an LP-based method to derived the satisfying solution of the decision making is developed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.1997-2004
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• 1994

A model analysis method has been developed in the paper. The method estimates the modal parameters of multiple input-output systems, assesses their quality, and seperates structural modes form computation ones. The modal parameter extraction algorithm is the least squares method with a finite difference model relating input and output time data. The quality of the estimated system model can be assessed in narrow frequency bands by comparing the measured and model predicted responses in time domain with the aid of digital filters. Structural modes can be effectively separated from computational ones using the convergence factor which represents the pole convergence rate. The modal analysis method has been applied to simulated and experimental vibration data to evaluate its utility and limitations.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.1188-1194
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• 1997

In this paper, we design output feedback nonlinear dynamic control law by using state feedback nonlinear dynamic compensator and PI observer and show that the controller can stabilize globally and asymptotically a class of nonlinear systems with mismatched uncertainties. We also show that it is possible for a nonlinear system to use the output of PI observer in place of state variables in case that the nonlinear dynamic control law is used, similarly as in the linear system. The effectiveness of the proposed control law is demonstrated by a numerical simulation.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.1184-1184
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• 1997

In this paper, we design output feedback nonlinear dynamic control law by using state feedback nonlinear dynamic compensator and PI observer and show that the controller can stabilized globally and asymptotically a class of nonlinear systems with mismatched uncertainties. We also show that it is possible for a nonlinear system to use the output of PI observer in place of state variables in case that the nonlinear dynamic control law is used, similarly as in the linear system. The effectiveness of the proposed control law is demonstrated by a numerical simulation.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.26 no.12
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• pp.2590-2597
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• 2002

A new torque measuring apparatus adopting the basic principle of a capacitive type sensor is proposed in this article. Two plate electrodes are working as a capacitive sensor, whose capacitance varies as torque is applied. One end of each plate is connected to the torque carrying shaft. Output characteristics of the torque sensor were theoretically analyzed and its validity was investigated through experiment. Calculations and calibration experiments show that the output is nonlinear, that is, the sensitivity is very high at low torque but decreases as torque increases. The sensitivity of the proposed system is about 100 times roughly higher than that of a conventional 4-strain gauge type torque sensor.