• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.316-321
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• 2023

In this study, we developed a conversion core that produces power by utilizing the unused magnetic field in a switchboard. The conversion core makes it possible to utilize power that is normally wasted. The conversion core is composed of a core, filter, and battery. A prototype was installed in a switchboard to conduct tests on the output, battery storage, and output boosting of multiple batteries. Energy was harvested from the magnetic field generated by a busbar of the switchboard, and the power conversion ratio of the core yielded 1.08-1.01 mW per 1 A of bus current. Supplying this technology to the market after further R&D and commercialization is expected to greatly assist in the dissemination of energy harvesting, which has not yet spread widely to the general public.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.651-658
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• 2007

This paper presents a new type of fuzzy logic-based power control strategy for fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles designed to improve their fuel economy while maintaining the battery's state of charge. Since fuel cell systems have inherent limitations, such as a slow response time and low fuel efficiency, especially in the low power region, a battery system is typically used to assist them. To maximize the advantages of this hybrid type of configuration, a power distribution control strategy is required for the two power sources: the fuel cell system and the battery system. The required fuel cell power is procured using fuzzy rules based on the vehicle driving status and the battery status. In order to show the validity and effectiveness of the proposed power control strategy, simulations are performed using a mid-size vehicle for three types of standard drive cycle. First, the fuzzy logic-based power control strategy is shown to improves the fuel economy compared with the static power control strategy. Second, the robustness of the proposed power control strategy is verified against several variations in system parameters.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.80-85
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• 2011

This paper presents the design of the power-assisted controller for the in-wheel type smart wheelchair by using torque estimation that is predicted by relationship between input voltage and output wheel angular velocity. Nowadays, interest of the moving assistant aids is increased according to the increase in population of the elderly and the handicapped person. However some of the moving assistant aids have problems. For example, manual wheelchair has difficulty moving at the slope, because users lack the muscular strength of their arm. In electric wheelchair case, users should be weak by being decreased muscles of upper body. To overcome these problems, power-assisted electric wheelchair are proposed. Most of the power-assisted electric wheelchair have the special rims that can measure the user's power. In here, the rims have to be designed to install the sensors to measure user's power. In this paper, we don't design the rim to measure the man power. To predict the man power, we propose a control algorithm of the in-wheeled electric wheelchair by using torque estimation from the wheel. First, we measure the wheel velocity and voltage at the in-wheel electric wheelchair. And then we extract driving will forces by using proposed mathematical model. Also they are applied at the controller as the control input, we verify to be able to control in-wheel type smart wheelchair by using simulation.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.87-95
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• 2010

As the information oriented society is developing, computer is one of the necessities in our daily life. Especially, the client-server system based on internet is widely used due to the enormous amounts of data and the increasing awareness of the data security. Under these circumstances, the market of the server computer with the $57 billion global market is increasing steadily regardless of economic conditions. However, the domestic server market entirely depends on overseas companies with high technical skills and production power. Therefore, we investigates technology and development trends of the server power system to assist domestic companies in entering the global server power system market in this special paper.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.516-518
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• 2000

This paper presents a methodology for effective control of fuel cell devices connected to the electric utility distribution network. A controller is designed for a fuel cell power plant to assist the conventional generators to damp out oscillations, which is possible by utilizing the fast response characteristic of fuel cells. Computer model of the controller is proposed and its effectiveness is proved by a sample test. Fuel cell devices can be used to improve power system stability when these are connected to a distribution system.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.119-126
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• 2004

The welding characteristics of Inconel 600 Alloy using a continuous wave Nd:YAG laser are experimentally investigated. The major process parameters studied in the present laser welding experiment were the positions of focus, laser power and travel speed of laser bean We measured the fusion zone size and its shape using an optical microscope for the observation of cross-sectional area. We performed two tests regarding the tension and the micro hardness for welding quality estimation. Then we measured residual stress in welds by electronic speckle pattern interferometry(ESPI). In conclusion the optimum butt welding process parameters were 0.5mm focus position, 1.6kW laser power, 1m/min travel speed and 5.5$\ell$/min assist gas discharge.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.936-937
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• 2015

본 논문은 페달력과 전기 구동력을 동시에 사용하는 하이브리드 3륜 전기자전거의 구동부에서 보조력의 제어에 토크리플이 억제될 수 있도록 역기전력 함수를 이용한 PAS(Power assist system)을 제안한다. 제안된 방식에서는 하이브리드 3륜 전기자전거의 구동력을 제공하는 BLDC(Brushless DC) 전동기의 역기전력 형상과 토크 사이의 상관관계를 바탕으로, 사용자의 요구 토크에 대하여 추정된 역기전력 역함수를 통해 지령 전류를 발생하고, 지령전류의 제어에는 추정된 역기전력함수를 사용하여 제어 성능을 향상시킨다. 연속적인 역기전력의 추정에는 홀센서의 위치각과 추정속도를 통해 연속적인 위치각을 추정하고, 이를 통해 룩-업 테이블의 실제 역기전력 데이터와 위치 보정값을 사용하게 된다. 하이브리드 3륜 전기자전거의 제안된 PAS 제어 방식은 시뮬레이션을 통해 가능성을 검증하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.39 no.10
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• pp.1021-1028
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• 1990

This paper deals with the development of an expert system for the fault diagnosis in a power system. The expert system is designed to estimate the fault sections with explanation about the propagation of the faults through the identification of false operation of protective devices. The identification of black-out area is also considered to assist the restoration process. As for the inference scheme, backward chaining method is adopted and the search space is reduced for the better performance. The expert system was developed using PROLOG language. Its application to a sample power system showed satisfactory result.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.57-64
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• 2003

The Intelligent Power Unit (IPU) utilized in Honda's Civic Hybrid Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system was developed with the aim of making every component lighter, more compact and more efficient than those in the former model. To reduce energy loss, inverter efficiency was increased by fine patterning of the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) chips, 12V DC-DC converter efficiency was increased by utilizing soft-switching, and the internal resistance of the IMA battery was lowered by modifying the electrodes and the current collecting structure. These improvements reduced the amount of heat generated by the unit components and made it possible to combine the previously separated Power Control Unit (PCU) and battery cooling systems into a single system. Consolidation of these two cooling circuits into one has reduced the volume of the newly developed IPU by 42% compared to the former model.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.554-558
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• 2004

In this paper, we introduce noise prediction program of HVAC system to assist low-noisy design of ship's cabin. The developed program calculates sound power levels at HVAC components considering primary and secondary noise generated by fan and duct element, duct element noise attenuation, and duct break-in noise based on the authentic empirical method suggested by NEBB and acoustic power balancing method. Sound pressure level at cabin with or without ceiling system is evaluated by the diffuse-field theory considering diffuser and duct break-out sound powers. Moreover, the program provides intuitive pre- and post-processors using modem GUI functions to help efficient modeling and evaluation of cabin and HVAC component noise. To validate the accuracy and convenience of the program, noise prediction for a HVAC system is demonstrated.