• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2009

본 논문에서 이식형 심장 박동 조율기를 위한 심전도 검출기와 아날로그-디지털 변환기(ADC)를 설계한다. 제안한 웨이블렛 심전도 검출기는 웨이블렛 필터 뱅크 구조의 웨이블렛 변조기, 웨이블렛 합성된 심전도 신호의 가설 검정을 통한 QRS 신호 검출기와 0-교차점을 이용한 잡음 검출기로 구성된다. 저전력 소모의 동작을 유지하며 보다 높은 검출 정확도를 갖는 심전도 검출기의 구현을 위해, 다중스케일 곱의 알고리즘과 적응형의 임계값을 갖는 알고리즘을 사용하였다. 또한 심전도 검출기의 입력단에 위치하는 저전력 Successive Approximation Register ADC의 구현을 위해, 신호 변환의 주기 중, 매우 짧은 시간 동안에만 동작하는 비교기와 수동 소자로 구성되는 Sample&Hold를 사용하였다. 제안한 회로는 표준 CMOS $0.35{\mu}m$ 공정을 사용하여 집적 및 제작되었고, 99.32%의 높은 검출 정확도와 3V의 전원 전압에서 $19.02{\mu}W$의 매우 낮은 전력 소모를 갖는 것을 실험을 통해 확인하였다.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 추계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.58-63
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• 1997

This paper is concerned with an algorithm based on neural networks to calculate the axial power distribution using excore defector signals in the nuclear reactor core. The fundamental basis of the algorithm is that the detector response can be fairly accurately estimated using computational codes. In other words, the training set, which represents relationship between detector signals and axial power distributions, for the neural network can be obtained through calculations instead of measurements. Application of the new method to the Yonggwang nuclear power plant unit 3 (YGN-3) shows that it is superior to the current algorithm in place.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2009

This paper presents a fast received signal strength indicator (RSSI) circuit for wireless communication application. The proposed circuit is developed using power detectors and an analog-to-digital converter to achieve a fast settling time. The power detector is consisted of a novel logarithmic variable gain amplifier (VGA), a peak detector, and a comparator in a closed loop. The VGA achieved a wide logarithmic gain range in a closed loop form for stable operation. For the peak detector, a fast settling time and small ripple are obtained using the orthogonal characteristics of quadrature signals. In $0.18-{\mu}m$ CMOS process, the RSSI value settles down in $20{\mu}s$ with power consumption of 20 mW, and the maximum ripple of the RSSI is 30 mV. The proposed RSSI circuit is fabricated with a personal handy-phone system transceiver. The active area is $0.8{\times}0.2\;mm^2$.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 이동통신 장치에 사용되는 다이오드 검파기와 로그 칩형 검파기를 설계하고 이를 서로 비교하여 그들의 용도를 명확히 제시하였다. 다이오드 검파기는 입력 신호의 세기 $-40dBm{\sim}-10dBm$의 변화에 대하여 $0{\sim}0.7V$의 검출 전압이 측정되었으며, 이것은 미세한 신호변화를 검출하기에 적합한 특성을 갖는다. 그리고 로그 칩형 검파기는 입력전력 $-65dBm{\sim}0dBm$의 변화에 대하여 $1.5V{\sim}4.5V$의 출력 전압을 얻었으며, 대체로 넓은 동작범위를 나타내고 있다. 따라서 로그 칩형 검파기는 넓은 입력 신호전력에 대하여 좁은 검출 전압이 측정되어, 그것의 감도가 둔감하게 나타나므로 피크전력 측정에 적합함을 알 수 있다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제46권10호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 아날로그 및 디지털 집적시스템에서 사용될 수 있는 온도변화에 무관한 파워-업 검출기 회로를 제안하였다. 제안된 파워-업 검출기는 트랜지스터의 문턱전압과 이동도의 상호 온도보상 기술을 이용하여 nMOS 분압기와 pMOS 분압기의 출력 전압이 온도에 무관한 특성을 갖도록 하여 온도 변화에 따른 파워-업 전압의 변화량을 최소화하였다. 68-nm CMOS 공정을 이용한 시뮬레이션 결과, 제안된 파워-업 검출기는 파워-업 전압 1.0V 기준으로 $-30^{\circ}C$에서 $90^{\circ}C$의 온도변화 조건에서 4 mV의 매우 작은 파워-업 감지 전압 변화량을 갖는 출력 특성을 보였고, 기존 회로에 비해 92.6%의 파워-업 감지 전압 변화량 감소를 확인하였다.

• 한국원자력학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국원자력학회 1997년도 추계학술발표회논문집(1)
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• pp.97-102
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• 1997

A new method based on the alternating conditional expectation (ACE) algorithm is developed to calculate axial shape index (ASI) for the 3-level excore detector. The ACE algorithm, a type of non-parametric regression algorithms, yields an optimal relationship between a dependent variable and multiple independent variables. In this study, the simple correlation between ASI and excore detector signals is developed using the Younggwang nuclear power plant unit 3 (YGN-3) data without any preprocessing on the relationships between independent variables and dependent variable. The numerical results show that simple correlations exist between the three excore signals and ASI of the core. The accuracy of the new method is much better than those of the current CPC and COLSS algorithms.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2003년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집 V
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• pp.2629-2632
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• 2003

This paper presents the harmonics rejection technique and the simulation of a active power filter using power operational amplifier. The proposed active power filter consists of CT(current transformer), harmonics detector and harmonics amplifier. The harmonics detector is a high pass filter using a GIC(Generalized Impedance Converter). The harmonics amplifier consists of a power operational amplifier and passive filters. The simulation has been implemented by OR-CAD program. It is examined whether the proposed active power filter can be realized or not through simple experiments.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.706-711
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• 2014

A low power 6-bit flash ADC that uses an input voltage range detection algorithm is described. An input voltage level detector circuit has been designed to overcome the disadvantages of the flash ADC which consume most of the dynamic power dissipation due to comparators array. In this work, four digital input voltage range detectors are employed and each input voltage range detector generates the specific clock signal only if the input voltage falls between two adjacent reference voltages applied to the detector. The specific clock signal generated by the detector is applied to turn the corresponding latched comparators on and the rest of the comparators off. This ADC consumes 68.82 mW with a single power supply of 1.2V and achieves 4.3 effective number of bits for input frequency up to 1 MHz at 500 MS/s. Therefore it results in 4.6 pJ/step of Figure of Merit (FoM). The chip is fabricated in 0.13-um CMOS process.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.1524-1531
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• 2020

The aim of this work is to develop a Geiger-Muller (GM) detector system for robot to look for a radioactive source in case of a nuclear emergency or in a high radiation environment. In order to find a radiation source easily, a detector system, including 3 detectors, was designed to search γ-ray radiation sources autonomously. First, based on GEANT4 simulation, radiation dose rates in 3 Geiger-Muller (GM) counters were simulated at different source-detector distances, distances between detectors and angles. Various sensitivity analyses were performed experimentally to verify the simulated designed detector system. A mono-energetic ¹³⁷Cs γ-ray source with energy 662 keV and activity of 1.11 GBq was used for the observation. The simulated results were compared with the experimental dose rate values and good agreements were obtained for various cases. Only based on the dose rates in three detectors, the radiation source with a specific source activity and angle was localized in the different location. A method was adopted with the measured dose rates and differences of distances to find the actual location of the lost γ-ray source. The corresponding angles of deviation and detection limits were calculated to determine the sensitivity and abilities of our designed detector system. The proposed system can be used to locate radiation sources in low and high radiation environments.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.617-626
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• 2022

To effectively monitor the variety of distributions of neutron flux, fuel power or temperatures in the reactor core, usually the ex-core and in-core neutron detectors are employed. The thermocouples for temperature measurement are installed in the coolant inlet or outlet of the respective fuel assemblies. It is necessary to reconstruct the measurement information of the whole reactor position. However, the reading of different types of detector in the core reflects different aspects of the 3D power distribution. The feasibility of reconstruction the core three-dimension power distribution by using different combinations of in-core, ex-core and thermocouples detectors is analyzed in this paper to synthesize the useful information of various detectors. A comparison of multilayer perceptron (MLP) network and radial basis function (RBF) network is performed. RBF results are more extreme precision but also more sensitivity to detector failure and uncertainty, compare to MLP networks. This is because that localized neural network could offer conservative regression in RBF. Adding random disturbance in training dataset is helpful to reduce the influence of detector failure and uncertainty. Some convolution neural networks seem to be helpful to get more accurate results by use more spatial layout information, though relative researches are still under way.