• 연구논문집
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• 통권27호
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• pp.87-99
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• 1997

Present paper describes on/off design performance of a 50KW turbogenerator gas turbine engine for hybrid vehicle application. For optimum design point selection, relevant parameter study is carried out. The turbogenerator gas turbine engine for a hybrid vehicle is expected to be designed for maximum fuel economy, ultra low emissions, and very low cost. Compressor, combustor, turbine, and permanent-magnet generator will be mounted on a single high speed (82,000 rpm) shaft that will be supported on air bearings. As the generator is built into the shaft, gearbox and other moving parts become unnecessary and thus will increase the system's reliability and reduce the manufacturing cost. The engine has a radial compressor and turbine with design point pressure ratio of 4.0. This pressure ratio was set based on calculation of specific fuel consumption and specific power variation with pressure ratio. For the given turbine inlet temperature, a rather conservative value of $1100^\circK$ was selected. Designed mass flow rate was 0.5 kg/sec. Parametric study of the cycle indicates that specific work and efficiency increase at a given pressure ratio and turbine inlet temperature. Off design analysis shows that the gas turbine system reaches self operating condition at N/$N_{DP}$ = 0.53. Bleeding air for turbine stator cooling is omitted considering low TIT and for a simple geometric structure. Various engine performance simulations including, ambient temperature influence, surging at part load condition. Transient analysis were performed to secure the optimum engine operating characteristics. Surge margin throughout the performance analysis were maintained to be over 80% approximately. Validation of present results are yet to be seen as the performance tests are scheduled by the end of 1998 for comparison.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2005년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.343-346
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• 2005

In this paper a power conditioning system suitable for the fuel cell powered off-road vehicle is proposed. The proposed system employs a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell stack combined with boost converter, a super capacitor module combined with hi-directional buck-boost converter, a 4-quadrant DC chopper and a permanent magnet DC motor. The momentary overload condition occurring during the motor starting is handled by the energy stored in the supercapacitor module. Also, the regenerative energy can be stored in the supercapacitor module by operating the system in either buck or boost mode. This capability gives the system designer the higher flexibility in designing the system and assures the lower cost of the system. The validity and feasibility of the proposed system is proven by the computer simulation.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.140-140
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• 2009

The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell(PEMFC) with the advantages of low-operating temperature, high current density, low cost and volume, fast start-up ability, and suitability for discontinuous operation becomes the most reasonable and attractive power system for transportation vehicle and micro-grid power plant in a household. 200W PEM-type FCs system was integrated by this study, then the electrical characteristics and diagnosis of the fuel cell were analyzed with variations on mass flow rate and stack temperature. The ranges of the variations are $20{\sim}70^{\circ}C$ on stack temperature and 1~8L/min on $H_2$ volume.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.1634-1640
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• 2012

This paper develops the high-efficiency drive system of the small-size electric vehicles (EVs) driven by the brushed dc motors. A power circuit for driving the dc motor is designed with the H-bridge circuit and buck converter by considering both the efficiency and cost. In order to change smoothly the rotating direction of dc motor driven by the proposed power circuit, an operating sequence for both the field current and the armature voltage according to an accelerator pedal angle is suggested. Through the simulation studies and experimental results with the low-cost 8-bit AVR, the performances of the proposed methods are verified.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.509-523
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• 2005

We are developing a novel framework, PRIDE (PRediction In Dynamic Environments), to perform moving object prediction (MOP) for autonomous ground vehicles. The underlying concept is based upon a multi-resolutional, hierarchical approach which incorporates multiple prediction algorithms into a single, unifying framework. The lower levels of the framework utilize estimation-theoretic short-term predictions while the upper levels utilize a probabilistic prediction approach based on situation recognition with an underlying cost model. The estimation-theoretic short-term prediction is via an extended Kalman filter-based algorithm using sensor data to predict the future location of moving objects with an associated confidence measure. The proposed estimation-theoretic approach does not incorporate a priori knowledge such as road networks and traffic signage and assumes uninfluenced constant trajectory and is thus suited for short-term prediction in both on-road and off-road driving. In this article, we analyze the complementary role played by vehicle kinematic models in such short-term prediction of moving objects. In particular, the importance of vehicle process models and their effect on predicting the positions and orientations of moving objects for autonomous ground vehicle navigation are examined. We present results using field data obtained from different autonomous ground vehicles operating in outdoor environments.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.516-524
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• 2014

Proper discharge of nitrogen gas and water condensate is required in a conventional fuel cell system for performance, stability and durability of fuel cell stacks. Present study covers the development of integrated unit and its functioning logic for simultaneous nitrogen gas purge and water condensate drainage in a fuel cell vehicle system. Configuration of condensate drainage pipe, purge valve and level sensor is considered and optimized in physical integration. As a key factor, discharge time is considered and optimized based on the test result of constant-current operation with various operating temperature in logic development. Consequently, derived optimal values are applied and verified in actual vehicle drive mode test. Increase of system design flexibility, weight reduction and cost reduction are anticipated with this study. Additional study for physical and logical improvement is currently being implemented.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.1871-1877
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• 2000

Longitudinal and lateral forces acting at tire are known to be closely related to the tractive ability, braking characteristics, handling stability and maneuverability of ground vehicles. However, it is not feasible in the operating vehicles to measure the tire forces directly because of high cost of sensors, limitations in sensor technology, interference with the tire rotation and harsh environment. In this paper, in order to develop tire force monitoring system, a new vehicle dynamics monitoring model is proposed including the roll motion. Based on the monitoring model, tire force monitoring system is designed to estimate the lateral tire force acting at each tire. A newly proposed SKFMEC (Scaled Kalman Filter with Model Emr Compensator) method is developed utilizing the conventional EKF (Extended Kalman Filter) method. Tire force estimation performance of the SKFMEC method is evaluated in the Matlab simulations where true tire force data is generated from a 14 DOF vehicle model with a combined-slip Magic Formula tire model.

• 항공우주산업기술동향
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.130-138
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• 2011

벤트릴리프 밸브는 추진제 탱크의 충전 중 내부의 기체를 배출시키고 충전이 완료된 후에는 탱크의 과압을 해소하는 안전밸브의 역할을 수행한다. 신뢰성과 비용 절감 차원에서 모든 미국의 극저온 액체 추진제를 사용하는 발사체에서는 거의 유사한 벤트릴리프 밸브를 적용해오고 있다. 그리고 발사체의 다양한 임무요구조건을 만족하기 위하여 밸브를 다소 수정하여 사용해오고 있다. 본 논문에서는 발사체 추진제 공급 시스템에 적용되는 벤트릴리프 밸브의 설계 및 제작과 관련한 핵심 기술 동향을 살펴본다. 그리고 우주개발 선진국 발사체에 사용된 벤트릴리프밸브의 운용기술을 소개한다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권6D호
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• pp.571-577
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• 2012

최근 농어촌지역의 교통약자에 대한 대중교통서비스 개선 등이 사회적 관심을 받고 있고, 기존 고비용 저효율인 버스운영 시스템의 개선을 통하여 이용자 맞춤형서비스로의 전환 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 정부 및 지자체에서는 기존 농어촌버스의 노선운행시스템 대안으로 수요대응형교통(Demad Responsive Transport) 도입을 추진하고 있다. DRT는 교통소외지역의 이용자편의를 증진시키는 것을 큰 목적으로 하고 있으나, 지금까지 도입에 따른 비용분석에 관한 연구가 거의 없는 실정이다. 본 연구는 농어촌지역에 DRT를 도입하였을 경우 차량운행대수 및 운행비용의 변화를 살펴봄으로써 비용측면에서의 도입가능성을 살펴보았다. 분석결과 농어촌버스의 대당 운행노선수의 과다와 노선혼재의 특성으로 DRT가 도입되더라도 기존 차량대수의 감축효과가 미미하기 때문에, 기존 노선운행시스템에 비해 추가차량 소요가 발생하였다. 그리고 이러한 추가차량 소요는 운행비용 증가를 가져오게 되어, 도입 전과 비교하여 약 5~12%의 운행비용 증가가 발생할 것으로 추정되었다. 따라서 향후 농어촌지역에 DRT 도입을 위해서는 교통소외 지역주민의 교통편의증진을 목적으로 할 것인지, 기존 노선운행시스템의 비용비효율 해소를 목적으로 할 것인지에 대한 면밀한 검토와 방향설정이 필요하다는 것을 제시하였다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.124-132
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• 2018

The Korean electric power supply plan was prepared by greatly enhancing the environmental and safety with considering the economical efficiency of the electric equipment, the impact on the environment and the public safety. As a result, the fossil energy-based power generation sector is accelerating the paradigm shift to eco-friendly energy such as solar power and wind. Also the solar power industry is expected to grow into a super large-sized industry by converging the energy storage and electric vehicle industry. Generally, a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is used to calculate the power generation cost for different generation power generation efficiency, operating cost, and life span. In this paper, we have studied the future research and development direction of photovoltaic technology development for the era of massive utilization of photovoltaic solar power, and have studied the LCOE of major countries including China, USA, Germany, Japan and Korea. Finally we have reviewed USA and Japan research programs to reduce the LCOE.