• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.128-141
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• 1994

This roport explain the basic theory of desinging the accelerating durability test road and the role of each factors contributing to test road surface profile. Also this road is designed by considering the charactors of vehicle suspension system and condition of driving. In test road, the factors affecting to the vehicle Structural durability are correlation among surface shape of road profile, frequency of vehicle suspension system, distribution of axletwist angle and vibration profile height Road PSD magnitude and frequency delay is used to control these factors relation.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.14-19
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• 2005

An accelerated life test (ALT) is used to estimate the reliability of machinery parts and system with a design specification as soon as possible. However, accelerated life test results with simple and severe conditions are inconsistent with physical phenomena in real service condition. Therefore, to assure the safety of the machinery system, it is necessary to establish the appropriate test condition of the ALT of machinery element. In this study, fatigue analysis of the spur gear as a part of the gear box system in the rolling stock was performed. Moreover, based on the results, appropriate test condition of the ALT is developed using both the probabilistic model of the linear damage rule and accelerated durability analysis simulation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Reliability Society Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.40-47
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• 2006

Rail car axles are very important parts for safety of passengers and structural integrity of vehicles. The axles are supported by bearings. To seal grease lubricating the bearings of freight cars, a non-contact oil seal has been developed. The developed oil seal is composed of inner plate, outer plate and seal rubber. The friction between axle and housing with the developed oil seal is very low. The seals are designed for a minimum life expectancy of 800,000 kilometers service. In this study, an accelerated durability tests according to AAR Specification M-934-82 were carried out. Developed products satisfy the AAR Specifications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.494.2-494.2
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• 2014

실리콘 태양전지는 현재 다른 태양전지 셀에 비해서 높은 변환효율 및 우수한 안정성을 가지고 있으며, 상대적으로 가격도 저렴하여 상용으로 판매되는 대다수의 모듈이 실리콘 태양전지를 사용하고 있다. 이러한 태양전지 모듈이 25년 이상 보증을 위해서는 장기 열화메카니즘 연구가 중요시 되고 있다. 따라서 태양전지 모듈을 가속열화하여 높은 내구성을 보유하고 있는지 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 결정질 실리콘 태양전지 모듈의 옥외실증 시험을 통해 일사량, 기온, 습도, 풍향, 풍속과 같은 환경인자에 따른 모듈의 성능 비교를 통해 모듈의 열화요인에 대하여 분석하였다. MYPGT (Maximal Yield Power Generation Tracking)를 활용하여 모듈의 특성을 정밀하게 측정하며, 빠른 대기환경의 변화에 따른 매시간 태양전지의 전류-전압 특성을 지속적으로 정확하게 측정함으로써 대기환경에서 받는 영향에 대해 분석하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.93-96
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• 2007

Recently, much attentions have been paid on the commercialization of PEMFC, especially for the applications of residential and portable. In order to achieve the early commercialization of PEMFC, thee are two hurdles to overcome. One is cost down and the other is improvement of durability of the system components. Numerous companies have tried to reduce the production cost and the main research topics have been changed from performance to durability improvement. In this work, acceleration test were performed to find and evaluate the main reason of degradation of the MEA(membrane-electrode assembly) which is one of the core component of the PEMFC system. Based upon the test results, a way to make durable MEA was suggested. Acceleration tests were made by applying high voltage of 1.2V to the several kinds of single cells to increase the growth of catalyst particles. Cell performance, ac-impedance and electrochemically active area measurements were made atfter every 8 hours of acceleration test. Degradations of catalyst and membrane were examined by SEM, TEM and XRD. Obtained results were discussed in terms of structural stability and loss of catalyt and ionomers in the electrode layer. In addition, the way to make highly durable MEA was suggested.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.8
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• pp.781-785
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• 2015

In this study, a newly developed ultrasonic fatigue test was performed for durability assessment of polyoxymethylene engineering plastic, which has a high crystallization rate and degree of crystallization. Fatigue strength of POM (polyoxymethylene) was performed on a piezoelectric UFT developed by Mbrosia Co., Ltd(1), operating at a high frequency of 20 kHz. The test results showed a fatigue limit of 5.0~6.0 MPa under fatigue testing at R = -1, 20kHz; and, electron microscopy revealed the size effect by risk volume and fractured dimple structure after the coalescence of micro-voids through the crazing effect, which occurs during the failure of a polymer.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.707-712
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• 2012

Very high cycle fatigue (VHCF) behavior of aerospace components has emerged much attention due to their long service life. In this study, a piezoelectric ultrasonic fatigue testing (UFT) system has been developed by Mbrosiatec Co., Ltd. to study the high cycle fatigue (HCF) strength of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Hourglass-shaped specimens have been investigated in the range from $10^6$ to $10^9$ cycles at room temperature under completely reversed R = -1 loading conditions,. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed that failures occurred in the entire range up to the gigacycle regime, and the fractures have beenfound to be initiated from the surface, unlike in steels. However, it was found from the SEM microgprahs that microcracks transformed into intergranular fractures. Thus, it can be concluded from according to the results that this test method can be applicable to commercialized automotive and railroad parts that require high cycle fatigue strength.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.456.2-456.2
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• 2014

Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) 화합물은 태양광을 흡수하기에 가장 이상적인 약 1.04 eV의 에너지 금지대 폭과 높은 광흡수계수를 가지고 있으며, $450{\sim}590^{\circ}C$의 고온 공정에도 매우 안정하여 열 경화현상을 거의 보이지 않으므로 박막 태양전지로서 커다란 응용 잠재력을 갖고 있는 광흡수층 재료이다. CIGS 화합물 박막 태양전지의 효율은 연구실에서는 ~20%의 높은 효율을 보고하고 있으며, 모듈급에서도 ~13%의 효율을 보이고 있다. 그러나 CIGS 박막 태양전지를 대면적 또는 양산화에 적용하기 위해서는 20년 이상의 장기적인 수명을 보장할 수 있는 내구성을 갖추어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 CIGS 모듈의 장기적인 신뢰성을 평가하기 위해 CIGS PV 모듈을 대상으로 IEC-61646 규격을 이용하여 고온고습 시험 ($85^{\circ}C$/85% RH, 1000 h) 과 열충격 시험 ($-40^{\circ}C/140^{\circ}C$, 1000 cycles) 이 수행되었고, 두 종류의 가속 스트레스 시험 후에 모듈의 성능 저하에 영향을 미치는 요인들이 연구되었다. 또한, 모듈의 효율 저하의 원인을 규명하기 위해 투명전극 Al-doped ZnO (AZO)와 광흡수층 CIGS를 대상으로 고장분석을 수행하였다. AZO층과 CIGS층의 전기적 특성 분석, 결장상 분석 및 XPS 분석들을 종합하여 CIGS PV 모듈의 성능저하의 원인을 규명하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.467-474
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• 2010

Stainless steel sheets are widely used as the structural material for railroad cars and commercial vehicles. Structures made of stainless steel sheets are commonly fabricated by gas welding, For the fatigue design of gas welded joints such as fillet joints, it is necessary to obtain design information of the stress distribution at the weldment as well as the fatigue strength of the gas-welded joints. Further, the influence of the geometrical parameters of gas-welded joints on stress distribution and fatigue strength must be evaluated. in this study, ${\Delta}P-N_f$ curves were obtained by fatigue tests. and, the ${\Delta}P-N_f$ curves were rearranged on the basis of the ${\Delta}{\sigma}-N_f$ relation for the hot-spot stresses at the gas-welded joints. These results, were used for conducting an accelerated life test(ALT) From the experiment results, an acceleration model was derived and factors were estimated. The objective is to obtain the information required for the analysis of the fatigue lifetime of fillet welded joints and for data analysis by the statistic reliability method to save time and cost and to develop optimum accelerated life prediction plans.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.9-20
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• 2011

Most of domestic expansion joint system was applied by exposed expansion joint system. There are cases where it is damaged by driving. As the result noise and impact happened, and the social cost due to frequent repair works is increasing. So based on the Asphalt Plug Joint(APJ) system that applied in the United States and Europe, new buried expansion joint system was lately developed a system of Buried Folding Lattice Joint(BFLJ) that changed substructure. In this research, we have tested for durability and flexibility performance of buried expansion joint system that based on the type of asphalt mixture. Also we have evaluated for durability of BFLJ system against vehicle load using accelerated pavement testing. As a result of the experiment, the developed BFLJ system gives high flexibility performance and resolves transformation concentration along the joint section more than APJ system. Also it could be seen that the BFLJ system could overcome the disadvantages of APJ and prevent early damage. Because surface deflection of BFLJ system against vehicle load was measured low, and sub system in the buried expansion joint system was not damaged against vehicle load.