• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.3 s.168
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• pp.46-51
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• 2005

The vacuum cleaner motor runs at very high speed for suction power. Specially, motor power is provided by the impeller being rotated at very high speed. The centrifugal fan consists of the impeller, the diffuser, and the circular casing. Due to the high rotating speed of the impeller and small gap distance between the impeller and the diffuser, the level of noise in the centrifugal fan is at BPF(Blade Passage Frequency) and its harmonic frequencies. In order to calculate the sound pressure of centrifugal fan, unsteady flow data are needed. The cause of noise is obtained by dividing the fluid noise by exhaust flow of fan and vibration noise by rotational vibration of vacuum cleaner fan motor. Until now, an accelerometer has been used to measure vibration. However, it can not measure vibration in some parts of brush and commutator because of motor construction and 3-D vibrating mode. This study was conducted to perform accurate analysis of vibration and aerodynamic sound for fan motor in a vacuum cleaner using a laser vibration analyzer. A silent fan motor can be designed using the data measured in this study.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.56-63
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• 2004

Recently technology resulted in highly efficient and multiple-functional electric appliances considering environmental problems. One of the environmental problems is noise of a product in respect to its function. A vacuum cleaner is an essential electric appliance in our daily lives. However, severe noise resulted from high motor speed for improving the function of the appliance is a nuisance for the user. This noise is caused by vibration from various parts of the appliance and fluid noise during a series of intake and exhaust processes while rotating the impeller connected to the axle at a high speed of the fan motor inside the vacuum cleaner rotating around 30,000-35,000rpm. Despite the fact that many researchers conducted studies on reducing the noise level of the fan motor in a vacuum cleaner, only few studies have been conducted considering both the theoretical and experimental aspects using fluid analysis by measuring vibration and noise. Moreover, there has not been a study that accurately compared major noise data obtained considering both of the aspects. In this study, both aspects were considered by considering the following experimental and theoretical methods to verify the major causes of noise from the fan motor in a vacuum cleaner.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.359-367
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• 2008

The maximum sound pressure level in a ship is restricted by the international standard such as MIL-Std. 740-1 in order to protect hearing ability for the crew on a ship. Especially, the noise of a fan system is restricted by the maximum level of the sound power according to the military specification such as MIL-F-1900A. In this paper, the reduction of tonal noise for the fan-motor system on a ship is described related to the electrical as well as structural problems. For the electrical problems, the difference of the magnetic flux caused by the variation of the air-gap is described related to the bad concentricity of the motor housing and the shaft-bearing. And for the structural problem, the resonance of the fan motor system is described.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.15 no.4 s.97
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• pp.492-498
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• 2005

A linear motor damper based on the linear motor principle is developed to suppress structural vibration. This paper deals with the design, analysis, and manufacture of the linear motor damper. It is designed to be able to move the auxiliary mass of 1500kg, up to $\pm250mm$ stroke. The control algorithm was designed based on LQG control logic with acceleration feedback. Through performance tests, it was confirmed that the developed hybrid mass damper has reliable feasibility as a control device for structural control. In addition, the linear motor damper is more economical than both hydraulic and electric motor driving mass damper with respect to simple structure and low maintenance cost. A series of performance tests of the linear motor damper system were carried out on the full-scale steel frame structure in UNISON Corporation. Through the performance tests, it was confirmed that acceleration levels are reduced down 10dB for first mode of structure

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.19 no.11
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• pp.1184-1191
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• 2009

A bearingless linear motor(BLLM) which consists of two stators and a common mover is able to levitate and move its mover without any linear bearing or even additive windings. In the previous study, BLLM was actively controlled on the translation and pitch motion, while the roll motion is passively stable. In order to control the roll motion, this paper suggests adding active magnetic bearings(AMBs) at bottom of the mover in BLLM. The AMBs control the roll motion and also partially supports the weight of the mover. In this paper, magnetic forces generated by the AMBs are estimated by using an FEM model. Based on the analysis results, the bias current of the AMBs is determined and a PD controller is designed. Through an experimental levitation test, it was verified that roll motion is well controlled by AMB during levitation.

• JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORLD
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• s.281
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• pp.53-57
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• 2000

유도전동기는 설계기술, 해석기술, 재료(코어, 마그넷 와이어, 절연재료 등) 제조기술 등의 개발로 그 특성의 향상, 소형$\cdot$경량화, 저소음$\cdot$저진동, 코스트다운 등을 도모하여 왔다. 그러나 최근에 지구환경 보호와 에너지자원의 고갈 등으로 인한 위기감에서 에너지절약과 고효율화의 움직임이 가속되고 있어, 유도전동기에 대해서도 보다 고효율화에 대한 요구가 높아지고 있다. 미국이나 캐나다에서는 규격과 법률에 의한 유도전동기에 대해서도 보다 고효율화에 대한 요구가 높아지고 있다. 미국이나 캐나다에서는 규격과 법류엥 의한 유도전동기의 효율 규제가 개시되고 있으며 유럽, 일본에서도 이에 따라가고 있는 경향이다. 이와 같은 요구에 응하기 위하여 신시리즈의 고기능$\cdot$에너지절약 모터 ''수퍼라인 에코시리즈''를 개발하였다. 수퍼라인 에코시리즈는 권선 및 슬롯의 설계최적화, 고자속 밀도 및 저철손 철심재의 개발, 슬롯 조합의 최적화 등에 의하여 동손$\cdot$철손$\cdot$표류손 등의 손실을 저감시킴과 동시에 고성능 바니시의 개발, 베어링 그리스 및 베어링 하우징 재료의 개량 등으로 다음과 같은 특징을 갖고 있다. (1) 업계 최고급 고효율 일본 JEMA 기준치와 미국 EPAct 기준치를 만족하는 업계 최고급 고효율$\cdot$에너지절약 모터 (2) 인버터 구동에 최적의 특성 및 성능 (3) 내환경성의 강화, 장수명화 습도 100$\%$ RH, 베어링의 장기 Maintenance Free화 (4) 저진동 및 저소음

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.875-880
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• 2004

The DC Motor of a vehicle may cause noise and vibration due to high-speed revolution, which can make a driver feel uncomfortable. There have been various studies that attempted to solve these problems, mostly focusing on the causes of noise and vibration and the means of preventing them. The CAE methodology is more efficient than a real test for the purpose of looking for various design parameters to reduce the noise and vibration of the DC motor. In this study, a design process for reducing brush noise is presented with the use of a computer model, which is made by using a multi-body dynamics program (DADS). The design parameters to reduce the brush noise and vibration were proposed using a computer model. They were used to reduce the noise and vibration of a DC motor and verified by the test results of a fan DC motor in a vehicle. This method may be applicable to various DC motors.

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.1152-1160
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• 2007

In this paper we deal with a design of integral sliding mode controller to reject the disturbance force acting on the suspension system in the magnetically levitated system which is propelled by the linear induction motor. The control scheme comprises an integral controller which is designed for achieving zero steady-state error under step disturbances, and a sliding mode controller which is designed for enhancing robustness under plant uncertainties. A proper continuous design signal is introduced to overcome the chattering problem. The disturbance force produced by the linear motor is formularized by using a curve fitting of the experimental raw data. Computer simulations show the effectiveness of the designed integral sliding mode controller to reject the disturbance force.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.158-165
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• 2004

The DC motor in a vehicle may cause noise and vibration because of high speed revolution, which can make a driver feel uncomfortable. There have been various studies attempting to solve these problems, focusing mostly on the causes of and ways to reduce noise and vibration. It is suggested that the noise in a DC motor may be primarily due to interaction between a brush and a commutator. Brush noise, the most common noise in a DC motor, results from a brush bounced from the surface of the commutator, fluctuation of the friction between the brush and the commutator, and the impact on the brush when passing over slots of the commutator. Based on the noise test, one of the most important design parameters was shown to be the roundness of the commutator. As the DC motor is used, the roundness of the commutator gets bigger with subsequent increase of the level of brush noise and vibration. There must be a threshold in order to prevent the brush noise from getting worse. Using the method of CAE is more efficient than the real test for purposes of looking for various design parameters to maintain the roundness of the commutator. In this study, the design process to reduce the brush noise is presented with the use of a computer model. The design parameters to reduce the brush noise and vibration are proposed by using FEM. The design parameters are used to reduce the noise and vibration of a DC motor and it is verified with the test results on a fan DC motor in a vehicle. This method may be applicable to various DC motor.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.1115-1119
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• 2007

As in many of the vehicle NVH issues, blower motor noise has been improved over the years through intensive R&D and production process improvement. Durability of motors, however, still has room for improvement according to customer surveys such as VDS. To investigate the noise issues of blower motors in view of durability, current production motors along with major competitor motors are tested. The noise after accelerated durability test shows that production motors are competitive in noise level with similar noise performance compared to initial measurement. The test result also provided guidelines to the durability development process.