• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.56-63
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• 2000

Buck converter is considered to be one of the most widely used DC-DC converters due to its simple structure and high reliable performance. However, when it be combined with thin-film inductor, its own low inductance requires higher switching frequency in order to maintain optimum output ripple voltage and thus gives rise to extra switching losses. In view to overcoming such a technical inconvenience, soft switching fashion is suggested such as zero-voltage-switching of which an well known example is a Zero-Voltage-Switching clamp voltage(ZVS-CV) converter for which low inductance is imperatively required for ZVS operation. In order to support our suggestion, a 1W ZVS-CV buck converter is built by use of thin-film inductor, and then tested it. From the results of experiment and loss analysis, it is proved that the ZVS operation is well achieved and the measured efficiency of the converter is improved about 4% at full load comparing the conventional buck converter.

• Journal of Drive and Control
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.16-25
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to calculate and analyze the engine load factor of major agricultural operations using a 78 kW class agricultural tractor for estimating the emission of air pollutants and greenhouse. Engine load data were collected using controller area network (CAN) communication. Main agricultural operations were selected as plow tillage (PT), rotary tillage (RT), baler operation (BO), loader operation (LO), driving on soil (DS), and driving on concrete (DC). The engine power was calculated using the measured engine load data. A weight factor was applied to load factor for considering usage ratio according to agricultural operations. Weight factors for different agricultural operations were calculated to be 27.4%, 32.9%, 17.5%, 7.7%, 4.5%, and 10.0% for PT, RT, BO, LO, DS, and DC, respectively. As a result of the field test, load factors were 0.74, 0.93, 0.41, 0.23, 0.27, and 0.21 for PT, RT, BO, LO, DS, and DC, respectively. The engine load factor was the highest for RT. Finally, as a result of applying the weight factor for usage ratio of agricultural operations, the integrated engine load factor was estimated to be 0.63, which was about 1.31 times higher than the conventional applied load factor of 0.48. In future studies, we plan to analyze the engine load factor by considering various horsepower and working conditions of the tractor.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.905-910
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• 2010

In this paper, visible light communication(VLC) system modulated by a switching driver circuit of lighting light emitting diode(LED), not only for illumination but also for optical wireless communication, is implemented. Presented system could overcome the drawbacks of prior linear modulation technique such as low efficiency, heat generation, and limits to realization of high power lighting LED. Experimental results from the realized digital audio system are presented to confirm the superiority of the proposed circuit. Our prototype achieves a transmission data rate of 10 Mbps with a radius of 1.5 meters using 20 W output power, and the signals were detected successfully.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.23 no.11
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• pp.1239-1247
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• 2012

In this paper, design and fabrication of solid state power amplifier(SSPA) using GaN HEMT chip for X-band frequency are presented. The SSPA consists of the power supply for stable power and the control unit for communication and controlling the internal module, the RF Part to amplify RF signal, In particular the adopted active device for the RF Parts is GaN HEMT Bare chip of TriQuint company, the RF parts consists of pre-stage, drive-stage, main power-stage and each amplifier is designed with input and out matching circuit. The developed power amplifier demonstrated more than 300 W peak output power in condition of 26 % duty, max. pulse width 100us for the X-band frequency( 500 MHz bandwidth) and can apply to marine radar systems.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.20-26
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• 2014

It is essential to consider the effect of blade deformation in order to design a better tidal stream turbine being operated in off-design condition. Flow load causes deformation on the blade, and the deformation affects the turbine performance. In the present study, CFD analysis procedures were developed to predict open water performance of horizontal axis tidal stream turbine (HATST). The developed procedures were verified by comparing the results with existing experimental results. Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis method, based on the verified CFD procedure, have been carried out to estimate the turbine performance for a turbine with flexible composite blades, and then the results were compared with those for rigid blades.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.138.1-138.1
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• 2010

정부는 그린홈 100만호 보급 사업에서 연료전지의 보급 목표를 2010년 200대 2011년 300대, 2012년 500대로 결정하였고 이에 따라 2012년까지 누적 보급대수가 1000대에 달할 전망이다. 본 연구에서는 현재 상업화 되어있는 국내업체의 1kW급 가정용 연료전지 시스템을 2009년에 도입되는 것으로 가정하여 경제성평가를 수행하였다. 분석의 편의상 2009년 서울 지역 난방면적 $100m^2$을 기준으로 전제하였고, 대표가정의 전기와 열수요는 CES 소형 열병합 사업 타당성 분석 프로그램(GS파워, 2006)을 활용하여 구했다. 비용의 경우 기존 보일러의 설비가격은 60만원이며 연료전지시스템의 설비가격은 1200만원이다. 다만 연료전지의 고가 소모품인 스택은 2007년 발간된 한국에너지 기술연구원의 신재생에너지 경제성평가 보고서를 인용하여 스택의 수명은 5년, 교체비용은 1000만 원이나 5년마다 30%의 비용 하락을 전제하였다. 또한, 연료전지시스템의 수명을 20년으로 가정하였으며 할인율은 5.5%를 가정하였다. 한편, 가정용 연료전지의 최적 운전방안을 찾기 위해서 기존 설비를 이용한 비용과 전기추종운전, 열추종운전의 시뮬레이션을 수행한 뒤 세가지 결과를 시간대별로 비교함으로써 최적의 시간대별 운전방식을 선택하는 복합추종운전의 비용을 분석하였다. 시뮬레이션결과, 기존 설비 이용 시 에너지 비용은 1,934,864원으로 분석된 반면 연료전지를 이용한 전기추종은 1,123,691원, 열추종은 1,180,425원, 복합추종은 1,121,174원으로 계산되었다. 한편 편익면에서는 복합추종운전시 813,690원의 편익이 발생하는 것으로 분석되었으며 B/C ratio의 결과는 0.405로 현재로서는 연료전지 시스템이 경제성이 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 정부는 연료전지의 보급목표와 민간 주도의 자생적인 시장형성을 촉진하기 위해서 단순 설치 보조금 이외에 연료전지시스템과 스택의 비용을 획기적으로 저감 시킬 수 있는 기술개발을 촉진하는 정책 병행이 필요해 보인다.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.29-37
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• 2010

Biogas is a carbon neutral energy and consists of mostly methane and carbon dioxide, with smaller amounts of water vapor, and trace amounts of $H_2S$, Siloxane and other impurities. Hydrogen sulfide and Siloxane usually must be removed before the gas can be used for generation of electricity or heat. The goals of this project are to develope the Fuel conditioning system of Land Fill Gas for 30kW-Micro Gas Turbine co-generation system. The fuel conditioning system mainly consists of $H_2S$ removal system, Land Fill Gas compressor, Siloxane removal system and many filtering systems. The fuel requirement of 30kW MGT is at least 32% of $CH_4$, $H_2S$ (<30 ppm), Siloxane (<5ppb) and supply pressure (> 0.6 MPa) from LFG compressor. Main mechnical charateristics of Micro Gas Turbine system by using LFG have the specific performance; 1) high speed turbine speed (96,000 rpm) 2) very clean emmission NOx (<9 ppm) 3) high efficiency of energy conversion rate. This paper focuses on the development of design technology for LFG fuel conditioning system. The study also has the plan to replace the fuel of gas turbine and other distributed power systems. As the increase of Land Fill Gas (LFG), this system help to contribute to spread more New & Renewable Energy and the establishment of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) for Korea.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.406-413
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• 2011

Recently the fuel cell has been spotlighted as a technology to reduce greenhouse gases emission from a ship. In this research, internal reforming 500kW solid oxide fuel cell stacks fueled by methane for a ship were developed. Characteristics of power and efficiency depending on the number of cells in the stack, hydrogen conversion ratio, and active area of the cell are evaluated. Also the effects of air and methane supplying conditions on performance are analyzed. As a result, as the number of cells, hydrogen conversion ratio, active area of the cell, or supplied air flow rate increase, the stack power and efficiency increase. When the methane flow rate increases, the power increases. However the efficiency decreases. In addition, the case at the current of 976.4 A, voltage of 529.1 V, with corresponding power of 516.6 kW shows that the efficiency of fuel cell stack is 42.91%.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.104-112
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• 2014

The counter-rotating approach on wind turbine has been recently put in interest for its certain advantages in both design and performance. This paper introduces a study on a counter-rotating wind turbine designed and modeled using NREL airfoils S822 and S823. The aims of the study is to evaluate and discover the performance of the counter-rotating system, and compares to that of single rotor turbine of same design using numerical simulation. The results show higher performance of the counter-rotating system compared with single rotor case at TSR 3 to 5 but lower performance at higher TSR. This is due to the interaction between upstream and downstream rotors. Thus, the counter-rotating turbine is more efficient at low rotor rotational speed.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.81-87
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• 2020

This study examines the design technology of searchlight optics featuring narrow beam angles and high luminous intensities. Halogen and xenon lamps, which are conventional searchlight sources, are vulnerable to vibration and shock, and are large and heavy, making them difficult to transport. In addition, the parabolic mirror located at the rear of the searchlight has the disadvantages of poor performance and low light efficiency, due to the assembly error produced during manufacturing. To solve this problem, a 1-kW halogen lamp is replaced by a 150-W high-power COB LED, and a high-efficiency TIR lens is designed to meet the target performance. Afterward, the TIR lens array is proposed to solve the surface error generated during optical injection. After a prototype is manufactured based on the designed optical system, the optical performance is confirmed to be excellent, by comparing it to that of a commercial halogen-lamp searchlight.