• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2005

As the electrodes of secondary battery are made with sulfur compounds, excellent electrode system of environmental non-toxicity, high specific energy density and low material cost can be obtained. In this study, the $FeS_2$ fine compound powders for active material in the battery were synthesized by mechanical alloying. Fine Fe-53.5 wt.%S powders of 450 nm of mean size were fabricated by mechanical alloying for 60 hours at the horizontal attritor. As the mechanical alloying time increases, particle size of Fe-53.5 wt.%S was decreased and steady state of Fe-53.5 wt.%S compound powders was obtained at 30 hours. Fe-53.5 wt.%S cathode shows the excellent discharge capacity (1011 mAh/g).

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2016

Electric vehicle ownership is expanding for two reasons: its technology features have enhanced fuel economy, and the number of vehicle emissions regulations is increasing. Battery performance has a large influence on the capability of electric vehicles, and even though battery thermal management has been actively researched, specific technological improvements to battery performance are not being presented. For instance, many industrial applications utilize vortex tubes as components for refrigeration machines because of their numerous intrinsic benefits. If electric vehicles incorporate vortex tubes for battery cooling, performance and efficiency advancements are possible. This study uses a counter-flow vortex tube to investigate its temperature separation characteristics, based on the back pressure of the cold air exit and the difference between the inlet and back pressures. The experiment uses a vortex tube with the following parameters: six nozzle holes, a 20 mm inner vortex diameter (D), a 14D tube length, a 0.7D cold exit orifice diameter, and a nozzle area ratio of 0.142. The measurements prove that the temperature difference between the hot air and cold air decreased because of the flow resistance of the hot air and the backflow phenomenon at the cold air exit. The flow resistance causes the temperature difference to decrease, and the back pressure of the cold air exit influences the flow resistance. The results show that the back pressure significantly influences the efficiency of temperature separation.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.277-290
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• 2021

슈퍼커패시터는 일반 커패시터(축전지, 콘덴서)에 비해 정전용량이 매우 큰 커패시터로 전기화학 커패시터 혹은 울트라 커패시터(ultracapacitor) 라고도 부르는데, 화학반응을 이용하는 배터리와 달리 전극과 전해질 계면의 단순한 이온 이동이나 표면화학반응에 의한 충전현상을 이용한다. 짧은 충전시간(~ 30초), 우수한 출력특성, 반영구적 수명(~ 100,000 cycle), 낮은 유지비용, 빠른 응답특성, 높은 안정성 등을 특징으로 하여, 백업용 전원, 무정전전원장치, 수송 기계 및 스마트 그리드의 고출력 보조 전원 등 급속 충방전이 필요한 전자기기 및 고출력이 요구되는 산업분야에서 활용되고 있다. 태양광과 풍력 같은 불규칙적인 전력원을 활용하는 발전에서 2차 배터리와 함께 에너지저장장치로 구성되어 상대적으로 느린 배터리의 충·방전 특성을 보상하고 배터리 수명연장에 기여하며 시스템의 전체 전력 품질을 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 고에서는 이처럼 에너지저장장치로 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있는 슈퍼커패시터에 대해, 전극 재료에 따른 에너지 저장 원리 및 메커니즘, 분류를 간략하게 살펴보고, 국내외 제품 연구, 특허, 시장 및 제품 현황을 제시하여 활용성을 검토하고 향후 전망을 살펴보았다. 에너지 저장 소자로 슈퍼커패시터가 관련 산업 수요에 대응하기 위해서는, 고전압 모듈 기술, 고효율 충전, 안전성, 추가적인 성능개선 및 비용경쟁력 등 아직까지 해결해야 할 과제들이 많다.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.176-184
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• 2010

지구 저궤도 위성의 임무 운용 시 전력 시스템을 안전하고 운용하고 에너지 균형을 만족하는 임무를 설계하기 위해 계획된 임무에 대한 전력 파라미터를 예측해야 한다. 이 논문에서는 다양한 미션 프로파일에 대해 위성의 생성 전력, 소모 전력, 배터리 방전 정도(Depth of Discharge, 이하 DoD), 버스 전압, 충/방전 전류 등을 예측함으로써 미션의 유효성 및 에너지 균형을 검증하기 위한 전력 시뮬레이터를 제안한다. 제안된 전력 시뮬레이터에는 인공위성의 생성 전력을 모사하기 위해 태양전지판(Solar Array, 이하 SA)의 모델, SAR (Solar Array Regulator)의 3가지 동작 모드를 구현하였다. 또한 소모 전력을 모사하기 위해 버스 및 탑재체의 각 유닛 별 소모 전력, Unit on/off configuration, 탑재체 운용 모드 등을 고려하였다. 버스 전압 및 충/방전 전류를 예측하기 위해 배터리 및 주변 회로를 모델링하고 임의의 DoD, 충방전 전류에 대해 배터리 전압 및 버스 전압을 예측한다. 구현된 전력 시뮬레이터를 이용해 에너지 균형을 분석하고 임무 계획의 적합성을 쉽게 판단할 수 있다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.553-561
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• 2012

Existing energy sources convert chemical energy into mechanical energy, while fuel cell directly generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. Therefore, it has a lot of strong points such as high efficiency, zero emission, and etc. In addition, with the development of hydrogen preservation technique, some companies have been researching and releasing portable fuel cell power packs for specific applications like military equipment, automobile, and so on. However, there are some drawbacks to the fuel cell, high cost and slow dynamic response. In order to compensate these weak points, auxiliary energy storages could be applied to the fuel cell system. In this paper, the optimum structure for a 150W portable fuel cell power pack with a battery pack is selected considering the specification of the system, and the design process of main parts is described in detail. Here, main objectives are compact size, simple control, high efficiency, and low cost. Then, an automatic mode change algorithm, which converts the operating mode depending on the states of fuel cell stack, battery pack, and load, is introduced. Finally, performance of the designed prototype using the automatic mode change control is verified through experiments.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2016

In this work, $LiMn_2O_4$ and $LiNi_{1/3}Mn_{1/3}Co_{1/3}O_2$ cathode materials are mixed by some specific ratios to enhance the practical capacity, energy density and cycle performance of battery. At present, the most used cathode material in lithium ion batteries for EVs is spinel structure-type $LiMn_2O_4$. $LiMn_2O_4$ has advantages of high average voltage, excellent safety, environmental friendliness, and low cost. However, due to the low rechargeable capacity (120 mAh/g), it can not meet the requirement of high energy density for the EVs, resulting in limiting its development. The battery of $LiMn_2O_4-LiNi_{1/3}Mn_{1/3}Co_{1/3}O_2$ (50:50 wt%) mixed cathode delivers a energy density of 483.5 mWh/g at a current rate of 1.0 C. The accumulated capacity from $1^{st}$ to 150th cycles was 18.1 Ah/g when the battery is cycled at a current rate of 1.0 C in voltage range of 3.2~4.3 V.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2011

We report a simple route for synthesizing multi-dimensional structured silicon anode materials from commercially available bulk silicon powders via metal-assisted chemical etching process. In the first step, silver catalyst was deposited onto the surface of bulk silicon via a galvanic displacement reaction. Next, the silver-decorated silicon particles were chemically etched in a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide to make multi-dimensional silicon consisting of one-dimensional silicon nanowires and micro-scale silicon cores. As-synthesized silicon particles were coated with a carbon via thermal decomposition of acetylene gas. The carbon-coated multi-dimensional silicon anodes exhibited excellent electrochemical properties, including a high specific capacity (1800 mAh/g), a stable cycling retention (cycling retention of 89% after 20 cycles), and a high rate capability (71% at 3 C rate, compared to 0.1 C rate). This process is a simple and mass-productive (yield of 40-50%), thus opens up an effective route to make a high-performance silicon anode materials for lithiumion batteries.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.539-544
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• 2013

A simple synthetic process is demonstrated for the preparation of MnS/carbon nanotube (CNT) composites for Li ion battery electrodes. CNTs were initially treated using a strong acid solution to generate carboxylate ions ($-COO^-$) on their surfaces. The MnS/CNT composites were synthesized by a polyvinyl-pyrrolidone-assisted hydrothermal method in the presence of as-functionalized CNTs. The phase and morphology of the MnS/CNT composites and pure MnS microspheres were characterized using X-ray diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Furthermore, the Li electroactivity levels of the MnS/CNT composites and MnS microspheres were investigated using cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic cycling. The MnS/CNT composite electrodes showed higher specific capacities exceeding 365 $mA\;h\;g^{-1}$ at a C/10 current rate and enhanced cyclic performance compared to pure MnS microspheres.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.90-99
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• 2022

Owing to the rising concern of global warming, lithium-ion batteries have gained immense attention over the past few years for the development of highly efficient electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems. In this study, alpha-phase VOPO₄·2H₂O with nanosheet morphology was prepared via a facile hydrothermal method for application in high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses indicated that the obtained sample had an alpha-2 (αII) phase, and the nanosheet morphology of the sample was confirmed using SEM. The lithium-ion battery with VOPO₄·2H₂O as the anode exhibited excellent long-term cycle life and a high capacity of 256.7 mAh g^-1 at room temperature. Prelithiation effectively improved the specific capacity of pristine VOPO₄·2H₂O. The underlying electrochemical mechanisms were investigated by carrying out AC impedance, rate capability, and other instrumental analyses.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2021

태양광발전 가로등은 태양광에너지를 사용하여 2차전지에 충전 후 램프를 통해 야간조명에 활용하는 시스템으로서 부하 단 LED 가로등을 설치하여 독립형 또는 계통연계형으로 구성할 수 있다. 태양전지모듈을 통해 발전된 에너지는 충방전 제어장치를 통해 2차전지에 충전 후 일사량 감시에 따른 발전전압과 충전전압의 비교, 또는 일몰, 일출 후 특정시간 설정으로 LED 가로등을 점등 소등을 할 수 있다. 따라서 이러한 내용을 기반으로 본 논문에서는 신재생에너지 활용 및 저장기능을 이용한 교육용 모의 태양광발전 가로등 설계 및 제작을 통해 대학의 학생들에게 1) 태양광을 포함한 신재생에너지를 이용하여 전기에너지로 활용하는 에너지 변화의 흐름 이해, 2) 신재생에너지 이해 및 관련 제품의 기초설계와 제작 응용력 함양, 3) 전력변환을 통한 신재생에너지 활용과 하드웨어 제작을 통한 실습과 분석력 강화를 심어줄 수 있다.