• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.287-290
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• 2006

A class-E CMOS RF(Radio frequency) power amplifier with a 1.8 Volt power supply is designed using $0.25{\mu}m$ standard CMOS technology. To drive the class-E power amplifier, a Class-F RF power amplifier is used and the reliability characteristics are studied with a class-E load network. After one year of operating the power amplifier with an RF choke, the PAE(Power Added Efficiency) decreases from 60% to 47% and the output power decreases 29%. However, when a finite DC-feed inductor is used with the load, the PAE decreases from 60% to 53% and the output power decreases only 19%. The simulated results demonstrate that the class-E power amplifier with a finite DC-feed inductor exhibits superior reliability characteristics.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2003

In this paper, a new control scheme of Class-E inverter for Induction Heating (IH) Jar applications with clamped voltage characteristics using Pulse-Frequency-Modulation (PFM) is introduced. To reduce the voltage stress of switch, the proposed PFM control scheme doesn't need any auxiliary circuit in comparison to a family of Active Clamped Class-E (ACCE) inverter. It can decrease voltage stress of switch through modulation of switching frequency. The Class-E inverter using the proposed control scheme has the advantage of not only the same output power when it is compared with a Hybrid-Active Clamped Class-E (Hybrid-ACCE) inverter but also Zero-Voltage-Switching (ZVS), which are characteristics of conventional Class-E and ACCE inverter. The control principles and analysis of proposed method are explained in detail and its validity is verified through simulation and experimental results.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.33-49
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to find student factors associated with the students' evaluation of university teaching, and to provide a meaningful reference to policy-making of teaching evaluation. Based on the surveyed questionnaires from 232 students who participated in e-learning course. in combination with applying descriptive statistics, this study analyzes (1) the influences of students' pre-motivation level of student based-on ARCS theory on class satisfaction, (2) the influences of students' grade, attendance, and class involvement on class satisfaction, and (3) the influences of e-learning experience on students' pre-motivation level and class satisfaction. Result of this study shows that: (1) students' pre-motivation level including Attention(A), Relevance(R), Confidence(C), and Satisfaction(S) is positively correlated to students' evaluation for teaching, (2) students' grade, attendance. and class involvement are positively correlated to students' evaluation for teaching, and (3) students' e-learning experience is not related with students' pre-motivation level, whereas it is related with class satisfaction.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.98-102
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• 2011

This paper describes inverse E class frequency multiplier which is lower inductance and peak switching voltage than E class frequency multiplier. The frequency multiplier is designed to generate 5.8[GHz] frequency by doubling the input frequency 2.9[GHz]. The peak switching voltage of designed inverse E class frequency multiplier with 11[V] is lower 4[V] than that of E class frequency multiplier with 15[V]. The inverse E class frequency multiplier has a conversion gain 6[dB] at output power 21[dBm] and maximum 35[%] power efficiency.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.681-682
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• 2013

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제45권12호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 전력증폭기의 입력신호의 크기에 따라 CMOS class-E 전력증폭기의 게이트와 드레인의 바이어스 전압을 조절함으로써 낮은 출력전력에서도 80% 이상의 고효율 특성을 갖는 CMOS class-E 전력증폭기를 설계하였다. 입력신호의 포락선을 검파하여 전력증폭기의 바이어스 전압을 조절하는 방법을 이용하였고, 동작주파수는 2.14GHz, 출력전력은 22dBm에서 25dBm, 전력부가효율은 모든 입력전력레벨에서 80.15%에서 82.96%의 특성을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.805-808
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 220 V의 AC 전원을 공급받아 13.56 MHz의 RF 신호를 출력하는 고효율, 고출력 Class E 전력송신기를 설계하였다. 송신기는 AC-DC 변환기와 class E 전력 증폭기로 구성된다. 설계된 AC-DC 변환기는 220V/60 Hz의 가정용 전원을 공급 받아서 약 290 V의 DC 전압을 출력한다. 이때, AC-DC 변환기는 98.03 %의 매우 높은 변환 효율을 가진다. 변환 효율을 최대로 하기 위하여 별도의 DC-DC 변환기를 사용하지 않고, AC-DC 변환기의 출력 전압을 주 전력 증폭기의 드레인 바이어스 전압으로 사용하였다. 또한, class E 전력 증폭기의 전력손실을 최소화하기 위해 high-Q 인덕터를 제작하였다. 측정 결과, 13.56 MHz에서 동작하는 class E 전력 증폭기는 최대 출력 전력 323.6 Watt에서 84.2 %의 PAE(Power-Added Efficiency)를 가진다. AC-DC 변환기를 포함한 class E 전력 송신기는 323.6 Watt에서 82.87 %의 매우 높은 효율 특성을 나타낸다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.154-157
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• 2008

A class-E RF(Radio Frequency) power amplifier for wireless application is designed using standard CMOS technology. To drive the class-E power amplifier, a class-F RF power amplifier is used and the reliability characteristics are studied with a class-E load network. The reliability characteristic is improved when a finite-DC feed inductor is used instead of an RF choke with the load. After one year of operating, when the load is an RF choke the output current and voltage of the power amplifier decrease about 17% compared to initial values. But when the load is a finite DC-feed inductor the output current and voltage decrease 9.7%. The S-parameter such as input reflection coefficient(S11) and the forward transmission scattering parameter(S21) is simulated with the stress time. In a finite DC-feed inductor the characteristics of S-parameter are changed slightly compared to an RF-choke inductor. From the simulation results, the class-E power amplifier with a finite DC-feed inductor shows superior reliability characteristics compared to power amplifier using an RF choke.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.220-225
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• 2018

A class E power oscillator is demonstrated for 6.78-MHz wireless power transfer system. The oscillator is designed with a class E power amplifier to use an LC feedback network with a high-Q inductor between the input and the output. Multiple capacitors are used to minimize the variation of the oscillation frequency by capacitance tolerance. The gate and drain bias voltages with opposite characteristics to make the frequency shift of the oscillator are connected in a resistance distribution circuit located at the output of the low drop-out regulator and supplied bias voltages for class E operation. The measured output of the class E power oscillator, realized using the co-simulation, shows 9.2 W transmitted power, 6.98 MHz frequency and 86.5% transmission efficiency at the condition with 20 V $V_{DS}$ and 2.4 V $V_{GS}$.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2007

MOSFET 트랜지스터의 전기적인 특성 변화에 따른 Class-E RF 전력 증폭기의 신뢰성 특성을 분석하였다. Class-E 전력 증폭기에서 MOSFET는 높은 효율을 얻기 위해 스위치로 동작하며, 이로 인해 MOSFET가 off 되었을 때 드레인 단자에 높은 전압 신호가 발생한다. 회로가 동작함에 따라 높은 전압의 스트레스로 인하여 MOSFET의 문턱 전압은 증가하고 전자의 이동도는 감소하여 MOSFET의 드레인 전류는 감소하게 된다. Class-E 전력 증폭기에서 MOSFET의 전류가 감소하면 전력 효율 및 출력 전력은 감소하게 된다. 그러나 class-E 전력증폭기에서 작은 부하 인덕터를 사용할 경우 큰 인덕터를 사용하는 경우에 비 해 신뢰성 특성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 1mH의 부하 인덕터를 사용한 경우 $10^{7}$초 후에 드레인 전류는 46.3%가 감소하였으며, 전력 효율은 58%에서 36%로 감소하였다. 그러나 1nH의 부하 인덕터를 사용한 경우 드레인 전류는 8.89%, 전력 효율 59%에서 55%로 감소하여 우수한 신뢰성 특성을 보여주었다.