• Journal of Power Electronics
• /
• 제15권2호
• /
• pp.567-575
• /
• 2015

An improvement in the current fed parallel resonant half bridge (CFPRHB) circuits used in fluorescent lamp electronic ballasts is provided in this paper. The CFPRHB belongs to the self-oscillating family which includes the current fed push-pull and series resonant inverters, most of which are used in instant-start applications. However, many failure modes are related to the bypass capacitor according to an analysis of failed samples. In this paper, the operating functions of the existing topology in the steady state are analyzed and the main root cause of failure modes has been found. Comparisons between the two topologies are conducted in terms of the voltage stress of the bypass capacitor as well as the thermal and performance of the ballasts to verify the advantages of the proposed topology. It is found that the improved topology is capable of enhancing the reliability and reducing the cost of products without having a negative influence on the system performance.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제11권4호
• /
• pp.860-868
• /
• 2016

A bidirectional DC-DC converter (BDC) is an indispensable electrical unit for the electric vehicles (EVs). High efficiency, high power density, isolation, light weight and reliability are all essential requirements for BDC. In this paper, a 3 kW BDC for the battery charger of EVs is proposed. The proposed converter consists of a half-bridge structure on the primary side and an isolation transformer and a synchronous rectifier structure on the secondary side. With this topology, minimum number of switching devices are required for bidirectional power flow between the two dc buses of EVs. The easy implementation of the synchronous rectification gives advantages in terms of efficiency, cost and flexibility. The proposed BDC achieves high efficiency when operating in both modes (step-up and step-down). A 3 kW prototype is implemented to verify theoretical analysis and the performance of the proposed converter.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
• /
• pp.435-436
• /
• 2007

As the power industry moves towards open competition, there has been a call for methodology to evaluate power system reliability by using customer interruption costs. This paper presents an evaluation of interruption costs by industrial customer type in Korea using customer survey methodology. When various research results are examined, the customer damage survey methodology becomes much more generalized. Especially, in the case of industrial customers, it is known that the evaluation by customer damage survey is more useful. Accordingly, this paper selected the customer damage survey method to evaluate interruption costs by industrial customer type in Korea considering interruption and customer characteristics.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
• /
• pp.111-112
• /
• 2007

This paper presents the capacity payment in electricity power markets. The capacity payment (CP) needs to recover fixed costs. But most CP is allocated by energy policy. So, this paper analysis CP using capacity proportion and Reliability Pricing Model (RPM). The capacity proportion method uses base capacity price and supply available capacity. The RPM method uses value of each region and operation attribute of each generator.

• 한국정밀공학회지
• /
• 제25권5호
• /
• pp.43-51
• /
• 2008

Generally a plastic injection molding is a manufacturing process used to produce the various parts of complicated shape at low cost. The objective of this study is to implement a new plastic injection molding process with inserted Aluminum sheet, which is highly durable, light and luminous. Moldflow analysis and simulation of plastic injection molding process with inserted Aluminum sheet were carried out in order to predict optimal molding operation conditions. The experimental results in the Al-inserted plastic injection molding process were compared with the simulation results by Moldflow. Durability and reliability test results for trial products were satisfied to adopt the Al-inserted plastic injection molding process developed as manufacturing of automobile interior parts.

• 한국표면공학회지
• /
• 제54권2호
• /
• pp.84-89
• /
• 2021

The visual inspection method is widely used for corrosion damage analysis of steel plate due to the cost-efficient, fast and reasonably accurate results. However, visual inspection of corrosion deteriorated degree has a problem that the reliability of results differs depending on the inspector's individual knowledge and experience. In this study, we evaluated the degree of corrosion from a given image by using image segmentation method based on the grabcut and HSV(Hue, Saturation, Value) color image processing techniques for the development of an automatic inspection tool. The code written in Python based OpenCV-python libraries was used to categorize the images.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.140-146
• /
• 2023

With the rapid growth of new users and massive need for very high data rate in 5G communications system, different technologies have been developed and applied to enhance communication efficiency. One of those technologies is the MISO, MISO and MIMO which transmits and receives information with more reliability by using multiple antennas on transmitter or/and receiver side. This paper presents the latest trends in 5G telecommunications system based on software defined radio, A novel low-cost SIMO, MISO and MIMO using flexibility between USRP and Simulink is implemented tested and validated.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국건축시공학회 2023년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
• /
• pp.163-164
• /
• 2023

The technical proposal bidding system emphasizes the evaluation of the construction company's technical capabilities, with the aim of improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of the construction. However, in the VE analysis and proposal process for technical proposal bidding, the ideas are often reused from similar past construction projects, and the application of new construction technologies/methods is often lacking. Therefore, this study proposes a methodology for managing VE proposal information by integrating it into a BIM model using parametric modeling. This research developed database based on the existing VE proposals and new construction technology/method information from the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology. And by using parametric modeling, the proposed method integrate the VE database with BIM model. The methodology proposed in this study is expected to improve the reliability and effectiveness of VE-related idea proposals in technical proposal bidding.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
• /
• 제40권6호
• /
• pp.587-593
• /
• 2016

대체모델을 이용한 신뢰성기반 최적설계에서 최적해와 신뢰도의 정확성은 제한조건경계의 대체모델의 정확도에 영향을 받는다. 기존 제안된 제한조건경계 샘플링 기법은 제한조건경계에 실험점을 생성하여 이러한 정확성을 높일 수 있었다. 하지만, 제한조건경계 샘플링 기법은 최적해와 먼 부근의 제한조건경계에도 불필요한 실험점을 생성하여 과도한 계산비용이 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 크리깅 대체모델의 통계적 정보를 이용하여 최적해 근처의 제한조건경계에 실험점을 생성하는 효율적인 제한조건경계 샘플링 기법을 제안한다. 제안한 기법의 효율성과 정확성은 수학예제를 통하여 확인한다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
• /
• 제46권6호
• /
• pp.569-576
• /
• 2008

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: While patient-centered outcomes are usually not reported, these may represent major aspects of the implant success for the patient. Use of a well-designed patient survey form can be an invaluable asset to the implant practitioners. PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to investigate patient satisfaction after implant therapy by means of a questionnaire. MATERIAL AND METHODS: South Korean patients (n = 100), who visited the dental examination center of Soon Chun Hyang university hospital, were asked to fill out the satisfaction questionnaire regarding aspects of cost, comfort, esthetics, chewing, gingival health, food impaction, phonetic aspect, screw loosening, and general satisfaction. Responses to statements were given on the Likert response scale. Four experimental groups of patients were distinguished with various location ($A_1,\;A_2,\;A_3$), year ($B_1,\;B_2,\;B_3$), number of implant replacements ($C_1,\;C_2,\;C_3$), and treatment cost ($D_1,\;D_2,\;D_3$). The reliability of the response scales was measured by calculation of its internal consistency, expressed as Cronbach's ${\alpha}$. The scales were distinguished by means of factor analysis method. Possible differences in scale scores among the groups were assessed by One-way ANOVA (${\alpha}$= 0.05). RESULTS: Patients responded to most of the statements with high satisfaction. But the mean scale score of statement about cost was low. After the verification of internal consistency and factor analysis, five components, e.g. general satisfaction, comfort, chewing efficiency, esthetics, and phonetic aspect were grouped together. These components could be explained with common meaning and the first factor was named as 'general satisfaction'. Differences in patient satisfaction on the scale with esthetics were present between patients who have been wearing the implant prosthesis less than three years and those more than seven years ($B_1<B_3$). CONCLUSION: The patients were generally satisfied with the outcome of implant treatment. But the patients' major complaint was high cost and while the statistically significant difference was not shown, the satisfaction scale about food impaction and esthetics was low. So the continuing efforts to make improvements about these problems are needed for the implant practitioners.