• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.218-228
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• 2021

This paper presents the high-efficiency DC-DC converter using the multi-resonant-circuit. The proposed converter has the power topology of half-bridge and utilizes the multi-resonant-circuit that is composed of 2 inductors (LL) and 1 capacitor (C) to achieve high-efficiency. The multi-resonant-circuit forms each resonant circuit of series circuit type with each resonant frequency, according to the operation modes. This paper first describes the operation pirinciples of proposed converter by the operation modes and steady-state fundamental approximation modelling. Then it shows a design example of the proposed converter based on the principles. And it is validated that the proposed converter has the operation characteristics of high-efficiency DC-DC power conversion through the experimental results of prototype converter implemented by the designed circuit parameters.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.685-692
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• 2011

DC/DC switching power converters produce DC output voltages from different DC input sources. The converters can be used in regenerative braking of DC motors to return energy back in the supply, resulting in energy savings for the systems containing frequent stops. The current mode DC/DC converter is composed of a PWM (pulse width modulation) controller, a MOSFET, and inductor, etc. Pulse width modulation is applied to control and regulate the total output voltage. It is shown that the variation of threshold voltage at MOSFET and the offset voltage increase caused by radiation effects make the PWM pulse unstable. In the PWM operation, the missing pulses, the changes in pulse width, and a change in the period of the output waveform are studied by simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis (SPICE) and experiments.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.549-558
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• 2017

DC distribution has several differences compared to AC distribution. DC distribution has a higher efficiency than AC distribution when distributing electricity at the same voltage level. Accordingly, power can be transferred further with low-voltage DC. In addition, power flow in a DC grid system is produced by only a voltage difference in magnitude. Owing to these differences, operation of a DC grid system significantly differs from that of an AC system. In this paper, the power flow problem in a bipolar-type DC grid with unbalanced load conditions is organized and solved. Control strategy of energy storage system on a slow time scale with power references obtained by solving an optimization problem regarding the DC grid is then proposed. The proposed strategy is verified with computer simulations.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.143-144
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 전기자동차 배터리 충방전용 3상 인터리브드 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터의 소프트 스위칭에 대해 다루었다. 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터의 한쪽 단자는 계통과 연결된 PWM 컨버터의 DC-link단과 연결되고, 다른 한쪽 단자는 배터리에 연결된다. 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터의 소프트스위칭에 대해 기술한 다음 인덕터의 권선 저항이 소프트 스위칭 동작에 미치는 영향을 분석하였으며, 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안한 방식의 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.11c
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• pp.108-111
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• 2007

A novel voltage sag compensator with hi-directional DC/DC converter of Electric double layer capacitor is proposed. Recently, the double-layer capacitor which is drawn attention as a new energy storage element has a lot of advantage such as no maintenance, long lifetime and quick charge/discharge characteristics with large current. This DC/DC converter is used to control the charging current to the double-layer capacitor and also used to keep the DC link voltage constant for discharge of the double-layer capacitor. Therefore, the proposed DC/DC converter has the high-efficiency controller, dynamic compensator of voltage sag is driven by this converter. Finally, experimental results show the validity of the control scheme and the ability of the dynamic voltage compensator.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.1967-1977
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• 2014

In this paper, for the development of a safe and reliable DC home appliance suitable for DC home power supply system, we classified a number of inherent problems with help of the comparative analysis of existing AC and new DC home appliance. Several new technical problems of DC home appliances are mainly linked to the DC transient state. Among them, this paper concentrates on start-up inrush current problem, uni-polarity problem, and heavy DC load control problem. And to address these problems, we herein present an implementation of robust safety circuits for DC home appliances. Specifically, we investigate several multi-circuit countermeasures and select the best among them through comparative evaluation, based on theoretical, simulational, and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.346-349
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• 2004

The design of DC-DC converters for power electronic interfaces in power management systems for Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) is a very challenging task. In this paper, the considered topology is the hi-directional buck-boost converter and inverter system. If we make the converter side DC link current the same as the inverter side DC link current in a converter-inverter system, no current will flow through the BC link capacitor and as a result, no DC link voltage variation occurs. This leads to the possibility of reducing small th size of DC link capacitors which are expensive, bulky. Therefore we propose the converter current controller which can manage to match inverter and converter current at the DC link.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.1515-1521
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• 2007

In this paper, a unified regenerative inverter system for railway with DC line voltage simulator is proposed. In order to determine the operation characteristics of the regenerative inverter, the DC line voltage simulator is proposed. The DC line voltage simulator, which is based on the AC-DC PWM converter, varies the DC voltage according to the fluctuating voltage which is measured in the actual DC line. The suitable operating point of the regenerative inverter can be estimated from the simulation result. The regenerative inverter operates two modes. When the DC line voltage exceed the operating point, already set up, it works as regenerative inverter to return the excessive power of DC line to the grid. When the DC line voltage is under the operating point, it works as active power filter to compensate harmonic currents. In this paper, the control algorithm of the DC line voltage simulator and that of the regenerative inverter is proposed.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.365-366
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 양방향성 Z-소스 DC-DC 컨버터 2대를 이용한 단상 Z-소스 부스트 인버터를 설계하고 분석하였다. 두 대의 컨버터를 이용한 인버터 시스템은 종전의 PWM 인버터 시스템과 달리 두 컨버터에서 출력되는 두 교류 출력을 이용한 것으로 전체 시스템의 교류 출력전압에 포함된 고조파가 낮다. 또한, 컨버터 내부를 구성하는 L-C로 인해 추가적인 출력필터 설계가 불필요 하다는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 종전의 부스트 컨버터 또는 벅-부스트 컨버터 방식이 아닌 두 대의 Z-소스 DC-DC 컨버터를 입력 DC전원과 출력 부하를 공통으로 하는 단상 인버터 시스템을 구성하고, 교류 출력파형 및 제어방법과 동작특성을 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.536-537
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• 2010

If DC voltage adjustment can be controlled very easily, it is much more effective rather than AC in transmission efficiency. The main reason why DC is more effective than AC, DC has the same role as the 70[%] of AC whenever the same power send. In addition, AC streams the surface of electrical wire, but DC streams overall of electrical wire. Digital load, which is operated by DC, has increased in modern times. The step of convert of AC-DC has to be reduced. When we turn the dispersed AC-DC converters into the concentrated AC-DC converter, it can improve the effective of the whole system. Further more, if digital society develops more than now and the time of electric vehicle comes, the need of DC will increase much more than these days. This paper suggests that DC output of distributed power source and high efficient 3 phase PWM converter can control the adjustment of output voltage, harmonic restraint, power factor improvement and dump power.