• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.373-380
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• 2016

In this paper, a 50-kW high-efficiency modular fast charger for both electric vehicle (EV) and neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) is proposed. The proposed fast charger consists of five 10-kW modules to achieve fault tolerance, ease of thermal management, and reduce component stress. Three-level topologies for both AC-DC and DC-DC converters are employed to use 600V MOSFET, resulting in ease of component selection and increase in switching frequency. The proposed three-level DC-DC converter with coupled inductor and its hybrid switching method can reduce the circulating current under wide output voltage range. A 50-kW prototype of the proposed fast charger was developed and tested to verify the validity of the proposed concept. Experimental results show that the proposed fast charger achieves a rated efficiency of 95.2% and a THD of less than 3%.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.143-153
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• 2014

This paper presents a novel application of LCC resonant converter for 60kW EV fast charger and describes development of the high efficiency 60kW EV fast charger. The proposed converter has the advantage of improving the system efficiency especially at the rated load condition because it can reduce the conduction loss by improving the resonance current shape as well as the switching loss by increasing lossless snubber capacitance. Additionally, the simple gate driver circuit suitable for proposed topology is designed. Distinctive features of the proposed converter were analyzed depending on the operation modes and detail design procedure of the 10kW EV fast charger converter module using proposed converter topology were described. The proposed converter and the gate driver were identified through PSpice simulation. The 60kW EV fast charger which generates output voltage ranges from 50V to 500V and maximum 150A of output currents using six parallel operated 10kW converter modules were designed and implemented. Using 60kW fast charger, the charging experiments for three types of high-capacity batteries were performed which have a different charging voltage and current. From the simulation and experimental results, it is verified that the proposed converter topology can be effectively used as main converter topology for EV fast charger.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2007

The fast charging photoflash capacitor charger with wide range current limiter is presented. By using proposed control logic block and wide range current limiter, the photoflash capacitor charger can reduce charging time and control life of battery for user convenience. The proposed photoflash capacitor charger has 3s charging time at 3.3V battery voltage, 1.2A current limit condition. It is well-suited for portable device application like digital camera, digital video camera, and mobile phone with camera.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2016

In this study, a fast charger for electric vehicle with wide charging voltage range is proposed. To achieve high efficiency, three-level topologies are employed for the AC-DC and DC-DC converters. Given that the output range of the DC-DC converter in fast chargers is quite wide, the circulating current of conventional three-level converter will increase under low voltage condition. The proposed hybrid switching method mitigates this issue. When a coupled inductor is used on the output side, the circulating current is further reduced, and the switches $S_2$, $S_3$, $S_6$, and $S_7$ achieve turning-off under the ZCS condition. Experimental results from a 50 kW prototype are provided to validate the proposed charger, and a rated efficiency of 95.9% is obtained.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.566-572
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• 2015

This study introduces an LCC resonant converter operating on a continuous conduction mode. The LCC resonant converter has the advantage of improving system efficiency, especially under the rated load condition, because it can reduce conduction loss by improving the resonance current shape and switching loss by increasing the lossless snubber capacitance. The proposed LCC resonant converter is applied to various applications, including a 60 kW EV fast charger, a 24 kJ/s high-voltage capacitor charger, and a 20 kV, 20 kW high-precision DC power supply. Experimental results prove that the proposed LCC resonant converter topology can be effectively used as a converter topology for these applications.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2015년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.199-200
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• 2015

The paper describes the development of Fast Charger by using Vienna Rectifier as AC/DC converter. The Vienna Rectifier is proven to have a high efficiency performance as well as a prominent power quality performance on AC side of the fast charger. The Vienna Rectifier is compared to other topology, especially T-type inverter, and analyzed carefully. Experimental results from a 10kW prototype are provided to validate the theoretical consideration.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.210-219
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• 2017

친환경 교통수단으로 주목받고 있는 전기자동차는 우리나라에서도 2011년부터 지속적으로 보급대수가 증가하고 있다. 전기자동차 보급에 따라 충전 인프라 확대를 위하여 본 논문에서는 전기자동차 보급률이 높고 충전인프라가 비교적 잘 구축되어 있는 제주도 사례를 바탕으로 충전소 이용행태를 분석하여 기존 충전소의 효율적 운영방안과 추가적인 충전시설 설치 시 고려할 요소에 대하여 분석하고자 하였다. 전기자동차 충전소가 있는 읍면동별 급속충전기와 완속충전기 이용특성과 시설의 유형에 따라 시간대별 이용특성을 분석하였다. 제주도에 설치된 충전기의 이용 빈도를 분석한 결과, 급속충전기와 완속충전기 이용 빈도 모두 특정지역에 편중된 이용률이 나타났다. 유형별 충전소 이용은 급속충전기와 완속충전기 모두 업무시설과 공영주차장에 설치된 충전기 이용률이 높았으나, 시간대별 이용률을 보면 급속충전기는 오후시간 전반에 걸쳐 이용률이 높은 반면, 완속충전기 이용은 오전시간에 집중되어 있었다. 이러한 이용특성을 반영하여 이용자들이 전기자동차 충전소를 효율적으로 이용할 수 있도록 이용률이 낮은 충전소를 안내하는 홍보방안과 충전기를 이용할 때에 주의사항 및 충전완료 알림서비스 등을 제공하는 것이 필요할 것이다. 또한, 아직 충전기가 설치되지 않은 지역을 충전기 설치대상지역으로 고려하고, 이에 더불어 충전기 이용률이 높은 지역과 시설에 추가 설치가 이루어져야 한다. 실제 전기자동차 충전행태 분석 결과를 활용하여 실질적인 서비스 향상이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.27-31
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• 2013

최근 IT기술의 발전에 따라 언제 어디서나 이용할 수 있는 M2M기반의 무선 충전 분야의 기술 개발이 빠르게 진행되고 있다. M2M에서 무선충전기술은 무선 네트워크를 기반으로 하기 때문에 다양한 보안의 위협요소가 발생된다. 본 논문에서는 무선 충전 시 무선 네트워크 공격 기반의 인증 및 지불 공격에 대한 위협을 알아보고, 기존의 인증 및 지불을 위하여 무선충전 서비스 상황에 맞는 대응 기법을 제안한다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.384-390
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• 2022

In this study, a single-stage, four-phase, interleaved, totem-pole AC-DC converter is proposed for a super-fast charger station that requires high power, a wide voltage range, and bidirectional operation capabilities and adopts various types of electric transport vehicles. The proposed topology is based on current-fed push-pull dual active bridge converter combined with the totem-pole operation. Owing to the four-phase interleaving effect, the bridge on the grid side can switch at 0.25, 0.5, and 0.75 to achieve a ripple-free grid current. The input filter can be removed theoretically. Switching methods for the duty of the secondary-side duty cycle are proposed, and they correspond to the primary duty cycle for reducing the circulating power and handling the total harmonic distortion. Therefore, the converter can operate under a wide voltage range. Experimental results from a 7.5 kW prototype are used to validate the proposed concept.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2009

In this paper, the switching mode conversion type pulse charger by fly-back converter method for lead battery of the solar cell generator equipment is proposed. And we propose the control circuit and design method of insulated switching mode convert type pulse charger by fly-back convert method in the lead battery. The proposed system can minimize the current consumption by digital pulse. Also the proposed system can generate the constant 10[KHz] frequency, transmit the signal with main control system in the power control system. And it supervises the state of lead battery using one chip micro processor. The proposed the switching mode conversion type pulse charger by the fly-back converter method can charge fast and stabilize lead battery with nominal value 12[V], 20[AH]. Also we propose the design procedure of the power control circuit for turn ratio of fly-back inductor and determining method of values such as the charging current, bulk current, partial current, over current value and fixed charging voltage. The experiment results for the voltage and current wave for partial, bulk, over and fixed charging period show the good charging effect and performance. And the PCB and internal coupling diagram of the switching mode conversion type pulse charger by fly-back converter method is presented.