• Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.158-168
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• 2016

During the installation of crude oil or gas pipelines, which pass through onshore buried pipelines or onshore pipeline from subsea pipeline to onshore plant, countermeasures need to be implemented so as to ensure a sufficient design life by protecting the steel pipes against corrosion. This can be achieved through impressed current cathodic protection method for onshore pipelines and through galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection method for offshore pipelines. In particular, in the case of impressed current cathodic protection, isolation joint flanges should be used. However, this makes maintenance control difficult with its installation having a negative impact on price. Therefore, in this study, the most suitable methodology for onshore pipeline protection between galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection and impressed current cathodic protection method will be introduced. In oil and gas transportation facilities, the media can be carried to the end users via onshore buried and/or offshore pipeline. It is imperative for the field operators, pipeline engineers, and designers to be corrosion conscious as the pipelines would undergo material degradations due to corrosion. The mitigation can be achieved with the introduction of an impressed current cathodic protection method for onshore buried pipelines and a galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection method for offshore pipelines. In the case of impressed current cathodic protection, isolation joint flanges should be used to discontinuity. However, this makes maintenance control to be difficult when its installation has a negative impact on the price. In this study, the most suitable corrosion protection technique between galvanic sacrificial anode corrosion protection and impressed current cathodic protection is introduced for (economic life of) onshore buried pipeline.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1402-1408
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• 2015

A MOSFET's gate driver based on magnetic coupling is investigated. The gate driver can meet the demands in applications for wide range of duty cycles and high frequency. Fully galvanic isolation can be realized, and no auxiliary supply is needed. The driver is insensitive to the leakage inductor of the isolated transformer. No gate resistor is needed to damp the oscillation, and thus the peak output current of the gate driver can be improved. Design of the driving transformer can also be made more flexible, which helps to improve the isolation voltage between the power stage and the control electronics, and aids to enhance the electromagnetic compatibility. The driver's operation principle is analyzed, and the design method for its key parameters is presented. The performance analysis is validated via experiment. The disadvantages of the traditional magnetic coupling and optical coupling have been conquered through the investigated circuit.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.334-341
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• 2011

본 논문은 비상전원 공급장치를 위한 넓은 입력전압 범위를 갖는 DC/DC 컨버터를 제안하고 그 설계 및 제작에 대하여 기술한다. 컨버터의 입력전압은 30V~400V이며 출력전압은 48V로, 2단 구성의 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안된 컨버터는 벅부스트 컨버터와 소프트 스위칭 특성을 갖는 LLC 공진 컨버터로 구성되며 LLC공진 컨버터는 고정주파수로 동작하며 벅부스트 컨버터에서 제어동작을 수행하여 제어를 단순화한다. 모의실험을 통해 설계된 회로를 검증하고 실제 300W급의 세트를 제작하여 그 성능을 검증한다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.379-385
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• 2018

본 논문은 절연된 환경에서 멀티채널 아날로그 신호의 정확하고 안전한 전송을 위해 옵토커플러를 활용한 신호의 전송과 절연에 대해 다룬다. 신호의 전송 과정에서 절연 소자의 온도 의존성과 비선형성에 의한 신호의 왜곡을 최소화하고 우수한 잡음 여유도를 확보하기 위해 디지털 절연을 이용한 디지털 전송을 연구한다. 옵토커플러를 적용한 디지털 전송에 대한 이론적 고찰을 토대로 멀티채널 아날로그 신호의 전송 회로를 제안하였고 디지털 데이터의 직렬 전송 프레임도 설계하였다. 이론적 고찰과 일치하는 실험 결과를 통하여 제안하는 회로와 구현된 프로그램이 절연 장벽을 극복하고 멀티채널 아날로그 신호를 정확히 전송할 수 있음을 증명하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.211-215
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• 2006

This paper present the Half-Bridge converter for low current output. In converter system, magnetic components are important devices used for energy storage, energy transfer, galvanic isolation and filtering. The proposed Half-Bridge converter is to reduce the number of magnetic components. The secondary rectification was discussed by comparison of center-tap type with primary center-core transformer winding and primary side-core transformer winding. A prototype featuring 400V input, 10V output, 400kHz switching frequency, and 100W output power.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.955-964
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• 2018

In this paper, an active capacitor-diode-switch (CDS) snubber is proposed for L-type current-fed isolated DC-DC converters. The proposed CDS-clamped converter has a number of advantages. It can achieve wide range zero-voltage switching (ZVS) on two switches, a continuous input current with a low ripple, a reduction of one active switch and high efficiency. The operating principles, analysis and parameter design guideline are presented. A 300 W prototype is built to test the proposed converter. Simulation and experimental results are shown at 30 V input voltage and 400 V output voltage.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.218-222
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• 2007

This paper present the Three-Level converter for high power application. In converter system, magnetic components are important devices used for energy storage, energy transfer, galvanic isolation and filtering. The proposed Three-Level converter is to reduce the number of magnetic components. The secondary rectification was discussed by a single core transformer winding. The result of the analysis are verified using 1kW prototype.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.1352-1364
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• 2013

This paper describes a novel structure for single phase Unified Power Quality Conditioner-Distributed Generation (UPQC-DG) with direct grid connected DC-AC converter for low DC output DG systems which can be used not only for compensation of power quality problems but also for supplying of load power partly. This converter has been composed of one full-bridge inverter, one three winding high frequency transformer with galvanic isolation and two cycloconverters. Proper control based on Input Output feedback Linearization is used to tracking the reference signals. The simulation and experimental results are presented to confirm the validity of the proposed approach.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1078-1085
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• 2013

This paper presents a novel topology for cascaded transformer sub-multilevel converter. Eachsub-multilevel converter consists of two DC voltage sources with six switches to achieve five-level voltage. The proposed topology results in reduction of DC voltage sources and switches number. Single phase low frequency transformers are used in proposed topology and voltage transformation and galvanic isolation between load and sources are given by transformers. This topology can operate as symmetric or asymmetric converter but in this paper we have focused on symmetric state. The operation and performance of the suggested multilevel converter has been verified by the simulation results of a single-phase nine-level multilevel converter using MATLAB/SIMULINK.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.1382-1390
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• 2017

This paper presents a power supply for gate drivers, which uses a magnetic resonance wireless power transfer system. Unlike other methods where multiple antennas are used to supply power for the gate drivers, the proposed method uses a single antenna in an insulated receiver to make multiple mutually isolated power supplies. The power transmitted via single antenna is distributed to multiple power supplies for gate drivers through resonant capacitors connected in parallel that also block DC bias. This approach has many advantages over other methods, where each gate driver needs to be supplied with power using multiple receiver antennas. The proposed method will therefore lead to a reduction in production costs and circuit area. Because the proposed circuit uses a high resonance frequency of 6.78 MHz, it is possible to implement a transmitter and a receiver using a small-sized spiral printed-circuit-board-type antenna. This paper used a single phase-leg circuit configuration to experimentally verify the performance characteristics of the proposed method.