• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2009

In a wireless sensor network(WSN) each sensor node deals with numerous sensing data elements. For the sake of energy efficiency and network lifetime, sensing data must be handled effectively. A technique used for this is data aggregation. Sending/receiving data involves numerous steps such as MAC layer control packet handshakes and route path setup, and these steps consume energy. Because these steps are involved in all data communication, the total cost increases are related to the counts of data sent/received. Therefore, many studies have proposed sending combined data, which is known as data aggregation. Very effective methods to aggregate sensing data have been suggested, but there is no means of deciding how long the sensor node should wait for aggregation. This is a very important issue, because the wait time affects the total communication cost and data reliability. There are two types of data aggregation; the data counting method and the time waiting method. However, each has weaknesses in terms of the delay. A hybrid method can be adopted to alleviate these problems. But, it cannot provide an optimal point of aggregation. In this paper, we suggest a stochastic-based data aggregation scheme, which provides the cost(in terms of communication and delay) optimal aggregation point. We present numerical analysis and results.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2016

Given their structural arrangement, photovoltaic (PV) modules exhibit parasitic capacitance, which creates a path for high-frequency current during zero-state switching of the converter in transformerless systems. This current has to be limited to ensure safety and electromagnetic compatibility. Many solutions that can minimize or completely avoid this phenomenon, are available. However, most of these solutions are patented because they rely on specific and often complex converter topologies. This study aims to solve this problem by introducing a solution based on a classic converter topology with an appropriate modulation technique and passive filtering. A 5.5 kW single-phase residential PV system that consists of DC-DC boost stage and DC-AC H-bridge converter is considered. Control schemes for both converter stages are presented. An overview of existing modulation techniques for H-bridge converter is provided, and a modification of hybrid modulation is proposed. A system prototype is built for the experimental verification. As shown in the study, with simple filtering and proper selection of switching states, achieving low leakage current level is possible while maintaining high converter efficiency and required energy quality.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2014

The combined generator system by integrating several renewable energy sources can share the electrical infrastructure and therefore have the advantage of constructing not only the transmission system but also the power conversion system. Among the various combined renewable system, the wind power and wave power has a high possibility of future growth due to the economic feasibility in offshore environment. This kind of large-scale combined systems might be follow the determination by the transmission system operator's directions and control the output profile by focusing at PCC. However, both renewable energies are depend on the unpredictable environmental variation; it is needed to do the compensation devices. In this paper, the ESS compensation plan is proposed to do output determination of the combined generator system by paying attention to active power of utility grid with the analysis of the controllable elements of the wind and wave power generator. The improvement of the new application technique of the combined system is confirmed through using the PSCAD/EMTDC. The entire simulation process was designed by adopting the active power control according to the reference signal of TSO.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.333-338
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• 2006

본 연구는 현재 디젤발전기를 전원으로 사용하고 있는 도서지역에 신 재생에너지원의 조합으로 구성 된 발전시스템 보급의 경제성 분석을 검토해 보았다. 분석 대상 도서는 에너지 기술연구원의 풍속분포자료를 근거로 추자도, 거문도, 영산도를 선정하였으며, 풍속 그 외 일사량, 부하 자료는 부분적으로 실측된 자료를 바탕으로 재구성하고 시스템 구성 발전기 들의 비용 자료는 해외 시장의 자료를 이용하였다. 분석을 위한 도구로는 도서지 역 에서 단독으로 운영되는 신 재생복합 전력시스템의 최적 설계 및 운영을 위한 프로그램으로 해외의 여러 곳에서 활용 중인 Homer를 사용하였다. 분석 결과, 추자도와 거문도 지역에 신 재생복합 전력시스템을 도입 할 경우에는 도서지역의 신 재생복합 전력시스템 보급이 경제 적인 사업으로 나타났지만 신 재생에너지 원인 풍속이 낮은 값을 가지는 영산도의 경우에는 신 재생복합 전력시스템의 보급이 디젤발전기만 운영 할 경우보다 발전 단가를 높인다. 즉, 신 재생에너지 원이 조건에 맞을 경우에는 도서지역의 신 재생복합 전력시스템 보급이 경제 적인 사업이라고 볼 수 있지만 영산도의 경우와 같이 그렇지 않을 경우엔 기존의 시스템보다 발전단가를 높일 수 있으므로 도서지역에 대한 충분한 모니터링을 거친 후에 부지를 선정 해야 한다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2024

Chemiresistive semiconductor metal oxide (SMO) gas sensors detect gases based on resistance changes caused by gas adsorption/desorption on SMOs. These sensors have witnessed significant advancements with the development of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology. MEMS technology has facilitated mass production, miniaturization, and uniformity across sensors. Whereas, nanotechnology has contributed to the development of high-sensitivity gas sensing materials with large surface areas, catalytic coatings, and hybrid SMO junctions. However, SMOs require activation via external energy to overcome their bandgap energy and generate hot electron carriers, which are essential for high sensitivity and fast response/recovery times. Traditionally, embedded heaters have been used for this purpose; however, micro-and nano-heaters are plagued by high power consumption and low durability, which limit their use in mobile applications. Consequently, photoactivated gas sensing using light sources (e.g., lamps and LEDs) has garnered attention as an alternative approach. This study reviewed the progress from early lamp and LED-based research to recent studies on monolithic micro-LED (µLED) based gas sensors. µLED gas sensors facilitate room-temperature operation and ultra-low power consumption within the microwatt range. Consequently, they are highly suitable for integration into consumer electronics, smart farms, smart factories, and mobile gas sensors.

• Current Applied Physics
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1465-1472
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• 2018

The magnetic and optical properties of Ce-doped ZnO systems have been widely demonstrated, but the effects of different strains of Ce-doped ZnO systems remain unclear. To solve these problems, this study identified the effects of biaxial strain on the electronic structure, absorption spectrum, and magnetic properties of Ce-doped ZnO systems by using a generalized gradient approximation + U (GGA + U) method with plane wave pseudopotential. Under unstrained conditions, the formation energy decreased, the system became stable, and the doping process became easy with the increase in the distances between two Ce atoms. The band gap of the systems with different strains became narrower than that of undoped ZnO without strain, and the absorption spectra showed a red shift. The band gap narrowed, and the red shift became weak with the increase of compressive strain. By contrast, the band gap widened, and the red shift became significant with the increase of tensile strain. The red shift was significant when the tensile strain was 3%. The systems with -1%, 0%, and 1% strains were ferromagnetic. For the first time, the magnetic moment of the system with -1% strain was found to be the largest, and the system showed the greatest beneficial value for diluted magnetic semiconductors. The systems with -3%, -2%, 2%, and 3% strains were non-magnetic, and they had no value for diluted magnetic semiconductors. The ferromagnetism of the system with -1% strain was mainly caused by the hybrid coupling of Ce-4f, Ce-5d, and O-2p orbits. This finding was consistent with Zener's Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida theory. The results can serve as a reference for the design and preparation of new diluted magnetic semiconductors and optical functional materials.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제38A권3호
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• pp.289-293
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• 2013

광대역 통신을 위한 비동기 (noncoherent) 수신기인 CMSA (codeword matching and signal aggregation) 방식을 이용한 BCM (block coded modulation) 방식은 TR (transmitted reference) 방식보다 에너지 효율적인 방식으로 알려져 있다. 그러나, 프레임간 간섭/심볼간 간섭 (IFI/ISI : interframe interference/inter symbol interference)가 존재하는 채널 환경에서는 신호대 잡음비 (SNR : signal to noise ratio)가 증가하더라도, 수신 신호의 전력이 증가하는 것과 동시에 인접한 코드간의 간섭의 증가로 인하여 비트오율 (BER : bit error rate) 등과 같은 성능향상이 제한적으로 이루어진다. 제안하는 방식은 BCM의 부호 정합 (code matching) 대신에 TR 신호를 기반으로 블록 부호화된 기준틀 (block coded template)을 구성한 후, 수신신호에 상관기 (correlator)를 통과하여 송신신호를 추정하는 방식이다. 모의실험을 통하여 제안하는 방식이 BCM보다 우수한 성능을 확인할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2012

Daylighting has a very effective role in reducing power consumption and improving indoor environments in office buildings. Previously, it was not under consideration as a major source of renewable energy due to poor reliability in the design. Optical fiber as a transmission medium in the daylighting system demands uniform distribution of light to solve cost, heat, and efficiency issues. Therefore, this study focuses on the uniform distribution of sunlight through the fiber bundle and to the interior of the building. To this end, two efficient approaches for the fiber-based daylighting system are presented. The first approach consists of a parabolic mirror, and the second approach contains a Fresnel lens. Sunlight is captured, guided, and distributed through the concentrator, optical fibers, and lenses, respectively. At the capturing stage, uniform illumination solves the heat problem, which has critical importance in making the system cost-effective by introducing plastic optical fibers. The efficiency of the system is increased by collimated light, which helps to insert maximum light into the optical fibers. Furthermore, we find that the hybrid system of combining sunlight and light emitting diode light gives better illumination levels than that of traditional lighting systems. Simulation and experimental results have shown that the efficiency of the system is better than previous fiber-based daylighting systems.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.4 No.2
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• pp.1184-1187
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• 2003

Electrochemical capacitors are becoming attractive energy storage systems particularly for applications involving high power requirements such as hybrid systems consisting of batteries and electrochemical capacitors for electric vehicle propulsion. A new type electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) was constructed by using carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and DAAQ(1,5-diaminoanthraquinone) electrode. Carbonaceous materials are found in variety forms such as graphite, diamond, carbon fibers etc. While all the carbon nanofibers include impurities such as amorphous carbon, nanoparticles, catalytic metals and incompletely grown carbons. We have eliminated of Ni particles and some carbonaceous particles in nitric acid. Nitric acid treated CNFs could be covered with very thin DAAQ oligomer from the results of CV and TG analyses and SEM images. DAAQ oligomer film exhibited a specific capacity as 45-50 Ah/kg in 4M $H_2SO_4$. We established Process Parameters of the technique for the formation of nano-structured materials. Furthermore, improved the capacitive properties of the nano structured CNFs electrodes using controlled solution chemistry. As a result, CNFs coated by DAAQ composite electrode showed relatively good electrochemical behaviors in acidic electrolyte system with respect to specific capacity and scan rate dependency.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2021

Electrochemical mechanical planarization (ECMP) was developed to overcome the shortcomings of conventional chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). Because ECMP technology utilizes electrochemical reactions, it can have a higher efficiency than CMP even under low pressure conditions. Therefore, there is an advantage in that it is possible to reduce dicing and erosions, which are physical defects in semiconductor CMP. This paper summarizes the papers on ECMP published from 2003 to 2021 and analyzes research trends in ECMP technology. First, the material removal mechanisms and the configuration of the ECMP machine are dealt with, and then ECMP research trends are reviewed. For ECMP research trends, electrolyte, processing variables and pads, tribology, modeling, and application studies are investigated. In the past, research on ECMP was focused on basic research for the development of electrolytes, but it has recently developed into research on tribology and process variables and on new processing systems and applications. However, there is still a need to increase the processing efficiency, and to this end, the development of a hybrid ECMP processing method using another energy source is required. In addition, ECMP systems that can respond to the developing metal 3D printing technology must be researched, and ECMP equipment technology using CNC and robot technology must be developed.