• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.631-631
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• 2013

Battery has major drawbacks including its size and life expectancy, and environmental problem. As an alternative, energy harvesting is emerging as a potential solution to replace battery along with more energy-efficient IT devices. The idea of harnessing energy from our living environment is sustainable, semi-permanent, and eco-friendly. Also, unlike battery, energy harvester does not require much space to store energy. Therefore, energy harvesting can provide a better source of power for small, portable, and wireless devices. Among various ways of harvesting energy from our surroundings, triboelectricity is chosen due to its potential to be miniaturized, and efficient. Triboelectric effect occurs as two different materials with different polarity of charge separation come into contact through friction, and then become separated so that electric potential difference is achieved. In this research, such characteristic of triboelectricity is used as a way to convert ambient mechanical energy into electric energy.Series of recent researches have shown promising results that the triboelectric energy harvester can be simple and cost effective. However, sufficient electricity level required to operate mobile devices has not yet been achieved.In this research, our group focuses on the design and optimization of triboelectric energy harvesting device to enhance its output. By using maskless lithography to pattern Kapton film and silicon substrate, which is used as a mold for PDMS thin layer, and sputtering metal electrodes on each side, we fabricate and demonstrate different designs of triboelectric energy harvester that utilizes the contact electrification between a polymer thin film and a metal thin foil. In order to achieve optimized result, the output voltage and current are measured under diverse conditions, which include different surface structure and pattern, material, and the gap between layers.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.68-76
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• 2013

Currently, wireless power transmission technology based on magnetic induction was employed in battery charger for smart phone application. The system consists of wireless power transmitter in base station and receiver in smart phone. Size and thickness of receiver was strictly limited in the newest smart phone. In order to achieve high efficiency of a tiny small wireless power receiver module, sub-millimeter thick electromagnetic wave shielding sheet having high permeability and Q was essential component. It was found that magnetic field from transmitter to receiver can be intensified by sufficient shielding cause to minimize leakage magnetic flux by those magnetic properties. This leads to high efficiency of wireless power transmission and protects crucial integrated circuit of main board from electromagnetic noise. The important soft magnetic materials were introduced and summarized for the current small-power wireless power charger and NFC application and mid-power home appliance and high-power automotive application in the near future.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.273-274
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 LLC 공진형 컨버터 기반 리튬 이온 배터리 충전기의 통합형 보상기를 제안하였다. 제안한 보상기는 실효 커패시턴스의 변화를 고려할 수 있는 배터리 모델 기반으로 설계되어 전 충전 구간 동안 안정적인 동작이 가능하며 정전류-정전압 (CC-CV) 충전을 하나의 보상기로 구현하여 충전 모드 변환시의 과도 특성을 가지지 않는다. 제안한 통합형 보상기의 설계는 기본파 근사법과 확장기술함수를 활용하여 진행 하였으며, LLC 공진형 컨버터와 배터리팩을 이용한 실험결과를 통하여 그 유효성을 검증 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.83-84
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 전기자동차 (Electric Vehicles, EVs) 및 플러그인 하이브리드 자동차 (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, PHEVs)용 통합형 배터리 충전기의 토폴로지 구성에 따른 동작 및 성능 특성을 비교한다. 기존에 제안된 통합형 배터리 충전기를 토대로 개별 모듈에 적용 가능한 토폴로지를 검토한다. 또한, 검토한 모듈의 통합을 위한 양방향 구현 시 동작 및 성능을 비교한다. 이를 통해 선정된 토폴로지들이 가질 수 있는 조합들을 구성하고, 상호간의 영향을 분석한다. 분석한 결과를 기반으로 각각의 조합의 성능 및 특성의 시뮬레이션을 통한 비교추이를 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.192-193
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• 2010

본 논문은 태양광 전력변환장치 일체형 양방향 배터리 충전기 시스템을 제안한다. 이 새로운 개념의 PHEV 및 EV용 배터리 충방전 시스템은 태양광 전력변환장치와 배터리 충방전기의 기능을 동시에 포함하고 있다. 또한 환경변화에 민감한 태양광 전원, 부하인 그리드와 배터리의 특성을 고려하여 구동 알고리즘을 제시하며, 알고리즘을 전원과 부하의 조건에 따라 4가지 경우로 나누어 상세한 분석이 이루어 졌으며 배터리 충전알고리즘의 정전류 제어와 정전압 제어의 장단점을 결합한 하이브리드 정전류 정전압제어를 배터리 충방전 알고리즘으로 적용한다. 또한 시뮬레이션과 3.3kW 실험세트를 구성하여 실험을 수행하고 이를 통해 논문의 타당성을 검증한다.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.13-20
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• 2010

This paper describes a current mode PWM DC-DC converter IC for battery charger and supply power converter for portable electronic devices. The maximum supply voltage of IC is 40[V] and 2.8[V]~330[V] DC input power is converted to higher or programmed DC voltage according to external resistor ratio or wire winding ratio of transformer. The maximum supply output current is 3[A] over and voltage error of output node is within 3[%]. The whole circuit needed current mode PWM DC-DC converter circuit is designed. The package dimensions and number of external parts are minimized in order to get a smaller hardware size. The power consumption is smaller then 1[mW] at stand by period with supply voltage of 3.6[V] and maximum energy conversion efficiency is about 86[%]. This device has been designed in a 0.6[um] double poly, double metal 40[V] CMOS process and whole chip size is 2100*2000 [um2].