• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.82-85
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• 2006

As a display becomes large recently, Acquisition of high luminance and Luminance uniformity is becoming difficult in the existing CCFL or EEFL backlight system. So, study for a performance enhancement has enforced. but lamp development of flat type is asked for high luminance and a luminance uniformity security in of LCD and area anger trend ultimately. In this paper, we changed a tip shape of an electrode for production by the most suitable LCD backlight surface light source, and confirmed discharge characteristic along discharge gas pressure and voltage, and confirmed electric field distribution and discharge energy characteristic through a Maxwell 2D simulation. Therefore the discharge firing voltage characteristic showed a low characteristic than a rectangular type and round type in case of electrode which used tip of a triangle type, and displayed a discharge electric current as a same voltage was low.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07b
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• pp.1041-1043
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• 2001

LCD 모니터 화면의 대형화와 슬림화에 따른 모니터 내의 백 라이트용 냉음극 방전램프(CCFL)도 가늘어지고 길어지고 있으며, 하나의 램프를 이용한 백 라이트로는 휘도의 한계가 있어 램프를 병렬로 사용해 필요한 휘도를 만들고있다. 멀티램프 구동용 인버터는 소형, 고효율화 뿐만 아니라 대출력이 요구된다. 방전램프가 정밀하고 동일한 제작 과정을 거치더라도 점등, 주파수, 전압, 전류 등 여러 가지 특성이 동일하지 못하다. 이는 각기 상이한 램프특성 때문에 초기 점등조건이나 점등 후 동일한 휘도를 갖기 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 멀티램프를 최소의 인버터 개수로 같은 입력조건에서 같은 출력을 갖도록 설계한다. LCD 모니터 내부에 상하 각 2개씩 4개의 램프를 내장하고 있는 18인치형을 이용하였다. 하나의 구동용 인버터를 이용하였으며, 결과적으로 90%이상의 휘도대비 입출력 효율을 얻었으며, 램프간의 출력차이가 미소하여 상용화 가능하며, 또 다른 방전램프의 멀티구동에 이용 가능하다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.340-343
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• 2001

LCD 모니터 화면의 대형화와 슬림화에 따른 모니터 내의 백 라이트용 냉음극 방전램프(CCFL)도 가늘어지고 길어지고 있으며, 하나의 램프를 이용한 백 라이트로는 휘도의 한계가 있어 램프를 병렬로 사용해 필요한 휘도를 만들고있다. 멀티램프 구동용 인버터는 소형, 고효율화 뿐만 아니라 대출력이 요구된다. 방전램프가 정밀하고 동일한 제작 과정을 거치더라도 점등, 주파수, 전압, 전류 등 여러가지 특성이 동일하지 못하다. 이는 각기 상이한 램프특성 때문에 초기 점등조건이나 점등 후 동일한 휘도를 갖기 어렵다. 본 논문에서는 멀티램프를 최소의 인버터 개수로 같은 입력조건에서 같은 출력을 갖도록 설계한다. LCD 모니터 내부에 상하각 2개씩 4개의 램프를 내장하고 있는 18인치형을 이용하였다. 하나의 구동용 인버터를 이용하였으며, 결과적으로 $90\%$이상의 휘도대비 입출력 효율을 얻었으며, 램프간의 출력차이가 미소하여 상용화 가능하며, 또 다른 방전램프의 멀티구동에 이용 가능하다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.393-395
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• 2006

This Paper represents a dimming control characteristics of an external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) inverter, which is replacing a cold cathode (luorescent lamp (CCFL) in the area of the large-sized LCD backlight. The analog and burst dimming control methods for the EEFL are compared and the control characteristics are anlayzed through the experiments.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.38-45
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• 2009

Recently, LCD Backlight Unit is being replaced from cold cathode fluorescent lamp(CCFL) to external electrode fluorescent lamp(EEFL) because the EEFL has high energy efficiency and long life. Also, it can reduce energy consumption and weight. So far, external electrode ring for EEFL is produced by sheet metal press forming process. Therefore it had low precision and much material loss. To solve these problems, Multi-Forming process that has five step forming process was invented. However, low productivity is another barrier. Product speed that is controlled by the rotational speed cannot be increased due to the unsatisfied design specification. The reason is that the gap between rolled two edge parts of the sheet plate is tightly inspected. Regarding this factor, the understanding of forming behavior to each process is inevitable. This paper describes the CAE analysis of the multi-forming process by PAM-STAMP.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.504-507
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• 2006

현재 LCD(Liquid Crystal Display)용 광원으로서 주로 냉음극 방전램프(CCFL : Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)가 사용되고 있으며, 그 외 LED를 비롯해서 외부전극 방전램프(EEFL: External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp), 면광원(FFL : Flat Fluorescent Lamp), 전계 방출램프(FEL : Field Emission Lamp)등 다른 광원에 대한 적용도 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 멀티램프 구동이 유리하여 인버터 개수를 줄일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있는 EEFL을 사용하였으며, 변압기의 자체 손실을 줄이고 소형화가 가능하며, 높은 승압 비를 갖는 압전 변압기를 병렬로 연결하여 멀티램프 구동이 가능하도록 하였다. 최적의 EEFL 구동회로를 구성하기 위해서 Push-Pull 타입의 압전 인버터를 설계하였으며, 설계된 인버터 회로에 대한 시뮬레이션 분석을 수행하고, 향후 여러 형태의 구동 방법을 적용하므로 서 압전 변압기로도 대화면 멀티 램프 구동용 인버터의 제작이 가능함을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.852-856
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• 2000

In this paper, we investigated the output power, step-up ratio and efficiency properties of piezoelectric transformer with dielectric and piezoelectric characteristics of manufactured ceramics. The piezoelectric transformers with $2.0$\times$10$\times$48[$mm^3$] size were fabricated and its electrical properties were measured. When output power of 6W was constantly maintained, T2 piezoelectric transformer showed the minimum temperature rise of $9(^{\circ}C)$ at $150(K\Omega)$ load resistance. However, T1 piezoelecric transformer showed the temperature rise of $7.2(^{\circ}C)$ at $200(K\Omega)$ load resistance. The 6[w] CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) was successfully driven by T1 and T2 piezoelectric transformer but, its temperature rise $\Delta$T[$^{\circ}C)$] was generated more than $20(^{\circ}C)$. It is concluded that we have to design the piezoelectric transformers so that its output impedance correspond to the load impeadance, including any stray capacitance.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.331-340
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• 2008

A method of measuring the current and voltage is suggested in the circuit of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) which are driven at a high frequency of $50{\sim}100\;kHz$ and a high voltage of several kV. It is difficult to measure the current and voltage in the lamp circuit, because the impedance of the probe at high voltage side causes the leakage current and the variation of luminance. According to the analysis of equivalence circuit with the probe impedance and leakage current, the proper measuring method is to adjust the input DC voltage and to keep the specific luminance when the probe is installed at a high voltage circuit. The lamp current is detected with a current probe or a high frequency current meter at the ground side and the voltage is measured with a high voltage probe at the high voltage side of lamp. The lamp voltage($V_C$) is measured between the ballast capacitor and the lamp electrode, and the output voltage($V_I$) of inverter is measured between inverter output and ballast capacitor. As the phases of lamp voltage($V_C$) and current ($I_G$) are nearly the same values, the real power of lamp is the product of the lamp voltage($V_C$) by the lamp current($I_G$). The measured value of the phase difference between inverter output voltage($V_I$) and lamp current($I_G$) is appreciably deviated from the calculated value at $cos{\theta}=V_C/V_I$.