• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1842-1846
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• 2008

This work reports development of novel liquid-level sensors based on the $3{\omega}$ method. The sensors determine the liquid level by measuring the thermal response as in the conventional hot-wire technique. However the sensors employ an AC heating method to enhance the sensitivity, noise resistance and time response. Also, the microfabricated thin-film structure of the sensor provides mass-producibility as well as improved sensor performance owing to the increase in the surface-volume ratio of the sensor. Two different types of the sensor are developed: one for point detection of the fluid phase and the other for monitoring continuous variation of liquid level. Notable is that the performance of the sensor is not considerably affected by the liquid flow.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 1993년도 Proceedings of International Conference for Agricultural Machinery and Process Engineering
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• pp.791-800
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• 1993

Liquid feeding of hogs can be controlled by using feed-level-sensors in the troughs. In this way restricted feeding with computer control of the eating time is possible. For this purpose the feed supplied is adjusted according to the eating time of the previously fed portion. With ad libitum feeding the same sensors can provide for a clean trough once a day and thus help to overcome sanitary problems. The effect of the feeding systems on daily intake and performance of hogs are dealt with.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2017

The purpose of this study is to propose the basic data for the development of a sensor capable of simultaneously measuring the liquid-level, concentration and temperature of a urea tank using ultrasonic and electrical conductivity sensors for diesel vehicles with a urea-SCR system. It was found that the liquid-level of the urea tank using the ultrasonic sensor showed a good linearity with the actual liquid-level, and the urea concentration maintained good linearity in the range of 32.5 wt% to 10 wt%. It was an effective measurement of urea concentration to use the electrical conductivity sensor in the temperature range of $-10{\sim}22^{\circ}C$ and to use the ultrasonic sensor at $22^{\circ}C$ or more. Simultaneous measurement of concentration, liquid-level and temperature of the urea tank will be possible by attaching the electrical conductivity sensor and the ultrasonic sensor (split-type) to one sensor together.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.330-335
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• 2009

A fiber-optic liquid level sensor based on bending cantilever beam has been proposed. A fiber Bragg grating(FBG) embedded in the cantilever beam is used to sensing elements. The basic concept is elongation and constriction of the FBG corresponding to the liquid level variation. The best FBG position on the cantilever for obtaining the high sensitivity was 4 cm from the fixing point. When the liquid level moves up and down vertically, the Bragg wavelength is linearly shifted. But, the wavelength sensitivity of the FBG installed on the upper side of cantilever was four times better than that of the FBG equipped in the lateral side due to the difference of unit strain applied to the FBG. Intensity demodulation using the low-cost edge filter is used to interrogate the Bragg wavelength through converting the wavelength signals into the optical intensity ones. Experiment results show that the electrical output is exponentially proportional to the liquid level. But, it should be overcome for applying to the ships.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2008

There are several sensors in the liquid cargo ship. In the liquid cargo ship, we can get values from various sensors that are level sensor, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, oxygen sensor, VOCs sensor, high overfill sensor, etc. It is important to guarantee the reliability of sensors. In order to guarantee the reliability of sensors, we have to study the diagnosis of sensor fault. The technology of smart sensor is widely used. In this paper, the technology of smart sensor is applied to diagnosis of level sensor fault for liquid cargo ship. In order to diagnose sensor fault and find the sensor position, in this paper, we proposed algorithms of diagnosis of sensor fault using independent sensor diagnosis unit and self fault diagnosis using sensor modeling. Proposed methods are demonstrated by experiment and simulation. The results show that the proposed approach is useful. Proposed methods are useful to develop smart level sensor.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2004

The deaerator of a power plant is one of feedwater heaters in the secondary system, and it is located above the feedwater pumps. The feedwater pumps take the water from the deaerator storage tank, and the net positive suction head(NSPH) should always be ensured. To secure the sufficient NPSH, the deaerator tank is equipped with the level control system of which level sensors are critical items. And it is necessary to ascertain the sensor state on-line. For this, a model-based fault detection and diagnosis(FDD) is introduced in this study. The dynamic control model is formulated from the relation of input-output flow rates and liquid-level of the deaerator storage tank. Then an adaptive state estimator is designed for the fault detection and diagnosis of sensors. The performance and effectiveness of the proposed FDD scheme are evaluated by applying the operation data of Yonggwang Units 3 & 4.

• 센서학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2012

Optimizing the tapping time of a blast furnace is important to a stable operation and life extension. To optimize the tapping time of the blast furnace, the location of Hearth Liquid Level should be recognized. There are several ways to measure the hearth liquid level in the blast furnace, such as Electromotive Force(EMF) measurement, pressure measurement by putting in nitrogen probe and manometry with strain gauge. In this paper, it will be discussed using strain gauge among the three methods. Conventional strain gauge must be revised periodically. Since, internal pressure, temperature of internal refractory material and wind pressure have effect on the strain gauge. However, static pressure value is required to compensate. To solve these problems, this paper suggests finding relationship between Hearth Liquid Level and strain gauge output, adding digital filter in strain gauge. Using the proposed method, it was possible to estimate the hearth liquid level and determine the appropriate tapping time. Usefulness of the proposed method through simulations and experimental results are confirmed.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.767-770
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• 2017

Quadruple tank liquid level systems are popular in testing multivariable control systems for multivariable processes with positive or negative zeros. The liquid level system is nonlinear and it will help to illustrate the robustness of control systems. However, due to nonlinearity, it can be cumbersome to obtain process parameters for testing linear control systems. Perturbation sizes are limited for valid linearized process models, requiring level sensors with high precision. A simple method where the outlet orifice is replaced to a long tube is proposed here. The effluent flow rate becomes proportional to the liquid level due to the friction loss of long tube and the liquid level system shows near linear dynamics. It is applied to the quadruple tank system for easier experiments.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.110-114
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• 2005

본 연구는 화학증착(Chemical Vapor Deposition, CVD) 시스템에서 전구체 소모량을 모니터링 하기 위한 방법이다. 전구체는 가격이 매우 비싸기 때문에 이를 모니터링 하기 위한 효과적인 방법이 요구된다. 하나의 예로서 용기내 수위진단을 할 수 있는 초음파 센서를 들 수 있는데 이는 비접촉식이고 가격이 저렴한 유리한 점이있다 본 연구에서는, CVD 시스템에서의 전구체 소모량 모니터링을 위한 초음파 진단기술 개발에 관해 연구한다. 또한 반도체 생산라인에 적용이 가능한 실제 진단장치를 개발, 적용한다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 화물 운송에 사용되는 운반선 중 하나인 액체운반선을 유지 관리하기위한 통합 자동화 시스템인 스마트 카고 탱커 진단 모니터링 시스템을 개발하였다. 본 연구를 통해 선박의 특수성을 고려한 선박용 능동형 스마트 센서 개발 기술을 확보하고 고신뢰성 및 내환경성을 가진 기자재를 개발하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 카고 모니터링 시스템은 증기 압력 모니터링 부분, 카고 수위 모니터링 부분, 수위 초과 모니터링 부분, 가스 모니터링 부분, 탱크 온도 모니터링 부분으로 구성된다. 본 시스템은 각 단위 시스템으로부터 전송되는 신호의 신뢰성, 적절성 그리고 센서 자체의 이상 유무를 스스로 진단한다. 최종적으로 각 시스템의 고장진단 및 예측을 통하여 운항중인 선박에서 효과적으로 화물을 유지 관리 할 수 있도록 하는 포괄적인 통제 모니터링 시스템 개발을 목적으로 한다.