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Design and Evaluation of the Internet-Of-Small-Things Prototype Powered by a Solar Panel Integrated with a Supercapacitor

  • Park, Sangsoo
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.26 no.11
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2021
  • In this paper, we propose a prototype platform combined with the power management system using, as an auxiliary power storage device, a supercapacitor that can be fast charged and discharged with high power efficiency as well as semi-permanent charge and discharge cycle life. For the proposed platform, we designed a technique which is capable of detecting the state of power cutoff or resumption of power supplied from the solar panel in accordance with physical environment changes through an interrupt attached to the micro-controller was developed. To prevent data loss in a computing environment in which continuous power supply is not guaranteed, we implemented a low-level system software in the micro-controller to transfer program context and data in volatile memory to nonvolatile memory when power supply is cut off. Experimental results shows that supercapacitors effectively supply temporary power as auxiliary power storage devices. Various benchmarks also confirm that power state detection and transfer of program context and data from volatile memory to nonvolatile memory have low overhead.

Catalyst preparations, coating methods, and supports for micro combustor (초소형 연소기를 위한 촉매 합성, 담지방법 및 담지체)

  • Jin, Jung-Kun;Kim, Chung-Ki;Kwon, Se-Jin
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.235-241
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    • 2006
  • Catalytic combustion is one of the suitable methods for micro power source due to high energy density and no flame quenching. Catalyst loading in the micro structured combustion chamber is one of the most important issues in the development of micro catalytic combustors. In this research, to coat catalyst on the chamber wall, two methods were investigated. First, $Al_2O_3$ was selected as a support of Pt and $Pt/Al_2O_3$ was synthesized through the alumina sol-gel procedure. To improve the coating thickness and adhesion between catalyst and substrate, heat resistant and water solvable organic-inorganic hybrid binder was used. Porous silicon was also investigated as a catalyst support for platinum. Through the parametric studies of current density and etching time, fabrication process of $1{\sim}2{\mu}m$ of diameter and about $25{\mu}m$ depth pores was confirmed. Coated substrates were test in the micro channel combustor which was fabricated by the wet etching and machining of SUS 304. Using $Pt/Al_2O_3$ coated substrate and Pt coated porous silicon substrate, conversion rate of fuel was over 95% for $H_2$/Air premixed gas.

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Increasing the Strength with Earth and Soil through Optimum Micro-filler Effect and Lime Composite Addition (흙과 모래의 최밀충전효과와 석회복합체의 첨가에 따른 강도 증진)

  • Hwang, Hey-Zoo;Roh, Tae-Hak;Kang, Nam-Yi
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.95-101
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    • 2011
  • Earth has been used as a building material not only our country but also many foreign countries in the world. In foreign countries, we can often find the high-storied earthen houses which have been maintained for over several hundred years, which means the fact that earth differs in durability according to the methods of utilizing earth. So, the purpose of this study is to progress the fundamental research for utilizing earth as a wall material. Also, the another purpose of this study is to utilize the optimum micro-filler effect which adjusts the grain size of earth and the lime composite which promotes chemical combining power, and so examine whether earth material ensures its high compressive strength. This study applied both of rammed earth method and pour earth method among earth architecture methods. This study investigated compressive strength, slump, and air content according to unit binder weight. On the basis of such experimental results, this study derived the following conclusions. 1) Optimum micro-filler mixtures reduce a lot of fine particles contained in earth. If optimum micro-filler mixtures are used as aggregates, they develop lower W/B and relatively higher strength than general earth. 2) In this study, which uses optimum micro-filler earth mixtures and lime composite, rammed earth method develops 29MPa and pour earth method develops 28MPa in 28 days compressive strength. Such strengths can be utilized in building walls.

A Study on the Convective Heat Transfer in Micro Heat Exchanger Embedded in Stacked Multi-Chip Modules (적층형 Multi-Chip Module(MCM) 내부에 삽입된 초소형 열교환기 내에서의 대류 열전달 현상에 대한 연구)

  • Shin, Joong-Han;Kang, Moon-Koo;Lee, Woo-Il
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.774-782
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    • 2004
  • This article presents a numerical and experimental investigation for the single-phase forced laminar convective heat transfer through arrays of micro-channels in micro heat exchangers to be used for cooling power-intensive semiconductor packages, especially the stacked multi-chip modules. In the numerical analysis, a parametric study was carried out for the parameters affecting the efficiency of heat transfer in the flow of coolants through parallel rectangular micro-channels. In the experimental study, the cooling performance of the micro heat exchanger was tested on prototypes of stacked multi-chip modules with difference channel dimensions. The simulation results and the experiment data were acceptably accordant within a wide range of design variations, suggesting the numerical procedure as a useful method for designing the cooling mechanism in stacked multi-chip packages and similar electronic applications.

Output Optimization of Microhydro Kaplan Turbine by Double Regulating Runner and Guide Vane (러너와 가이드 베인의 연동을 통한 마이크로 카프란 수차의 출력 최적화)

  • Park, No-Hyun;Rhee, Young-Woo
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 2013
  • Recently so much attention has been focused on renewable energy and, since its sources to exploit are already almost saturated in the country, the practical alternative to this situation could be a micro-turbine which uses the low head and low flow. From a point of view of local micro-turbine design capacity and manufacturing technology, the problems such as the accumulation of technical skills, the expansion of related industries, the national policy expansion and the turbine efficiency to improve are still vulnerable and it's true that there are also negative views about the economic feasibility, the technicity and the operation management of the micro-turbine. However, if the improvement can be done in technology of low-head double regulation micro-turbine to generate more outputs and the operation management can be reliably realized, the micro-turbine will be re-evaluated as an appliable source of renewable energy, even the output is small, and by a paradigm shift, it could realize a power generation as an economic and rational system.

Vibration Analysis for a Gimbal Structure of a Micro Wave Seeker(I) : Experimental Modal Analysis (마이크로 웨이브 탐색기의 김발 구조물 진동해석(I) : 실험모드해석)

  • Lee, Sock-Kyu;Chang, Young-Bae;Lee, Jin-Koo;Kwon, Byung-Hyun;Park, Young-Pil
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2000.06a
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    • pp.508-513
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    • 2000
  • Micro wave seeker detects micro wave signal reflecting from a object and modifies the angle of a antenna in the direction of a reflecting signal. Gimbal structure makes a motion in the direction of an elevation axis and an azimuth axis and change the direction of a missile toward a object. As before, Micro wave seeker is a important part of a missile. Especially, gimbal structure is designed to resist a external force generated by a strong propelling power. For that reason, it is essential to analyze a vibration feature of gimbal structure. In this paper, we analyze dynamic characteristics of a gimbal structure of a micro wave seeker. And we measure frequency response functions of a gimbal structure in order to investigate the effect of a pre-load on bearing.

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