• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.181-183
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• 2016

In this work, the merged PiN Schottky(MPS) diodes based silicon carbide(SiC) have been optimized and designed for 1200V diodes by 2D-atlas simulation tool. We investigated the optimized characteristics of SiC MPS diodes such as breakdown voltage and specific on-resistance by varying the doping concentrations of P-Grid/epi-layer and space of P-Grid, which are the most important parameters. The breakdown voltage and specific on-resistance, based on Baliga's Figure Of Merit (BFOM), have been compared with and the SiC-based MPS diodes show improved BFOMs with low values of specific on-resistance and high breakdown voltage. It has been demonstrated 1,200 V SiC MPS diodes will find useful applications in high voltage energy-efficient devices.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.410-416
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• 2022

A grid-connected inverter with critical loads uses mode transfer control to supply stable voltage to the load. An islanding detection method should also be used to quickly detect the grid fault and disconnect the inverter from the grid. However using the existing islanding detection method to detect islanding is difficult due to the small fluctuation of the voltage and frequency of the point of common coupling. This study proposes a reactive power P&O islanding detection method by using the positive feedback technique. The proposed method always injects a small variation of reactive power. When a grid fault occurs, the injected reactive power accelerates the reactive power injection reference. As a result, the reactive power reference value and the sensed reactive power become mismatched, and islanding is detected. Reducing the amount of real-time injected reactive power results in high efficiency and power factor. The simulation and experimental results of a 3 kW single-phase inverter are provided to verify the proposed islanding detection method.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.255-263
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• 2021

Smart grid is a fully-automated, bi-directional, power transmission network based on the physical grid system, which combines sensor measurement, computer, information communication, and automatic control technology. Blockchain technology, with its security features, can be integrated with Smart Grids to provide secure and efficient power management and transmission. This paper dicusses the deployment of Blockchain technology in Smart Grid. It presents application areas and protocols in which blockchain can be applied to in securing smart grid. One application of each area is explored in detail, such as efficient peer-to-peer transaction, lower platform costs, faster processes, greater flexibility in power generation to transmission, distribution and power consumption in different energy storage systems, current barriers obstructing the implementation of blockchain applications with some level of maturity in financial services but concepts only in energy and other sectors. Wide range of energy applications suggesting a suitable blockchain architecture in smart grid operations, a sample block structure and the potential blockchain technicalities employed in it. Also, added with efficient data aggregation schemes based on the blockchain technology to overcome the challenges related to privacy and security in the smart grid. Later on, consensus algorithms and protocols are discussed. Monitoring of the usage and statistics of energy distribution systems that can also be used to remotely control energy flow to a particular area. Further, the discussion on the blockchain-based frameworks that helps in the diagnosis and maintenance of smart grid equipment. We have also discussed several commercial implementations of blockchain in the smart grid. Finally, various challenges have been discussed for integrating these technologies. Overall, it can be said at the present point in time that blockchain technology certainly shows a lot of potentials from a customer perspective too and should be further developed by market participants. The approaches seen thus far may have a disruptive effect in the future and might require additional regulatory intervention in an already tightly regulated energy market. If blockchains are to deliver benefits for consumers (whether as consumers or prosumers of energy), a strong focus on consumer issues will be needed.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.104-106
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• 2018

The harmonics and the DC offset in the grid can cause serious synchronization problems for grid connected inverters (GCIs) which leads not able to satisfy the IEEE 519 and p1547 standards in terms of phase and frequency variations. In order to guarantee the smooth and reliable synchronization of GCIs with the grid, Phase Locked Loop (PLL) is the crucial element. Typically, the performance of the PLL is assessed to limit the grid disturbances e.g. grid harmonics, DC Offset and voltage sag etc. To ensure the quality of GCI, the PLL should be precise in estimating the grid amplitude, frequency and phase. Therefore, in this paper a novel Robust PLL technique called Digital Lock-in Amplifier (DLA) PLL is proposed. The proposed PLL estimate the frequency variations and phase errors accurately even in the highly distorted grid voltage conditions like grid voltage harmonics, DC offsets and grid voltage sag. To verify the performance of proposed method, it is compared with other six conventional used PLLs (CCF PLL, SOGI PLL, SOGI LPF PLL, APF PLL, dqDSC PLL, MAF PLL). The comparison is done by simulations on MATLAB Simulink. Finally, the experimental results are verified with Single Phase GCI Prototype.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.590-596
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• 2020

In the island areas where system connection with the commercial power grid is difficult, it is quite important to find a method to efficiently manage energy produced with independent microgrids. In this paper, a prosumer management system for P2P power transaction was realized through the testing the power meter and the response rate of the collected data for the power produced in the small-scale microgrids in which hybrid models of solar power and wind power were implemented. The power network of the microgrid prosumer was composed of mesh structure and the P2P power transaction was tested through the power meter and DC power transmitter in the off-grid sites which were independently constructed in three places. The measurement values of the power meter showed significant results of voltage (average): 380V + 0.9V, current (average): + 0.01A, power: 1000W (-1W) with an error range within ±1%. Stabilization of the server was also confirmed with the response rate of 0.32 sec. for the main screen, 2.61 sec. for the cumulative power generation, and 0.11 sec for the power transaction through the transmission of 50 data in real time. Therefore, the proposed system was validated as a P2P power transaction system that can be used as an independent network without transmitted by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.411-412
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• 2013

최근 UV LED는 생화학 및 의료 산업에서 많은 각광을 받고 있다. 특히, 360nm 이하의 파장대를 갖는 UV LED는 치료 기술, 센서, 물이나 공기 등의 정화와 같은 목적으로 특별한 관심이 쏠리고 있다 [1]. 이러한 지속적인 연구를 통하여 현재까지 UV LED는 거대한 성장을 이루어 왔다. 하지만 이러한 노력에도 불구하고, 360 nm 이하의 UV LED는 여전히 오믹 접촉과 전류 분산이 원활하지 못하다는 문제점을 가지고 있다. 이것은 UV LED의 외부 양자 효율을 감소시키고, 더 나아가 극도로 낮은 광 추출 효율을 초래한다. 최근 이러한 문제를 해결하고자, 투명 전도성 산화물(TCO)을 금속 전극과 p-AlGaN 사이에 삽입해주는데, 현재 가장 널리 사용되는 TCO 물질은 ITO 이다 [2]. 하지만 ITO 물질은 상대적으로 작은 밴드갭(3.3~4.3 eV)과 단파장 빛이 가지는 큰 에너지로 인하여 deep-UV 영역에서는 빛이 투과하지 못하고 대부분 흡수된다 [3]. 따라서 본 연구에서는 기존의 박막형 ITO 투명 전극에 비해 투과도 손실을 최소화할 수 있는 mesh, grid 기반의 투명전극을 연구하였다. Fig. 1과 같이 $5{\mu}m$, $10{\mu}m$, $20{\mu}m$ 간격으로 이루어진 mesh, grid 구조의 투명전극을 구현하여 투과도 손실을 최소화하면서 우수한 전기적 특성을 확보하기 위한 구조 최적화 연구를 진행하였다. 본 연구를 위해 mesh, grid 구조의 ITO 전극 패턴을 photolitho 공정으로 형성하였으며, e-beam 증착법으로 60 nm 두께의 ITO 전극을 형성 후 질소 분위기/$650^{\circ}$에서 30초 동안 RTA 공정을 진행하였다. Fig. 1에서 볼 수 있듯이 mesh, grid의 간격이 증가할수록 투명 전극이 차지하는 면적이 감소하여 투과도는 향상되는 반면, 투명 전극과 p-GaN과의 접촉 면적 또한 감소하므로 오믹 특성이 저하된다. 따라서 투과도 손실을 최소화하면서 우수한 전기적 특성을 확보하기 위해 mesh는 $20{\mu}m$, grid는 $10{\mu}m$ 간격의 구조로 각각 최적화하였다. 그 결과 박막 기반의 ITO 투명전극 대비 최대 약 10% 향상된 투과도를 확보하였으며, I-V Curve 결과를 통하여 p-GaN 기판과 mesh 구조의 ITO 전극 사이에 박막 기반의 투명 전극과 비슷한 수준인 $0.35{\mu}A(@5V)$의 전기적 특성을 확보하였다. 결과적으로 mesh, grid 기반 투명전극의 구조 최적화를 통하여 p-GaN과 원활한 오믹 접촉을 형성하는 동시에 기존 박막형 ITO 투명 전극 구조보다 높은 투과도를 확보할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.654-665
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• 2016

The pumping of electric power from photovoltaic (PV) farms is normally carried out using transformers, which require heavy mounting structures and are thus costly, less efficient, and bulky. Therefore, transformerless schemes are developed for the injection of power into the grid. Compared with the H4 inverter topology, the H6 topology is a better choice for pumping PV power into the grid because of the reduced common mode current. This paper presents how the perturb and observe (P&O) algorithm for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) can be implemented in the H6 inverter topology along with the improved sinusoidal current injected to the grid at unity power factor with the average current mode control technique. On the basis of the P&O MPPT algorithm, a power reference for the present insolation level is first calculated. Maintaining this power reference and referring to the AC sine wave of bus bars, a sinusoidal current at unity power factor is injected to the grid. The proportional integral (PI) controller and fuzzy logic controller (FLC) are designed and implemented. The FLC outperforms the PI controller in terms of conversion efficiency and injected power quality. A simulation in the MATLAB/SIMULINK environment is carried out. An experimental prototype is built to validate the proposed idea. The dynamic and steady-state performances of the FLC controller are found to be better than those of the PI controller. The results are presented in this paper.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.465-473
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• 2010

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of EFDC hydrodynamic result on the WASP7.3 water quality modeling result in accordance with the change of number of grid for the dam reservoir to be constructed. The simulated flow and BOD, T-N and T-P loads by the HSPF watershed model was used for boundary conditions and the hydrodynamic modeling results was linked with WASP model to predict future water quality after dam construction. The scenarios for EFDC modeling were composed of Scenario 1(141 grid cells) and Scenario 2(568 grid cells). The results of Scenario 2 showed that BOD, T-N, T-P and Chl-a concentrations were decreased 0.073mg/L(8.5%), 0.032mg/L(2.6%), 0.003mg/L(6.8%), 0.644mg/L(4.2%) compared with those of Scenario 1, respectively. As number of grid cell increased, water quality concentrations were decreased and also it caused the longer running time. Therefore, this study suggests that the consideration of the geometry of water body is more important than the number of grid cells for the prediction of water quality of a dam reservoir in EIA.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.608-620
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• 2014

In this paper, an adaptive neural phase-locked loop (AN-PLL) based on adaptive linear neuron is proposed for grid-connected doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) synchronization. The proposed AN-PLL architecture comprises three stages, namely, the frequency of polluted and distorted grid voltages is tracked online; the grid voltages are filtered, and the voltage vector amplitude is detected; the phase angle is estimated. First, the AN-PLL architecture is implemented and applied to a real three-phase power supply. Thereafter, the performances and robustness of the new AN-PLL under voltage sag and two-phase faults are compared with those of conventional PLL. Finally, an application of the suggested AN-PLL in the grid-connected DFIG-decoupled control strategy is conducted. Experimental results prove the good performances of the new AN-PLL in grid-connected DFIG synchronization.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.67 no.4
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• pp.175-182
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• 2018

In recent years, micro-grid has been widely focused on the fields of renewal energy systems. This paper proposes a novel robust power converter control against arbitrary electric load changes for islanded micro-grid topology. First, we provide a state-space representation of our micro-grid model including power converter and electric load circuit. And then a state feedback control method is applied to construct a nominal control framework. Next, we propose a robust adaptive control law to enhance a control performance against unexpected load perturbation. In addition, we analytically investigate a passivity property for the micro-grid model and carry out computer simulation to demonstrate superiority and reliability of the proposed control methodology.