• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.435-438
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• 1999

Nowadays, the inverter for CCFL(Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) driver is needed as form of compact size, low loss and high efficiency. This paper deals with comparison of characteristics of the electromagnetic push-pull type inverter and the piezoelectric half-bridge inverter for a CCFL driver. From the experimental results, the piezoelectric inverter is proven as more efficient than conventional electromagnetic inverter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.577-583
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• 2004

Optimal parameters were selected to design an inverter circuit that drives a cold cathode fluorescent lamp for LCD backlight using a piezoelectric transformer and it was verified by an experiment. In this paper, the applied inverter topologies are a push-pull type and a half-bridge type, and the dimming control methods of these drive system were used a analog control method and a burst control method each other. When change a control voltage from 2.5V to 4.5V in the analog control method, the brightness 0-100% was seen in current 1-6 mA. And, the input/output efficiency were obtained 90.3%. Also, the control performance of 1-6 mA was seen in duty ratio 5-50% in the burst control method, and the input/output efficiency of the designed inverter got 82.1%.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.626-635
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• 2013

An analysis of the junction capacitance in resonant rectifiers which has a significant impact on the operating point of resonance circuits is studied in this paper, where the junction capacitance of the rectifier diode is to decrease the resonant current and output voltage in the circuit when compared with that in an ideal rectifier diode. This can be represented by a simplified series resonant equivalent circuit and a voltage transfer function versus the normalized operating frequency at varied values of the resonant capacitor. A low voltage to high voltage push-pull DC/DC resonant converter was used as a design example. The design procedure is based on the principle of the half bridge class-DE resonant rectifier, which ensures more accurate results. The proposed scheme provides a more systematic and feasible solution than the conventional resonant push-pull DC/DC converter analysis methodology. To increase circuit efficiency, the main switches and the rectifier diodes can be operated under the zero-voltage and zero-current switching conditions, respectively. In order to achieve this objective, the parameters of the DC/DC converter need to be designed properly. The details of the analysis and design of this DC/DC converter's components are described. A prototype was constructed with a 62-88 kHz variable switching frequency, a 12 $V_{DC}$ input voltage, a 380 $V_{DC}$ output voltage, and a rated output power of 150 W. The validity of this approach was confirmed by simulation and experimental results.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.209-218
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• 2011

In low voltage high current applications such as fuel cells the current-fed DC-DC converter which has small ripple current and turn ratio is more efficient. In the applications larger than 5kW the conventional single-phase current-fed converter based on full-bridge, half-bridge or push-pull topologies has high current burden of devices such as switches, and the selection and optimized design of the devices are not easy. In this paper a three-phase active-clamped current-fed push-pull DC-DC converter suitable for high power high step-up applications is proposed. The proposed converter has reduced current burden and is suitable for wide input voltage applications due to the use of whole duty cycle range. Design methods of main components including three-phase high frequency transformers are provided, and the validity and performance of the proposed converter are proved from a 5kW prototype.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.144-146
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 고효율 LCD Backlight 구동을 위해 주로 사용하던 Phase shift Full bridge 방식을 대신할 수 있는 Dual Half Bridge Inverter를 제안하였다. 제안된 회로는 일반적인 Push-Pull 인버터 구동용 제어 IC의 출력 신호 2개로 스위치 4개를 제어할 수 있으며 넓은 범위의 ZVS(zero voltage switching)을 보장하여 소자 발열 및 효율 상승의 이점을 가진다. 제안된 Inverter Topology를 소개하며 동작모드 해석과 시뮬레이션 및 실험을 통한 검증결과를 제시 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1998.07f
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• pp.2030-2032
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• 1998

It is always necessary to high performance power supplies for the magnet system in the accelerator, especially when the number of power supplies are large. When have developed the compact power supply using switching technology instead of SCR phase control. We adopt the pulse width modulation(PWM) method with a half bridge DC/DC converter. In this way, we can make a compact system with light weight and small volume. Actual system we developed is 1.2kW, 35V/35A bipolar DC power supply current precision of +/-0.02%. It is possible to mount 10 unit in a conventional 19 rack. The built in controller has an RS422 protocol to drive 10 unit by one serial port up to 1.2km distance. If we adopt RS485 protocol, one serial port can control 32 power supplies. In this paper, we will report the design and performance of the prototype power supply.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.567-575
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• 2015

An improvement in the current fed parallel resonant half bridge (CFPRHB) circuits used in fluorescent lamp electronic ballasts is provided in this paper. The CFPRHB belongs to the self-oscillating family which includes the current fed push-pull and series resonant inverters, most of which are used in instant-start applications. However, many failure modes are related to the bypass capacitor according to an analysis of failed samples. In this paper, the operating functions of the existing topology in the steady state are analyzed and the main root cause of failure modes has been found. Comparisons between the two topologies are conducted in terms of the voltage stress of the bypass capacitor as well as the thermal and performance of the ballasts to verify the advantages of the proposed topology. It is found that the improved topology is capable of enhancing the reliability and reducing the cost of products without having a negative influence on the system performance.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.536-538
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• 2002

Various types of switching inverters such as a full-bridge, a half bridge, a push-pull, and a multi-vibrator, are introduced for multi-lamps backlighting with EEFLs and CCFLs. Synchronizing the phase between voltage and current waves, a high luminance and a high efficiency have been achieved.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.407-409
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• 2006

This paper presents the methods of designing the control circuits for a Class D amplifier to have a peak performance. The proposed approach is based on the three functional components - a carrier generator, a feedback circuit and a dead-time circuit. First the analog signal is applied to the controller, which outputs the 3 level PWM waveform. The controller used for this experiment is made of the operational amplifier and the logic circuit. The experimental results show that the control circuit performs with satisfaction and its output is proportional to input audio signal, providing a satisfactory 3 level PWM pattern. From this design methodology, by implementing a proposed control circuit we can achieve the efficient Class D amplifier using the half-bridge, full-bridge or push-pull topology at the output stage.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2003.07b
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• pp.616-620
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• 2003

액정 디스플레이의 백라이트에 사용되는 냉음극 방전램프(CCFL: Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) 구동 인버터의 설계함에 있어 압전 변압기(Piezoelectric Transformer)를 사용하였으며, 파라미터 선정 및 최적화를 하여 실험을 통해 검증하였다. 적용한 압전 인버터로는 푸시-풀(Push-pull)과 하프-브리지(Half-bridge) 회로이며, 휘도 제어기법으로는 아날로그(Analog)와 버스트(Burst) 방법을 사용하였다. 푸시-풀 인버터의 경우 아날로그 제어방식으로 제어전압 2.5-4.5V에서 출력전류 1-6mA(최소)로 휘도 0-100$\%$ 특성을 보였다. 입출력 효율로 18.6(최소)-90.3(최대)$\%$를 얻었으며, 버스트 제어방식에서는 듀티비 50-5$\%$에서 1-6mA의 제어 성능을 보였다. 인버터의 입출력 효율은 13.6(최소)-82.1(최대)$\%$를 얻었다.