• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2015

A novel parallel three-level zero voltage switching (ZVS) DC converter is presented for medium voltage applications. The proposed converter includes three sub-circuits connected in parallel with the same power switches to share load current and reduce the current stress of passive components at the output side. Thus, the size of the output chokes is reduced and the switch counts in the proposed converter are less that in the conventional parallel three-level DC/DC converter. Each sub-circuit combines one half-bridge converter and one three-level converter. The transformer secondary windings of these two converters are connected in series in order to reduce the size of output inductor. Due to the three-level circuit topology, the voltage stress of power switches is equal to $V_{in}/2$. Based on the resonant behavior by the output capacitance of power switches and the leakage inductance (or external inductance) at the transition interval, each switch can be turned on under ZVS. Finally, experiments based on a 2 kW prototype are provided to verify the performance of the proposed converter.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.247-255
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• 2013

In this paper, a soft switching DC-DC converter for AC module type photovoltaic (PV) module integrated converter is proposed. A push-pull converter is suitable for a low voltage PV AC module system because the step-up ratio of a high frequency transformer is high and the number of primary side switches is relatively small. However, the conventional push-pull converters do not have high efficiency because of high switching losses by hard switching and transformer losses (copper and iron losses) by high turns-ratio of the transformer. In the proposed converter, primary side switches are turned on at zero voltage switching (ZCS) condition and turned off at zero current switching (ZVS) condition through parallel resonance between secondary leakage inductance of the transformer and a resonant capacitor. Therefore the proposed push-pull converter decreases the switching loss using soft switching of the primary switches. Also, the turns-ratio of the transformer can be reduced by half using a voltage-doubler of secondary side. The theoretical analysis of the proposed converter is verified by simulation and experimental results.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권11호
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• pp.1550-1559
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• 2013

Light emitting diode(LED) lighting has been applied various industry fields because of its high efficiency, low power consumption, long life time, and environment friendly characteristics. Generally, LED lighting needs a driver to maintain constant current. Most popular driver is the switching converter. In the converter, there are several electrolytic capacitors. However the lifespan of the electrolytic capacitor is much shorter than LED. Therefore the lifespan of LED lighting with electrolytic capacitor is decreased. Also, LED lighting needs dimming control because of various needs and energy saving. This paper presents the dimmable single-stage PFC DCM flyback converter without electrolytic capacitor and parallel LC resonant filter for reducing 120[Hz] ripple on the output. The type 2 controller is used to maintain constant current and the analog dimming control is used. The proposed converter is verified through simulation and experimental works.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.107-117
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• 1998

근래에 들어, 입력 교류전원에서 양질의 전력을 공급하기 위하여 역률 개선 회로에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그 중 QBSRR이라는 ZCS(Zero Current Switching) 공진형 역률 개선 회로가 최근에 소개되었는데, 본 논문에서는, QBSRR회로의 전력단에 대하여 간단하고 정확한 모델링을 이용하여 안정된 출력 전압과 빠른 동적특성을 얻기 위한 데드빗(Deadbeat) 제어기를 체계적으로 설계하였다. 또한, 전류 센서를 사용하지 않고 부하 저항값을 파악하기 위하여 부하 예측 기법(Load Estimation Method)을 유도하였다. 본 논문에서는 제안한 제어기를 이용하면, 역률개선 회로의 출력측에 나타나는 120Hz의 리플에도 불구하고 안정된 출력전압과 빠른 동적 특성을 얻을 수 있게 된다. 아울러, 과도 응답 상태에서도 입력측의 높은 역률이 유지되는 장점을 가지고 있다. 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통하여 본 논문에서는 제안한 제어기의 우수한 특성을 입증하였다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.556-563
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• 2001

본 논문에서는, 기존의 PWM 방식의 컨버터와 공진형 컨버터의 단점을 보완하면서 이들의 장점을 가지는 새로운 형태의 ZCT 벅 컨버터를 소개한다. 제안한 회로는 기존의 벅 컨버터에 보조화를 추가하여 주 스위치와 다이로드의 스위칭천이 순간에만 소프트 스위칭 조건을 제공함으로써 전체적인 동작은 벅 컨버터와 동일하게 된다. 아울러 보조회로에서의 부가적인 손실은 존재하지 않는다. 본 논문에서는 제안된 회로의 동작을 분석하고 이를 바탕으로 보조회로에서의 소자값 결정에 도움이 되는 설계 방식을 제공한다. 또한 제안한 회로의 동작 및 유용성을 확인하기 위하여 실험을 행하였다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 기존에 널리 사용되는 펄스폭 변조 (Pulse width modulation : PWM) 방식의 컨버터와 공진형 컨버터의 장점을 활용하고 단점을 보완할 수 있는 새로운 형태의 영전류 천이형 (Zero current transition : ZCT) 부우스트 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안한 회로는 기존의 PWM 부우스트 컨버터에 보조회로를 추가하여 주 스위치와 출력 다이오드의 스위칭 천이 순간에만 소프트 스위칭 조건을 제공함으로써 전체적인 동작은 기존의 부우스트 컨버터와 크게 차이가 없도록 하였다. 아울러, 보조회로에서의 부가적인 손실 역시 존재하지 않으므로 해서 고효율이 가능하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 제안한 회로의 동작을 분석하고 이를 바탕으로, 보조 회로의 소자값 결정에 도움이 되는 설계방식을 제공한다. 또한, 실험을 통하여 제안한 회로의 동작 원리 및 유용성을 검증하였다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권9호
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• pp.1571-1576
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• 2016

A Tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit invented by Nikola Tesla in 1891. It is used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Tesla coil can generate a long streamer with several million volts of electricity as a high voltage device. It is basically consists of a voltage transformer, high voltage capacitor, spark gap, primary coil, secondary coil and toroid. It is difficult to appear in the output size of the streamer is controlled by the spark gap. The general decision method of the length of streamer is to display the electric output in accordance with the design specifications in initial development plan. Design specifications and the electric output is determined by the application of facilities. In this paper the spark gap is replaced with periodic switching semiconductor device to control output voltage easily in order to apply overvoltage protective circuit due to a secondary coil and a performance test. In these days, their main use is for entertainment and educational displays of the museum, although small coils are still used as leak detectors for high vacuum systems.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2016

A light-emitting diode (LED) has been increasingly applied to various industrial fields and general lightings because of its high efficiency, low power consumption, environment-friendly characteristic and long lifetime. To drive the LED lighting, a power converter with the constant output current is needed. Among many power converters, the flyback converter is chosen by many converter designers due to high power density, structural simplicity, and miniaturization. In this converter, an electrolytic capacitor is generally chosen for the stabilization of the DC voltage because of having the large capacitance and the low price. However, the disadvantages are the short expected life time and 120Hz ripple currents on the converter output node. In this paper, a single-stage dimmable PFC DCM flyback converter without the electrolytic capacitor is proposed to prolong the lifetime of the LED driver. For the long lifetime of the converter, the polyester film capacitor with the small capacitance is substituted for the electrolytic capacitor on the output node and an LC resonant filter is added to damp 120Hz ripple current. The proposed converter is verified through the simulation and the experimental works.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2013

This paper proposes the boost type bidirectional zero current switching(ZCS) DC/DC converter of transformer series construction for electric vehicle operation using low voltage battery. This converter can high boost through the double voltage circuit and series construction of output part using two converters. This converter system has the advantages that bidirectional power transfer is excellent, size and making of transformer because of this converter keeps the transformation ratio to 1:1. Proposed DC/DC converter uses the ZCS method to decrease the switching loss. By replacing reactance ingredients of L-C resonance circuit for ZCS with leakage inductance ingredients of high frequency transformer and half-bridge capacitor it reduces system size and expense because of not add special reactor. It can confirm to output of high voltage to operate the electric vehicle with low voltage of input and operation of ZCS in all load region through the result of PSIM simulation and experiment.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2013

This paper proposes the boost type bidirectional DC/DC converter with high efficiency for electric vehicle using an interleave method. This interleave method can reduce the system size because it reduces the ripple of output voltage and input current with no add to extra filter. Proposed system is consist of two converters and applies to interleaved method through phase shift to each converter. And it implements the high boost through voltage double and series construction of output port. Also, it reduces the price and increases the efficiency as operating the ZCS by leakage inductance of transformer and capacitor of voltage double with not add special reactor. Proposed DC/DC converter using interleave method is proved the validity through the result of PSIM simulation and experiment of 5kW DC/DC converter.