• 센서학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2022

Self-powered sensors play an important role in everyday life, and they cover a wide range of topics. These sensors are meant to measure the amount of relevant motion and transform the biomechanical activities into electrical signals using triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) since they are sensitive to external stimuli such as pressure, temperature, wetness, and motion. The present advancement of TENGs-based self-powered wearable, implantable, and patchable sensors for healthcare monitoring, human body motion, and medication delivery systems was carefully emphasized in this study. The use of TENG technology to generate electrical energy in real-time using self-powered sensors has been the topic of considerable research among various leading scholars. TENGs have been used in a variety of applications, including biomedical and healthcare physical sensors, wearable devices, biomedical, human-machine interface, chemical and environmental monitoring, smart traffic, smart cities, robotics, and fiber and fabric sensors, among others, as efficient mechanical-to-electric energy conversion technologies. In this evaluation, the progress accomplished by TENG in several areas is extensively reviewed. There will be a discussion on the future of self-powered sensors.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2009년도 공동학술대회
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• pp.407-413
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• 2009

외국산제품의 수입에만 의존하던 항로표지용 전원일체형 소형 LED 등명기(Self-powered LED Lantern)를 국내 처초로 개발하여 제작하고 시험을 통해 그 성능을 확인하였다. 이에 외국에서 생산되는 제품들의 동향과 국내 최초로 개발된 항로표지용 전원일체형 소형 LED 등명기(Self-powered LED Lantern)의 주요 특징 및 성능을 소개한다.

• Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.97-116
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• 2021

Due to the decrease in the school-age population and government regulations, universities have made great efforts to secure their own competitiveness. In particular, the selection of universities with financial support based on the recent evaluation of the Ministry of Education has become a major concern enough to affect the existence of the university itself. This paper extracts three-year data from 124 major private universities nationwide, and quantitatively analyzes the variables of major universities selected as self-improvement universities, competency reinforcement universities, and universities with limited financial support. As a result of estimating the selection of self-powered universities using the ordered logit model by hierarchically inputting 12 variables, student competitiveness in the metropolitan area (1.318^**), Educational Restitution Rate (4.078^***), University operation expenditure index rate (1.088^***) values were found. Significant positive coefficient values were found in the admission enrollment rate (45.98^***) and the enrollment rate (13.25^***). As a result of analyzing the marginal effects, the increase in the rate of reduction of education costs has always been positive in the selection of self-powered universities, but it was observed that the rate of increase decreases in areas of increase of 150% or more. On the contrary, the probability of becoming a Em-powered university was negative in all sectors, but on the contrary, it was analyzed that marginal effects increased at the same time point. On the other hand, the employment rate of graduates was not able to find direct significance with the result of the selection of Self powered universities. Through this paper, it is expected that each university will analyze the possibility and shortcomings of the selection of Self powered universities in policy making, and in particular, the risk of dropout of selection for the vulnerable field can be predicted using marginal effects. It can be used as major research data for both university evaluators, university officials and students.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.361-367
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• 2020

본 논문은 초소형 디바이스 분야에서 사용될 수 있는 배터리가 없는 초저전력 자가발전 협업 신경망 시스템을 제공하는 디바이스에 대하여 설명한다. 본 디바이스는 외부에서 전력을 공급하지 않더라도 동작하며, 다른 신경망과 협업하여 대규모의 신경망 구축이 가능하다. 해당 디바이스는 에너지 하베스팅 모듈을 탑재하고 있어 공간적 제약 없이 어느 곳에서나 자가발전을 이용하여 사용이 가능하며, 디바이스 내부의 신경만을 가지고도 동작할 수 있지만 상황에 따라 네트워크를 통해 대규모의 신경망의 일부로 사용하는 것도 가능하다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2022

Flexible, wearable, and implantable electronic sensors have started to gain popularity in improving the quality of life of sick and healthy people, shifting the future paradigm with high sensitivity. However, conventional technologies with a limited lifespan occasionally limit their continued usage, resulting in a high cost. In addition, traditional battery technologies with a short lifespan frequently limit operation, resulting in a substantial challenge to their growth. Subsequently, utilizing human biomechanical energy is extensively preferred motion for biologically integrated, self-powered, functioning devices. Ideally suited for this purpose are piezoelectric energy harvesters. To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy, devices must be mechanically flexible and stretchable to implant or attach to the highly deformable tissues of the body. A systematic analysis of piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) for personalized healthcare is provided in this article. This article briefly overviews PENGs as self-powered sensor devices for energy harvesting, sensing, physiological motion, and healthcare.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.589-590
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• 2013

The fast development of electronic devices towards wireless, portable and multi-functionality desperately needs the self-powered and low maintenance power sources. The possibility to coupling the nanogenerator to wearable and portable electronic device facilitates the self powered device with independent and self sustained power source. Nanogenerator has ability to convert the low frequency mechanical vibration to electrical energy which is utilized to drive the electronic device [1]. The self powered power source has the ability to generate the power from environment and human activity has attracted much interest because of place and time independent. The human body motion based energy harvesting has created huge impact for future self powered electronics device applications. The power generated from the human body motion is enough to operate the future electronic devices. The energy harvesting from human body motion based on triboelectric effect has simple, cost-effective method [2, 3] and meet the required power density of devices. However, its output is still insufficient to driving electronic devices in continues manner so new technology and new device architecture required to meet required power. In the present work, we have fabricated the triboelectric nanogenerator using PDMS polymer. We have studied detail about the power output of the device with respect to different polymer thickness and varied separation distance.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.172-179
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• 2017

Since early model of powered toothbrush (Broxadent) was introduced in the 1960s, the design of powered toothbrush has changed significantly. Today powered toothbrushes can be categorized as mechanical and sonic. The main patterns of movements in the modern powered toothbrushes are oscillation, reciprocation, and rotational. Powered brushes especially helpful for people who have disabilities or dexterity issue. These brushes are also highly recommended for patients who require a larger handle because these are easier to grasp. By systematic review of Cochrane group in 2014, powered toothbrushes reduced dental plaque and gingivitis more than manual toothbrushing in the short and long term. Now we can recommend powered toothbrushes to people who need to enhance self-control dental plaque removal efficacy.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.285-301
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• 2017

This paper presents the design and the application of a new self-powered hybrid electromagnetic damper that can harvest energy while mitigating the vibration of a structure. The damper is able to switch between an energy harvesting passive mode and a semi-active mode depending on the amount of energy harvested and stored in the battery. The energy harvested in the passive mode resulting from the suppression of vibration is employed to power up the monitoring and electronic components necessary for the semi-active control. This provides a hybrid control capability that is autonomous in terms of its power requirement. The proposed hybrid circuit design provides two possible options for the semi-active control: without energy harvesting and with energy harvesting. The device mechanism and the circuitry that can drive this self-powered electromagnetic damper are described in this paper. The parameters that determine the device feasible force-velocity region are identified and discussed. The effectiveness of this hybrid damper is evaluated through a numerical simulation study on vibration mitigation of a bridge stay cable under wind excitation. It is demonstrated that the proposed hybrid design outperforms the passive case without external power supply. It is also shown that a broader force range, facilitated by decoupled passive and semi-active modes, can improve the vibration performance of the cable.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2019

Rotating devices are commonly installed in power plants and factories. This study proposes a self-powered sensor node that is powered by converting the vibration energy of a rotating device into electrical energy. The self-powered sensor consists of a piezoelectric harvester for self-power generation, a rectifier circuit to rectify the AC signal, a sensor unit for measuring the vibration frequency, and a circuit to control the light emitting diode (LED) lighting. The frequency of the vibration source was measured using a piezoelectric-cantilever-type vibration frequency sensor. A green LED was illuminated when the measured frequency was within the normal range. The power generated by the piezoelectric harvester was determined, and the LED operation was assessed in terms of the vibration frequency. The piezoelectric harvester was found to generate a power of 3.061 mW or greater at a vibration acceleration of 1.2 g ($1g=9.8m/s^2$) and vibration frequencies between 117 and 123 Hz. Notably, the power generated was 4.099 mW at 122 Hz. As such, our self-powered sensor node can be used as a module for monitoring rotating devices, because it can convert vibration energy into electrical energy when installed on rotating devices such as air compressors.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2015

인체 구동 방식의 자가 발전기는 외부 환경에 덜 의존한다는 장점 덕분에 비상용 혹은 야외 활동 중의 소규모 전력 공급원으로 주목 받고 있다. 하지만 대부분의 자가 발전기는 전자기 유도 결합의 효율이 높지 않아 출력이 미미하며, 특정 부위의 근육만을 지속적으로 사용하는 단조로운 구동 방식을 택하고 있어, 사용 중에 쉽게 지루해질 뿐만 아니라 근피로가 쉽게 누적되어 실제 원하는 출력을 얻을 만큼 충분한 시간 동안 구동하는 것이 거의 불가능하다. 이러한 낮은 효율과 사용성의 문제로 인해 인체 구동 방식의 자가발전기가 실생활에서 사용되는 빈도는 높지 않다. 본 연구에서는 전자기 유도 효율이 높은 종축 결합 방식의 발전 장치를 간단한 구조로 구현하여 출력을 높이는 동시에, 자성체의 운동 관성에 의한 가속이 가능한 인체 구동 방식의 발전기를 설계 제작하였다. 개발된 발전기와 기존 상용 자가 발전기와의 비교 실험을 통해 높은 출력 뿐 아니라 장시간 구동이 가능함을 검증하였다. 아울러 인체 구동 발전기에서 실질적으로 중요한 요소임에도 불구하고 기존 연구에서 제시된 바 없는 인체의 투입 에너지를 실증적으로 파악하기 위해 호흡 가스 기반의 실제 운동 대사량 측정법에 근거한 실험을 시행하여 자가 발전기의 운동 부하를 추정하였다. 향후 성능 개선과 휴대성 증진을 통해 모바일 기기의 전력 지속 문제를 해결하는 데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.