• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.117-118
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• 2014

This paper presents a new smart power module for 100[kVA] inverter. In the inverter, the three smart modules are used and those are installed at the each pole of the inverter. Each module receives the switching functions from the inverter main controller, and generates duty ratio for IGBTs' switching of the pole. For the reliable operation of the inverter, CAN communication is used for transferring the switching functions form the main controller to the modules. Experiments verify the performance of the smart power module installed in 100[KVA] inverter.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.107-114
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• 2021

High penetration of renewable energy generators causes unnecessary investment for power system facilities. Especially with Korean government policies such as Renewable Energy 3020 and Inter-connection support Responsibility of KEPCO for 1 MW DERs, the applications of DER interconnection in distribution system have been increasing. To save the investment, smart control functions for DERs are required and the test bed for the inverters which have not been prepared are necessary to insure DER inter-connection stability. For this, test bed for advanced functions of a smart inverter has been constructed and the tests for necessary functions have been implemented. In this paper, the test bed and environment as well as specifications are introduced and the test results for the validation of the functions are analyzed.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.64 no.2
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• pp.324-330
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• 2015

Energy Saving Methods in existing railway vehicle are considered by active approach such as regenerative energy storage and utilization, eco driving, etc. On the other hands, energy saving measures in railway station are operated by passive method such as reduction of operating time in ventilation system, cooing system and power equipment. To reduce energy and for independence in railway system, it requires an active energy saving measures. It needs to its own power source besides the power source of electric supply company such as renewable energy and regenerative energy and take the advantage of power storage system and stored power are used in optimum time. This paper deal with 3-level NPC inverter and T-type NPC inverter that used in various multi-level topology applicable to the railway system.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.227-232
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• 2014

A highly efficient MOSFET inverter for single-phase grid-connected photovoltaic power generation systems is presented in this paper. It is a full-MOSFET version of the conventional transformerless full-bridge inverter with dual L-C filters using unipolar PWM. The key idea lies on smart pre switching(SPS), which can make the large switching loss due to a poor reverse recovery of the MOSFET's body diode reduced dramatically. The validity of the proposed inverter is verified by experiment.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2022

In order to secure the reliability of the power system and to increase the penetration level of distributed energy resources (DERs), requirements such as IEEE 1547 have been revised to strengthen the grid connection standards for DER. This paper proposes a control scheme for smart inverter functions based on IEEE 1547-2018 that satisfy these standards, and introduces a power HILS-based test platform built for verification of smart inverter. Among the smart inverter functions, Volt-var and Frequency-watt allow the curve to be set from the upper level to comply with the interoperability and operation time of enable signals for each function are controlled by references from the upper level. According to the requirement, Volt-var and Frequency-watt are performed via power HILS platform and verified through the measurement results that all of the specified type tests were satisfied.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.539-540
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• 2012

지구 온난화를 대비하여 PV(Photovoltaic)를 활용하여 생산된 전기를 산업현장이나 기타 다양한 분야에 활용되고 있다. 이러한 PV 시스템은 PV 어레이를 통하여 생산된 직류 전기를 인버터(inverter) 통하여 교류 전기로 전환하여 활용하고 있다. 더욱 현재에는 PV의 가격 하락으로 그 활용도가 높아 졌고 CO2 절감을 위해 정부차원에서 적극 장려하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 PV 기반의 발전 시스템을 모니터링하기 위하여 블루투스 모듈을 이용하여 데이터 브릿지를 설계하였다. 설계된 브릿지 모듈을 통하여 태양광 인버터에 대한 정보를 모니터링 할 수 있도록 하였으며, 주변 환경에 대한 환경 정보를 안드로이드 기반의 스마트폰에서 모니터링 하도록 하였다. 이러한 스마트폰 기반으로 스마트 그리드(smart grid) 시스템을 모니터링 할 수 있는 스마트한 모니터링 시스템을 제시하고자 한다.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.101-105
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• 2021

Encouragement of DER from Korean government with several policies boosts DER installation in power system. When the penetration of DER in the grid is getting high, loss of generation with break-away of DER by abnormal grid conditions should be considered, because loss of high generation causes abnormal low frequency and additional operations of protection system. Therefore, KEPCO where is Korean power utility is preparing improvement in regulations for DERs connected to the grid to support abnormal grid conditions such as low and high frequencies or voltages. This is called 'Ride Through' because the requirement is for DER to maintain grid connection during required periods when abnormal grid conditions occur. However, it is not easy to have a test for ride through capability in reality because emulation of abnormal grid conditions is not possible in real power system in operation. Also, it is not easy to have a study on grid effect when ride through capability fails with the same reason. PHILs (Power Hardware In the Loop System) makes it possible to analyze power system and hardware performance at once. Therefore, this paper introduces PHILs test methods and presents verification of ride through capability especially for low voltage grid conditions.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.85-92
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• 2012

In this paper, a 300[W] class boost type single-phase inverter system which can compensate voltage sag on source side is designed and implemented. This system is a two-stage conversion system composed of a boost converter and a PWM inverter. If the voltage sag has appeared at the point of common coupling, the boost converter would be operated to compensate it. The boost converter and the inverter were constructed on single smart power module(SPM) to implement low cost system. The system is designed for that the THD of output voltage is below 5[%]. Finally, the validity of the design for the inverter system is verified by both simulations and experiments.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.129-134
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• 2020

Moisture infiltration inside the solar cell module, filling of EVA sheet, melting of the frame seal, and deterioration of power generation performance in the module one year after installation are occurring. Whitening phenomenon, electrode corrosion phenomenon, and dielectric breakdown phenomenon are appearing in solar cell module installed in Korea before 5-7 years, leading to deterioration of power generation performance, and big problems for long-term reliability and long life technology are emerging. Therefore, in order to solve these problems, the development of a micro inverter (MiCrco Inverter Converter, MiC) including the function of securing the durability of the solar cell module and monitoring the aging progress and the solar cell based on the monitoring data from the MiC smart monitoring programs have been proposed to determine the aging of modules. In addition, in order to become a highly efficient solar smart monitoring system through systematic operation management through IT convergence with MiC that has enhanced monitoring function of solar cell module, SoC(System On Chip) in micro inverter is the environment for solar cell module. There is a demand for functions that can detect information in a complex manner and perform communication and control when necessary. Based on these requirements, this paper aims to develop SoC-based low-cost MiC smart photovoltaic system technology.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.9-14
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• 2021