• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.220-228
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• 2018

This study introduced a carbon-free electrode for $Li-O_2$ cells with the aim of suppressing the side reactions activated by carbon material. Micro-particles of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), a conducting polymer, were used as the base material for the air electrode of $Li-O_2$cells. The PEDOT micro-particles were treated with $H_2SO_4$ to improve their electronic conductivity, and LiBr and CsBr were used as the redox mediators to facilitate the dissociation of there action products in the electrode and reduce the over-potential of the $Li-O_2$ cells. The capacity of the electrode employing PEDOT micro-particles was significantly enhanced via $H_2SO_4$ treatment, which is attributed to the increased electronic conductivity. The considerable capacity enhancement and relatively low over-potential of the electrode employing $H_2SO_4$-treated PEDOT micro-particles indicate that the treated PEDOT micro-particles can act as reaction sites and provide storage space for the reaction products. The cyclic performance of the electrode employing $H_2SO_4$-treated PEDOT micro-particles was superior to that of a carbon electrode. The results of the Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic analysis showed that the accumulation of residual reaction products during cycling was significantly reduced by introducing the carbon-free electrode based on $H_2SO_4$-treated PEDOT micro-particles, compared with that of the carbon electrode. The cycle life was improved owing to the effect of the redox mediators. The refore, the use of the carbon -free electrode combined with redox mediators could realize excellent cyclic performance and low over-potential simultaneously.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.977-983
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• 2013

본 연구는 섬 주거시설의 전력부하 변동특성에 적합한 태양광발전설비와 풍력발전설비로 구성된 하이브리드 발전시스템의 발전특성을 예측하고 성능을 평가하는 것을 목적으로, 경상남도 통영시에 소재하는 곤리도를 대상으로 수행한 사례연구 결과이다. 연구 결과, 시각별 전력부하 변동률, 시각별 풍력 발생 변동률, 시각별 일사량 변동률 등이 서로 다르기 때문에, 단순히 전력부하측과 풍력 혹은 태양광발전설비를 1:1로 조합한다면 상호간에 불균형이 발생하여 비효율적임을 알 수 있었다. 또한 부하용량선정방법인 최대부하법과 일일부하법으로 하이브리드 발전시스템의 각 용량을 설정할 경우의 성능을 비교한 결과 두 방법 모두 축전지를 포함한 풍력발전설비만 설치했을 때가 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났는데 이는 풍력은 태양광과 달리 24시간 지속적으로 발생하기 때문이다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.2070-2086
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• 2014

As a kind of personal lifelog data, activity data have been considered as one of the most compelling information to understand the user's habits and to calibrate diagnoses. In this paper, we proposed a robust algorithm to sampling rates for human activity recognition, which identifies a user's activity using accelerations from a triaxial accelerometer in a smartphone. Although a high sampling rate is required for high accuracy, it is not desirable for actual smartphone usage, battery consumption, or storage occupancy. Activity recognitions with well-known algorithms, including MLP, C4.5, or SVM, suffer from a loss of accuracy when a sampling rate of accelerometers decreases. Thus, we start from particle swarm optimization (PSO), which has relatively better tolerance to declines in sampling rates, and we propose PSO with an adaptive boundary correction (ABC) approach. PSO with ABC is tolerant of various sampling rate in that it identifies all data by adjusting the classification boundaries of each activity. The experimental results show that PSO with ABC has better tolerance to changes of sampling rates of an accelerometer than PSO without ABC and other methods. In particular, PSO with ABC is 6%, 25%, and 35% better than PSO without ABC for sitting, standing, and walking, respectively, at a sampling period of 32 seconds. PSO with ABC is the only algorithm that guarantees at least 80% accuracy for every activity at a sampling period of smaller than or equal to 8 seconds.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2002

본 연구는 Chemical hydride 형태의 수소발생제를 포함한 액체연료를 이용한 신개념의 알칼라인 연료전지의 특성을 분석하였다. Chemical hydride는 연료전지의 수소공급원으로써 사용될 수 있으며, 본 연구팀은 KOH 전해질에 수소발생제인 Sodium Borohydride ($NaBH_4$)를 첨가하여 제조된 액체연료를 알칼라인 연료전지에 공급함으서 상온에서 매운 우수한 전기 화학적 성능결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이때 음극 찰물질로 $ZrCr_{0.8}Ni_{1.2}$ 수소저장합금이 사용되었으며, 양극은 방수처리된 카본지 위에 분산된 Pt/C 가 사용되었고, air가 latm으로 양극에 공급되었다. 음극에 대한 XRD 분석결과 음극에서의 산화에 의해 Sodium Borohydride ($NaBH_4$)가 분해되어 수소가 발생되며, 연속적으로 액체연료가 주입되어도 전지가 작동하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이때 에너지밀도는 6,000 Ah/kg (for $NaBH_4$ or $KBH_4$)이다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.155-163
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 RFID/USN 기반의 유비쿼터스 미들웨어의 센서들은 통상 6개월에서 2년여 기간 동안 동작 가능하더라도 배치 환경에 따라 하루 만에 축전지의 전원을 모두 소모해 버릴 수 있다. 이는 생성된 자료를 목적지까지 전달하는 무선 통신이 센서 전원사용의 큰 비중을 차지하기 때문이다. 센서들이 데이터를 수집하기 위해 통신을 하는 과정에는 목적지에 대한 라우팅 경로 설계가 반드시 필요하다. 그러나 센서의 생존성 향상을 위해 내부 설정을 변경시키기 위해 외부에서 명령을 입력받는 행위는 센서노드의 단순한 경로검색법에 정면으로 대치된다. 그러므로 제한된 자원을 가진 센서노드는 아주 작은 상호작용능력을 부여하기 위해서는 별도의 경로 검색법과 명령체계가 필요하다. 따라서 1:n 형태의 센서배치를 통해 다른 센서들 간의 간섭 없이 명령과 데이터를 송수신 가능한지를 선행하여 실험하고 시뮬레이션 하고 이형의 센서들로부터 받아들인 센싱(Sensing) 데이터를 실제 정보로 변환하기 위해 센서 데이터 분석과 변환 방법들을 연구하였다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2018

This paper analyzes the output characteristics of a self excited induction generator with isolated mode according to change of its speeds and loads for building a hybrid electric propulsion system in special purpose ships by using power take off. The induction generators are being considered as an alternative choice to the well-developed generators because of their lower unit cost, inherent ruggedness, operational and maintenance simplicity. However, the generator working by stand alone has a few problems that the reactive power is required to establish the air gap magnetic flux, and the induced voltage and magnetizing current fluctuate when the load is varied. In spite of its advantages, basic design data of the capacitor bank and behaviors of the output characteristics of the generator are not sufficient for the system. Based on the operating condition(speed range of main engine) of the target boat, a reduced experimental equipment system was constructed to analyze the output characteristics of the SEIG. And a suitable capacitor bank of a stand-alone generator and its output characteristics under various loads was investigated in detail through these experiments. According to the experimental result, it was confirmed that the capacitor bank should be $70{\mu}F{\sim}100{\mu}F$, and the proper SEIG induced voltage should be DC 80 V ~ 250 V in order to storage electrical energy into a battery.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.306-315
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• 2016

Amorphous vanadium titanates (aVTOs) are examined for use as a negative electrode in lithium-ion batteries. These amorphous mixed oxides are synthesized in nanosized particles (<100 nm) and flocculated to form secondary particles. The $V^{5+}$ ions in aVTO are found to occupy tetrahedral sites, whereas the $Ti^{4+}$ ions show fivefold coordination. Both are uniformly dispersed at the atomic scale in the amorphous oxide matrix, which has abundant structural defects. The first reversible capacity of an aVTO electrode ($295mAhg^{-1}$) is larger than that observed for a physically mixed electrode (1:2 $aV_2O_5$ | $aTiO_2$, $245mAhg^{-1}$). The discrepancy seems to be due to the unique four-coordinated $V^{5+}$ ions in aVTO, which either are more electron-accepting or generate more structural defects that serve as $Li^+$ storage sites. Coin-type Li/aVTO cells show a large irreversible capacity in the first cycle. When they are prepared under nitrogen (aVTO-N), the population of surface hydroxyl groups is greatly reduced. These groups irreversibly produce highly resistive inorganic compounds (LiOH and $Li_2O$), leading to increased irreversible capacity and electrode resistance. As a result, the material prepared under nitrogen shows higher Coulombic efficiency and rate capability.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.189-202
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• 2000

$AB_2$ type Zr-based Laves phases alloys have been studied for potential application as a negative electrode in a Ni-MH battery. The $AB_2$-type electrodes have a much higher energy density than $AB_5$-type electrodes per weight, however they have some disadvantages such as poor activation behavior and cycle life etc. Nonetheless, the $AB_2$-type electrodes have been studied very extensively due to their high energy density. In this study, in order to develop the cycle life, the Mn of $AB_2$ alloy composition was substituted partially by Mo. The alloys were melted by arc furnace and remelted 4-5 times for homogeneity. The alloy powder was used below 200-325 mesh for experiments. The structures and phases of the alloys were analyzed by XRD, SEM and EDS, and measured the curve of a pressure-composition isotherms. The electrodes were prepared by cold pressing of the copper-coated(25 wt%) alloy powders, and tested by a half cell. The results are summarized as follows. The cycle life was improved with the increase of Mo amount in $Zr_{1-x}Ti_xV_{0.4}Ni_{1.2}Mn_{0.4}Mo_y$(x=0.3, 0.4) and the activation was faster, whereas the discharge capacity decreased.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1459-1473
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• 2018

This paper focuses on voltage control schemes for multi-terminal low-voltage direct current (LVDC) distribution systems. In a multi-terminal LVDC distribution system, there can be multiple AC/DC converters that connect the LVDC distribution system to the AC grids. This configuration can provide enhanced reliability, grid-supporting functionality, and higher efficiency. The main applications of multi-terminal LVDC distribution systems include flexible power exchange between multiple power grids and integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) using DC voltages such as photovoltaics (PVs) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs). In multi-terminal LVDC distribution systems, voltage regulation is one of the most important issues for maintaining the electric power balance between demand and supply and providing high power quality to end customers. This paper focuses on a voltage control method for multi-terminal LVDC distribution system that can efficiently coordinate multiple control units, such as AC/DC converters, PVs and BESSs. In this paper, a control hierarchy is defined for undervoltage (UV) and overvoltage (OV) problems in LVDC distribution systems based on the control priority between the control units. This paper also proposes methods to determine accurate control commands for AC/DC converters and DERs. By using the proposed method, we can effectively maintain the line voltages in multi-terminal LVDC distribution systems in the normal range. The performance of the proposed voltage control method is evaluated by case studies.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 리튬 이차전지용 분리막을 80, 100, $120^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 각각 1시간 동안 열처리하여 형상 및 물성의 변화에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 열처리는 전자빔처리에 의한 사슬절단 산화반응과 달리 화학적 반응을 수반하지 않았으며, 흥미롭게도 인장강도 및 탄성계수가 향상되는 효과를 보여주었다. 하지만 $100^{\circ}C$ 및 $120^{\circ}C$에서 처리된 분리막의 경우 PE 섬유사에 상당량의 주름이 형성되었으며 각각 7.5 및 15%의 면적수축이 관찰되었다. 결과적으로 $80^{\circ}C$, 1시간의 처리 조건을 통하여 5%의 면적 수축이 발생되었지만 일반 분리막대비 향상된 전지특성을 유지하면서 최대 1.3배의 인장강도 및 2.3배의 탄성계수를 확보할 수 있었다.