• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.319-328
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• 2020

The recent use of distributed power generation systems constructed with DC-DC converters has become extremely popular owing to the rising need for environment friendly energy generation power systems. In this study, a new single-phase five-level inverter for off-grid applications constructed with a multilevel DC-DC step-up converter is proposed to boost a low-level DC voltage (36 V-64 V) to a high-level DC bus (380 V) and invert and connect them with a single-phase 230 V rms AC load. Compared with other traditional multilevel inverters, the proposed five-level inverter has a reduced number of switching devices, can generate high-quality power with lower THD values, and has balanced voltage stress for DC capacitors. Moreover, the proposed topology does not require multiple DC sources. Finally, the performance of the proposed topology is presented through the simulation and experimental results of a 400 W hardware prototype.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to examine the cause of damage to electrolytic capacitors and to present the heat generation mechanism in order to prevent the occurrence of similar problems. From the analysis results of electrolytic capacitors collected from accident sites, the fire causing area can be limited to the primary power supply for the initial accident. From the tests performed by applying overvoltage, surge, etc., it is thought that the fuse, varistor, etc., are not directly related to the accidents that occurred. The analysis of the characteristics using a switching regulator showed that the charge and discharge characteristics fell short of standard values. In addition, it is thought that heated electrolytic capacitors caused thermal stress to nearby resistances, elements, etc. It can be seen that the heat generation is governed by the over-ripple current, application of AC overvoltage, surge input, internal temperature increase, defective airtightness, etc. Therefore, when designing an electrolytic capacitor, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the correct polarity arrangement, appropriate voltage application, correct connection of equivalent series resistance(ESR) and equivalent series inductance(SEL), rapid charge and discharge control, sufficient margin of dielectric tangent, etc.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 전형적인 파이프라인 CMOS A/D 변환기(ADC)의 신호 처리 속도와 해상도를 향상시키기 위해 병합 캐패시터 스위칭(merged-capacitor switching MCS)기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 MCS 기법은 기존의 ADC에 사용되는 multiplying digital-to-analog converter(MDAC)의 캐패시터 수를 50%로 줄임으로써, 부하 캐패시터의 감소로 인해 샘플링 속도를 크게 향상시킬 수 있다. 또한, MCS 기법에서 줄어든 캐패시터 수에 해당하는 크기만큼 각 캐패시터 크기를 2배 증가시킬 경우, 전력 소모 및 샘플링 속도의 감소없이 캐패시터 부정합을 최소화하며, 전체 ADC의 해상도 향상이 가능하다. 제안하는 MCS 기법을 적용한 ADC에 기존의 궤환 캐패시터 스위칭(commutated feedback-capacitor switching : CFCS) 기법을 일부 적용할 경우, 12 비트 이상의 더 높은 해상도를 얻을 수 있고, 응용의 다양화를 고려할 수 있다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제51권10호
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• pp.581-586
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• 2002

To improve the current waveform of diode rectifiers, we propose a new operating principle for the voltage-doubler diode rectifiers. In the conventional voltage-doubler rectifier circuit, relatively large capacitors are used to boost the output voltage, while the proposed circuit uses smaller ones and a small reactor not to boost the output voltage but improve the input current waveform. A circuit design method is shown by experimentation and confirmed simulation. The experimental results of the proposed diode rectifier satisfies the harmonic guide lines. A high input power factor of 97(%) and an efficiency of 98[%] are also obtained. The new rectifier with no controlled switches meet the harmonic guide lines, resulting in a simple, reliable and low-cost at-to dc converters in comparison with the boost-type current-improving circuits. This paper proposes a nonlinear impedance circuit composed by diodes and inductors or capacitors. This circuit needs no control circuits and switches, and the impedance value is changed by the polarity of current or voltage. And this paper presents one of these applications to improve the input current of capacitor input diode rectifiers. The rectifier using the nonlinear impedance circuit is constructed with four diodes and four capacitors in addition to the conventional rectifiers, that is, it has eight diodes and five capacitors, including a DC link capacitor. It makes harmonic components of the input current reduction and the power factor improvement. Half pulse-width modulated (HPWM) inverter was explained compared with conventional pulse width modulated(PWM) inverter. Proposed HPWM inverter eliminated dead-time by lowering switching loss and holding over-shooting.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.320-327
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• 2016

We propose a multi-channel current-balancing single switch light-emitting diode (LED) driver for a 3D TV. Conventional LED drivers require non-isolated DC/DC converters as many as the number of LED channels, whereas the proposed LED driver needs only one power switch and several balancing capacitors instead of expensive non-isolated DC/DC converters. Therefore, the proposed driver features a simple structure with low cost and high efficiency. In particular, because its power switch can be turned off under the zero-current switching condition, the proposed driver has desirable advantages, such as improved electromagnetic interference characteristics and high efficiency. Moreover, it only uses a small number of DC blocking capacitors with no additional active devices for the current balancing of multi-channel LEDs. Therefore, the proposed driver exhibits high reliability and cost effectiveness. To confirm the validity of the proposed driver, we perform a theoretical analysis and present design considerations and experimental results obtained from a prototype that is applicable to a 46" LED TV.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.579-589
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• 2017

In this study a new high step-up dc-dc converter is presented. The operation of the proposed converter is based on the capacitor switching and coupled inductor with a single active power switch in its structure. A passive voltage clamp circuit with two capacitors and two diodes is used in the proposed converter for elevating the converter's voltage gain with the recovered energy of the leakage inductor, and for lowering the voltage stress on the power switch. A switch with a low $R_{DS}$ (on) can be adopted to reduce conduction losses. In the generalized mode of the proposed converter, to reach a desired voltage gain, capacitor stages with parallel charge and series discharge techniques are extended from both sides of secondary side of the coupled inductor. The proposed converter has the ability to alleviate the reverse recovery problem of diodes with circuit parameters. The operating principle and steady-states analyses are discussed in detail. A 40W prototype of the proposed converter is implemented in the laboratory to verify its operation.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2012

An interleaved PWM converter is proposed to implement the features of zero voltage switching (ZVS), load current sharing and ripple current reduction. The proposed converter includes two ZVS converters with a common clamp capacitor. With the shared capacitor, the charge balance of the two interleaved parts is automatically regulated under input voltage and load variations. The active-clamping circuit is used to realize the ZVS turn-on so that the switching losses on the power switches are reduced. The ZVS turn-on of all of the switching devices is achieved during the transition interval. The interleaved pulse-width modulation (PWM) operation will reduce the ripple current and the size of the input and output capacitors. The current double rectifier (CDR) is adopted in the secondary side to reduce output ripple current so that the sizes of the output chokes and capacitor are reduced. The circuit configuration, operation principles and design considerations are presented. Finally experimental results based on a 408W (24V/17A) prototype are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed converter.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.2014-2019
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• 2006

PDP구동회로는 160V 이상의 고전압을 유지하기 위한 스위칭 소자와 커패시터를 필요로 한다. 이러한 고전압용 소자의 사용은 PDP 구동회로의 가격을 상승시키고 전력 소모를 증가시키는 원인이 된다. 기존의 PDP 구동회로는 3개의 공급 전압원과 16개의 스위칭 소자로 구성 되어 있다. 그러나 본 논문에서는 2개의 공급 전압원과 12개의 스위칭 노자를 사용하고, 공급 전압도 기존의 공급 전압보다 낮은 공급 전압을 사용하는 구동회로를 제안한다. 컴퓨터시뮬레이션을 통하여 입력 주파수가 70kHz에서 100kHz일 때 45V 이상의 공급전압을 사용한다면 PDP 셀 구동을 위한 충분한 크기의 신호를 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.1937-1939
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• 1998

This paper presents a simple switching method to generate a PWM pattern mostly relevant to signle-phase three-level PWM rectifier. The adopted PWM switching pattern is performed in a manner similar to the space vector PWM method, which is popularly used in the three-phase rectifier and inverter. A set of possible voltages has been selected so that an equation with a time integral considered within a sampling period should be satisfied every sampling time. The simulation result shows that the proposed control scheme is good in some performance criteria such as unity power factor, low harmonic distortion of input current, dynamic response and voltage balancing of two series-connected DC capacitors.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.133-136
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• 2002

This paper presents m improved soft switching Buck converter using an energy recovery snubber which is composed of a tapped inductor, two snubber capacitors and three snubber diodes. The proposed Buck converter achieves zero voltage turn-of in the main power switch md freewheeling diode. The operating Principle of the Proposed Buck converter is described through the simulation, relevant equation and analysis.