• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.21-25
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• 2014

As wireless power transfer (WPT) technology using strongly coupled electromagnetic resonators is a recently explored technique to realize the large power delivery and storage without any cable or wire, this technique is required for diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs) since it makes possible a convenient charging system. Typically, since the normal conducting coils are used as a transmitting coil in the CPT system, there is limited to deliver the large power promptly in the contactless EV charging system. From this reason, we proposed the combination CPT technology with HTS transmitting antenna, it is called as, superconducting contactless power transfer for EV (SUWPT4EV) system. As the HTS coil has an enough current density, it can deliver a mass amount of electric energy in spite of a small scale antenna. The SUCPT4EV system has been expected as a noble option to improve the transfer efficiency of large electric power. Such a system consists of two resonator coils; HTS transmitting antenna (Tx) coil and normal conducting receiver (Rx) coil. Especially, the impedance matching for each resonator is a sensitive and plays an important role to improve transfer efficiency as well as delivery distance. In this study, we examined the improvement of transmission efficiency and properties for HTS and copper antennas, respectively, within 45 cm distance. Thus, we obtained improved transfer efficiency with HTS antenna over 15% compared with copper antenna. In addition, we achieved effective impedance matching conditions between HTS antenna and copper receiver at radio frequency (RF) power of 370 kHz.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.519-527
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 가변 임피던스 정합 회로를 갖는 루프 안테나를 이용한 13.56 MHz 무선 전력 전송 시스템을 제안하였다. 일반적으로 무선 전력 전송 시스템은 공진기간의 이격 거리가 변함에 따라 결합계수가 변하게 되며, 이는 반사 임피던스에 의한 임피던스 부정합을 발생시킨다. 본 연구에서 제안한 방식은 varactor 다이오드를 갖는 가변 임피던스 정합 회로를 사용함으로써 루프 안테나 간의 이격 거리 변화에 따른 임피던스 부정합을 보상할 수 있다. 따라서, 안테나간의 거리가 가까워 결합계수가 큰 경우에도 우모드와 기모드의 발생을 최소화하여 중심 주파수의 변화 없이 최적의 전송 효율을 얻을 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 방법의 유용성을 입증하기 위하여 13.56 MHz에서 동작하는 $30\;cm{\times}30\;cm$ 크기의 루프 안테나를 갖는 무선 전력 전송 시스템을 고정 임피던스 정합 회로와 가변 임피던스 정합 회로를 갖는 경우로 각각 설계하고, 거리에 따른 입력 임피던스, 입력 반사 계수 및 효율 변화를 측정하였다. 또한 가변 임피던스 정합 회로를 송신기와 수신기의 한 쪽에만 사용하는 경우와 양 쪽 모두에 사용하는 경우를 비교 측정하였다. 측정 결과, 고정 임피던스 정합 회로보다 가변 임피던스 정합 회로를 사용하는 것이 효율이 개선되며, 한 쪽에만 사용하는 경우보다 양 쪽 모두에 사용하는 것이 개선된 효율을 보임을 확인하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2012년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1265-1266
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• 2012

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권7호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2013

본 논문은 무선 충전 시스템의 최적화 기법에 대한 것으로서, 특히 캡슐형 내시경 응용을 위한 회로를 기반으로 한다. 이 논문에서는 저용량 배터리를 내장하는 무선 충전 시스템에서 전자기 유도 원리를 이용한 방식을 적용하여 배터리 용량을 필요 이상으로 증가시키지 않는 상태에서 여러 가지 상황에 대응하여 무선 전력 전송의 효율을 최적화하는 것을 목표로 하였다. 전자기 공진 코일의 무선 전력 전송의 효율을 증가시키기 위하여 전력 전송의 주요 결정 요소를 분석하고 주파수 제어에 의한 효율 최적화를 시도하였다. 모의실험 결과 제안된 최적화 기법은 무선 충전 효율을 안정화시키고 현재 문제가 되고 있는 거리 및 기생 성분에 의한 전송 효율 변이를 효과적으로 개선하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2017

In this paper, the bifurcation criteria for inductive power transfer (IPT) systems is suggested considering the inductive power pad losses. The bifurcation criteria for series-series (SS) and series-parallel (SP) topologies are derived in terms of the main parameters of the IPT system. For deriving precise criteria, power pad resistance is obtained by copper loss calculation and core loss analysis. Utilizing the suggested criteria, possibility of bifurcation occurrence can be predicted in the design process. In order to verify the proposed criteria, 50 W IPT laboratory prototype is fabricated and the feasibilities of the switching frequency and AC load resistance shift to escape from bifurcation are identified.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.469-475
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• 2017

Using impedance matching techniques as a way to increase system power transferability in capacitive wireless power transmission has been widely investigated in conventional studies. However, these techniques tend to increase the circuit volume and thus counterbalance the advantage of the simplicity in the energy link structure. In this paper, a compact circuit topology with one leakage-enhanced transformer is proposed in order to minimize the circuit volume for the capacitive power transfer system. This topology achieves a reactive compensation, and the system quality factor value can be reduced by the turn ratio. As a result, this topology not only reduces the overall system volume but also minimizes the voltage stress of the link capacitor. An optimal design guideline for the leakage-enhanced transformer is also presented. The advantages of the proposed scheme over the conventional method in terms of power efficiency and circuit volume are revealed through an analytic comparison. The feasibility of applying the new topology is also verified by conducting 50 W hardware tests.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1235-1247
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• 2019

Zero-Voltage-Switching (ZVS) operation for a Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) system can be achieved by designing a ZVS controller. However, the performance of the controller in some industrial applications needs to be designed tightly. This paper introduces a ZVS controller design method for WPT systems. The parameters of the controller are designed according to the desired performance based on the closed loop dominant pole placement method. To describe the dynamic characteristics of the system ZVS angle, a nonlinear dynamic model is deduced and linearized using the small signal linearization method. By analyzing the zero-pole distribution, a low-order equivalent model that facilitates the controller design is obtained. The parameters of the controller are designed by calculating the time constant of the closed-loop dominant poles. A prototype of a WPT system with the designed controller and a five-stage multistage series variable capacitor (MSVC) is built and tested to verify the performance of the controller. The recorded response curves and waveforms show that the designed controller can maintain the ZVS angle at the reference angle with satisfactory control performance.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1056-1066
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• 2016

Wireless power transfer (WPT) technology is now recognized as an efficient means of transferring power without physical contact. However, frequency detuning will greatly reduce the transmission power and efficiency of a WPT system. To overcome the difficulties associated with the traditional frequency-tracking methods, this paper proposes a Direct Phase Control (DPC) approach, based on the Second-Order Generalized Integrator Phase-Locked Loop (SOGI-PLL), to provide accurate frequency-tracking for WPT systems. The DPC determines the phase difference between the output voltage and current of the inverter in WPT systems, and the SOGI-PLL provides the phase of the resonant current for dynamically adjusting the output voltage frequency of the inverter. Further, the stability of this control method is analyzed using the linear system theory. The performance of the proposed frequency-tracking method is investigated under various operating conditions. Simulation and experimental results convincingly demonstrate that the proposed technique will track the quasi-resonant frequency automatically, and that the ZVS operation can be achieved.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2015년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.155-156
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• 2015

This paper proposes a high efficiency wireless power transfer system with an asymmetric 4-coil resonator. It presents a theoretical analysis, an optimal design method, and experimental results. In the proposed asymmetric 4-coil system, the primary side consists of a source coil and two transmitter coils which are called intermediate coils, and in the secondary side, a load coil serves as a receiver coil. In the primary side, two intermediate coils boost the apparent coupling coefficient at around the operating frequency. Because of this double boosting effect, the system with an asymmetric 4-coil resonator has a higher efficiency than the conventional symmetric 4-coil system. The prototype operates at 90 kHz ofswitching frequency and has 200 mm of the power transmission distance between the primary side and the secondary side. An AC-DC overall system efficiency of 96.56% has been achieved at 3.3 kW of output power.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.404-411
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• 2020

Inductive power transfer (IPT) systems for electric vehicles generally require zero phase angle (ZPA) frequency tracking control to achieve high efficiency. Current sensors are used for ZPA frequency tracking control. However, the use of current sensors causes several problems, such as switching noise, degrading control performance, and control complexity. To solve these problems, this study proposes ZPA frequency tracking control without current sensors. Such control enables ZPA frequency tracking without real-time control and achieves stable zero voltage switching operation closed to ZPA frequency within all coupling coefficient and load ranges. The validity of the proposed control algorithm is verified on LCCL-S topology with a 3.3 kW rating IPT experimental test bed. Simulation verification is also performed.