• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.595-603
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• 2012

This paper presents a full digital control strategy for parallel connected modular inverter systems. Each modular inverter is a high frequency (HF) AC link inverter which is composed of a HF inverter and a HF transformer followed by a cycloconverter. To achieve equal sharing of the load current and to suppress the circulating currents among the modules, a three-loop control strategy, consisting of a common output voltage regulation (OVR) loop, individual circulating current suppression (CCS) loops and individual inner current tracking (ICT) loops, is proposed. The ICT loops are implemented with predictive current control from which high precision current tracking can be obtained. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified by simulation and experimental results from parallel connected two full-bridge HF AC link inverter modules.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.177-181
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• 2015

The subfornical organ (SFO) is one of circumventricular organs characterized by the lack of a normal blood brain barrier. The SFO neurons are exposed to circulating glutamate ($60{\sim}100{\mu}M$), which may cause excitotoxicity in the central nervous system. However, it remains unclear how SFO neurons are protected from excitotoxicity caused by circulating glutamate. In this study, we compared the glutamate-induced whole cell currents in SFO neurons to those in hippocampal CA1 neurons using the patch clamp technique in brain slice. Glutamate ($100{\mu}M$) induced an inward current in both SFO and hippocampal CA1 neurons. The density of glutamate-induced current in SFO neurons was significantly smaller than that in hippocampal CA1 neurons (0.55 vs. 2.07 pA/pF, p<0.05). To further identify the subtype of the glutamate receptors involved, the whole cell currents induced by selective agonists were then compared. The current densities induced by AMPA (0.45 pA/pF) and kainate (0.83 pA/pF), non-NMDA glutamate receptor agonists in SFO neurons were also smaller than those in hippocampal CA1 neurons (2.44 pA/pF for AMPA, p<0.05; 2.34 pA/pF for kainate, p< 0.05). However, the current density by NMDA in SFO neurons was not significantly different from that of hippocampal CA1 neurons (1.58 vs. 1.47 pA/pF, p>0.05). These results demonstrate that glutamate-mediated action through non-NMDA glutamate receptors in SFO neurons is smaller than that of hippocampal CA1 neurons, suggesting a possible protection mechanism from excitotoxicity by circulating glutamate in SFO neurons.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1988년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.385-387
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• 1988

Dual converter is being used as a four-quadrant source for the controlled rectifier. But the rectifier itself and circulating current between P and N-converter contribute to generate reactive power. The methodology of input power factor control of dual converter by means of circulating current control is presented in this paper.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.388-391
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• 1996

The conventional high frequency phase-shifted full bridge DC-DC converter has a disadavantage that a circulating current flows through transformer and switching devices during the freewheeling interval Due to this circulating current, RMS current stress, conduction losses of transformer and switching devices are increased. To alleviate this problem, this study provides a novel circulating current free type high frequency soft switching phase-shifted full bridge DC-DC converter which applies the energy recovery snubber(ERS) attached at the secondary side of transformer. The ERS adopted in this study is consisted of three fast recovery diode($Ds_1$, $Ds_2$, $Ds_3$), two resonant capacitor($Cs_1$, $Cs_2$) and a small resonant inductor [(Lr) : It can be ignored because the transformer leakage inductance(Ll) is able to use in stead of inserting the resonant inductor(Lr)]

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.276-280
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• 2003

This paper presents a zero voltage and zero current switching (ZVZCS) interleaving two-transistor forward converter for high input voltage and high power application. A phase shift has a disadvantage that a circulating current and RMS current stress, conduction losses of transformer and switching devices increases. Due to this circulating current and RMS current stress, conduction losses of transformer and switching devices increases. To alleviate these problems, we propose an improved interleaving two-transistor forward Zero Voltage and Zero Current Switching (ZVZCS) dc/dc converter using a tapped inductor a snubber capacitor and two snubber diodes attached at the secondary side of transformer. The proposed ZVZCS converter is verified on a 1.8kW, 5kHz experimental prototype.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2016

In this study, an efficient clamp is proposed to reduce the switch voltage stress of a forward converter. The proposed clamp consists of a conventional LC snubber, a tertiary winding, and a diode. When the switch is turned OFF, the magnetizing inductor energy of the transformer is recovered directly into the flyback output, which is the tertiary winding and diode network, instead of circulating in the LC snubber. Therefore, switch voltage stress and circulating current caused by the magnetizing inductor energy are reduced. This condition improves the efficiency of the forward converter with limited switch voltage stress. A theoretical analysis and the design guidelines of the proposed converter are provided. Experimental results are also reported.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.211-221
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• 2016

전세계의 인구 증가와 경제 발전은 지속적인 에너지 수요의 증가를 가져오고 있다. 특히, 전력부분에서는 아시아 및 아프리카, 그리고 중남미 등의 개발도상국을 중심으로 그 수요가 지속적으로 증가하고 있어 주요 에너지원인 석탄의 이용도 지속적으로 증가할 것으로 예측되고 있다. 그러나, 이산화탄소 및 대기오염원, 그리고 미세먼지 등의 배출 등은 석탄을 이용한 전력생산에 있어 환경친화적인 기술로의 대응방안 마련과 더불어, 고효율의 다양한 저급연료를 활용할 수 있는 발전 기술의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 이에, 기술개발 및 그 상용화 시장이 점차 증대되고 있는 초초임계 순환유동층 보일러에 대한 관심이 증대하고 있다. 초초임계 순환 유동층 보일러는 중소형의 아임계의 드럼형 구조에서 벗어나 대용량화의 기본 구조인 Once Through 형태의 증기 순환 구조를 지니고 100-300 MWe의 상업용 모듈의 복제를 통해 600 MW급이 상용화 운전 중에 있으며, 향후 설계가 완성된 800 MWe의 상업화 진행이 기대되고 있다. 초초임계 순환유동층 보일러는 2017년 이후 아임계 순환유동층 보일러 설치 용량을 추월하여 표준형 모델이 될 것으로 전망되고 있어, 본 논문에서의 이의 기술적 배경과 개발 현황 그리고 시장전망 등을 통해 기술적 이해를 도모하고자 한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1752-1762
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• 2016

To achieve higher reliability in the modular multilevel converters (MMC) for HVDC transmission systems, the internal condition of the DC capacitors of the submodules (SM) needs to be monitored regularly. For an online estimation of the SM capacitance, a controlled AC current with double the fundamental frequency is injected into the circulating current loop of the MMC, which results in current and voltage ripples in the SM capacitors. The capacitor currents are calculated from the arm currents and their switching states. By processing these AC voltage and current components with digital filters, their capacitances are estimated by a recursive least square (RLS) algorithm. The validity of the proposed scheme has been verified by simulation results for a 300-MW, 300-kV HVDC system. In addition, its feasibility has been verified by experimental results obtained with a reduced-scale prototype. It has been shown that the estimation errors for both the simulation and experimental tests are 1.32% at maximum.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제51권12호
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• pp.682-690
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• 2002

The conventional three-level high frequency phase-shifted dc/dc converter has a disadvantage that a circulating current flows through transformer and switching devices during the freewheeling interval.. Due to this circulating current and RMS current stress, conduction losses of transformer and switching devices increases. To alleviate these problems, we propose an improved three-level Zero Voltage and Zero Current Switching (ZVZCS) dc/dc converter using a tapped inductor, a snubber capacitor and two snubber diodes attached at the secondary side of transformer. The proposed ZVZCS converter is verified on a 7㎾, 30KHz experimental prototype.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.507-511
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• 2019

AC 구동 시스템에서의 회생에너지의 활용은 1990년대 본 방식이 산업계의 표준 방식이 된 이후 오랜 기간동안 이슈화 되어 왔다. 회생에너지의 크기에 따라 저용량의 경우에는 제동저항으로 소모시키는 방식이 일반적이었으나, 이러한 에너지의 활용이 적극적으로 논의외면서 회생용 컨버터를 장착하는 방식이 보급되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 종래의 전원회생 컨버터방식의 최대 단점으로 언급되고 있는 순환전류의 저감을 위해 절연형 회생 컨버터 방식을 제안하였다. 에너지 절감차원에서 일정 용량이상의 AC 드라이브 시스템에는 회생에너지를 활용하기 위한 전원회생 컨버터 시스템을 채용하는 것이 일반적이나, 시스템의 구조 상 순환전류가 발생하게 되어, 이로 인한 효율의 저하 역시 필연적으로 발생된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 순환전류를 해결하기 위한 절연형 전원회생 컨버터 방식을 제안하였고, 가능성을 검증하기 위한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 기존의 시스템에서 나타난 정격대비 20%의 순환전류가 제안된 시스템에서는 나타나지 않음을 확인하였고 제안된 시스템의 타당성을 확인할 수 있었다.