• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.285-292
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• 2009

In this paper, when ac motors are driven by the diode rectifier/Z-source inverter system, the common-mode voltages of system are analyzed in details under both the shoot-through state and non-shoot-through state through equivalent circuits. Then a modified space vector modulation strategy is suggested for attenuating the negative common-mode voltage by eliminating the zero voltage vector, and also controlling the shoot-through time. Through the simulation studies with PSIM and experiments with 32-bit DSP, it is verified that the negative common-mode voltage can be reduced by more than 50%.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.1458-1469
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• 2018

This paper proposes a novel common-mode voltage (CMV) elimination (CMV-EL) method based on model predictive control (MPC) to eliminate CMV for three-level T-type inverters (3LT2Is). In the proposed MPC method, only six medium and one zero voltage vectors (VVs) (6MV1Z) that generate zero CMV are considered as candidates to perform the MPC. Moreover, the influence of dead-time effects on the CMV of the MPC-based 6MV1Z method is investigated, and the candidate VVs are redesigned by pre-excluding the VVs that will cause CMV fluctuations during the dead time from 6MV1Z. Only three or five VVs are included to perform optimization in every control period, which can significantly reduce the computational complexity. Thus, a small control period can be implemented in the practical applications to achieve improved grid current performance. With the proposed CMV-EL method, the CMV of the $3LT^2Is$ can be effectively eliminated. In addition, the proposed CMV-EL method can balance the neutral point potentials (NPPs) and yield satisfactory performance for grid current tracking in steady and dynamic states. Simulation and experimental results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.312-319
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• 2016

Zero-sequence Circulating Current (ZSCC) flows inevitably in parallel converters that share common DC and AC sources. The ZSCC commonly flowing in all converters increases loss and decreases the overall capacity of parallel converters. This paper proposes a simple and effective ZSCC suppression method based on the Space Vector PWM (SVPWM) with the ZSCC controller. The zero-sequence voltage for the proposed SVPWM is calculated on the basis of the grid voltage and not on the phase voltage references. The limit of the linear modulation region of the converters with the proposed method is analyzed and compared with other methods, thereby proving that the limit of the region can be extended with the proposed method. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been verified through the experimental setup comprising four parallel three-level converters. The ZSCC is confirmed to be well suppressed, and the linear modulation region is extended simultaneously with the proposed method. Moreover, the proposed control method does not require any communication between the converters to suppress the ZSCC unlike other conventional methods.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.224-232
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• 2005

A new three phase three-level Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Switched Voltage Source (SVS) inverter with zero neutral point potential is proposed. It consists of three single-phase inverter modules. Each module is composed of a switched voltage source and inverter switches. The major advantage is that the peak value of the phase output voltage is twice as high as that of a conventional neutral-point-clamped (NPC) PWM inverter. Thus, the proposed inverter is suitable for applications with low voltage sources such as batteries, fuel cells, or solar cells. Furthermore, three-level waveforms of the proposed inverter can be achieved without the switch voltage imbalance problem. Since the average neutral point potential of the proposed inverter is zero, a common ground between the input stage and the output stage is possible. Therefore, it can be applied to a transformer-less Power Conditioning System (PCS). The proposed inverter is verified by a PSpice simulation and experimental results based on a laboratory prototype.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.209-220
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• 2024

A sketch is an intuitive means to express information, but compared to actual images, it has the problem of being highly abstract, diverse, and sparse. Recent advances in deep learning models have made it possible to discover features that are common to images and sketches. In this paper, we summarize recent trends in sketch-based image retrieval (SBIR) but it is not limited to SBIR. Besides SBIR, we also introduce sketch-based image recognition and generation studies. Zero-shot learning enables models to recognize categories not encountered during training. Zero-shot SBIR methods are also discussed. Commonly used free-hand sketch datasets are summarized and retrieval performance based on these datasets is reported.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.33-43
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• 2007

Using the more common conventional chordwise aerodynamic approach, flapping a flat plate wing with zero degree chordwise pitch angle of attack and no relative wind should not produce lift. However, in hover, with no forward relative velocity and zero degree chordwise pitch angle of attack, flapping flat plate wings does in fact produce lift. In the experiments peformed for this paper, the flapping motion is considered pure(downstroke and upstroke) with no flapping stroke plane inclination angle. No changes in chordwise pitch angle are made. The total force is measured using a force transducer and the net aerodynamic force is determined from this measured total force by subtracting the experimentally determined inertial contribution. These experiments were repeated at various flapping frequencies and for various wing planform sizes for flat plate wings. The trends in the aerodynamic lift variation found using a force transducer have nearly identical shape for various flapping frequencies and wing planform sizes.

• IE interfaces
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.65-75
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• 1998

This research considers the problem of scheduling jobs on parallel machines with non-common due dates and additional resource constraints. The objective is to minimize the total absolute deviation of job completion times about the due dates. Job processing times are assumed to be the same. This problem is motivated by restrictions that occur in the handling and processing of jobs in certain phases of semiconductor manufacturing and other production systems. We examine two problems. For the first of these, the number of different types of additional: resources and resource requirements per job are arbitrary. The problem is formulated as a zero-one integer linear programming and the Lagrangian relaxation approach is used. For the second case, there exists one single type of additional resource and the resource requirements per job are zero or one. We show how to formulate the problem as an assignment problem.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.621-631
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• 2017

A KY converter integrated with a conventional synchronously rectified (SR) boost converter and a coupled inductor is presented in this paper. This improved KY converter has the following advantages: 1) the two converters use common switches; 2) the voltage gain of the KY converter can be improved due to the integration of a boost converter and a coupled inductor; 3) the leakage inductance of the coupled inductor is utilized to achieve zero voltage switching (ZVS); 4) the current stress on the charge pump capacitors and the decreasing rate of the diode current can be limited due to the use of the coupled inductor; and 5) the output current is non-pulsating. Moreover, the active switches are driven by using one half-bridge gate driver. Thus, no isolated driver is needed. Finally, the operating principle and analysis of the proposed converter are given to verify the effectiveness of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.313-319
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• 2011

In design verification and process validation stages, reliability demonstration tests(RDT's) are common practice in industry, A new two-stage RDT that is known to be more efficient than a corresponding single-stage one in terms of expected test duration for Weibull distribution is proposed. Zero or one failure two-stage plans to minimize expected test duration under Type I and hybrid censoring subject to satisfying consumer's risk at a specified reliability target are developed and a numerical example is provided to illustrate the proposed two-stage RDT plans and compared with other one- and two-stage plans.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.294-295
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• 2007

80년대 초에 개발된 CD(Compact Disc) Disc는 지난 27여 년간 급속한 발전을 하였다. 95년에 DVD가 발표되면서 영화 Title제작이 되어 우리는 안방에서 고화질의 DVD를 감상할 수 있었다. CD-R(Recordable) 로부터 시작된 기록 기술은 CD-RW를 거쳐 DVD-Recordable, DVD-ReWritable 및 DVD-RAM, Light Scribe등 거쳐 BD(Blu-Ray) 기술에 까지 이르게 되었다. 광 Disc 기술은 3가지 분야로 나눌 수 있다. 안정된 제어를 위한 Servo 기술, Mechanical 기술, PC와communication 할 수 있는 Interface 기술 등으로 나눌 수 있다. Servo 제어 기술은 다음과 같이 4가지 분야로 구성되어 있다. Focus Servo, Tracking Servo, Sled Servo, Spindle Servo. Disc 회전을 제어를 담당하고 있는 Spindle Servo Block에서는 Hall Sensor를 이용하여 Disc의 회전을 Count하여 Feedback 하였다. 그러나 갈수록 심화 되고 있는 가격 경쟁 상황에서 Hall Sensor를 대체하여 회전수를 Conut하는 방법이 필요 하였다. BEMF(역기전력)을 이용한 Zero Crossing 방법이 이를 대체 하였지만, Motor의 전기적인 특성 편차 등에 안정된 control이 안되어서, Motor를 관리하는 방법으로 진행되어 왔다. 이것은 생산 Loss로 이어져서 Hall Sensorless의 장점을 훼손하게 되었다..본 논문에서는 이러한 Sensorless Type Spindle Motor의 문제점에 대해 Common 단자를 이용하여 안정된 제어 방법을 제안 한다. less Type의 문제점인 초기 기동 문제를 Common 단자를 이용하여 안정되게 Spindle motor를 Control 하는 방법에 대해 연구 하고자 한다.