• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• v.3C no.6
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• pp.224-229
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• 2003

An ultra high frequency (UHF) coupler possessing ultra wide band (UWB) characteristics ranging from hundreds of MHz to several GHz is desirable for the detection of the partial discharge (PD) pulses because the pulses propagate with rise time shorter than one nanosecond in a gas-insulated substation (GIS). Thus, the authors have proposed a log-periodic antenna for GIS PD detection. Various parameters of the coupler such as frequency bandwidth, coupler gain, radiation pattern, and coupler geometry were considered throughout the simulations. The experiments for the detection characteristics of the coupler were carried out in the mock-up GIS chamber. The results indicated that the detection characteristics of the coupler are dependent on the installation angle of the coupler, the position of the coupler in the hand hole and the existence of the spacer.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.206-209
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• 2016

This letter proposes a reconfigurable directional coupler that uses a variable impedance mismatch reflector to achieve high isolation characteristics in the antenna front end. The reconfigurable coupler consists of a directional coupler and a single-pole four-throw (SP4T) switch with different load impedances as a variable load mismatch reflector. Selection of the load impedance by the reflector allows cancellation of the reflected signal due to antenna load mismatch and the leakage from the input to isolation port of the directional coupler, resulting in high isolation characteristics. The performance of the proposed architecture in separating the received (Rx) signal from the transmitted (Tx) signal in the antenna front end was verified by implementing and testing the reconfigurable coupler at 917 MHz for UHF radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications. The proposed reconfigurable directional coupler showed an improvement in the isolation characteristics of more than 20 dB at the operation frequency band.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.417-422
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• 2023

This paper presents various methods for implementing 3-dB coupler using a broadside slot coupled lines and analyze its characteristics. The ideal coupler of the tandem structure is analyzed on the premise that both the reflection coefficient and the isolation coefficient of the first and second coupler connections are zero. However, since the reflection and isolation coefficients of most couplers are not zero, the S-parameter cascade calculation method was used to check how to the characteristics of the coupler change due to this. In order to confirm that these characteristics appear, a 3-dB coupler was fabricated with one stage and two and three stages of a tandem structure using a broadside slot coupled lines at a center frequency of 2 GHz, and it was confirm that the characteristics of tandem coupler change due to the non-zero reflection coefficient and isolation coefficient of the connection part of the coupler.

• International conference on construction engineering and project management
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• 2024.07a
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• pp.10-17
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• 2024

Rebar lap splice is the most commonly used at construction sites because it does not require any additional equipment or labor's skills. Rebar lap splice has high construction costs because they require approximately 15% more rebar due to the overlap length. To solve these problems of rebar lap splice, mechanical rebar coupler was developed. Mechanical rebar coupler has a strong bonding force, helping to keep the structure safe even during earthquakes. In addition, mechanical rebar coupler is suitable for modular construction and easy to construct, so the construction period can be shortened. And mechanical rebar coupler can reduce the amount of rebar compared to other joint methods, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. Despite these advantages, the use of mechanical rebar couplers is not widespread except in some developed countries. This is because the types and characteristics of mechanical rebar couplers vary widely, making it difficult for construction engineers to choose. Existing research has only been conducted on mechanical rebar couplers in terms of structural experiments. And there is no research that classifies and analyzes the shapes of rebars. Hence, it should be analyzed the characteristics of mechanical rebar couplers in terms of construction methods for each shape. Therefore, the objective of this study is a basic study on comparative analysis of the characteristics and performance of different types of mechanical rebar coupler for sustainable built environment. The most efficient mechanical rebar coupler was derived for each construction site environment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.68-70
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• 2015

The four-port coupler circuit consists of input port, isolation port and two output ports. When it inserts a signal at the input port and the isolation port, the magnitude and phase of the output signal at two output ports are decided by the magnitude and phase of the input signal. This paper analyzes the output signal characteristic of two output ports due to the input signal magnitude and phase of two input ports using the typical 4-port coupler circuit, Branchline hybrid coupler and Ring-hybrid coupler. And, it studies about new way to use branchline hybrid coupler and ring-hybrid coupler on the basis of the this information.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.66-71
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• 2021

A hydraulic quick coupler is a component used to easily connect or disconnect pipes or hoses that transfer high pressure fluid without leakage in various mechanical devices. In this study, to obtain an optimal design of a 3/8" hydraulic quick coupler, the effect of different shapes of the internal piston on the internal flow characteristics of the coupler was analyzed and evaluated through numerical analysis based on computational fluid dynamics. Subsequently, the optimal shape design of the internal piston was obtained by comparing the flow characteristics results such as velocity distribution, temperature distribution, and the pressure drop of the hydraulic quick coupler.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.51 no.5
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• pp.204-212
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• 2002

In order to improve the reliability of high voltage rotating machines, it is necessary to understand the breakdown mechanism of stator windings. Especially partial discharge(PD) inception and growth are important in stator winding insulation. Recently, many research on the diagnosis of stator winding insulation for large rotating machines have been developed since the 1970s. Capacitive couplers have been the most widely used sensor for on-line partial discharge detection in rotating machines. This paper deals with the electrical on-line monitor characteristics of ceramic coupler(CC) which has been developed to continuously measure the PD activity in operating high voltage motor stator windings on site. We investigated the electrical characteristics(PD quantity, breakdown voltage and frequency response) to develop CC. This paper presents frequency characteristics and laboratory test result to compare conventional 80([F] epoxy-mica coupler(EMC) and 105[pF] CC for PD measurement with 6.6㎸ model stator windings.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07c
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• pp.1619-1622
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• 2001

Recently many researches on the diagnosis of stator winding insulation for large rotating machines have been developed sine the 1970s. Capacitive coupler has been the most widely used sensor for on-line partial discharge(PD) in rotating machines. The 105 [pF] ceramic coupler(CC) has been developed to continuously measure the PD activity in operating motor stator windings. This paper presents frequency characteristics and laboratory test to compare traditional 80 [pF] epoxy-mica coupler(EMC) and 105 [pF] CC for PD measurement in 6.6 [kV] stator windings.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.55-58
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• 2008

In this paper, the new type wiggly directional coupler which uses the fractal coupled shape in coupled sections is presented. A commercial software has been used to analyze this new structure and the simulation results are compared to those of the conventional wiggly directional coupler. To verify the simulation results, the new type wiggly directional coupler was fabricated with the center frequency of 15GHz. The measurement results shows that the coupling of new structure proposed in this paper is more than that of conventional wiggly coupler. The results in this paper also show that the fractal shape coupled lines in wiggling sections can improve the coupling characteristics in wiggly directional coupler.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07g
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• pp.3132-3134
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• 1999

To realize the power line communication system, the line coupler is one of the most important systems, which must be adjustable to the power line characteristics. In this paper, three kinds of line couplers were designed and simulated with the Pspice, which could be useful to the power line communication systems in C-Band(95kHz-148.5kHz) frequency