• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회B
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• pp.3506-3511
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• 2007

The energy harvesting using smart materials has been extensively investigated to supply electric power to wireless sensor systems. In this paper, the energy harvesting using eddy current was studied with the integrated magnetic cantilever beam system. If a large conductive metal plate moves through a magnetic field which intersects perpendicularly to the sheet, the magnetic field will induce small rings of current which will actually create internal magnetic fields opposing the change. This eddy current that was induced in the coiled conductive sheet from the mechanical vibration was converted to chemical energy by charging batteries. The experimental results show that the eddy current generated the electric power up to max 31.2mW. Additionally the vibration reduction of the mechanical cantilever beam was observed by the energy dissipation in the electro-magnetic coupled system. The present result shows that the vibration level of the first natural frequency was reduced up to 7.7dB

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2014

This paper describes the design and implementation of a electromagnetic energy harvesting mechanism and electronic circuit for autonomous emergency call system. This analysis results show the power output of the proposed harvesting mechanism and circuit up to max power output 5V and it can hold up to 65 msec of the power generation and 10msec of the RF transmission. Based on the these testing results, the implementation of autonomous emergency call device without battery power or any external power source is feasible.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2014

PURPOSES : An conventional method for electric power generation is converting thermal energy into mechanical energy then to electrical energy. Due to environmental issues such as global warming related with $CO_2$ emission etc., were the limiting factor for the energy resources which resulting in extensive research and novel technologies are required to generate electric power. Thermal energy harvesting using thermoelectric generator is one of energy harvesting technologies due to diverse advantages for new green technology. This paper presents a possibility of application of the thermoelectric generator's application in the direct exchange of waste solar energy into electrical power in road space. METHODS : To measure generated electric power of the thermoelectric generator, data logger was adopted as function of experimental factors such as using cooling sink, connection methods etc. Also, the thermoelectric generator、s behavior at low ambient temperature was investigated as measurement of output voltage vs. elapsed times. RESULTS : A few temperature difference between top an bottom of the thermoelectric generator is generated electric voltage. Components of an electrical circuit can be connected in various ways. The two simplest of these are called series and parallel and occur so open. Series shows slightly better performance in this study. An installation of cooling sink in the thermoelectric generator system was enhanced the output of power voltage. CONCLUSIONS : In this paper, a basic concepts of thermoelectric power generation is presented and applications of the thermoelectric generator to waste solar energy in road is estimated for green energy harvesting technology. The possibility of usage of thermoelectric technology for road facilities was found under the ambient thermal gradient between two surfaces of the thermoelectric module. An experiment results provide a testimony of the feasibility of the proposed environmental energy harvesting technology on the road facilities.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권12B호
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• pp.1435-1443
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 에너지 수확 센서 네트워크 시스템을 DEVS 형식론을 이용해서 시뮬레이션하고 모델링한다. 이 시스템은 주전원이나 배터리를 사용하는 싱크(마스터(master)) 노드와 에너지 수확 소자로부터 전원을 공급 받는 센서(slave) 노드로 구성 된다. 시뮬레이션을 위해 (i) 슬레이브 노드에서 에너지 수확하고 저장하는 회로의 동작을 연속적인 구간들로 분할한 후에 각 구간을 이산적인 상태로 표현하고, (ii) 마스터 노드와 슬레이브 노드의 컴포넌트들의 동작의 관계를 면밀하게 분석하여, (iii) 분석된 결과를 DEVS 형식론을 이용하여 모델링하고 시뮬레이션 한다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제8권11호
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• pp.1691-1696
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 순환형 하이브리드 초소형 에너지 수확장치 장치에서 존재하는 거동해석을 수행한다. 이 거동해석은 더 많은 에너지를 생산하기 위해서 비선형 시스템이 요구되므로 비선형 시스템의 존재 유무를 확인하는 것이다. 이를 위해 먼저 타켄스의 매립법을 통한 위상 공간을 재구성한다. 또한 위상 공간을 이용하여 포엔카래 맵을 구성하고 리아프노프 지수를 구하여 분석한다.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2009

This paper presents the energy harvesting technique which is carried out by vibration system with a piezoelectric element. In this study, low frequency characteristics of the piezoelectric element bonded to the aluminum cantilever were experimentally investigated. The piezoelectric element of size of $45L{\times}11W{\times}0.6H$ and piezoelectric constant($d_{31}$ ) of $-180{\times}10^{-12}C/N$ was used. The material of cantilever is an aluminum and two kinds of cantilever of which dimensions are (150, 190)$[mm]{\times}13[mm]{\times}1.5[mm]$ were experimented, respectively. The cantilever was fixed on the magnetic type vibrator and the vibrator was operated by power input with a sine wave. The characteristics of requency and mass variation of cantilever end part such as 0, 2.22, 4.34, 5.87, 8.66, 11.01 [g] were investigated. Finally, this paper suggests a method of generating electrical energy with a piezoelectric element using wind, an energy source that is easily applied and from which we can obtain "clean" energy.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2013년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.148-149
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• 2013

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.249-265
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• 2016

A bimorph piezoelectric energy harvester is developed for harvesting energy under the vortex induced vibration and it is integrated to a host structure of a trapezoidal plate without changing its passive dynamic properties. It is aimed to select trapezoidal plate as similar to a vertical fin-like structure which could be a part of an air vehicle. The designed energy harvester consists of an aluminum beam and two identical multi fiber composite (MFC) piezoelectric patches. In order to understand the dynamic characteristic of the trapezoidal plate, finite element analysis is performed and it is validated through an experimental study. The bimorph piezoelectric energy harvester is then integrated to the trapezoidal plate at the most convenient location with minimal structural displacement. The finite element model is constructed for the new combined structure in ANSYS Workbench 14.0 and the analyses performed on this particular model are then validated via experimental techniques. Finally, the energy harvesting performance of the bimorph piezoelectric energy harvester attached to the trapezoidal plate is also investigated through wind tunnel tests under the air load and the obtained results indicate that the system is a viable one for harvesting reasonable amount of energy.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술회의 초록집
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• pp.7-7
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• 2010

Energy harvesting from the environment has been of great interest as a standalone power source of wireless sensor nodes for Ubiquitous Sensor Networks(USN). In particular, the piezoelectric energy harvesting from ambient vibration sources has intensively researched because it has a relatively high power density comparing with other energy scavenging methods. Through recent advances in low power consumption RF transmitters and sensors, it is possible to adopt a micro-power energy harvesting system realized by MEMS technology for the system-on-chip. However, the MEMS energy harvesting system has some drawbacks such as a high natural frequency over 300 Hz and a small power generation due to a small dimension. To overcome these limitations, we devised a novel power generator with a spiral spring structure as shown in the figure. The natural frequency of a cantilever could be decreased to the usable frequency region (under 300 Hz) because the natural frequency depends on the length of a cantilever. In this study, the natural frequency of the energy harvester was a lower than a normal cantilever structure and sufficiently controllable in 50 - 200 Hz frequency region as adjusting weight of a proof mass. Moreover, the MEMS energy harvester had a high energy conversion efficiency using a shear mode ($d_{15}$) is much larger than a 33 mode ($d_{33}$) and the energy conversion efficiency is proportional to the piezoelectric constant (d). We expect the spiral type MEMS power generator would be a good candidate for a standalone power generator for USN.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2016

본 논문은 무전원의 백스케터 통신이 결합된 RF 에너지 하비스팅 시스템에서 주파수 자원의 효율을 높이기 위한 스펙트럼 센싱 알고리즘을 연구했다. 송신기 측에 스팩트럼 센싱 알고리즘을 이용해서 유휴주파수 대역을 찾고, 찾은 유휴주파수 대역 중에서 페이딩 영향이 적은 채널을 선택한다. 알고리즘을 적용한 송신기는 페이딩의 영향이 적은 신호를 송신하여, 수신측에서 수신신호의 간섭을 완화시키고, 수신신호강도를 향상시킬 수 있다. 따라서, 백스케터 통신이 결합된 RF 에너지 하비스팅에 스팩트럼 센싱 알고리즘이 적용된 송신기를 사용하고, 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 백스케터 통신의 BER과 수신거리별 수신세기, 그리고 RF 에너지 하비스팅의 성능이 이전보다 향상하는 것을 확인하였다.