• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.245-253
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• 2017

The relative displacement of a piping system installed between isolated and nonisolated structures in a severe earthquake might be larger when without a seismic isolation system. As a result of the relative displacement, the seismic risks of some components in the building could increase. The possibility of an increase in seismic risks is especially high in the crossover piping system in the buildings. Previous studies found that an elbow which could be ruptured by low-cycle ratcheting fatigue is one of the weakest elements. Fatigue curves for elbows were suggested based on component tests. However, it is hard to find a quantitative evaluation of the ultimate state of piping elbows. Generally, the energy dissipation of a solid structure can be calculated from the relation between displacement and force. Therefore, in this study, the ultimate state of the pipe elbow, normally considered as failure of the pipe elbow, is defined as leakage under in-plane cyclic loading tests, and a failure estimation method is proposed using a damage index based on energy dissipation.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2014

The conventional Phase-Shift Full-Bridge (PSFB) converter has a serious voltage spike because of the ringing between the leakage inductance of the transformer and the parasitic output capacitance of the secondary side rectifier switches. To overcome this problem, an asynchronous active clamp technique employing an auxiliary DC/DC converter has been proposed. However, an exact analyses for designing the auxiliary DC/DC converter has not been presented. Therefore, the amount of power that is supposed to be handled in the auxiliary DC/DC converter is calculated through a precise mode analyses in this paper. In addition, this paper proposes a lossy snubber circuit with hysteresis characteristics to reduce the burden that the auxiliary DC/DC converter should take during the starting interval. This technique results in optimizing the size of the magnetic component of the auxiliary DC/DC converter. The operational principles and the theoretical analyses are validated through experiments with a 48V-to-30V/15A prototype.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2015

This study proposes a dual-output single-stage bridgeless single-ended primary-inductor converter (DOSSBS) that can completely remove the front-end full-bridge alternating current-direct current rectifier to accomplish power factor correction for universal line input. Without the need for bridge diodes, the proposed converter has the advantages of low component count and simple structure, and can thus significantly reduce power loss. DOSSBS has two uncommon output ports to provide different voltage levels to loads, instead of using two separate power factor correctors or multi-stage configurations in a single stage. Therefore, this proposed converter is cost-effective and compact. A magnetically coupled inductor is introduced in DOSSBS to replace two separate inductors to decrease volume and cost. Energy stored in the leakage inductance of the coupled inductor can be completely recycled. In each line cycle, the two active switches in DOSSBS are operated in either high-frequency pulse-width modulation pattern or low-frequency rectifying mode for switching loss reduction. A prototype for dealing with an $85-265V_{rms}$ universal line is designed, analyzed, and built. Practical measurements demonstrate the feasibility and functionality of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.34-44
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• 2018

This paper presents a pulse-width adjustment (PWA) strategy for a novel bidirectional DC-DC boost converter to improve the performance of the dynamic inductor current response. This novel converter consists of three main components: a full-bridge converter (FBC), a high-frequency isolated transformer with large leakage inductance, and a three-level voltage-doubler rectifier (VDR). A number of scholars have analyzed the principles, such as the soft-switching performance and high-efficiency characteristic, of this converter based on pulse-width modulation plus phase-shift (PPS) control. It turns out that this converter is suitable for energy storage applications and exhibits good performance. However, the dynamic inductor current response processes of control variable adjustment is not analyzed in this converter. In fact, dc component may occur in the inductor current during its dynamic response process, which can influence the stability and reliability of the converter system. The dynamic responses under different operating modes of a conventional feedforward control are discussed in this paper. And a PWA strategy is proposed to enhance the dynamic inductor current response performance of the converter. This paper gives a detailed design and implementation of the PWA strategy. The proposed strategy is verified through a series of simulation and experimental results.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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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.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.41-53
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• 2024

Grouting sleeves are an essential connecting component of prefabricated components, and the quality of grouting has a significant influence on structural integrity and seismic performance. The embedded grouting sleeve (EGS)'s grouting defects are highly undetectable and random, and no effective monitoring method exists. This paper proposes an ultrasonic guided wave method and provides a set of guidelines for selecting the optimal frequency and suitable period for the EGS. The optimal frequency was determined by considering the group velocity, wave structure, and wave attenuation of the selected mode. Guided waves are prone to multi-modality, modal conversion, energy leakage, and dispersion in the EGS, which is a multi-layer structure. Therefore, a time-reversal (TR)-based multi-mode focusing and dispersion automatic compensation technology is introduced to eliminate the multi-mode phase difference in the EGS. First, the influence of defects on guided waves is analyzed according to the TR coefficient. Second, two major types of damage indicators, namely, the time domain and the wavelet packet energy, are constructed according to the influence method. The constructed wavelet packet energy indicator is more sensitive to the changes of defecting than the conventional time-domain similarity indicator. Both numerical and experimental results show that the proposed method is feasible and beneficial for the detection and quantitative estimation of the grouting defects of the EGS.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.569-576
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• 2017

전동차의 공기 작동식 출입문을 작동하기 위한 공기를 공급 또는 차단의 역할을 하는 전자변은 고장발생시 승객의 안전은 물론 정상운행을 불가능하게 하는 중요한 부품이므로 높은 신뢰도가 요구되지만 누기로 인한 고장 비율이 높은 편이다. 국내 도시철도 운영기관들은 고정주기와 임의 여유기간을 적용한 전동차 중정비 주기로 전자변을 정비한다. 현행 중정비 주기 방식의 대안으로 고장 신뢰도를 고려한 정비주기를 제시하고자 지하철 6호선 전동차 전자변 고장 통계자료에 상용 통계프로그램(MINITAB)을 적용하여 신뢰도 함수(Reliability Function)와 임무신뢰도(Mission Reliability)를 계산하고 적정 정비주기를 도출하였다. 도출된 정비 주기는 현 4년 주기의 정비의 부품신뢰도를 68%에서 95%로 향상시키는 것이므로 전자변의 신뢰도를 획기적으로 향상시킬 수 있을 것이다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.363-373
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 이산화탄소 지중저장 부지관리를 위한 가상물리시스템(Cyber Physical System, CPS)의 적용성을 검토하였다. 특히, 이산화탄소 누출 예측을 위한 가상트윈으로써 서배깅 회귀분석 기법을 활용하였고, 실제 모니터링 자료를 이용하여 해당기법의 성능을 검증하였다. 검증 결과, 서배깅 회귀분석 기법이 자료 내 이상치에 대하여 견고한 추세 예측성능을 보여주었으며 장기 농도변화 예측성능 또한 우수함을 확인하였다. 또한 적은 연산자원을 활용하여 즉시적인 예측결과를 도출함에 따라 이산화탄소 누출 실시간 예측 및 위험 경보에도 적합함을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과들은 서배깅 회귀분석 기법을 가상트윈으로 활용하는 CPS가 이산화탄소 누출 위험을 효율적으로 관리하는데 활용 될 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.228-236
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• 2011

The ${\Delta}\;V_{10}$ or 10-Hz flicker index, as a common method of measurement of voltage flicker severity in power systems, requires a high computational cost and a large amount of memory. In this paper, for measuring the ${\Delta}\;V_{10}$ index, a new method based on the Adaline (adaptive linear neuron) system, the FFT (fast Fourier transform), and the PSO (particle swarm optimization) algorithm is proposed. In this method, for reducing the sampling frequency, calculations are carried out on the envelope of a power system voltage that contains a flicker component. Extracting the envelope of the voltage is implemented by the Adaline system. In addition, in order to increase the accuracy in computing the flicker components, the PSO algorithm is used for reducing the spectral leakage error in the FFT calculations. Therefore, the proposed method has a lower computational cost in FFT computation due to the use of a smaller sampling window. It also requires less memory since it uses the envelope of the power system voltage. Moreover, it shows more accuracy because the PSO algorithm is used in the determination of the flicker frequency and the corresponding amplitude. The sensitivity of the proposed method with respect to the main frequency drift is very low. The proposed algorithm is evaluated by simulations. The validity of the simulations is proven by the implementation of the algorithm with an ARM microcontroller-based digital system. Finally, its function is evaluated with real-time measurements.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.273-280
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• 1999

본 논문에서는 아나로그 파형분석의 파형추적기술을 이용하여 전자기기의 고장진단을 용이하게 할 수 있는 회로분석 시스템을 설계하고 구현하였다. 회로분석기는 CMOS, MOS 회로와 같은 신기술 전자부품들을 간단하게 검사할 수 있는 개선된 능력을 가지며, 내장된 펄스 구동기를 사용하여 SCR, TRIAC 그리고 Optocoupler와 같은 게이트 구동소자들을 고장진단하게 한다. 회로분석기는 측정하고자 하는 부품 및 기판에 전원을 인가하지 않고 측정하도록 하여 측정하는 중에 발생 가능성 있는 일시적인 Short로 인한 회로의 추가적인 손상을 방지하고 반도체소자의 임피던스 상태를 분석하며 시스템 또는 PCB기판의 영구적인 고장을 일으키는 누액 또는 기판손상으로 인한 문제를 완벽하게 찾아낼 수 있었다. 이상이 의심되는 부품과 정상 부품간의 상호 비교할 수 있기 때문에 부품 식별 번호가 없거나 알아보기 힘든 부품의 고장진단에 이상적으로 응용할 수 있는 방안을 제시하도록 한다.