• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.121-127
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• 2017

From the perspective of commercializing rotating machines equipped with magnetic bearings, maintaining the error between the mechanical center and the magnetic center within an acceptable level is crucial. The existing method of measuring the center error is to adjust the position references that minimize the current imbalance present in levitation control outputs. However, this method can be applied only after all the components of the system are operational. In this paper, we present a new method of estimating the center error by using only the position sensors and a current source. A force model that relates the position of the rotor with the coil currents is set up. Using this model, the center error is estimated by minimizing the difference between the force angles and the contact angles measured in a pull test. The feasibility of the method is numerically and experimentally validated.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.310-316
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• 2016

We propose a novel contact-free transportation system in which an axial electrodynamic wheel is applied as an actuator. When the electrodynamic wheel is partially overlapped by a fixed conductive plate and rotates over it, three-axis magnetic forces are generated on the wheel. Among these forces, those in the gravitational direction and the lateral direction are inherently stable. Therefore, only the force in the longitudinal direction needs to be controlled to guarantee spatial stability of the wheel. The electrodynamic wheel consists of permanent magnets that are repeated and polarized periodically along the circumferential direction. The basic geometric configuration and the pole number of the wheel influence the stability margin of a transportation system, which would include several wheels. The overlap region between the wheel and the conductive plate is a dominant factor affecting the stiffness in the lateral direction. Therefore, sensitivity analysis for the major parameters of the wheel mechanism was performed using a finite element tool. The system was manufactured based on the obtained design values, and the passive stability of a moving object with the wheels was verified experimentally.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.566-572
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• 2011

In recent semiconductor and FPD (Flat Panel Display) manufacturing processes, high clean-class delivery operation is required more and more for short working time and better product quality. Traditionally SLIM (Single-sided Linear Induction Motor) is widely used in the liner drive applications because of its simplicity in the rail structure. A magnetically levitated (Maglev) unmanned vehicle with SLIM traction, which is powered by a CPS (Contactless Power Supply) can be a high precision delivery solution for this industry. In this paper unmanned FPD-carrying vehicle, which can levitate without contacting the rail structure, is suggested for high clean-class FPD delivery applications. It can be more acceptable for the complex facilities composed with many processes which require longer rails, because of simple rail structure. The test setup consists of a test vehicle and a rounded rail, in which the vehicle can load and unload products at arbitrary position commanded through wireless communications of host computer. The experimental results show that the suggested vehicle and rail have reasonable traction servo and robust electromagnetic suspensions without any contact. The resolution of point servo errors in the SLIM traction system is accomplished under 1mm. The maximum gap error is ${\pm}0.25mm$ with nominal air gap length of 4.0mm in the electromagnetic suspensions. This type of automated delivery vehicle is expected to have significant role in the clean delivery like FPD glass delivery.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.83-87
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• 2004

In this paper, an electrical equivalent circuit is derived by solving system equations. A frequency characteristics graph is calculated and the characteristics curve of the linear Actuator Model System are simulated by the Matlab program The frequency characteristics of a linear actuator are analyzed on the structure of the linear Actuator Model System This paper proposed and analyzed the linear Actuator Model(LAM) by using Matlab program with linear actuator was verified computer simulation based on the energy conversion theory.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics S
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• v.36S no.6
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• pp.57-66
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• 1999

In this paper, we propose design methods of suspension controller for magnetically levitated system(MAGLEV). In this interior, the study of Electromagnetic Suspension(EMS) which has several advantages is chiefly achieved but, because the EMS has highly nonlinear and unstable property it is difficult to design the suspension controller maintaining stability and high performance. Here a Gain Scheduling Control(GSC) based on pole-placement scheme and on linear quadratic gaussian(LQG) design is separately presented. The several control performance is shown by simulation.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.20-30
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• 2001

In the paper, we propose a predictive control scheme using multiple neural network-based prediction models. To construct the multiple models, we select several specific values of a parameter whose variation affects serious control performance in the plant. Among the multiple prediction models, we choose one that shows the best predictions for future outputs of the plant by a switching technique. Based on a nonlinear programming method, we calculate the current process input in the nonlinear predictive control system with multiple prediction models. The proposed control method is shown to be very effective when a parameter of the plant changes or the time delay, if it exists, varies. It is also shown that the proposed method is successfully applied for the control of suspension in a electro-magnetic levitation system.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.10 no.7
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• pp.775-780
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• 2015

Because of the advantages such as the zero electrical resistance effect that disappears in the vicinity of the absolute temperature and the magnetic levitation effect, the superconducting applications are being tried in a variety of fields. But, those have faced many difficulties in the practical use because of the difficulty for the realization of the superconducting critical temperature. Recently, however, because the high-temperature super conductors was discovered newly which show superconductivity more than $30^{\circ}K$, the application researches based on it are being tried in various fields. Therefore, this paper examines the possibilities and issues by surveying the high temperature superconducting applications to electrical power system.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.717-726
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• 2016

Emergency tracks are necessary in case a broken down train evacuates, a train needs to make way for a faster train behind it, or a train suddenly stops and following trains must avoid colliding with it. Magnetic Levitated (maglev) Trains can change track to enter an emergency track using a segmented switch or a traverse switch. On a traverse switch, a train can change its track when the part of the track that the train is on moves to the other track. Currently manufactured Maglev trains have two bodies and the total length is 25 meters. If a traverse switch is used, it will only require 30 meters of track to move the train to the other track, so, when it comes to efficiency of costs and space, the traverse switch surpasses the articulated switch. Therefore, in this paper, an optimized design to secure structural safety and weight lightening is suggested. To achieve these results, the heights of the piled concrete and girders which are both placed on the top of the traverse switch, are set as design variables. The Finite Element Method (FEM), in application of kriging and in the design of the experiments (DOE), is used. Maximum stress, deformation, and structural weight are compared with the results, and through this process structural safety and weight lightening is proven.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.109-110
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 현재 운행되고 있는 선형 유도전동기의 슬립주파수 고정 방식이 아닌 선형 유도전동기를 이용한 자기부상열차의 슬립주파수와 수직력 및 추진력과의 관계를 이용, 열차의 가감속시 운행패턴에 따라 운행 중 슬립주파수가 가변할 수 있는 슬립주파수 가변패턴을 형성, 선형유도전동기 자기부상시스템에서의 에너지 효율향상 가능성을 검증하였다. 슬립주파수와 수직력, 추진력과의 관계를 이용 슬립주파수 일정 실효치전류제어 알고리즘과 슬립주파수 일정 벡터제어 알고리즘을 사용하여 운전조건과 슬립주파수를 변경하며 운전조건에 따른 가장 효율적인 슬립주파수의 패턴을 형성하였다. 이 후 모의시험과 실차를 이용한 실험을 통해 알고리즘에 대한 정당성과 실제 효율의 증가를 통해 타당성을 검증하였다. 앞선 두 가지 알고리즘을 통해 열차부상에 영향을 미치지 않는 범위의 수직력을 가지는 범위내에서 슬립주파수를 가변 운전 조건에 따른 최적의 슬립주파수에 대한 정보를 기반으로 운행 중 가변하는 슬립주파수를 자동열차운전(ATO)시스템에 적용 모의실험을 통해 그 적용가능성과 효율을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.261-266
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 자기부상시스템에 대해 흡인식 자기부상방식을 채택하고 쇠구슬에 대한 운동을 상하 1자유도로 가정하여 운동방정식을 세운다. 이때 전자석이 자기 부상력은 전자석에 흐르는 전류와 인덕턴스의 함수라 가정하고, 모델의 불확실성은 자기부상계의 운동 방정식으로부터 선형화 할 때 발생하는 오차 및 파라미터 변동으로 생각한다. 또한 모델의 불확실성이 존재하더라도 정상편차 없이 부상하는 서보제어계를 설계한다. 그런데 저자등은 강인성 문제 및 정상편차 없는 것에 역점을 두어 H$_{\infty}$ 제어이론에 기초한 1형 로바스트 서보 제어기를 구하여 자기부상 시스템의 안정화 제어계로써 적용한 적이 있다. 이때 중심해 이외의 해를 이용하여 설계한 서보 제어계는 자기부상계의 과도상태시에 일어나는 오버슈트를 줄일 수 없었다. 따라서 시스템 내부 안정화를 위하여 H$_{\infty}$ 제어이론에 의해 설계된 피드백(feedback) 제어기와 물체가 부상할 때 오버슈트를 줄이고 제어량이 목표치에 잘 추종하기 위해 설계된 피드 포워드(feed forward) 제어기로써 2자유도를 갖는 제어계를 설계한다. 이렇게 설계한 2자유도 제어계를 가지고 모의 응답실험과 본 연구자들이 만든 자기부상 시스템의 실험결과를 비교함으로써 설계된 제어기의 타당성을 조사한다.