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Combined X-ray CT-SPECT System with a CZT Detector

  • Kwon, Soo-Il;Koji Iwata;Hasegawa, B-H
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.379-381
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    • 2002
  • A single CdZnTe detector is tested for suitability in a prototype CT/ SPECT system designed to acquire both emission and transmission data. The detector has the size of 1${\times}$l-cm$^2$ with 4${\times}$4 1.5${\times}$l.5mm$^2$ pixellated anodes. Since the detector is smaller than imaged object, we translated it in an arc centered at the x-ray tube to image larger objects. Pulse counting electronics with very short shaping time (50 ns) are used to satisfy high photon rates in x-ray imaging, and response linearity up to 3${\times}$10$\^$5/ counts per second per detector element is achieved. The energy resolution of 122-keV gamma-ray is measured to be 14%. We have characterized the system performance by scanning a radiographic resolution phantom .and the Hoffman brain phantom. The spatial resolution of CT and SPECT are about 1 mm and 7 mm, respectively.

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A Study on the Acoustic Baffle to Reduce Ghost Target According to Structure behind Cylindrical Array Sensor (원통형 배열센서 후면 구조물에 의해 발생하는 허위 표적 감소를 위한 음향 배플 연구)

  • Seo, Young Soo;Kim, Dong Hyun;Kim, Jin Tae
    • Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.440-446
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    • 2015
  • Acoustic signal is emitted from a vessel and received by a cylindrical array sensor at some distance from the vessel. Acoustic signal is the source for a cylindrical array sensor which is designed to detect the acoustic signal. Cylindrical array sensors seldom have an ideal hydrodynamic shape and are not sufficiently robust to survive without some protection and they are normally housed in a sonar dome. Reflected signals by some structure inside a sonar dome make unwanted signals. Therefore, an acoustic baffle is used to minimize unwanted signals. The performance of the acoustic baffles can be determined from the acoustic numerical analysis at the design stage. In this study, finite element method was used to analyze the acoustic field around the cylindrical array sensor and baffle effects. The baffle performance can be defined the echo reduction. To show the baffle performance, the specimens were made for pulse tube test and echo reductions were measured during the test. In this paper, the effect of echo reduction of the acoustic baffle was discussed.

Simple Q-switched Waveguide $CO_2$ Laser Using Polygon Mirror (회전 다면셩을 이용한 도파관 $CO_2$ 레이저의 Q-스위칭)

  • 최종운;김용평;강응철;김재기
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.21-25
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    • 1995
  • Q-switched Waveguide $CO_{2}$ laser using polygon mirror were constructed and their output characteristics were measured. Waveguide was made of the beryllium oxide tube of inner diameter of 2 mm, outer diameter of 20 mm, and length of 200 mm. A flat ZnSe output coupler of 80% reflectivity was placed on the 9 mm distance from the end of the waveguide. Convex lens was used to reduce the coupling loss between the polygon mirror and the waveguide. The polygon mirror was located behind of convex lens. With this condition, continuous output of the laser were measured as 1.2 W. In the Q-switched mode. pulse width 120 ns were measured with rotational speed 7,559 RPM. and peak power of up to 250 W. 250 W.

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Special quality research about action output waveform change by gap (1.0mm and 1.6mm) difference of $CO_2$ laser for skin disease (피부질환을 위한 $CO_2$ 레이저의 공극차이에 따른 동작출력 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Whi-Young
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.04a
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    • pp.52-54
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    • 2007
  • Laser wave length can have evaporation effect by absorption because outer skin or tissue of focus is consisted of water almost though absorption of water occurs more than 90% almost in formation thickness of very thin floor. Can operate outer skin, steam by floor and correct incision of formation is available. Suture surgical operation is available to vein or lymph system and surgical operation region can dry and see as eye and radish bleeding surgical operation is available. Specially, stability of tube both end output about pulse by weight very, this research can cause various curative effect because can reduce bulk and control easily current wave style of medical laser using electric power conversion device of high frequency way. If introduce ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching) or ZVZCS (Zero Voltage and Zero Current Switching), is more profitable because can reduce switching damage. Because electric power department of proposed medical laser can do stable soft-switching in wide subordinate extent introducing ZVZCS technique by the first help and control department composes microcontroller, output current waveform user have free form make. Result that experiment because design and manufacture, brought result that improve of 20% than existing equipment, and will be bought to get into superior result if supplement as systematic late.

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A Study on Response Improvement of a Proportional Solenoid Actuator (비례제어 솔레노이드 액추에이터의 응답성 향상 연구)

  • Yun, So Nam;Ham, Young Bog;Park, Jung Ho
    • Journal of Drive and Control
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2016
  • This paper presents a control method for the performance improvement of a proportional solenoid actuator using a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal. It is very difficult to obtain excellent response performance from a proportional solenoid actuator using a simple proportional controller with no PWM signal or dither because the mass and structure of a proportional solenoid actuator changes according to the application target, friction force in the proportional solenoid tube, operating force and displacement range. To solve the above problems, first, a controller with a PWM function for experimenting with attraction force characteristics was designed and manufactured. Secondly, an experimental setup for solenoid performance measurement with a force sensor and a displacement sensor was also manufactured. The attraction force characteristics according to the frequency and duty ratio variations of a PWM signal were tested and the relationships among the frequency, duty ratio, plunger mass and friction characteristics were analyzed. Finally, response characteristics improvements for proportional solenoid actuators are discussed.

An Improved SPWM Strategy to Reduce Switching in Cascaded Multilevel Inverters

  • Dong, Xiucheng;Yu, Xiaomei;Yuan, Zhiwen;Xia, Yankun;Li, Yu
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.490-497
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    • 2016
  • The analysis of the switch status of each unit module of a cascaded multi-level inverter reveals that the working condition of the switch of a chopper arm causes unnecessary switching under the conventional unipolar sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM). With an increase in the number of cascaded multilevel inverters, the superposition of unnecessary switching gradually occurs. In this work, we propose an improved SPWM strategy to reduce switching in cascaded multilevel inverters. Specifically, we analyze the switch state of the switch tube of a chopper arm of an H-bridge unit. The redundant switch is then removed, thereby reducing the switching frequency. Unlike the conventional unipolar SPWM technique, the improved SPWM method greatly reduces switching without altering the output quality of inverters. The conventional unipolar SPWM technique and the proposed method are applied to a five-level inverter. Simulation results show the superiority of the proposed strategy. Finally, a prototype is built in the laboratory. Experimental results verify the correctness of the proposed modulation strategy.

Analysis of high-frequency resonant Inverter character using efficient ozonizer (고효율 오존생기용 고주파 공진형 인버터의 특성 해석)

  • Kim, Young-Hoon;Hwang, Young-Min;Noh, In-Bae;Kim, Young-Bin;Heo, Tae-Won;Woo, Jung-In
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2002.11d
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    • pp.246-248
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    • 2002
  • This paper presents a high-frequency voltage source inverter for silent corona discharge ozonizer application, which is characterized by the power control based on pulse density modulation (PDM). The PDM inverter produces either a square -wave ac-voltage state or a zero-voltage state at its ac terminals to control the average output voltage under constant do voltage and operating frequency. This results in a wide range of power control in the silent corona discharge load with a strong nonlinear characteristics. And proposed addition circuit for maintain discharge on the center of the airgap. In this paper, schemed equivalent electric circuit of the discharge electrode for simulation. Finally, the effectiveness of this discharge tube character of silent corona ozonizer is investigated in the simulation results.

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A Study of Echo Reduction of Underwater Acoustic Material Considering Ocean Condition (수중환경을 고려한 수중 음향재료의 반향음 감소성능 연구)

  • Seo, Young Soo;Ham, Il Bae;Jung, Woo Jin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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    • 2014.10a
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    • pp.377-384
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    • 2014
  • The requirement of acoustic material which is used in underwater environment more increases. The material is used to reduce acoustic signature and radiate noise for underwater vehicle. Underwater acoustic material was made by viscoelastic material such as a rubber and a polyurethane etc. The mechanical and acoustic characteristics of these material change with hydrostatic pressure. In order to increase an acoustic performance according to hydrostatic pressure, several kinds of scatterers were added to viscoelastic material. In this paper, acoustic modelling and analysis techniques of underwater acoustic material with hydrostatic pressure were introduced and proposed. The specimens for pulse tube test were made and echo reductions were calculated and measured with hydrostatic pressure. Also the characteristics of echo reduction of the specimens with hydrostatic pressure were obtained and discussed.

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Analysis of electric circuit using capacitor for driving linear compressor (콘덴서를 이용한 선형압축기 구동 전기회로 해석)

  • Ko, Jun-Seok;Kim, Hyo-Bong;Park, Seong-Je;Hong, Yong-Ju;Yeom, Han-Kil;Koh, Deuk-Yong
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 2012
  • A linear compressor generates pulsating pressure and oscillating flow in a cryocooler such as Stirling cryocooler and pulse tube refrigerator. It is driven by AC power source and designed to operate at resonance of piston motion. The driving voltage level is determined by electric parameters of resistance, inductance and thrust constant of linear motor. From voltage equation on linear motor, the power factor of driving power is inherently less than 1. The phase difference between voltage and current of supplied power can be zero using capacitor and this can minimize a supply voltage level. Especially, the linear compressor of kW class requires high voltage and thus can cause a difficulty in selecting power supply unit due to limitation of voltage level. The capacitor in driving electric circuit is useful to settle this problem. In this study, the electric circuit of linear compressor is analytically investigated with assumption of mechanical resonance. The electric parameters of commercial linear motor are used in the analysis. The effects of capacitor on driving voltage level and power factor are investigated. From analytic results, it is shown that the voltage level can be mimized with using capacitor in driving electric circuit.

Development of cryogenic free-piston reciprocating expander utilizing phase controller

  • Cha, Jeongmin;Park, Jiho;Kim, Kyungjoong;Jeong, Sangkwon
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.42-47
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    • 2016
  • A free-piston reciprocating expander is a device which operates without any mechanical linkage to a stationary part. Since the motion of the floating piston is only controlled by the pressure difference at two ends of the piston, this kind of expander may indispensably require a sophisticated active control system equipped with multiple valves and reservoirs. In this paper, we have suggested a novel design that can further reduce complexity of the previously developed cryogenic free-piston expander configuration. It is a simple replacement of both multiple valves and reservoirs by a combination of an orifice valve and a reservoir. The functional characteristic of the integrated orifice-reservoir configuration is similar to that of a phase controller applied in a pulse tube refrigerator so that we designate the one as a phase controller. Depending on the orifice valve size in the phase controller, the different PV work which affects the expander performance is generated. The numerical model of this unique free-piston reciprocating expander utilizing a phase controller is established to understand and analyze quantitatively the performance variation of the expander under different valve timing and orifice valve size. The room temperature experiments are carried out to examine the performance of this newly developed cryogenic expander.