• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.519-524
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• 2002

This paper presents a soft-switching technique of single-stage power conversion Matrix Converter of AC-AC converters. Conventional hard-switching method is limited to operate at low switching frequency due to increased switching loss. In this paper, by additional auxiliary switch circuits, it is shown that the main switch of the matrix converter operate as a zero-voltage switches, and the auxiliary switch operate as a zero current switch. Finally, the soft-switching technique with auxiliary switches is compared with conventional hard-switching technique, and Is analyzed by simulation.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.55 no.12
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• pp.640-645
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• 2006

A 22.9kV/50MVA class high temperature superconducting(HTS) power cable system was developed in Korea. For the optimization of electrical insulation design for a HTS cable, it is necessary to investigate the ac breakdown impulse breakdown and partial discharge inception stress of the liquid nitrogen/laminated polypropylene paper(LPP) composite insulation system. They were used to insulation design of the model cable for a 22.9kV class HTS power cable and the model cable was manufactured. The insulation test of the manufactured model cable was evaluated in various conditions and was satisfied standard technical specification in Korea. Base on these experimental data, the single and 3 phase HTS cable of a prototype were manufactured and verified.

• Proceedings of the KWS Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.177-180
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• 2007

The laser welding process was effective way to join the metals, because of the high productivity, the low distortion and the good weld quality. The fiber laser used the double-clad fiber architecture, the single element diode laser and the fully-spliced side pumping. It has the advantages in the views of the energy conversion efficiency, the beam quality, the robustness and the mobility. Recently, the thick material was welded with the high power laser in ship building or construction industry owing to the super bright fiber laser. In this study, we introduced the characteristics of high power fiber laser and its welding performance of thick gauge materials.

• Korean Journal of Digital Imaging in Medicine
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.27-32
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• 2011

The conventional types of X-ray generators were bulky in physical size and heavy in weight, and the control accuracies of the output voltages were not always satisfactory. The high frequency switching inverter and converter technology on power conversion and control systems have been greatly closed up introducing power semiconductor devices. To decreasing the volume and the weight of high voltage transformer, and to stabilize ripple. In this paper, the newly developed x-ray generator in a low cost using duty modulation PWM inverter. This system verify improved performance by stabilize ripple of X-ray tube voltage and compared the reproducibility, linearity and dose in single phase, three phase and PSU.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.169-170
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 고효율 에너지 저장 시스템에 적합한 양방향 단일 전력변환 AC-DC 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안하는 컨버터는 단일 전력변환을 통해 저가격, 고효율 특성을 가지며, 기존 양방향 전력변환 시스템에 비해 소형화되었다. 본 논문에서는 양방향 단일 전력변환 AC-DC 컨버터를 능동 클램프를 가지는 플라이백 컨버터로 구현하였다. 전력 용량과 효율을 높이기 위해 연속전류모드를 채택하였으며, 양방향 전류 제어를 위해 분할 적분 제어기를 이용하였다. 최종적으로 시제품을 제작하여 제안하는 양방향 컨버터의 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.286-287
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• 2010

계통연계 인버터 제어 시 계통 전압과 동상인 전류를 공급해 주기 위해 반드시 계통 전압의 위상 정보가 필요하다. 기존의 PLL 방법은 계통 전압에 고조파가 존재하지 않을 시에 검출된 위상 값은 정확하지만, 고조파 존재 시 정확한 위상 값을 얻을수 없다. 본 논문에서는 전차원 상태 관측기를 이용하여 기본파 성분과 고조파 성분을 분리하여 검출된 위상의 정상상태 오차를 감소시킬 수 있고, 저역통과필터를 고려한 PLL 시스템의 모델링을 이용하여 동특성을 개선하는 방법을 제안하였다. 이를 모의실험을 통하여 검증하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.79-87
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• 2015

This paper proposes a floating-type wave energy conversion system that consists of a mechanical part (yo-yo vibrating system, motion rectifying system, and power transmission system) and electrical part (power generation system). The yo-yo vibrating system, which converts translational input to rotational motion, is modeled as a single degree-of-freedom system. It can amplify the wave input via the resonance phenomenon and enhance the energy conversion efficiency. The electromechanical model is established from impedance matching of the mechanical part to the electrical system. The performance was analyzed at various wave frequencies and damping ratios for a wave input acceleration of 0.14 g. The maximum output occurred at the resonance frequency and optimal load resistance, where the power conversion efficiency and electrical output power reached 48% and 290 W, respectively. Utilizing the resonance phenomenon was found to greatly enhance the performance of the wave energy converter, and there exists a maximum power point at the optimum load resistance.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.46-55
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• 2004

This paper presents a high-frequency ZVS-PWM boost chopper-fed DC-DC converter with a single active auxiliary edge resonant snubber in the load-side which can be designed for power conditioners such as solar photovoltaic generation, fuel cell generation, battery and super capacitor energy storages. Its principle operation in steady-state is described in addition to a prototype setup. The experimental results of ZVS-PWM boost chopper-fed DC-DC converter proposed here, are evaluated and verified with a practical design model in terms of its switching voltage and current waveforms, the switching v-i trajectory, the temperature performance of IGBT module, the actual power conversion efficiency and the EMI of radiated and conducted emissions. And then discussed and compared with the hard switching scheme from an experimental point of view. Finally, this paper proposes a practical method to suppress parasitic oscillation due to the active auxiliary resonant switch at ZCS turn off mode transition with the aid of an additional lossless clamping diode loop, and reduced the EMI conducted emission in this paper.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

In this paper, a sub-harmonic dual-gate FET mixer is suggested to improve the isolation characteristic between LO and RF ports of an unbalanced mixer. The mixer was designed by using single-gate FET cascode structure and driven by the second harmonic component of LO signal. A dual-gate FET mixer has good isolation characteristic since RF and LO signals are injected into gatel and gate2, respectively. In addition, the isolation characteristic of a sub-harmonic mixer is better than that of a fundamental mixer due to the large frequency separation between the LO and RF frequencies. As RF power was -30 ㏈m and LO power was 0 ㏈m, the designed mixer yielded the -47.17 ㏈m LO-to-RF leakage power level, 10 ㏈ conversion gain, -2.5 ㏈m OIP3, -12.5 ㏈m IIP3 and -1 ㏈m 1 ㏈ gain compression point. Since the LO-to-RF leakage power level of the designed mixer is as good as that of a double-balanced mixer, the sub-harmonic dual-gate FET mixer can be utilized instead.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.2553-2560
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• 2018

In Korea, there are no instances where a hydrogen fuel cell power generation system has been used in a railway vehicle. Only the basic topology has been studied. In the previous study, conventional converters using a single switch were applied to the fuel cell power generation system. Therefore, current stress on the switch at converter on-off transitions would be large when controlling a large-capacity railway vehicle. In addition, since the input side ripple is also large, there is a problem with a shortening of the lifetime of both the fuel cell power generation system and the inductor. In this paper, a soft-switching transformer inductor boost converter for fuel cell powered railway vehicles was proposed. A technique to reduce both the switching current stress generated during on-off transitions, and the input ripple current flowing in the inductor were studied. The soft-switching TIB converter uses a transformer-type inductor to configure the entire circuit in an interleaved method, and reduces both input current ripple and the current ripple of the inductor and switch.