• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2019

Solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources. It can respond to expanding energy demand. A solar cell module is designed to have a durability that can be developed over a long period of 25 years to be installed outdoors and perform like a stable power supply. We need Standard Test Condition (STC)-based power output data before and after testing to measure the power output of existing modules. The modules are shown to reduce power output by comparing data before and after outdoor experiments regardless of whether they are indoor or outdoor. It is easy to compare the power output quantities through the module simulator in the indoor. However, it takes a lot of testing time and costs to compare the power output on outdoor in the case of a high number of modules and distance from the module simulator. It can save time and costs if we can check the power output using the data in outdoor. We have used the long-term outdoor test to find the elements out that corresponds to the reductions in power output quantities. We have conducted research that matched the actual and the tests.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.929-938
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• 2015

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and battery charging control are two important functions for a solar battery charger. The former improves utilization of the available solar energy, while the latter ensures a prolonged battery life. Nevertheless, complete implementation of both functions can be complex and costly, especially for low voltage application such as standalone street lamps. In this paper, the operation of a solar battery charger for standalone street light systems is investigated. Using only one voltage sensor, the solar charger is able to operate in both MPPT and constant voltage (CV) charging mode, hence providing high performance at a low cost. Using a lab prototype and a solar simulator, the operation of the charger system is demonstrated and its performance under varying irradiance is validated.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2003

Recently, photovoltaic system has been studied widely as a renewable energy system, because it does not produce environmental pollution and it has infinity energy source from the sun. A study on photovoltaic system has a lot of problems like as reappearance and repetition of some situation in the laboratory experiment for development of MPPT algorithm and islanding detection algorithm. because output characteristics of solar cell are varied by irradiation and surface temperature of solar cell. Therefore, the assistant equipment which emulates the solar cell characteristics which can be controlled arbitrarily by researcher is require to the researchers for reliable experimental data. In this paper, the virtual implement of solar cell (VISC) system is proposed to solve these problems and to achieve reliable experimental result on photovoltaic system. VISC system emulates the solar cell output characteristics, and this system can substitute solar cell in laboratory experiment system. To realize the VISC, mathematical model of solar cell is studied for driving converter and the DC/DC converters are compared in viewpoint of tracking error using computer simulation. Output dynamic characteristic of PV array is varied by irradiation and PWM converter performance is studied using PSIM simulator.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.182-186
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• 2023

In this study, we measured the power and temperature of the floating horizontal solar cell in a coastal lagoon and compared with those of ground solar cell and water platform solar cell. Because the bottom surface of the floating horizontal solar cell was contacting the water, cooling effect was expected stronger than other cells. As a result of the measurement, the power of floating horizontal cell was 11.7% higher than that of the ground cell and 15% higher than that of the water platform cell. During the measurement, it was observed that water waves were continuously flowed on the top surface of floating horizontal cell by the wind, and it could be assumed that the cooling effect occurred not only on the bottom surface of the cell but also on the top surface. In order to analyze the cooling effect and power increasing of the horizontal cell in the wave situation, we measured power and temperature of the cell while generating artificial waves in a laboratory equipped with Zenon lamp as a solar simulator. At the height of thewater surface, the power of the cell with waves was 3.7% higherthan without waves and temperature was 4.6℃ lower. At 1 cm and 2 cm below the watersurface, power of the cell with waves was decreased by 14% and 11% than without waves while temperature was same . At 3 cm below the water surface, there was no effect of waves.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.477-485
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• 2015

최근 무선 센서 네트워크(Wireless sensor network, WSN)의 제한된 수명을 근본적으로 해결하기 위하여 에너지 수집형 노드를 사용한 WSN 연구가 진행되고 있다. 하지만, 이러한 연구를 원활히 지원하기 위한 에너지 수집형 WSN 시뮬레이터는 거의 없는 상태이다. 에너지 수집형 WSN을 위한 시뮬레이터들은 기존의 배터리 기반 WSN 시뮬레이터의 에너지 모델과는 달리, 에너지 수집 모델과 소비 모델이 결합된 새로운 에너지 모델을 필요로 한다. 아울러 새로운 프로토콜 제안 시, 제안된 프로토콜의 성능과 비교할 수 있는 대표적인 에너지 수집형 WSN을 위한 라우팅 및 MAC 프로토콜들이 포함되어 있어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 환경 에너지 중 가장 널리 사용되는 태양 에너지 기반의 센서 노드 및 네트워크를 지원하는 시뮬레이터를 설계하고 구현하였다. 제안하는 시뮬레이터는 날씨 및 계절 등의 외부환경과 솔라셀 및 에너지 저장 장치 등의 내부 환경 특성을 고려하여 설계된 에너지 수집 모듈이 구현 되어있고, 태양 에너지 기반 무선 센서 네트워크를 위한 대표적인 라우팅 및 MAC 프로토콜 기법들이 구현 되어 있다. 아울러 사용자 친화형 GUI를 제공하여 손쉬운 사용이 가능하다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.745-754
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• 2023

In order to test the recognition ability and accuracy of a target imaging simulator under the irradiation of solar stray light in a laboratory environment, it needs to be fixed on a five-axis turntable during a hardware-in-the-loop simulation test, so the optical system of the simulator should have a long exit pupil distance. This article adopts a secondary imaging method to design a projection optical system suitable for thin-film-transistor liquid crystal displays. The exit pupil distance of the entire optical system is 1,000 mm, and the final optimization results in the 400 nm-850 nm band show that the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the optical system is greater than 0.8 at the cutoff frequency of 72 lp/mm, and the distortion of each field of view of the system is less than 0.04%. Combined with the design results of the optical system, TracePro software was used to model the optical system, and the simulation of the target imaging simulator at the magnitude of -1 to +6 Mv was analyzed and verified. The magnitude error is less than 0.2 Mv, and the irradiance uniformity of the exit pupil surface is greater than 90%, which meets the requirements of the target imaging simulator.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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• pp.218-219
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• 2007

Silicon feed stock shortage have acted as major restraints for growth of photovoltaic industry. Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system will reduce the use of silicon PV materials. This paper presents the application possibility of mono-crystalline silicon solar cell, which has increased in market share, for PV concentrator. We measured the power of solar cell using sun simulator and I-V curve tracer and compared the results. The comparison of results showed that the concentrated solar cell generated the power more approximately 7 times than without concentration in spite of non-heat sink. If CPV technology included heat sink combines already developed PV tracking system, it will have a merit economically.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.22-23
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• 2007

We tried to find the possibility of mono-crystalline silicon solar cell for photovoltaic concentrating system which is major cost portion for PV system using fresnel lens. With solar simulator and I-V curve tracer, we analyzed maximum output characteristics and measured the temperature of concentrated area using infrared camera. Because of temperature increase, there was no merit when concentrating. But at low radiant power, it showed more efficient operation. The combination of heat-sink technology and tracking system to our concentrating PV system would give better performance results.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.315.2-315.2
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 반사방지 VF2-TrFE 박막을 이용한 MIS Solar cell을 제작하여 전기적, 구조적 특성을 평가하였다. ALD법을 이용하여 고유전율의 화학적 안정성이 우수한 산화알루미늄을 절연층으로 한 Al/Al2O3/Si(100)을 제작하였으며 cell의 효율을 향상시키기 위해 spin coating법을 이용하여 VF2-TrFE 반사방지막을 증착시켰다. 제작된 반사방지 VF2-TrFE 박막 MIS solar cell은 MIS 커패시터의 전류밀도-전계 특성, 커패시턴스-전압 특성과 반사방지막 열처리 조건에 따른 태양전지 효율을 Solar simulator 및 Quantum Efficiency system으로 측정하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.206-209
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• 2006

In this paper, I try to measure the electrical characteristics of PV cell for lanterns with solar simulator and simulated with PC1D software. I keep my eye on the characteristics variation of PV cell as a temperature change. Therefore, I try to increase a temperature of controlled block from $10^{\circ}C$ to $50^[\circ}C$ while measuring the FV cell. As a result, A variation caused by voltage have an effect on the efficacy of PV cell. Hence it is an important variable when a designer plan to make a solar cell for lanterns.