• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.07a
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• pp.40-41
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• 2017

New adaptive SR (synchronous rectification) control method is proposed offering high efficiency in entire load conditions for resonant converters, in this paper. Unlike the conventional SR control method where turn-on time of the MOSFETs is varied depending on load conditions due to the stray inductance induced by a lead frame of MOSFET or PCB patterns, the proposed method automatically maintains a time interval between turn-off instance of a MOSFET and zero current instance of a body diode of the MOSFET as a predetermined time, in each switching cycle. Therefore, optimized turn-on time of the MOSFET can be achieved regardless of the leakage inductance. In this paper, the operational principle of proposed control method has been discussed. It has been tested on LLC resonant converter with 240 W to verify the proposed control method.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.213-217
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• 2002

Power devices for high power drivers that need high switching speed (IGCT, HVIGBT) have been continuously developed. However, serial and parallel connections using several much cheaper, lower power capacity of devices than an expensive high power device are very useful methods in the aspect of cost down and high power application. Even the current and voltage unbalance problem is occurred at each devices. This unbalance characteristics are mainly caused by the differences of physical characteristics of each devices and the line inductance (stray inductance) of bus bars that consist of current path. This paper deals simulation analysis of serial connection of IGCTs and parallel connection of IGCTs using physical model of devices. And also, introduces the method to reduce the voltage and current unbalance problem.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1998.07a
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• pp.323-327
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• 1998

Under high power IGBTs Switching, a large overvoltage is induced across the IGBT module due to the stray inductance in the circuit. This paper proposes a new gate drive circuit for high power IGBTs which can actively suppress the overvoltage across the driven IGBT at turn-off while preserving the most simple and reliable power circuit. The turn-off driving scheme has adaptive feature to the amplitude of collector current, so that the overvoltage can be limited much effectively at the fault collector current. Experimental results under various normal and fault conditions prove the effectiveness of the proposed.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.279-285
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• 2019

This study proposes an enhanced switching pattern that can improve energy transfer efficiency in an active cell-balancing circuit using a multiwinding transformer. This balancing circuit performs cell balancing by transferring energy stored in a specific cell with high energy to another cell containing low energy through a multiwinding transformer. The circuit operates in flyback and buck-boost modes in accordance with the energy transfer path. In the conventional flyback mode, the leakage inductance of the transformer and the stray inductance component of winding can transfer energy to an undesired path during the balancing operation. This case results in cell imbalance during the cell-balancing process, which reduces the energy transfer efficiency. An enhanced switching pattern that can effectively perform cell balancing by minimizing the amount of energy transferred to the nontarget cells due to the leakage inductance components in the flyback mode is proposed. Energy transfer efficiency and balancing speed can be significantly improved using the proposed switching pattern compared with that using the conventional switching pattern. The performance improvements are verified by experiments using a 1 W prototype cell-balancing circuit.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.42-48
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• 2020

As global warming accelerates, eco-friendly electric cars are being developed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and power conversion inverters are used to drive motors. Among inverter components, DC-link capacitor is heated by high current usage, which causes problems such as performance and life-saving of inverter. Although metal cases with good thermal performance have been used to solve this problem, it is difficult to apply them in practice due to insulation problems with other parts. In this paper, the Heat-Generation influence factor of DC-link capacitor is analyzed. Variables on heat-generation are set at 3 levels for film width, inductance, and film thickness. Box-Behnken to 13 tests using the design and minimal deviations, e.g. through the experiment three times by each level. The surface of the film k type by attaching the sensor current is measured temperature. Capacitance was set to a minimum level of 200 ㎌ and had a frequency of 16 kHz with Worst case, ambient temperature of 85℃ and a ripple current of 50 Ams was applied. The temperature at the measurement point was collected in the data logger after sampling at 1 minute intervals for 2 hours after saturation with the ambient temperature. This experiment confirmed that setup factors are correlated with heat-generation.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.71-78
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• 2002

A method of soft switching in the half bridge converter using a small saturable core is presented. For the soft switching, a small dead time of both switch off is made in a pair of MOSFET switch. The saturable core is of rectangular magnetization characteristics and the core flux swings from the minus to the plus saturation during ON time of the switch. The soft switching is realized in dead time by a resonance between the saturating inductance of the core and the stray capacitance of MOSFET. As an extension of this concept, instead of the saturable core, we propose a new soft switching circuit using a linear inductance and two switches, which is especially suitable for regulating the output and also for high frequency switching. A theoretical principle of soft switching presented here was confirmed by experiments on a half bridge converter of 1.25 KW.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.61-64
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 $5mm{\times}7mm$ 크기의 적층 세라믹 SMD(surface mounted device)형 PECL VCXO에 테스트지그를 이용하여 스펙트럼을 분석한다. 패키지에 PECL 칩을 장착 후 와이어결선(wire bonding)을 완료한 VCXO는 그 길이 및 패키지 내부의 패턴 등에 의하여 부유인덕턴스(stray inductance) 및 커패시턴스가 발생하고, 칩의 발진부 임피던스에 영향을 준다. 이에 칩이 패키지에 장착된 상태에서 발진부 입력임피던스 영향을 제거하고 안정한 발진기 측정을 통하여 발진기의 정확한 스펙트럼 분석 및 성능을 평가한다.

• KIPE Magazine
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.36-40
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• 2004

모터드라이브, 무정전 전원장치(UPS), 용접기, 유도 가열시스템 등에 쓰이는 컨버터를 효율적으로 개발하는데 있어 신뢰성 높고 강인한 IGBT의 선택은 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. IGBT에는 다음과 같은 사항들이 핵심적으로 요구된다. 최신의 칩 기술의 이용으로 전력 손실(온 상태 손실 및 스위칭 손실)이 최적화되어야 한다. 컨버터 사이즈가 컴팩트해질 수 있도록 모듈 사이즈가 컴팩트해야 한다. 모듈 케이스 높이가 낮아 내부 분포 인덕턴스(stray inductance)가 작아야 한다. DC및 AC터미널들이 사용이 편리하여 인덕턴스가 낮게 DC링크 단을 배치 설계할 수 있어야 한다. 하프 브리지/쵸퍼/6팩 등과 같이 다양한 토폴로지(topology)의 모듈들이 갖추어져 있어야 한다. 모듈 상부에 간단하면서도 유연성 있는 드라이버 인터페이스가 갖추어져 있어야 한다. 기본적인 보호 기능을 위해 온도 센서가 내장되어 있어야 한다. 큰 출력 용량의 컨버터 설계를 위해 모듈의 병렬연결이 쉬워야 한다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.56-61
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• 2000

The precise and reliable loss model for induction motor and converter system is very important in order to predict the efficiency performance of variable speed drives. This paper proposes an accurate loss model of induction motor and converter system. The motor losses, such as stator and rotor copper loss, core loss and stray loss, are considered for fundamental and harmonic frequencies. Also considered are the skin effect on rotor resistance, temperature effect on bath stator and rotor resistance, magnetizing inductance saturation, and friction and windage loss. All the above features are incorporated in a synchronous frame dynamic d-q equivalent circuit. The converter system, consisting of a diode rectifier and PWM transistor inverter, is modeled accurately for conduction and switching losses. Validity of the models, in both steady state and transient conditions, is verified by simulations.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.10c
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• pp.126-128
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• 2008

This paper presents an architecture for driving multiple paralleled cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for back lighting applications. Multi CCFL operation and increase of brightness, the key to the architecture is a proposed capacitive coupling approach for lamp ignition. This system is consist of a flyback converter, a single inverter to drive multiple lamps and conductive floating reflector. The topology is capable of driving a number of parallel lamps with independent accurate lamp, The capacitive coupling the leakage inductance and stray capacitance creation which it used, current regulation and improving cost effectiveness with significant reduction in size and weight, compared to typical high frequency ac ballast. Experimental demonstration results for ten of parallel CCFLs with simultaneous ignition.