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Highly Efficient and Stable Organic Photo-Sensitizers based on Triphenylamine with Multi-anchoring Chromophore for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (트리페닐아민을 이용한 염료감응형 태양전지 고효율 염료합성)

  • Yang, Hyunsik;Jung, Daeyoung;Jung, Miran;Kim, Jaehong
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.88.1-88.1
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    • 2010
  • Organic dyes, because of their many advantages, such as high molar extinction coefficients, convenience of customized molecular design for desired photophysical and photochemical properties, inexpensiveness with no transition metals contained, and environment-friendliness, are suitable as photosensitizers for the Dye-sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC). The efficiency of DSSC based on metal-free organic dyes is known to be much lower than that of Ru dyes generally, but a high solar energy-to-electricity conversion efficiency of up to 8% in full sunlight has been achieved by Ito et al. using an indoline dye. This result suggests that smartly designed and synthesized metal-free organic dyes are also highly competitive candidates for photosensitizers of DSSCs with their advantages mentioned above. Recently, the performance of DSSC based on metal-free organic dyes has been remarkably improved by several groups. We had reported the novel organic dye with double electron acceptor chromophore, which was a new strategy to design an efficient photosensitizer for DSSC. To verify the strategy, we synthesized organic dyes whose geometries, electronic structures and optical properties were derived from preceding density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations. In this paper, we successfully synthesized the chromophore containing multi-acceptor push-pull system from triphenylamine with thiophene moieties as a bridge unit. Organic dyes with a single electron acceptor and double acceptor system were also synthesized for comparison purposes. The photovoltaic performances of these dyes were compared, and the recombination dark current curves and the incident photon-to-current (IPCE) efficiencies were also measured in order to characterize the effects of the multi-anchoring groups on the open-circuit voltage and the short-circuit current. In order to match specifications required for practical applications to be implemented outdoors, light soaking and thermal stability tests of these DSSCs, performed under $100mWcm^{-2}$ and $60^{\circ}C$ for 1000h.

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AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT ON PULP TEMPERATURE DURING ABUTMENT PREPARATION (지대치 형성이 치수온도에 미치는 영향에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Byong-Ki
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 1976
  • Pulpal temperature is changed in response for various conditions which were mechanical, thermal, chemical and biological stimuli. This study was performed to determine the pulpal temperature changes which were using air turbine with air-water coolant, water coolant, and conventional dental engine with water coolant and no coolant on 28 canine of dogs. In order to record pulpal temperature, pulp chamber was opened on the labiocervical area of canine. Thermocouple was inserted into pulp chamber and was fixed with filling material(dycal). Changes of pulpal temperature were recorded on the physiograph, which had been standardized temperature degree, through thermocouple to thermistor bridge and carrier preamplifier. The amount of experimental temperature change to that of control was interpreted in the pulpal cavity. The obtained results were as followings: 1. The mean normal temperature was 33.07 centigrade. 2. The temperature was decreased than normal pulpal temperature. It was 12.04 centigrade in reduction by air turbine with air-water coolant, 7.17 centigrade in reduction by air turbine with air coolant, 5.54 centigrade in reduction by conventional engine with water coolant, and 1.26 centigrade in reduction by conventional engine with no coolant. 3. The time for maximal temperature change was 53.3 seconds in reduction by air turbine with air-water coolant, 73.4 seconds in reduction by air turbine with air coolant, 50.9 seconds in reduction by conventional engine with water coolant, and 27.1 seconds in reduction by conventional engine with no coolant. 4.. After reduction was ceased, the recovery time to normal pulp temperature was 287.1 seconds in air turbine with air-water coolant, 189.0 seconds in air turbine with air coolant, 86.9 seconds in conventional engine with water coolant, and 52.9 seconds in conventional engine with no coolant respectively.

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Forecast on Internal Condensation at Balcony Ceiling of Super-high Apartment Building Faced with Open Air (외기에 면한 초고층 아파트 발코니 천정 내부결로 예측)

  • Choi Yoon-Ki;Ahn Jae-Bong
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.4 no.4 s.16
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    • pp.155-163
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    • 2003
  • There are a growing number of cases to expand balconies of apartments faced with open air in order to enhance functional satisfaction and efficiency of dwelling space. In case of the balcony expansion at the floor, however, it is difficult to exclude a possibility of bringing about internal condensation due to the difference of temperature between indoor air and outdoor air caused by the Inflow of outer low-temperature air through the upper part of ceilings by failure in completely putting together the outer composite wall panels on the aluminum curtain walls installed at outer walls This study is to forecast possible occurrence of internal condensation around parapets and H-beam located at the inside of balcony ceilings on the uppermost floor of super-high apartment buildings faced with open air in order to provide dwellers with more comfortable environment in the related space and get rid of their uneasiness about the condensation. In this study, we estimated internal condensation, which vary in accordance with humidity pressure distribution, at curtain walls, stone panels or lower parts of slabs that constitute outer space of the residence and are weak against heat, through temperature forecast and temperature distribution interpretation program at normal two-dimension temperature

Preparation and Characterization of Functional Microcapsules Containing Suspensions of Conducting Materials (전도성 물질 서스펜션을 함유한 마이크로캡슐)

  • Ihm, DaeWoo;Kwon, Won Ho
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.40-46
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    • 2015
  • Microcapsules containing the suspension of conducting materials such as carbon nanotube (CNT) or polyaniline (PANI) were prepared by in-situ polymerization of melamine and formaldehyde. Stable microcapsules were prepared and the mean diameter of the observed microcapsules was in the range of $10-20{\mu}m$. The surface morphology and chemical structure of microcapsules were investigated using optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The thermal properties of samples were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The conductivity of ruptured microcapsule containing the suspension of CNTs or PANIs in tetrachloroethylene and Isopar-G was measured. As the amount of CNTs and PANIs in the core of microcapsules increased, the measured current increased. Conductivity measurement results suggest that poly (melamine-formaldehyde) based core-shell microcapsules could be applied to self-healing electronic materials systems, where CNTs or PANIs bridge a broken circuit upon release.

Wind Energy Interface to Grid with Load Compensation by Diode Clamped Multilevel Inverters

  • Samuel, Paulson;Naik, M. Kishore;Gupta, Rajesh;Chandra, Dinesh
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.271-281
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    • 2014
  • Fluctuating wind conditions necessitate the use of a variable speed wind turbine (VSWT) with a AC/DC/AC converter scheme in order to harvest the maximum power from the wind and to decouple the synchronous generator voltage and frequency from the grid voltage and frequency. In this paper, a combination of a three phase diode bridge rectifier (DBR) and a modified topology of the diode clamped multilevel inverter (DCMLI) has been considered as an AC/DC/AC converter. A control strategy has been proposed for the DCMLI to achieve the objective of grid interface of a wind power system together with local load compensation. A novel fixed frequency current control method is proposed for the DCMLI based on the level shifted multi carrier PWM for achieving the required control objectives with equal and uniform switching frequency operation for better control and thermal management with the modified DCMLI. The condition of the controller gain is derived to ensure the operation of the DCMLI at the fixed frequency of the carrier. The converter current injected into the distribution grid is controlled in accordance with the wind power availability. In addition, load compensation is performed as an added facility in order to free the source currents being fed from the grid of harmonic distortion, unbalance and a low power factor even though the load may be unbalanced, non-linear and of a poor power factor. The results are validated using PSCAD/EMTDC simulation studies.

Development a Two Step Heater Using Induction Heating Based on o High Frequency Resonant Inverter (고주파 공진형 인버터를 이용한 유도가열형 2단 히터)

  • Shin, Dae-Cheul;Kwon, Hyuk-Min
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.19 no.7
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 2005
  • Proposed induction-heated system is innovative system which applied special high-frequency power circuit technique for thermal converse technique and IH(Induction-Heating) magnetic induction heating generated from induction-heated metallic package that is for distillation unit. In this occurs not burning, so that the working environment can be improved. This electromagnetic induction heating technique is used high frequency inverter. By using high frequency inverter high frequency alternative current (HFAC) in the range of [kHz] can be made with conventional alternative current In this contribution IGBT module is used for high frequency inverter. In this paper are discussed action analysis and characteristics analysis of 1.5[kW]-Class half-bridge resonant inverter system and resonant metallic packaged. In addition, by using this system,t how two step heating superheated steam generator is developed and application of system are also discussed.

Field Application Evaluation of Black VES-LMC (흑색 VES-LMC의 현장적용성 평가)

  • Jung, Won-Kyong;Kil, Yong-Su;Kim, Yong-Bin;Yun, Kyong-Ku
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.177-183
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    • 2011
  • VES-LMC(very-early strength latex modified concrete) has been widely used as repair material for bridge deck overlay or rehabilitation, because it could be opened to the traffic after 3 hours of curing. However, the bright color of VES-LMC disturb driver's sigh. A black VES-LMC, matching to asphalt concrete, was developed and applied at a filed for driver's comfort and safety. The black VES-LMC included 2% carbon black in cement weight ratio. A series of performance evaluation for black VES-LMC was done in terms of field applicability, pavement color and temperature change. The field applicability test result showed that there were no change of workability, slump and air void, and the compressive strengthen developed more than 20MPa after 4 hours of placement. The thermal stress of black VES-LMC was smaller than that of OPC and asphalt concrete, which means the stability of black VES-LMC. The performance evaluation result showed that the black VES-LMC could prevent road icing at below zero temperatures and promote thawing at melting temperature.

Bridgeless High Efficiency ZVZCS Power Factor Correction Circuit for PDP Power Module (PDP 파워 모듈을 위한 브리지 없는 고효율 ZVZCS 역률개선회로)

  • Ryu Byung-Gyu;Moon Gun-Woo;Cho Kyu-Min
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.226-232
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    • 2005
  • Recently, many nation have released standard such as IEC 61000-3-2 and IEEE 59, which impose a limit on the harmonic current drawn by equipment connected to AC line in order to prevent the distortion of an AC Line. Therefore, Plasma Display Panel(PDP) which is highlightened in digital display device also has the Power Factor Correction(PFC) circuit to meet the harmonic requirements. In PDP power module, the conventional boost converter is usually used for the PFC circuit. However, it comes serious thermal problem on it's bridge diode due to heat of PDP, and therefore the system stability is not guaranteed. In this paper, the bridgeless boost converter, which is used for PFC circuit of the PDP power module, is designed and verified the possibility of the application In a practical product in a view of efficiency, component count, temperature and etc.

An Experimental Study on the Temperature Difference between the Top and Bottom Flange in Steel Girder without Concrete Slab (콘크리트 슬래브가 없는 강재주형에서 상하연 온도차에 대한 실측연구)

  • Shin, Dong-Wook;Kim, Kyoung-Nam;Jung, Kyoung-Sup;Lee, Seong-Haeng
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.99-106
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    • 2014
  • In order to study the reasonable design thermal loads, the steel box girder bridge specimen which have no concrete slab was manufactured with the real size dimension. The temperature data were measured for 5 month at the 18 thermo gauges which were attached according to height. The temperature differences between the top and bottom flange in steel box girder specimen were calculated and the temperature gradient models were proposed by the probabilistic method. This proposed model showed a correlation of approximately 97% when compared with the similar model of Euro Code. Thus, the temperature gradient models which were suggested in this study may be used as the basis data in calculating the design load temperature.

Postmortem analysis of a failed liquid nitrogen-cooled prepolarization coil for SQUID sensor-based ultra-low field magnetic resonance

  • Hwang, Seong-Min;Kim, Kiwoong;Yu, Kwon Kyu;Lee, Seong-Joo;Shim, Jeong Hyun
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.44-48
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    • 2014
  • A liquid nitrogen-cooled prepolarization ($B_p$) coil made for ultra-low field nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging (ULF-MR) designed to generate 7 mT/A was fabricated. However, with suspected internal insulation failure, the coil was investigated in order to find out the source of the failure. This paper reports detailed build of the failed $B_p$ coil and a number of analysis methods utilized to figure out the source and the mode of failure. The analysis revealed that pyrolytic graphite sheet linings put on either sides of the coil for better thermal conduction acted as an electrical bridge between inner and outer layers of the coil to short out the coil whenever a moderately high voltage was applied across the coil. A simple model circuit simulation corroborated the analysis and further revealed that the failed insulation acted effectively as a damping resistor of $R_{d,eff}=6{\Omega}$ across the coil. This damping resistance produced a 50 ms-long voltage tail after the coil current was ramped down, making the coil not suitable for use in ULF-MR, which requires complete removal of magnetic field from $B_p$ coil within milliseconds.