• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.71-72
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• 2014

This paper presents a method to find the fault location on the DC cables for the HVDC transmission systems which utilizes a hybrid topology of the diode rectifier and the voltage-source converter (VSC) in the wind farm (WF) side. First, the DC-cable fault occurring in this HVDC system is analyzed in detail. Then, the DC-cable fault location is detected from the two relative voltages located on the same section of the cable, which are estimated from a pair of DC-cable voltage and current measurements. The effectiveness of the method is verified by the simulation results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.357-358
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• 2015

This paper provides a comparison of power converter loss and thermal description for voltage source and current source type 5MW-class medium voltage topologies of wind turbines. Neutral-point clamped three-level converter is adopted for voltage source type topology while two-level converter is employed for current source type topology considering the popularity in the industry. In order to match the required voltage level of 4160V with the same switching device of IGCT as in voltage source converter, two active switches are connected in series for the case of current source converter. The loss analysis is confirmed through PLECS simulations. In addition, the loss factors due to di/dt and dv/dt snubber and ac input filter are presented. The comparison result shows that VSC-based wind turbine system has a higher efficiency than that of CSC under the rated operating conditions.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.359-360
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• 2015

10kV IGCT has been recently developed and has the potential to push wind turbine systems to higher power and voltage rating. Converters employing IGCTs need snubber and OVP circuit to limit the rate of rise of current and peak over voltage across IGCT during turn on and off state respectively. The conventional RCD snubber which is used in such power converter dissipates a significant amount of power. In order to reduce the amount of energy lost by conventional RCD snubber, this paper proposes an isolated inductor snubber circuit that not only meets all of the IGCTs characteristics during on and off-state but also significantly saves the power loss. Loss analysis of conventional di/dt snubber and OVP circuit is performed for the 3-level NPC type back-to-back VSC supplied from grid voltage of 6.9kV. In comparison with the conventional snubber, isolated inductor snubber has a fewer number of components and improved efficiency leading to a reliable and efficient wind turbine systems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1993.07b
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• pp.873-876
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• 1993

A scheme of IEVSC(Integral Error Variable Structure Controller) is proposed for the DC servo systems with the disturbances which does not satisfy the matching condition. The structure of IEVSC is composed of state observer, VSC, and servo compensator which is designed for the output variable enhances the robustness against all type of disturbances. The performances of proposed IEVSC are verified through simulations for the DC servo motor.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.84-93
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• 2004

This study carries out the performance improvement and simplification of hydraulic modulator that plays an important role in vehicle stability control systems. The mathematical models for each component of a modulator, such as pump, wheel cylinder, check and solenoid valve, accumulator, damper are derived in detail. All the mathematical models are combined to form a modulator system and implemented through a computer program, which can be controlled by a user friendly GUI. To verity the simulation, comparison between simulation and experiments has been made. After the verification of the validity of the simulation, the effects of the design parameters of the modulator on the wheel cylinder pressure is investigated. The results show that the modulator without MPA has advantage in early time pressure rise rate, and it can be simplified.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.103-104
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• 2015

전압형 HVDC 시스템은 다수의 모듈로 구성되며, 각각의 모듈은 DC/DC 컨버터, 게이트 드라이버, 커패시터, 그리고 IGBT 등의 소자로 구성된다. 각 모듈의 가동율 및 신뢰도 평가를 통해 멀티모듈형 컨버터의 고장율을 평가하였으며, 정상상태 운전조건에 필요한 모듈에 추가적으로 모듈전압 및 유지보수기간에 따라 필요한 모듈의 수량을 설계하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.415-423
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• 2018

This study uses a level selection algorithm with fixed sampling frequency for modular multilevel converter (MMC) systems. Theoretically, the proposed method increases the level infinitely while the sampling time remains the same. The proposed method called cluster stream buffer (CSB) consists of several clusters, wherein each cluster is composed of 32 submodules that depend on the level of the submodules in the MMC system. To increase the level of the MMC system, additional clusters are used, and the sampling time between clusters is determined from the sampling time between levels needed for utilizing the entire level from the MMC system. This method is crucial in the control of MMC-type HVDC systems because it improves scalability and precision.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.495-495
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• 2000

The Stewart platform manipulator is a closed-kinematis chain robot manipulator that is capable of providing high st겨ctural rigidity and positional accuracy. However, this is a complex structure, so controllability of the system is not so good. In this paper, it introduces a new robust motion control algorithm using partial state feedback for a class of nonlinear systems in the presence of modelling uncertainties and external disturbances. The major contribution of this work introduces the development and design of robust observer for the slate and the perturbation w.hich is integrated into a variable structure controller(VSC) structure. The combination of controller/observer gives rise to the robust routine called sliding mode control with sliding perturbation observer(SMCSPO). The optimal gains of SMCSPO are easily obtained by genetic algorithm. Simulation and experiment are presented in order to apply to the stewart platform manipulator. There results show highly' accuracy and performance.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2020.08a
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• pp.97-99
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• 2020

전압형 컨버터는 전력 공급의 4상한 운전이 가능하여 전력 계통과 연계하기 용이하며 전력 조류를 계통 상황에 맞게 적절히 제어할 수 있다. 특히 전압형 컨버터의 무효전력 공급이 가능한 특성은 계통의 과도안정도 향상에 도움을 줄 수 있지만 전압형 컨버터의 합성 전압 제한에 의해 무효전력 공급은 컨버터의 최대 공급가능 능력보다 제한되게 된다. 하지만, 컨버터의 적절한 제어 방식을 통해 컨버터 출력 전압을 증가시킴으로써 무효전력 공급을 늘릴 수 있고 이를 통해 계통의 고장 상황 시 과도안정도를 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 전압형 컨버터의 출력 전압 크기에 따른 무효 전력 출력의 크기를 분석하고 시뮬레이션을 통해 무효전력 공급의 증가 및 계통의 과도 안정도의 향상을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2020.08a
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• pp.395-396
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• 2020

HVDC(High Voltage Direct Current) 시스템은 무효전력의 독립적인 제어가 가능하여 계통의 안정적인 연계가 가능하다. 또한, 멀티 터미널 DC grid 구성이 가능해 다수의 계통을 통합 연계할 수 있는 장점이 있다. HVDC 시스템은 단위 유닛인 서브모듈로 구성된 MMC(Modular Multi-level Converter) 구조를 갖으며 밸브 단위로 시스템이 구성된다. VSC(Voltage Source Converter) 밸브는 IEC 62501 기반의 규격을 바탕으로 하드웨어 설계의 건전성과 성능을 확인할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 (주)효성이 개발중인 200MW 모듈형 멀티레벨 컨버터 밸브 단위의 성능과 설계의 건전성을 확인하기 위해 밸브단위 운전시험 회로를 구성하였으며, 운전 시험 결과를 분석하였다.