Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B (대한기계학회논문집B)

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Development of Small-scale Organic Rankine Cycle System and Study on its Operating Characteristics

소형 유기랭킨사이클 시스템 개발 및 작동특성에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2013.03.27
  • Accepted : 2013.08.19
  • Published : 2013.10.01
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Abstract

Experiments were conducted to determine the operating characteristics of a small-scale ORC (organic Rankine cycle) system for various low-temperature heat sources. A small-scale ORC power generation system adopting R-245fa as a working fluid was designed and manufactured. Hot water was used as the heat source, and the temperature was controlled using 110-kW electric resistance heaters that provided temperatures of up to $150^{\circ}C$. An open-drive oil-free scroll expander directly connected to a synchronous generator was installed in the ORC unit. Experiments were conducted by varying the rotational speed of the expander under the same heat source temperature conditions. The factors that influence the performance of the small-scale ORC system were analyzed and discussed.

본 연구에서는 소형 저온 유기랭킨사이클 시스템의 작동특성을 파악하기 위하여 R-245fa를 작동유체로 사용한 소형 ORC 발전 시스템을 설계 및 제작하였고, 다양한 저온의 열원온도에 대한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 저온 열원을 모사하기 위하여 최고 $150^{\circ}C$의 물을 공급할 수 있는 110 kW급의 전기저항 히터를 제작하였으며, 컨트롤러를 통해서 다양한 열원 온도 및 유량조건에 대한 실험이 가능하도록 구성하였다. 또한, 상용 공기용 스크롤 압축기를 이용하여 팽창기로 개조하고 동력계 및 동기식 모터와 직접 연결하였다. 로드뱅크 및 PI 제어방식을 사용하여 팽창기의 회전속도에 따른 동일 열원온도 조건에 대한 실험을 각각 수행하였으며, 소형 ORC 시스템의 성능에 영향을 미치는 다양한 인자들에 대하여 분석하고 논의하였다.

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