• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2015

Irrigation control plays an important role in improving productivity of paprika which is very sensitive to moisture condition. Among environmental factors, light intensity and distribution are not easily controlled and showed a big difference depending on season and region. For adequate irrigation control, therefore, transpiration and irrigation amounts considering light environmental data should be estimated. In current study, modified transpiration model was used for more precise estimation of transpiration. Seasonal transpiration and irrigation amounts at different regions were compared by using light environmental data provided from Korea Meteorological Administration. The transpiration amount in summer was rather smaller than those in spring and autumn seasons in Korea due to large deviations in light intensity as well as rainy period in summer. Irrigation system capacities at various regions could be recommended by using the transpiration amount in the spring having the longest photoperiod in the year. These results will be useful to the design of irrigation system and optimization of input energy in greenhouse.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.108-112
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• 2000

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.1373-1378
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• 2018

In order to solve the problems such as reduction of agriculture population, aging and declining of grain self sufficiency rate, agriculture ICT convergence technology utilizing IoT technology is actively being developed. Agricultural ICT technology only concentrates on facility houses, and there is no automated control system in the field of cultivation. In this paper, we propose an irrigation control system that automatically controls the solenoid valves and water pumps in a large area with Lora wireless communication. The proposed system does not require a separate power source by using a small solar panel, and it is very convenient to install and operate supporting wireless auto setup by plug-and-play method. Therefore, it is expected that it will contribute to the reduction of labor force, quality of agricultural products, and productivity improvement.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.11-16
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• 2019

Wireless sensor network is important for precision farming to monitor the growth environment of crops in open field, but radio signals are susceptible to different types of interference such as weather and physical objects. This paper designs and implements an environmental monitoring and weather forecast acquisition systems for smart field irrigation based on LoRa(Long Range) and then applies it to a test bed. And we evaluate the network reliability in terms of packet transmission success rate by comparing its condition on two criteria; the existence of obstacle or rain. The results show that much rain falls can affect on packet loss in LoRa field networks with obstacles.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.309-315
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• 2009

Maintenance of adequate soil water content during the period of crop growth is necessary to support optimum plant growth and yields. A better understanding of soil water movement for precision irrigation would allow efficient supply of water to crops, thereby resulting in minimization of water drainage and contamination of ground water. This research reports on the characterization of spatial and temporal variations in water contents through three different textured soils, such as loam, sandy loam, and loamy sand, when water is applied on the soil surface using an one-line drip irrigation system and the soils are dried after the irrigation stops, respectively. Water contents through each soil profile were continuously monitored using three Sentek probes, each consisting of three capacitance sensors at 10, 20, and 30cm depths. Spatial variability in water content for each soil type was strongly influenced by soil textural class. There were big differences in wetting pattern and the rate of downward movement between loam and sandy loam soils, showing that the loam soil had a wider wetting pattern and a slower rate of downward movement than did the sandy loam soil. The wetting pattern in loamy sand soil was not apparent due to a low variability in water content (< 10%) by a lower-water holding capacity as compared to those measured in the loam and sandy loam soils, implying that the rate of water drainage below a depth of 30cm was high. When soils were dried, there were highly exponential relationships between water content and time elapsed after irrigation stops ($r^2$${\geq}$0.98). It was estimated that equilibrium moisture contents for loam, sandy loam, and loamy sand soils would be 17.6%, 6.2%, and 4.2%, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.604-607
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• 2004

한국의 수자원은 연간 강수량이 세계 평균보다 1.3배나 많음에도 불구하고 높은 인구밀도와 지형적 조건, 관수시설 및 물에 대한 인식 부족으로 물 부족 현상이 현실로 다가오고 있다. 또한 많은양의 정수된 물이 송수과정에서 땅속에서 새어나가고 있다. 그러나 현재의 누수탐지 방법으로는 정확한 누수의 위치를 찾기 어렵고, 많은 비용을 투입하고 있지만 현실적인 제약사항이 많아 그 효과는 기대치에 이르지 못하고 있다. 본 논문은 TBR(Time Domain Reflectometer)을 이용한 누수탐지 기법으로 탐색한 누수위치 및 파이프 정보를 실시간으로 모니터링하여 빠른 복구를 가능하게 하고, 누수 비용을 줄일 수 있는 누수탐지 지리정보시스뎀(Geographic Information System)을 구축하였고, 누수탐지와 지리정보시스템의 모니터링 효율성을 높이기 위한 공간데이터베이스의 설계에 대하여 기술하였다. 또한 독립적인 형식으로 공간데이터베이스를 구축하여 서비스를 제공하는 기존 GIS들 사이에 다양한 종류의 지리정보를 효율적으로 활용하기 위해 OGC에서 제안한 GML(Geography Markup Language) 문서로의 변환에 관한 가능성을 검증하였다.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.1-7
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• 1992

New type of metal hydride heat pump (MHHP) combined with hydrogen compressor was constucted for cooling purpose. A model for calculating the coefficient of performance (COP) is presented for MHHP which consisted of two different stages (enforced and natural stage), and compared with the experimental results. A concept of adiabatic compression work is introduced in the model on the basis of Carnot reversible analysis and the dependence of COP on the various operational parameters is discussed.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.285-289
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• 2012

In this paper, the farm information system was designed by ubiquitous computing. The irrigation system was set up for growing forest products. Also, the integrated sensing system with the radar sensors would be constructed for sensing the temperature, the humidity and the direction of the wind, ect. And the monitoring programs for workers in the fields were provided for the control and the monitoring the growing conditions of the forest products. Finally the database was constructed for the total monitoring and management system, so the data from sensor system was stored in the database sever for analysing growing environment.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.617-622
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• 2018

Simultaneous control of blowers and heat exchangers affecting the air sealing and flow conditions inside the green house is essential to the management of $CO_2$ concentration. Currently, the demand for automation systems and integrated control is steadily increasing according to increasing of farm areas per person due to the reduction of agricultural population. This paper proposes the integrated control system that can control simultaneously the existing devices such as measurement switching devices which are important variables in the supply of $CO_2$, $CO_2$ generator fuel and combustion air mixture ratio(air-to-fuel ratio), and $CO_2$ supply control under internal and external conditions.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.613-618
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 개수로 마찰흐름 특성에 관한 연구로서 유량조사사업단(2006)의 우리나라 3대강 유역 하천자료와 미국의 Colorado지역 록키산맥 하천 관측자료를 통하여 개수로의 흐름특성을 집중적으로 검토하였다. 개수로 설계에 있어 수로의 흐름해석 및 마찰계수의 정확한 산정은 수로설계의 근간이 된다. 하지만 일반적으로 사용하고 있는 Manning(1889)식은 개수로 흐름특성을 판단하기에 너무 단순하여 상이한 결과를 보임에도 불구하고 단순성에 기인하여 사용되는 것으로 판단된다. Bazin(1865)과 Varwick(1945)의 개수로 실험결과를 보면 Nikuradse(1933)의 원형관수로 실험결과와 마찬가지로 층류, 천이층류, 완난류, 천이난류, 전난류 등 다섯 가지의 흐름특성이 존재함을 알 수 있다. 또한, 개수로 마찰계수의 특성변화를 보면 조고 또는 조도가 증가함에 따라 마찰계수가 상향으로 평행 이동하는 것을 볼 수 있다. 실험결과로부터 확인되는 이러한 흐름 특성이 현장에서도 분명히 나타날 것으로 판단하며 이러한 가설에 근거하여 각 하천의 관측자료를 분석하였다. 유량조사사업단의 우리나라 3대강 유역 하천 관측자료(2006)를 레이놀즈수의 함수인 완난류 흐름으로 전제하고 물의 기본적인 성질과 하천의 경사, 수심, 조고 등의 영향을 고려한 무차원수를 도입하여 마찰계수의 2차적인 분포특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 하지만 관측된 자료로부터 무차원수를 도입하여 산정된 마찰계수분포를 보면 마찰계수가 급격히 증가하고 추정된 유속과 관측된 유속을 비교하면 추정된 유속이 산개되는 경향이 나타났다. 이러한 문제점은 유량관측시 관측지점의 수면경사 및 하상경사의 미관측으로 하천정비기본계획상에 제시된 지형으로부터 하상경사를 추정하여 마찰계수와 유속을 산정하였다. 또한 하천정비기본계획상에 제시된 Manning의 조도계수를 이용하여 Ganguillet&Kutter(1869) 산정식과 Manning(1889) 산정식으로 부터 유속을 산정한 결과 오차가 크게 발생한 것을 확인하였으며, 실제 관측자료에 적합하도록 조도계수를 재 산정하였다. 논문의 분량 제한상 분석과정은 추후 논문에 제시하기로 하고 분석결과와 수위관측에서의 문제점을 제시하였다.