• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.40 no.8
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• pp.543-556
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• 2016

In this work, an insulated coupling test machine for a 5-MW-class wind turbine was designed and developed, along with the public performance testing of a 3-MW-class wind turbine. The results of the device design, development requirements, functional considerations, structural vibration analysis, and the evaluation of the insulated coupling test machine are presented in this study. For the coupling models, thick fiberglass composite pipe insulation, fabricated by filament winding, was considered. Results of three-dimensional finite element analysis conducted using both solid element and shell element modeling were analyzed and compared, considering the effect of thickness. In addition, results from the nonlinear finite element analysis of multiple leaf springs of the laminated disk pack structure were verified and compared with experimental data.

• JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL WORLD
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• s.309
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• pp.83-87
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• 2002

전력계통에서의 발전, 송변전, 배전의 각각에 대한 에너지절약 및 이용 합리화를 미쓰비시(삼릉)전기는 여러 방면에서 노력하고 있으며, 여기서는 전력기기에 대한 그간의 노력에 대하여 기술한다. 발전에 관해서는 공기냉각과 수소냉각 터빈발전기의 효율 향상으로 성(省)에너지화를 지향하고 있다. 동사에서는 세계 최대급의 공기냉각 터빈발전기를 제작하여 수소냉각기와 거의 동등한 높은 효율을 얻고 있다. 송변전에 대해서는 전력용 대형 변압기의 본체 체적 축소, 신(新)절연구조의 채용으로 대형변압기의 설치면적을 반감시키고 손실저감도 실현시킬 수 있었다. 성숙기종으로 생각되는 분야에 대해서도 새로운 발상으로 더욱 개선해 나갈 계획이다. 배전분야에 대해서는 전력의 합리적 사용이나 고효율 변압기의 채용에 의한 전력삭감 등 필요성이 재검토되고 있다. 동사에서는 배전설비 구성의 일익을 담당하는 손실이 극히 적은 수퍼 고효율 유입변압기를 개발, 배전분야에서 활용되고 있다. 성(省)에너지를 위한 발전기의 응용 예의 하나로 자연에너지를 이용하는 풍력발전을 들 수 있다. 동사가 개발하여 실용화되고 있는 풍력발전기는 회전자 자극(磁極)에 영구자석을 사용한 동기발전기를 사용하고 있어, 여자장치나 기어기구가 불필요하여 전기적, 기계적인 손실을 경감시키고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.32-38
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• 2019

A comparison study between computational-fluid-dynamics simulation and wind tunnel test for a megawatt-class wind turbine is conducted. For the study, flow-field in wake, basic aerodynamic performance, and effect of the yaw error for a 1/86 scaled-down model of the NREL offshore 5 MW wind turbine are numerically calculated using commercial software "FloEFD" with $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model. The computed results are compared to the wind tunnel test performed by the constant-velocity mode for the model. It is shown that discrepancy are found between the two results at lower tip-speed ratio and higher yaw angle, however, the velocity-defection distribution in the wake, the torque coefficient at moderated and high tip-speed ratios are in good agreement with the wind tunnel test.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.209-215
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• 2017

A large floating offshore wind-wave hybrid power generation system with an area of 150 m2 and four 3 MW class wind turbine generators was installed at each column top. In accordance with the wind turbine arrangement, the wake generated from upstream turbines can adversely affect the power performance and load characteristics of downstream turbines. Therefore, an optimal arrangement design, obtained through a detailed flow analysis focusing on wake interference, is necessary. In this study, to determine the power characteristics and annual energy production (AEP) of individual wind turbines, transient computational fluid dynamics, considering wind velocity variation (8 m/s, 11.7 m/s, 19 m/s, and 25 m/s), was conducted under different platform conditions ($0^{\circ}$, $22.5^{\circ}$, and $45^{\circ}$). The AEP was calculated using a Rayleigh distribution, depending on the wind turbine arrangement. In addition, we suggested an optimal arrangement design to minimize wake losses, based on the AEP.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.399-406
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• 2016

The large scale wind turbine blades usually experience periodic change of inflow speed due to blade rotation inside the ground shear flow region. Because of the vertical wind shear, the inflow velocity in the boundary layer region is maximum at uppermost position and minimum at lowermost position. These spatial distribution of wind speeds can lead to the periodic oscillation of the 6-component loads at hub and low speed shaft of the wind turbine rotor. In this study we compare the aerodynamic loads between two inflow conditions, i.e, uniform flow (no vertical wind shear effect) and normal wind profile. From the computed results all of the relative errors for oscillating amplitudes increased due to the ground shear flow effect. Especially bending moment and thrust at hub, and bending moments at LSS increased enormously. It turns out that the aerodynamic analysis including the ground shear flow effect must be considered for fatigue analysis.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.391-394
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• 2007

The foundation insert is a tubular steel section which is embedded into the concrete of the foundation. The tower base section of the wind turbine is mounted on it. It has a top flange (L type) protruding far enough above the concrete to allow bolts to be inserted from underneath. The load is transmitted to the concrete at the base of the section through a T shaped flange. It has many holes for the reinforcements and the cables. The reinforcements of the concrete foundation run through the insert via a series of holes to bind the inner section to the outer section. Holes are provided for the power and communications cabling. The design follows normal European wind turbine practice, based on GL 2003 and Eurocode regulations.

• Composites Research
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.54-61
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• 2012

In this study, a specific structural design procedure for 2 MW class glass/epoxy composite wind turbine system towers is newly proposed through load case study, trade-off study, optimal structural design and structural analysis. Optimal tower design is very important because its cost is about 20% of the wind turbine system's cost. In the structural design of the tower, three kinds of loads such as wind load, blades, nacelle and tower weight and blade aerodynamic drag load should be considered. Initial structural design is carried out using the netting rule and the rule of mixture. Then the structural safety and stability are confirmed using a commercial finite element code, MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN. The finally proposed tower configuration meets the tower design requirements.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2012.04a
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• pp.41-44
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 풍력발전에 충분한 가능성을 가진 산악 지형을 모델링하여 유동의 흐름을 분석하였다. 실제 지형(설악산, 점봉산)에 대한 1/500 축소모형을 Gaussian 함수로 표현하였다. EDISON_CFD을 사용하여 산악지형의 난류유동을 해석하였으며, 해석결과의 신뢰성 확인을 위해 격자분해능에 따른 속도분포를 비교하였다. 산악지형에 따른 유동현상을 속도분포 및 유선함수 등에 의해 분석하였다. 또한 풍력터빈 설치 높이 기준에 의거하여 지형변화에 따른 주 유동방향 속도분포를 살펴보았다. 지형효과에 따른 유동해석결과를 기반으로 풍력 발전 가능 영역이 논의되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.236-237
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• 2010

• Transactions of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.363-373
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• 2014

In this study, computational multi-body dynamic analyses for the drivetrain system of a 5 MW class offshore wind turbine have been conducted using efficient equivalent modeling technique based on the design guideline of GL 2010. The present drivetrain system is originally modeled and its related system data is adopted from the NREL 5 MW wind turbine model. Efficient computational method for the drivetrain system dynamics is proposed based on an international guideline for the certification of wind turbine. Structural dynamic behaviors of drivetrain system with blade, hub, shaft, gearbox, supports, brake disk, coupling, and electric generator have been analyzed and the results for natural frequency and equivalent torsional stiffness of the drivetrain system are presented in detail. It is finally shown that the present multi-body dynamic analysis method gives good agreement with the previous results of the 5 MW class wind turbine system.