• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.1455-1462
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• 2012

As the size of a wind turbine increases, the mechanical structure has to have an increasing mechanical stiffness that is sufficient to withstand mechanical fatigue loads over a lifespan of more than 20 years. However, this leads to a heavier mechanical design, which means a high material cost during wind turbine manufacturing. Therefore, lightweight design of a wind turbine is an important design constraint. Usually, a lightweight mechanical structure has low damping. Therefore, if it is subjected to a disturbance, it will oscillate continuously. This study deals with the active damping control of a wind turbine tower. An algorithm that mitigates the mechanical loads of a wind turbine tower is introduced. The effectiveness of this algorithm is verified through a numerical simulation using GH Bladed, which is a commercial aero-elastic code for wind turbines.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.881-884
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• 2009

태양열을 이용한 발전은 신재생에너지 사업으로 현재 각광을 받고 있는 분야 중의 하나이다. 본 논문에서는 3kv급 태양열 집전기를 유한요소법을 이용하여 돌풍이 불 때 풍하중에 의한 안전성을 평가하였다. 태양열 집전기는 옥외에 설치가 되므로 바람에 대한 영향을 가장 많이 받게 되는데 풍하중은 특히 강한 태풍이 불 때에 가장 높은 설계변수로 자중이나 프레임이 태양을 트레킹 할 때 생기는 동역학적인 변수보다도 크게 된다. 기존에 풍압력에 대한 산술식이 있지만 구조에 따라 적용하는 방법이 다르므로 돌풍이 불 때의 풍속을 적용, 유한요소법을 이용하여 우선 플레이트 프레임 표면에 발생하는 표면 압력을 계산하였다. 구한 표면 압력으로부터 플레이트 부분에 작용하는 하중으로 환산을 구조물에 대입하였고, 구조물이 크고 Mesh수에 문제로 인해 프레임을 두 부문으로 나누어서 포스트 부문과 플레이트 부분에 적용하여 해석하였다. 포스트의 경우에는 플레이트에서 받은 풍하중을 벡터로 나누어서 적용하였고 플레이트 부분에서 작용하는 자중을 고려하여 적용하였다. 플레이트의 경우 돌풍에 안정적이라 하더라도 변형량이 높을 경우를 적용하였다. 포스트 부분과 플레이트 연결부에서도 보강을 통하여 적정범위의 응력이 집전기에 문제가 발생할 수 있으므로 적정한 범위의 변형량을 유지하기 위해 설계변경 하여 안전한 구조물이 되도록 하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.61.1-61.1
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• 2011

풍력 터빈은 복잡한 바람 조건에 노출되어 운용 되는 시스템으로서 경제성과 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해서는 이러한 조건하에서 시스템에 작용하는 정확한 공력 하중 예측이 필요하다. 여러 조건 중에서도 요에러는 풍향이 수시로 바뀌기 때문에 피할 수 없는 비정상 유동 중에 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 요에러 발생시 공력 하중예측을 적절히 예측하기 위해서 와류 격자 기법을 기반으로 하는 비선형 와류 보정기법을 적용하였다. 비선형 와류 보정기법은 실속 이후의 공력 예측을 위해 기지의 공력 테이블을 이용하는 방법으로서 실속 이후의 공력 테이블 값의 양력과 와류 격자 기법에서의 양력 값이 일치하도록 순환(circulation)을 분포시키는 기법이다. 또한 요에러시에 발생할 수 있는 동적 실속을 계산하기 위해 Beddoes-Leishmen 동적 실속 모델을 비선형 와류 보정 기법에 적용하는 연구를 수행하였다. 요에러시 공력 하중 예측에 관한 수치해석 기법 연구의 적절성을 알아보기 위해 NREL-Phase VI Rotor 실험 결과와 비교 하였다. 그 결과 기존의 여타의 기법들과 비교하여 본 연구에서 제안한 기법의 적절성을 확인 할 수 있었다. 앞으로 본 연구를 바탕으로 다양한 비정상 공력 조건에 대한 풍력 블레이드의 공력 하중 해석에 대해 수행할 계획이다.

• Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.73-80
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• 2009

It is very important that predict the inelastic seismic behavior exactly for seismic performance evaluation of a building in the performance based seismic design. But, it is difficulty that predict the building behavior of actual and exact in simplified load-deformation relation of structural material and members. In this study, system ductility and story ductility capacity of building structure used to the Backbone hinge Model are estimated and compared considering the characteristics of load-deformation relation of structural material and members. Analyses results, bilinear hinge model has lower system ductility and story ductility demands than those of backbone hinge model.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07e
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• pp.5-6
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• 2006

본 시험의 목적은 수직주 및 $80^{\circ}$경사주에 대한 강도시험을 통하여 보통지선이 없는 수평지선주의 시설가능 범위를 파악하고, 전선장력에 대한 지선장력과 전주저항모멘트간의 상관관계를 실증시험을 통하여 지선 강도계산시 전주저항모멘트 적용의 타당성 여부를 조사하는 것이다. 시험결과 $2^{\circ}$이상 휘어진 전주는 지선 보강이 필요하며, 설계시 하중 작용점에 따른 전주저항모멘트는 일정한 값을 적용하여도 됨을 확인하였다. 그리고 지선강도계산식에서 전주의 저항모멘트를 고려하지 않는 것이, Y지선보다는 각 하중 작용점에 해당 불평균장력에 견디는 1조 지선을 시설하는 것이 바람직하다. 또한 보통지선이 없는 수평지선주는 지선에 작용하는 하중, 전주의 설계하중, 전주길이 및 지선의 설치위치를 고려하여 선정하여야 하여야 함을 도출하였다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.183-189
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• 2006

When RC structures are repaired or strengthened using FRP, it is required to cure for some Period under certain air temperature and then it is hopeful to avoid detrimental action caused by external vibration sources during that period. Therefore, an effect of repeated loading during Carbon Fiber Sheet(CFS) strengthening Process on the strengthening efficiency is studied through an experiment for a number of RC beams. Experimental results showed that the curing time of 24 hours without any repeated loading after CFS attachment were recommended for 1 ply strengthening, and 12 hours for 2 plies strengthening.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.188-196
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• 2008

Single span pipe greenhouses (pipe houses) are widely used in Korea because these simple structures are suitable for construction by farmers thus reducing labor cost. However, these pipe houses are very weak and frequently damaged by heavy snow and strong wind. Pipe house is constructed by pipe fabricator, which is anchored to the ground by inserting each pipe end into ground to $30\sim40cm$, so the ground support condition of pipe end is not clear for theoretical analysis on greenhouse structure. This study was carried out to find out the suitable ground support condition needed f3r structural analysis when pipe house was designed. The snow and wind loading tests on the actual size pipe house were conducted to measure the collapsing shape, displacement and strain. The experimental results were compared with the structural analysis results for 4 different ground support conditions of pipe ends(fixed at ground surface, hinged at ground surface, fixed under ground and hinged under ground). The pipe house under snow load was collapsed at the eaves as predicted, and the actual strain at the windward eave and ground support under wind load was larger than that under snow load. The displacement was the largest at the hinged support under ground, followed by the hinged at ground surface, the fixed under ground and then the fixed at ground surface independent of displacement direction and experimental loading condition. The experimental results agreed most closely with the results of theoretical analysis at the fixed condition under ground among 4 different ground support conditions. As the results, it was recommended that the pipe end support condition of single span pipe greenhouse was the fixed under ground for structural analysis.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.101-109
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• 1988

The evaluation of the system reliability is generally quite difficult and costly as the structure becomes large and complex, especially when it is subjected to multiple time varying loads, and for redundant structures which have many possible modes of failur, e.g., system collapse through the formation of plastic hinge mechanisms. In reality most loadings acting on the structures are random in intensity as well as in occurrence time and duration. To include the load variability in time, the loads are described in terms of stochastic processes. Based on a tri-modal upper bound, a point estimate for the system reliability has been developed for more accuracy without extensive computational effort. This tri-modal point estimate also ensures the continuity of the system reliability function, which is a necessary condition in many nonlinear programming techniques. In addition, the Load Coincidence method, by which the combined effect of time varying loads are taken into account, has been modified to suitable for cases with an always-on load.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.289-309
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• 2014

A rotor blade is an important device that converts kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy. Rotor blades affect the power performance, energy conversion efficiency, and loading and dynamic stability of wind turbines. Therefore, considering the characteristics of a wind turbine system is important for achieving optimal blade design. This study examined the general blade design procedure for a wind turbine system and aero-structure design results for a 2-MW class wind turbine blade (KR40.1b). As suggested above, a rotor blade cannot be designed independently, because its ultimate and fatigue loads are highly dependent on system operating conditions. Thus, a reference 2-MW wind turbine system was also developed for the system integrated load calculations. All calculations were performed in accordance with IEC 61400-1 and the KR guidelines for wind turbines.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.487-495
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• 2012

The yaw control, a major part of the wind turbine, is closely related to the efficiency of electric power production and the mechanical load. The yaw error, which results from the nacelle not being appropriately aligned in the wind direction, not only decreases the power output but also reduces the lifetime of the wind turbine as a result of large fatigue loads. However, the yawing rate cannot be increased indefinitely because of constraints on mechanical loads. This paper investigates the characteristics of an active yaw control system, the basic principle of the system, and mechanical loads around the yaw axis during yawing.