• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.42-50
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• 2014

Korean government has been investing more than 400 billion KRW in R&D on renewable energy. This paper aims to measure the R&D efficiency of national R&D program in the field of renewable energy, and to identify the sources of inefficiency. 4,213 R&D projects supported by Korean government during 2009-2011 are analyzed by using Data Envelopment Analysis and statistical tests. Results implies as follows. First, hydrogen, bio, fuel cell, photovoltaic have higher R&D efficiency than other renewable energies. Second, universities conducted national R&D program more efficiently than firms did, and small and medium sized enterprises are more efficient than large sized enterprises. Third, R&D inefficiency is mainly caused by the lacks of patent performance rather than excessive R&D investment or academic paper performance.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.47-55
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• 2003

This study proposed a convenient seismic design procedure for buckling-restrained braced frames based on the equivalent energy concept. The design process begins with the computation of input energy from response spectrum. Then the elastic energy and plastic energy are computed based on the equal energy concept. The computed plastic energy is distributed to each story along energy distribution ratio and the cross-sectional area of each brace is computed so that all the plastic energy is dissipated by the brace. The proposed procedure was applied to the design of three-, six-, and twenty-story steel frames with buckling-restrained braces, and artificial earthquake records were used for verification of the proposed method. According to analysis results, top story displacements of the low-rise structure satisfies the given target displacement however that of the twenty-story structure was much smaller than the given target displacement.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.761-796
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• 2011

The purpose of this paper is to derive fuel mix of electricity generating system with the lowest cost considering energy security and climate change mitigations as the target of energy policy. Energy Security Price Index(ESPI), based on the measure of market concentration in fossil fuel market and political risk of exporting countries, is chosen to assess the level of energy security. The methodology of Energy Conservation Supply Curve(CSC) is applied to fuel mix to meet the carbon emission mitigation through increasing the alternatives participation and introduction of new technologies. These also represent an improvement on the level of energy security, having the complementarity between two objectives. The alternative measure for improving energy security is exploration and production(E&P) of fossil fuel for energy sufficiency. Fuel mix of electricity generating system to achieve certain objectives in 2020 can be derived with the lowest cost considering energy security and carbon emission mitigations.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.86-94
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• 2012

Synchronization MAC Protocol such as S-MAC and T-MAC utilize duty cycling technique which peroidically operate wake-up and sleep state for reducing energy consumption. But synchronization MAC showed low energy efficiency because of additional control packets. For better energy consumption, Asychronization MAC protocols are suggested. For example, B-MAC, and X-MAC protocol adopt Low Power Listening (LPL) technique with CSMA algorithm. All nodes in these protocols joining a network with independent duty cycle schedules without additional synchronization control packets. For this reason, asynchronous MAC protocol improve energy efficiency. In this study, a low-power MAC protocol which is based on X-MAC protocol for wireless sensor network is proposed for better energy efficiency. For this protocol, we suggest preamble numbering, and virtual-synchronization technique between sender and receive node. Using TelosB mote for evaluate energy efficiency.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.275-298
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• 2003

This paper compares the economic effects of climate policy options in Korea. The impacts and implications of carbon and Btu tax schemes are analyzed using the META Net modeling system, which was developed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Findings indicate that carbon tax is more cost effective compared to Btu tax, but this does not necessarily mean the former is more desirable than the latter. Energy market stability and national energy security is equally important in choosing policy options. Moreover Btu tax is more effective in reducing energy consumption in general. It reduces not only carbon intensive energy sources, but non-fossil fuel like electricity. Korean economy consumes too much energy and energy efficiency is very low compared to other OECD countries. So the reduction of energy demand growth should be the first priority of the national energy policy in Korea.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.281-288
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• 1982

제품의 고급화, 정밀화, 생산성의 행상, 그리고 원가절감이 요구되는 요즈음 컴퓨터를 이용한 온라인 계측, 데이타처리 그리고 제어가 기계공학에서 차지하는 중요성이 점점 더 크게 인식되고 있다. 더욱 동력비와 연료비가 계속 상승하고 있기 때문에 건물에너지시스템, 화학공정시스템과 기타 에너지사용시스템의 온라인 모니터링(on-line moritiring)과 최적제어(에너지 사용비절감)을 위한)가 어느 때 보다도 중요성이 고조되고 있다. 본 해설을 통해서 마이크로프로세서 응용의 중요성과 일반적 방법을 잠시 생각해 보고자 한다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.34-39
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• 2004

The process of energy separation in a low pressure vortex tube with compressed air as a working medium is studied in detail. Experimental data of the temperature of the cold and hot air leaving the vortex tube are presented. The variation of the maximum wall temperature along the inner surface of a vortex tube and the temperature distribution in a vortex tube provide useful information about the location of the stagnation point of the flow field at the axis of the vortex tube Analysis of the results enabled to find the optimum ratio of nozzle area and the optimum shape of an orifice. From this optimum geometric setup of a low pressure and big vortex tube the effectiveness of energy separation was better than a high pressure and small vortex tube.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.401-404
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• 2009

정부는 신재생에너지 보급지원을 위해 2002년도부터 발전차액지원제도를 시행해 오고 있다. 본 연구에서는 발전차액지원제도와 관련된 에너지관리공단의 내부 자료를 이용하여 119개의 태양광발전사업의 실증평가를 시행하였다. 실증분석을 위해 단위투자비당 발전량을 지수화하고 투자비 대비 효율을 산출하였다. 또한 이 분석을 위해 일사량, 설비용량, 모듈 인버터 투자비 등을 고려하였다. 분석결과 투자대비 효율 산정결과에 일사량과 단위 설비용량당 모 듈 인버터 투자비의 영향이 크게 나타난 것으로 확인되었다. 단위 투자비당 발전량을 분석한 결과 전라도의 태양광발전소의 효율은 분석 대상인 24개 지역의 평균보다는 높으나 발전소별 편차가 높게 나타난다는 점은 향후 보급사업을 평가하는 경우 추가적으로 고려되어야 할 문제라고 판단된다. 기타 자료분석 결과에 따라 효율관리를 위한 대안을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07c
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• pp.2069-2071
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 플라즈마 식각 공정 시 식자률, 선택비, wafer 손상등과 중요한 관련이 있는 이온 에너지 분포(IED)를 측정하기 위해서 챔버 내에 직접적으로 분석기를 설치하지 않고 챔버 외부에서 비 침투적(noninvasive)인 방법을 사용하여 측정하였다. 이 방범은 신호선 중 한 곳에 측정 점을 잡기 위한 연결 장치만 필요하며 그곳에서의 전안 신호와 전류 신호를 오실로스코프에서 측정한 후 미리 얻어진 챔버 구조 모델링 계수 등을 통해 실제 바이어스 전극에 걸리는 전압 및 전극에서 플라즈마로 흐르는 전류를 유추한다. 전압 및 전류측정값과 power balance와 particle balance를 적용하여 얻은 플라즈마 특성 상태 변수들을 사용하여 oscillating step sheath model을 기반으로 한 분석 프로그램을 통해 실시간 이온에너지 분포 결과를 얻었다. 실제 공정 시 바이어스 주파수 변화, 바이어스 파워 변화, 소스 파워변화 조건 등에 따른 이온 에너지 분포 측정 및 분석을 통해 비 침투적측정방법 적용의 가능성과 장점을 확인하였다.

• The Magazine for Energy Service Companies
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• s.37
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• pp.22-25
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• 2005

KCC 여천공장은 석고보드를 생산하고 있다. 대표적인 에너지 다소비업종인 화학산업 KCC 여천공장은 에너지절감이 곧 가격경쟁력 확보라는 생각으로 다양한 에너지절감 활동을 펼치고 있었다. 폐열회수기 ESCO사업과 자체 에너지절감사업등을 통해 에너지절감에 힘쓰는 KCC 여천공장을 찾았다.