• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.158-158
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• 2017

상수관망을 통한 용수 공급에서는 송수펌프, 배수지 등의 수리 시설물이 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 우리나라의 송 배수 방식은 송수펌프를 통해 고지대의 배수지에 물을 확보하고, 이를 자연유하 방식으로 공급하는 것이 일반적이며, 따라서 송 배수시스템의 운영이란 송수펌프의 가동과 그에 따른 배수지의 수위 현황을 관리하는 것을 의미한다. 이 때, 펌프의 가동을 위한 전력소모에 많은 비용이 발생되므로 효율적인 펌프 운영을 위한 최적화 연구의 필요성이 제기되었다. 기존 연구를 통해 송 배수시스템의 운영을 모의하고, 펌프 가동비용을 최소화 하는 실시간 최적 펌프운영 모형이 개발되었으나, 미리 결정된 펌프와 배수지를 바탕으로 송 배수시스템을 모의하기 때문에 계획 및 설계 단계에서 이를 활용할 수 없는 한계점이 존재하였다. 본 연구에서는 최적화 알고리즘 중 하나인 유전자 알고리즘(Genetic Algorithm, GA)을 사용하여, 실시간 펌프운영뿐만 아니라 송수펌프와 배수지의 효율적인 용량을 제시할 수 있는 최적화 모형을 개발하였다. 특히, 개발 모형은 펌프와 배수지의 설계/운영 시, 국내 설계기준, 시설물 비용, 시간별 전력단가 등을 제약조건으로 고려하여 현실적인 결과를 도출할 수 있도록 개발되었다. 본 연구는 실제 운영 중인 S시의 광역상수도 시스템을 바탕으로 개발 모형을 적용하였으며, 또한 송 배수시스템의 계획 및 관리에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.51 no.12
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• pp.1171-1180
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• 2018

Korea's water transmission system is operated by the nonpressure flow method that flows from highlands to lowlands due to the nature of Korea with many mountainous areas. In order to store water in the highlands, the water pumps are installed and operated. However, In this process, a lot of electrical energy is consumed. therefore, it is necessary to minimize the energy consumption by optimizing the size and operation schedule of the water pumps. The optimal capacity and operation method of the water pump are affected by the size of the tank (distributing reservoir). Therefore, in order to economically design and operate the water transmission system, it is reasonable to consider both the construction cost of the water pump and the tank and the long-term operation cost of the water pump at the step of determining the scale of the initial facilities. In this study, the optimum design model was developed that can optimize both the optimal size of the water pump and the tank and the operation scheduling of the water pump by using the genetic algorithm (GA). The developed model was verified by applying it to the water transmission systems operated in Korea. It is expected that this study will help to estimate the optimal size of the water pump and the tank in the initial design of the water transmission system.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.50 no.12
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• pp.803-813
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• 2017

Recently, various studies have been conducted to optimize the pump operation scheduling and/or the pump/tank size minimizing the system cost of water distribution network. Prior to that, it is important to understand the sensitivity of pump/tank size on the system cost and overall water quality. Here, we have performed the sensitivity analysis to investigate the effect of pump/tank size on the economic cost (construction and operation) and water quality (water age). The analysis was applied on a real, large-scale water transmission network currently operating in South Korea. The results revealed that the pump/tank size has a strong influence on system construction/operation costs. Especially, the tank size has a significant effect on the system-wide water quality. In the case of applied networks, the operating cost decreases as the capacity of the facility increases, but the design cost increases. Using a sensitivity analysis, a suitable range of pump/tank size could be suggested to minimize costs and stabilize the water quality at the same time prior to a system design.