• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.13 no.9
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• pp.1913-1920
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• 2009

An intelligent accurate sun tracking controller for solar lighting system was developed. This controller can detect the faulty sensor and correct the error signal based on Principle Component Analysis theory. A fuzzy controller was developed to control the tracker by using the collected sensor signal for precise position control. Also a multiple range searching sensor module for sun tracking was designed. To show the validity of the developed system, some experiments in the field were illustrated.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1354-1355
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• 2011

화석에너지의 유한성과 공해문제로 인해 대체에너지 개발에 대한 관심이 고조되는 가운데 태양광발전과 풍력발전이 그 중에서 가장 활발하게 연구되고 실제 이용비율도 상당히 높은 편이다. 이는 외기 기후변화에 대한 상대적인 보완성을 가진 두 가지 형태의 에너지원으로부터의 에너지변환과정으로 인해 그 이용이 더욱 부각되고 있다. 기존의 풍력발전시스템, 태양광발전시스템 또는 풍력/태양광 복합발전시스템 중 대형발전시스템의 경우는 일사량센서나 풍속센서를 부착하여 최대 출력점 제어나 외기환경 인식을 위해서 일사량이나 풍속과 같은 외기환경정보를 획득하여 사용하며 이를 교육용 또는 외기환경정보를 분석하는데 이용하기도 하고, 다양한 표시장치를 통해 표시하기도 한다. 그러나, 일사량센서나 풍속센서는 고가의 센서로 대형 태양광발전시스템이나 풍력발전시스템에서는 여러 개소의 설치를 통해 보다 정확한 정보를 획득해야 하며, 이를 위해 많은 개수의 센서가 필요하다. 현실적으로 여러 개의 센서는 고가의 설치 비용으로 인해 샘플링을 위해서만 설치될 뿐 발전시스템의 설치사이트의 다양한 분석이 어려운 점이 있었다. 본 논문에서는 풍속센서나 일사량센서 없이 태양전지모듈로부터 직접 일사량을 검출하는 방식의 일사량 정보획득과 풍력발전시스템에서의 풍속정보를 획득하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.27-36
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• 2014

Generally, satellites continuously monitor that its major functions are working properly and their hardware are in a good status using several SOH data. In case a fault that is not recognized as a temporal problem or a failure that can be considered to propagate its damage to the other parts are detected, fault management logic is performed automatically without any contact of ground station. In this paper, attitude error detection using sun sensors on a rotating solar array is proposed. Attitude error can be detected by comparing the offset angle between the actual data computed from the sun sensor and the data predicted from the orbit and ephemeris information for the two types of solar array operation method. During the eclipse, the output of attitude error detection method becomes zero because the sun sensor output cannot be provided. Finally, the proposed method is analyzed through the data processing using on-orbit data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2011.10a
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• pp.843-845
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• 2011

Due to the short lifetime of the battery-based sensor network, study on the environmental energy-harvesting sensor network is being performed widely. In this paper, we analyze the system-level requirements on the sensor node which is needed for the efficient solar-powered wireless sensor network for the target application. In addition, we explain how the HW/SW components of our real solar-powered sensor node can satisfy the requirements mentioned above.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.294-301
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• 2016

Recently, the solar tracker has been used to improve the efficiency of solar energy. Solar tracking technologies are classified into the sensor-based method, the program-based method, and the hybrid method. Solar trackers using an AC motor and CdS sensor are low in cost, but the precision of the positions is low, owing to the inertia of the motor and the scattering of sunlight. To compensate for the low precision, we implement a CdS sensor module and propose an AC motor control method using error value. To evaluate the performance of the solar tracker, we implemented a solar water heater. From the experimental results, the solar tracker can achieve ${\pm}2mm$ accuracy for sun, can satisfy ${\pm}15mm$ as a limited error value, and provides a 32% performance enhancement in KSB8202 criteria.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.46 no.7
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• pp.551-556
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• 2018

A lot of hardwares are allocated on the satellite to perform the attitude control. Sun sensor is very important hardware to acquire the initial attitude after separation from launcher and to maintain the safety attitude from the satellite anomaly operation. So the allocation of the sun sensor to acquire the field of view and the attitude control design using it, are critical work in the beginning of development. Number of Sun sensor for GEO-KOMPSAT2 is reduced with respect to COMS due to star tracker usage. The additional sun sensor using COMS heritage is considered. In this paper, it is described the analysis and the results on the method for the safety improvement which is to enlarge the field of view and to consider the harness connection of P/R-side of the sun sensor.

• Solar Energy
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.25-30
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• 1998

A sun tracking controller for PTC(parabolic trough concentrator) is a control system used to orient the concentrator toward the sun always, so that the maximum energy can be collected. The work presented here is a design and development of microprocessor based sun tracking control system for PTC. Sun tracking control system consists of a sun sensor and a single axis tracking control system. 80c196KC based control system consists of an analog input unit, 24V DC servomotor drive unit, I/O unit. Sun sensor has been constructed using photodiode and can detect the sun located within ${\pm}50^{\circ}$ measured from the sun sensor normal direction. The sun tracking system developed is being implemented and shows a good sun tracking performance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2017.10a
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• pp.450-453
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• 2017

In this abstract, the FPGA system using solar tracking is introduced. Solar tracking system combined with sensor tracking and solar altitude programming is utilized. The sensor tracking system consists of image sensor, light sensor, and the programs for sun altitude received by the computer. The sun altitude is received from the national weather database by wireless communication. The goal is to have maximum energy generation efficiency using bi-directional tracking and mixed tracking with FPGAs that are relatively inexpensive in terms of developing and programming the system.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.828-834
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• 2013

In this paper, TMC (Tracker Motion Controller) as one of the many research methods for condensing efficiency improvements can be condensed into efficient solar system configuration to improve the power generation efficiency of the castle with Concentrated solar silicon and photovoltaic systems (CPV)experiments using PV systems. Microprocessor used on the solar system, tracing the development of solar altitude and latitude of each is calculated in real time. Also accept the value from the sensor, motor control and communication with the central control system by calculating the value of the current position of the sun, there is a growing burden on the applicability. Through the way the program is appropriate for solar power systems and sensors hybrid-type algorithm was implemented in the ARM core with built-in TMC, Concentrated CPV system compared to the existing PV systems, through the implementation of the TMC in the country's power generation efficiency compared and analyzed. Sensor method using existing experimental results Concentrated solar power systems to communicate the value of GPS location tracking method hybrid solar horizons in the coordinate system of the sun's azimuth and elevation angles calculated by the program in the calculations of astronomy through experimental resultslook clear day at high solar irradiation were shown to have a large difference. Stopped after a certain period of time, the sun appears in the blind spot of the sensor, the sensor error that can occur from climate change, however, do not have a cloudy and clear day solar radiation sensor does not keep track of the position of the sun, rather than the sensor of excellence could be found. It is expected that research is constantly needed for the system with ongoing research for development of solar cell efficiency increases to reduce the production cost of power generation, high efficiency condensing type according to the change of climate with the optimal development of the ability TMC.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.198.1-198.1
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• 2012

저궤도 위성이 발사체에서 분리된 후 탑재 소프트웨어에 의한 초기 동작이 수행되고 나면 초기 운용이 시작된다. 초기 운용 기간에 수행할 모든 절차와 대처 가능한 긴급 상황이 발생할 경우 수행할 절차는 발사 전에 미리 준비된다. 위성의 각 부분의 설계 마진은 최악 조건을 기준으로 반영되어 있기 때문에 발사 이후의 버스 시스템 관점에서의 위성 특성은 요구 사항을 만족하는 범위가 될 것으로 예상이 가능하다. 실제로 발사 후 위성 텔레메트리 분석을 통해 대부분의 항목에서 요구 조건을 만족하는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 텔레메트리 분석을 통해 설계 단계에서 예상했던 것 보다 정확한 궤도 특성이 반영된 위성 특성을 파악하였다. 이러한 특성은 설계 시 고려했던 상황과 다르더라도 실제 궤도 특성이 반영된 특성이므로 초기 운용 및 정상 운용 시에 정상적인 상황인 것으로 고려해야 한다. 첫째, 지구 알베도 특성에 따라 태양센서 값이 궤도에 따라 변화한다. 위성의 자세가 정확히 태양을 지향하고 있더라도 태양센서에 지구에서 반사된 빛이 입사되어 자세 제어에 영향을 주게 된다. 알베도의 영향은 적도에서 극지방으로 갈수록 커지며, 계절에 따라 다른 특성을 보인다. 알베도의 영향을 최소화하기 위해 자세 제어 모델에 알베도 효과를 고려하거나 알베도 효과를 무시할 수 있을 정도로 자세 제어 오차 한계를 조정할 수 있다. 둘째, 위성의 지구 회피 회전에 의해 태양 전지판의 온도가 궤도에 따라 변화한다. 위성체는 위성체에 장착된 두 개의 별센서의 가시성 확보를 위해 태양 지향 자세에서 요축으로 일정 속도로 회전한다. 남극 부근에서는 두 태양 센서가 모두 지구의 반대편인 남쪽을 지향하도록 하며, 북극 부근에서는 북쪽을 지향하도록 한다. 이 때 두 태양 센서의 방향에 장착된 태양 전지판은 극지방에서 지구 반대편에 위치하므로 다른 태양 전지판에 비해 낮은 온도를 갖게 된다. 이 논문에서는 위성의 궤도 특성에 따른 고려 사항에 대해 설명하였다.