• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
• /
• v.41 no.4
• /
• pp.327-334
• /
• 2013

In August 2012 the first CanSat competition was hosted by the Satellite Research Center of KAIST under auspice of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. The present authors team won the first prize in the university session. In this paper the overall procedure of the CanSat project presented from the conceptual design stage to the final launch test. As the compulsory mission CanSat should send GPS data and attitude information to the ground station which in practice was performed via Bluetooth channel. In addition our CanSat is designed to trace the sun for the solar panels supplying electric power of satellite. IMU and servo motors are used for the attitude control in order that the solar sensor of the CanSat is always direct towards the sun. Launching of CanSat was simulated by dropping from a balloon at the height of around 150m via parachute. Launching test results showed that the attitude control of the CanSat and its solar sensing function were successful.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
• /
• v.8 no.2
• /
• pp.143-150
• /
• 2003

An improved MPPT converter with current compensation method for small-scaled PV-applications is presented in this paper. The proposed method implements maximum power point tracking (MPPT) by variable reference current which is continuously changed during one sampling period. Therefore, the Power transferred to the load is increased above 9% by the proposed MPPT converter with current compensation method. As a result, the utilization efficiency of Photovoltaic (PV)-panel can be increased. In addition, as it doesn't use digital signal processor (DSP), this MPPT method has the merits of both a cost efficiency and a simple control circuit design. Therefore, it is considered that the proposed MPPT method is proper to low power, low cost PV-applications. The concept and control principles of the proposed Un moth()d are explained in detail and its validity of the proposed method is verified through several simulated results.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
• /
• v.24 no.4
• /
• pp.291-298
• /
• 2020

This study proposed a model that can track MPP faster than the existing MPPT algorithm using the particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO). The proposed model highly sets the acceleration constants of gbest and pbest in the PSO algorithm to quickly track the MPP point and eliminates the power instability problem. In addition, this algorithm was re-executed by detecting the change in power of the solar panel according to the rapid change in solar radiation. As a result of the experiment, MPP time was 0.03 seconds and power was 131.65 for 691.5 W/m2, and MPP was tracked at higher power and speed than the existing P&O and INC algorithms. The proposed model can be applied when a change in the amount of power is detected by partial shading in a Photovoltaic power plant with Photovoltaic connected in parallel. In order to improve the MPPT algorithm, this study needs a comparative study on optimization algorithms such as moth flame optimization (MFO) and whale optimization algorithm (WOA).

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
• /
• v.36 no.6
• /
• pp.47-59
• /
• 2016

As the usage of sun tracking system in solar energy utilization facility increases, requirement of more accurate computation of sun position has also been increased. Accordingly, various algorithms to compute the sun position have been proposed in the literature and some of them insist that their algorithms guarantee less than 0.01 degree computational error. However, mostly, the true meaning of accuracy argued in their publication is not clearly explained. In addition to that, they do not clearly state under what condition the accuracy they proposed can be guaranteed. Such ambiguity may induce misunderstanding on the accuracy of the computed sun position and ultimately may make misguided notion on the actual sun tracking system's sun tracking accuracy. This work presents some comments related to the implementation of sun position computational algorithm for the sun tracking system. We first introduce the algorithms proposed in the literature. And then, from sun tracking system user's point of view, we explain the true meaning of accuracy of computed sun position. We also discuss how to select the proper algorithm for the actual implementation. We finally discuss how the input factors used in computation of sun position, like time, position etc, affect the computed sun position accuracy.

• Journal of IKEEE
• /
• v.21 no.3
• /
• pp.211-218
• /
• 2017

This paper proposes the self-powered solar tracker system without CPU. Conventional solar tracker system occurs the problem of cost and durability because of using CPU. In addition, this system has effects from installation site and environment. The proposed solar tracker system without CPU is possible to achieve the high efficiency because it tracks the maximum of the light source. The validity of proposed solar tracking system is verified with experiment results.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
• /
• 2022.05a
• /
• pp.504-506
• /
• 2022

The existing rooftop solar power generation systems focus mainly on the development of a fixed system because of system error along with safety problem. Accordingly, it is intended to develop a rooftop mounted smart solar power generation system by adding a solar tracking system and a monitoring system to the existing fixed rooftop solar power generation technology. It plans to develop and commercialize 'Rooftop Mounted Smart Solar Power Generation System' by applying solar tracking system, safety diagnosis and response system, abnormal diagnosis and alarm system, and external device control and monitoring systems.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
• /
• 2011.07a
• /
• pp.1390-1391
• /
• 2011

태양광 발전 시스템에서의 최대 전력점 추적(MPPT, Maximum Power Point Tracking)제어를 실험을 하기 위해 부분선형 다이오드 모델을 이용한 태블로 해석을 통해 태양광 발전 시스템의 태양전지 모듈의 특성을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 태양전지 모듈의 V-I 특성과 태양전지 패널을 직렬-병렬 어레이로 연결 시, 부분 그늘 문제(Partial Shading Problem)의 지역 최대 점(global peak)을 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
• /
• v.29 no.6
• /
• pp.22-31
• /
• 2009

Canting is the optical alignment of mirror facets of heliostat such that the heliostat could focus the energy as a unit concentrator. Canting could improve the optical performance of heliostat and thus improves the efficiency of heliostat and ultimately improves the efficiency of the solar thermal power plant. This study discusses the effect of mirror canting, especially off-axis canting, used to compensate the sun tracking error caused by the heliostat geometrical errors. We first show that the canting could compensate the sun tracking error caused by the heliostat geometrical errors. Then we show that the proper canting time could exist, depending on the heliostat location. Finally we show how much the sun tracking performance could be improved by canting, by providing RMS sun tracking error. The limitation and caution of using canting to improve the sun tracking performance are also discussed.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
• /
• v.41 no.1
• /
• pp.48.2-48.2
• /
• 2016

태양계의 행성간 공간에는 수많은 티끌들이 흩어져 있다. 이들의 존재는 유성, 우주 탐사선의 검출기, 황도광 관측 등으로 확인되고 있으나, 이 티끌들의 수명이 길어야 수백만년에 불과하기에 태양계에는 지속적으로 티끌을 공급하는 기원천체가 있어야 한다. 최근의 광학적 (Yang & Ishiguro, 2015), 역학적 연구는 ~90% 이상의 행성간 티끌들이 혜성에서 방출되었을 것이라 추정하기에 이르렀다. 이러한 상황에서, 본 연구에서는 행성간 티끌구름의 구체적 양상을 설명하려는 목적으로 혜성에서 방출된 티끌들이 태양계에서 겪게 되는 역학 진화를 수치 계산을 통하여 추적하였다. 우리는 다양한 혜성 궤도 분포를 골고루 대표할 수 있도록 실제 혜성 중에서 대표 혜성들을 선정하고, 관측에 기반한 티끌 방출 모형을 이용하여 다양한 크기의 가상적 티끌을 이들 혜성에서 방출시켰다. 태양의 복사에 의한 끌림힘, 8개의 행성에 의한 중력 섭동을 고려하며 이 티끌들의 궤도 진화가 추적되었다. 티끌들의 최종 종착지가 살펴졌고, 정상 상태를 가정하고 행성간 티끌구름을 구성하여 실제 관측되는 티끌구름과 비교하였다. 이번 발표에서는 혜성에 의한 티끌공급량과 내행성계의 티끌 유출입량, 내행성계 티끌구름의 크기도수분포, 티끌구름의 궤도 요소 분포, 황도광의 밝기 분포 등이 수치 계산 결과와 비교되어 설명될 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
• /
• v.29 no.1
• /
• pp.38-43
• /
• 2009

In this paper. a prototype of a mobile Sun tracking system is proposed. The proposed system uses 2-axis tilt sensor and 3-axis magnetic sensor to measure the orientation and the posture of the system according to the horizontal system of coordinates, which are used to compensate the slope effects. Then through astronomical calculation using the time and position information obtained by GPS sensor the azimuth and altitude of the Sun from that location is calculated. The position of the Sun is converted to that of the mobile Sun tracking system coordinates and used to control A-axis and C-axis of the system.