• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.348-358
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• 2003

According to Electricity Acceleration Law of Rural Area recently, the needs for replacement of a small scale diesel power generation facility which supplied electricity to 10-50 households Remote Islands has been revealed due to high operating and maintenance cost of Diesel Power Generation. Optimization of electric power system for Small Remote Islands must be made considering the economics, reliability and stability as power sources and estimation of total construction cost of those power stations. For its purpose, an assessment of power generation options such as Photovoltaic, Fuel cell, Wind-hybrid was implemented, economic evaluation of power supply shows the Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell for few household's islands and Diesel, Wind-hybrid for more inhabited islands. Power supplied by Diesel shows the best response to increasing electric demand and system reliability even with its lower economic value. Those who are in charge of power planning have to pay attention to system reliability, stability and operating characteristics of candidate's power supply besides its economics.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.65 no.5
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• pp.724-729
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• 2016

Nowadays high-cost energy storage system using flywheel or secondary battery is applying to hybrid generation system with WT(Wind Turbine) and diesel generator in island areas for stable operation. This paper proposes an operating algorithm and modeling method of the hybrid generation system that can operate for variable wind speed and load, which is composed of energy storage system, variable-speed PMSG(Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator) WT and diesel generator applied in island areas. Initially, the operating algorithm was proposed for frequency and voltage to be maintained within the proper ranges for load and wind speed changes. Also, the modeling method is proposed for variable speed PMSG WT, diesel generator and BESS(Battery Energy Storage System). The proposed operating algorithm and modeling method were applied to a typical island area. The frequency and voltage was kept within the permissible ranges and the proposed method was proven to be appropriate through simulations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.137-137
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• 2013

지속 가능한 발전을 위해, 한정된 자원인 석유의 고갈을 막기 위해 석유를 수송에너지로 주로 사용하는 자동차에서 바이오 디젤이나 연료전지, 전기자동차 등 다양한 대안이 제시되고 있다. 그러나 식량 가격 상승, 낮은 안정성, 인프라 확충 등의 문제의 해결이 필요할 뿐만 아니라, 석유의 소비를 감소시키는 대신, 지구에서 소비할 수 있는 다른 형태의 에너지를 소모한다는 측면에서 근본적인 에너지 문제의 해결책의 모색이 필요하다. 19세기 후반, 백열전구의 필라멘트 용도로 사용되기 시작한 탄소 섬유는, 철에 비해 5배 가볍고 강도는 10배가 높으며 내열성이 뛰어난 소재로서, 복합소재의 형태로 제조되어 비행기, 우주선, 풍력 발전 블레이드 등 다양한 산업 분야에서 소재의 장점을 발휘하는 재료로 적용 분야가 확대되고 있다. 특히 비행기 분야에서는 최근 비행기 몸체 구조에 기존 알루미늄 합금을 탄소섬유복합재가 대체하고 있으며, 최근에는 부피 기준 50% 가량까지 탄소섬유 복합재를 사용하여 비행기를 제작하고 있다. 이에 따라 기존에 비해 20% 가량 연료 소모가 감소하여, 비행기 한 대 당 연간 2,700톤의 이산화탄소 배출을 저감하고 있다. 이와 같이 탄소섬유 복합재를 다양한 분야에 적용함으로써, 에너지 문제에 대한 보다 근본적인 접근이 가능하다. 그러나 탄소섬유 복합소재는 금속 등 기존 재료에 비해 높은 가격으로 상용 자동차 등 에너지 소비량이 많은 분야에 널리 적용되는데 한계가 존재한다. 이와 같이 높은 탄소섬유의 가격은, 원가의 50% 가량을 차지하는 PAN 원사 가격과 나머지 반절에 해당하는 안정화/탄화 공정 비용에서 기인하는 것으로, 미국의 ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), 한국의 KIST 복합소재연구소 등에서는 원사, 안정화 공정, 탄화 공정 등 다양한 측면에서 탄소섬유 복합재의 가격을 절감할 수 있는 방안을 연구 중이다. 미국 ORNL에서는 마이크로웨이브 플라즈마를 이용하여 기존에 열을 이용해 수행하던 탄화 공정 비용을 크게 절감하고 있으며, KIST에서는 대기압 플라즈마를 이용하여 기존에 열을 이용해 2시간 가량이 소요되는 안정화 공정을, 대기압 플라즈마를 이용하여 30분여로 단축된 시간에 수행하는 공정을 개발 중이다. 본 발표에서는 탄소섬유 복합재의 개요와, 탄소섬유 가격 절감 방안으로서의 플라즈마에 대해 논의하며 대기압 플라즈마의 다양한 응용에 대해 소개할 예정이다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.693-712
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• 2006

A pre-feasibility test is done for renewable energy hybrid power systems at off~grid islands in which the current power supply is provided only by diesel generation. We apply Homer (Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables) which was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the analysis to identify the cost-minimizing combination of power generating facilities for the given load profiles. Chuja-Do, Geomun-Do and Youngsan-Do have been selected for our analysis considering the wind resources data of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER). Information on wind speed, solar radiation and temperature is also used for the analysis. System component cost information from overseas market has been used due to the lack of domestic information. Site specific Load profile for electricity demand for those islands are reconstructed based on the partial survey results obtained form other sources. The LCOE of the least cost hybrid power systems for Chuja-Do, Geomun-Do and Youngsan-Do are $0.278/kWh, $0.234/kWh and $0.353/kWh, respectively Considering the fact that diesel generation is being subsidized at the price of $0.300/kWh by the government, first 2 cases are economically feasible for the introduction of renewable energy hybrid systems to those islands. But the third case of Youngsan-Do does not meet the criteria. The basic differences of these pre-feasibility test results are from the differences of the site specific renewable energy conditions, especially wind resources. In summary, promoting hybrid systems in the off-grid remote island should be based on the economic feasibility test results. Not all the off-grid islands are feasible for introducing this renewable energy hybrid system.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.195-200
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• 2020

With the growing interest in fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution, railroad cars operating in Korea are in progress as the conversion from diesel to electric vehicles expands. The photovoltaic system, which is applied as an example of the conversion of electric vehicles, is infinite and pollution-free, and can produce energy without generating hazards such as air pollution, noise, heat, and vibration, and maintain fuel transportation and power generation facilities. There is an advantage that is rarely needed. However, the amount of electricity produced depends on the amount of solar radiation by region, and the energy density is low due to the power generation of about 25㎡/ kWp, so a large installation area is required and the installation place has limited problems. In view of these problems, many studies have been applied to fuel cells in the railway field. In particular, the plan to link the fuel cell power generation system railroad power supply system must be linked to the power supply system that supplies power to the railroad, unlike solar and wind power. Therefore, it has a close relationship with railroad cars and the linkage method can vary greatly depending on the system topology. Therefore, in this paper, we study the validity through simulation modeling related to linkage analysis according to system topology.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.61-68
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• 2021

The application of renewable energies such as wind and solar has become an inevitable choice for many countries in order to achieve the reduction of greenhouse gases and healthy economic development. However, due to the intermittent characteristics of renewable energy, the issue with integrating a larger proportion of renewable energy into the grid becomes more prominent. A complex energy system, usually consists of two or more renewable energy sources used together to provide increased system efficiency as well as greater balance in energy supply. Compared with the power system, control and optimization of the complex energy system become more difficult in terms of modeling, operation, and planning. The main purpose of the complex energy system retrofit for samado island with microgrid system is to coordinate the operation with various distributed energy resources, energy storage systems, and power grids to ensure its reliability, while reducing the operating costs and achieving the optimal economic benefits. This paper suggests the improved complex energy system of samado island with optimal microgrid system. The results of test operation show about 12% lower SOC variation band of ESS, elimination of operation limit in PV and reduction of operation time in diesel generator.