• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.407-414
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• 2016

As wind turbines are getting larger in size with multi-MW capacity, the blades are getting longer, over 40 m, and hence the asymmetric loads produced during the rotation of the rotor blades are increasing. Some factors such as wind shear, tower shadow, and turbulence have an effect on the asymmetric loads on the blades. This paper focuses on a method of modeling the dynamic load acting on a blade because of thrust variation under wind shear. A method that uses thrust coefficient is presented. For this purpose, "wind shear coefficient of thrust variation" is defined and introduced. Further, we calculate the values of the "wind shear coefficient of thrust variation" for a 2 MW on-shore wind turbine, and analyze them for speeds below the rated wind speed. Then, we implement a dynamic model that represents the thrust variation under wind shear on a blade, using MATLAB/Simulink. It is shown that it is possible to express thrust variations on three blades under wind shear by using both thrust coefficient and "wind shear coefficient of thrust variation."

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.11a
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• pp.135-136
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 결합 인덕터를 이용한 풍력/태양광용 컨버터를 제안한다. 입력의 전류리플을 최대로 감소할 수 있도록 최적화된 결합계수를 선정하였고 인덕터의 결합계수를 조절하기 위한 코어의 구조뿐만 아니라 공극의 길이, 턴 수를 조절하여 결합 인덕터의 설계와 제작을 수행하였다. 본 논문의 풍력과 태양광용 컨버터에 있어서 각각의 인덕터 2개를 적용하는 것과 단일의 결합 인덕터를 적용 하는 것에 대해 비교검증의 실험을 수행하였다. 또한 결합계수의 변화에 따라 입력 전류의 리플이 최소화되는 값을 실험을 통해 확인하고 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.265-266
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• 2011

본 논문은 승압형 컨버터를 이용한 계통연계형 풍력 발전시스템의 향상된 최대전력점 추종 기법을 제안한다. 풍력 발전시스템에서 블레이드 모델 기반의 출력계수 곡선을 추종하도록 운전할 때, 불완전한 데이터 입력 및 제어변수의 변동으로 최대출력점 추종 성능이 떨어지는 문제가 발생한다. 제안하는 제어기법은 출력계수곡선 추종제어 기법에 히스테리시스 제어를 결합하여 빠른 최대출력점 추종 특성을 가지고, 시스템 제어변수 오차에 의해 이탈된 운전점을 정정하여 정상상태의 출력효율을 향상시킨다. 2.7kW급 풍력발전 시스템 모델 기반의 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안하는 제어기법의 우수성을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.472-473
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 직렬운전 소형풍력발전시스템의 해석 방법과 최대 파워를 추종하는 MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking)기법을 제안한다. 소형풍력 발전시스템은 개별 발전기에서 생성되는 역기전력이 낮아 배터리 충전과 같은 독립적인 부하에 전원을 공급하는 용도로 쓰이나 발전기를 N개 직렬연결하면 계통연계가 가능하다. 일반적인 풍력발전 시스템에서의 블레이드 출력은 출력 계수($C_p$) 곡선의 형태에 의해서 결정되고, 출력계수 곡선은 주속비(${\lambda}$)의 함수로 표현된다. N개의 발전기를 직렬연결 하는 경우 각기 다른 풍속에 대하여 출력파워 해석이 곤란하므로, 직렬 운전 시 발전기토크를 기준으로 한 해석과 이에 적합한 MPPT 방법을 제안한다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.260-268
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• 2017

In this study, wind characteristics of a shipping container were investigated through the wind tunnel test (high-frequency force balance test), and damage occurrence velocities of various containers with weights were evaluated based on results of the wind tunnel tests. As a result, mean wind force coefficients acting on containers in x-direction increased in the order of 12ft, 20ft, 40ft and 40ft high cube. On the other hand, mean wind force coefficients at y-direction increased in the order of 40ft high cube, 40ft, 20ft and 12ft. It was suggested that the shear layer separated from the corner of windward surface of the container is reattached on the sides of it, and then the mean wind force coefficient is weaker. As a result of the damage occurrence velocity on containers with weights, it was found that the probability of occurrence of sliding is higher rather than that of overturning. Further, the most unfavorable container was 40ft high cube, and the sliding and overturning occurrence velocities were 20.4 m/s and 26.8 m/s, respectively. Furthermore, the regression formula for sliding and overturing occurrence velocitys were proposed based on the results of relationship between weights of containers and damage occurrence velocities. These results are expected to be useful in establishing a guideline for external force estimation acting on container securing equipment and stacking way.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.104-112
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• 2014

The counter-rotating approach on wind turbine has been recently put in interest for its certain advantages in both design and performance. This paper introduces a study on a counter-rotating wind turbine designed and modeled using NREL airfoils S822 and S823. The aims of the study is to evaluate and discover the performance of the counter-rotating system, and compares to that of single rotor turbine of same design using numerical simulation. The results show higher performance of the counter-rotating system compared with single rotor case at TSR 3 to 5 but lower performance at higher TSR. This is due to the interaction between upstream and downstream rotors. Thus, the counter-rotating turbine is more efficient at low rotor rotational speed.

• Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.76-85
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• 1993

The purpose of this study was to analyze the wind force distribution on the two single-span arched plastic house depending upon the house spacing and wind direction, which may provide the fundamental criteria for the structural design. In order to specify the wind force distribution, the variation of the wind force coefficients, the mean wind force coefficients and the drag force coefficients were estimated from the wind tunnel test data. The results obtained are as follows : 1. At the wind direction of 90$^{\circ}$, there was a typical span interval at which the maximum negative pressure was occured at the edge of the inside walls. 2. In the consideration of wind loads, the wind force coefficients estimated from independent single-span arched plastic house should not be directly applied to the structural design on the double houses separated. 3. The average maximum negative wind force on the inside walls was occured at the wind direction of 90$^{\circ}$, and the variations depending on the span intervals was not significant. 4. The average maximum drag force was occured at the wind direction of 300, and the magnitude of drag force was more significant at the first house. As the distance between two houses was increased, the drag force was slightly increased for every wind direction.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.1A
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• pp.27-33
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• 2010

This study addresses a methodology to use small wind turbines for dual purposes, improving aerodynamic performance of flexible bridges and wind energy harvesting. A way to proper placement of small wind turbines on flexible bridges were proposed according on the analogy of conventional aerodynamic appendages. From the wind tunnel tests, it was found that the wind turbine attached like fairing was effective to reduce the vortex-induced vibration of bridge and the optimal spanwise interval of the wind turbine was 3-4.5 time of turbine diameter. Moreover the aerodynamic coefficients of the bridge were improved after installation of the wind turbines. Present results showed the general availability of wind turbine for improvement of aerodynamic performance and energy supply of flexible bridges although the capacity of wind power generation was strongly dependent on wind characteristics of the bridge site.

• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.153-160
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• 2015

The objective of this study is to construct the TPU aerodynamic database with wind tunnel test data of overall wind loads and responses on tall buildings. In this study, wind tunnel tests were conducted to investigate characteristics of wind forces and the effect of wind load combination by cross-correlation analysis among along-wind overturning moment, across-wind overturning moment and torsional moment on a tall building with various side ratios(D/B=0.33, 0.50, 0.77, 0.83, 0.91, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0 and 3.0) for different terrain roughnesses. The results of wind tunnel tests were compared with those of past literatures. As a result, there was no significant effects of changing of terrain roughnesses on moment coefficients and power spectral densities of across-wind overturning moment coefficients and torsional moment coefficients with various side ratios. Further, these results were good agreement with those of past literatures. From cross-correlation analysis, the across-wind overturning moment coefficients were highly correlated with the torsional moment coefficients. The results of this study will be helpful for practical designers in preliminary design stage.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.92-100
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• 2016

Reliability analysis of tripod support structure for offshore wind turbine was performed. Extreme distribution function of peak response due to wind and wave loads was estimated by applying peak over threshold(POT) method. Then, stress based limit state function was defined by using maximum stress of support structure which was obtained by multiplying beam stress and concentration factor. The reliability analysis result was compared when maximum stress was calculated from shell element. Reliability index was evaluated using first order reliability method(FORM).