• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.94-99
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• 2023

Recently, renewable energy has been widely used as a source of wind energy and solar energy due to the shortage of fossil fuels and environmental problems. Against this backdrop, wind energy is emerging as an important energy source, and the wind power market is showing rapid growth worldwide. In this study, a high-efficiency wind turbine blade was designed with an integrated blade aerodynamic design for prior research on separate blades. The blade airfoil was applied as NACA 4418, and it was verified by comparing it with the analysis results to evaluate the newly designed blade.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.7-13
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• 2002

This paper introduced a new hybrid genetic algorithm, verified its performance, and applied it to the optimization of blade design and pitch control for 30kW pitch-controlled variable-speed horizontal-axis wind turbine system to determine the optimum blade chord and twist distributions that maximize the energy production for a given Weibull wind distribution and the optimum blade pitch angles that maintain constant power output.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.12
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• pp.88-92
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• 2017

Owing to the depletion of fossil energy, wind power is attracting attention as a promising environmentally friendly alternative energy source, because it is abundant, renewable, and non-polluting. Wind turbines are divided into horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) and vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) according to the direction of the rotating shaft. VAWTs have a low power generation efficiency, but are not affected by the wind direction and, thus, no yaw system is required and their structure is simple. Small VAWTs are attracting much attention because they can generate power even at low wind speeds. In this study, the output voltages and output currents of small VAWTs with gyromill type, hinge type and double door type blades capable of generating power even at low wind speeds were analyzed at variable wind speeds in the range of 1~11 m/s. At the maximum wind speed of 11m/s, the application of the double door type blades achieved 67% and 9% higher wind turbine output voltages than that of the gyromill type and hinge type blades, respectively. As regards the wind turbine output currents, the application of the double door type blades gave rise to 93% and 5% higher results than that of the gyromill type and hinge type blades, respectively. Through this study, the excellent output characteristics and commercialization potential of the double door type blades, which can generate power both at low and high wind speeds, were confirmed.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

In this paper, an efficient modeling method of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbine(HAWT) system is proposed. This method Is based on representing a HAWT system as a multi-body system with several rigid bodies i.e. rotor blade, low/high speed shaft, gear system, md generator. Also, simulation software WINSIM is developed to evaluate performance of wind turbine system. Simulation results show that the proposed modeling method and simulation software are efficient and reliable.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.29-38
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• 2009

지난 20년간 급속한 발전을 통하여 회전 블레이드의 직경이 126 m, 나셀까지의 높이가 약 130 m에 이르는 6,000 kW의 용량을 가지는 풍력발전기가 개발되었다. 세계적으로 풍력발전의 필요성과 중요성이 인식되어 2008년 현재 약 120,000 MW의 설치 용량을 기록하고 있다. 풍력터빈(wind turbine)과 그 부품의 기계적인 성능평가의 종류와 방법은 많은 사람들의 관심인 것으로 판단한다. 우선 풍력터빈을 구성하는 주요 핵심부품은 블레이드, 증속장치, 발전기 등이며, 세부 구성 부품으로 허브, 핏치와 요베어링, 주축베어링, 타워 등이 있다. 주요핵심 부품인 블레이드, 증속기, 발전기 등의 성능평가가 중요한 이슈이다. 또한 모든 구성품을 조립하여 초기의 설계사양에 따라서 제조되고 최종성능이 발휘되는지 여부를 현장시험을 통하여 성능평가과정을 거치게 되는데 이 과정은 풍력터빈의 성능평가라고 하며 주요 평가대상은 출력성능(power performance), 소음(noise), 하중(load), 전력품질(power quality) 등 4가지 항목을 집중적으로 측정하여 개발된 풍력터빈의 전반적인 성능을 평가하게 된다. 본 투고에서는 핵심부품인 블레이드, 증속기, 발전기에 대한 시험기술과 풍력터빈의 성능평가 항목인 4개 측정 항목에 대하여 기술하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.474-477
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 5MW급 수평축 풍력발전 블레이드에 대한 정격풍속과 낮은 풍속 영역을 고려하여 풍속에 대한 다점 최적설계를 수행하였다. 다점 최적설계를 수행하기 위해 블레이드 해석은 Blade Element and Momentum theory를 이용 하였으며, 설계 시 적용된 기저형상은 NREL에서 제안한 5MW급 풍력터빈 블레이드이다. 최적화 과정을 통해 얻어진 최적해의 집합에 대하여 L2 Norm을 통한 파레토분석을 하였으며, 이를 통해 기저형상의 연간 에너지생산량과 설비 이용률을 보다 향상 시킬 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.560-564
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• 2008

풍력발전에 사용하는 풍력터빈의 블레이드의 적어도 20년 이상의 설계수명이 요구된단. 블레이드는 바람에 의한 압력, 지지대 구조에 의해서 가해지는 힘과 모멘트에 의해 블레이드에 변형이 가해진다. 특히 바람에 의해 블레이드는 연속적인 하중을 받아서 재료를 손상시킨다. 본 연구에서는 블레이드와 허브로 구성된 모델을 이용하여, 전산유체해석을 일차적으로 수행하여 블레이드 주변의 압력분포를 구하였다. 계산된 압력을 이용하여 다음 단계로 유한요소해석을 수행하여 블레이드 재료에 발생하는 응력을 계산하여 피로해석을 수행하였다. 피로해석을 통해 재료에 미치는 손상률을 구하였다. 다양한 블레이드 피치 각도과 바람의 속도에 따라 해석결과를 비료 분석하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.311-320
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• 2014

Rotor blades are important devices that affect the power performance, efficiency of energy conversion, and loading and dynamic stability of wind turbines. Therefore, considering the characteristics of a wind turbine system is important for achieving optimal blade design. When a design is complete, a design evaluation should be performed to verify the structural integrity of the proposed blade in accordance with international standards or guidelines. This paper presents a detailed exposition of the evaluation items and acceptance criteria required for the design certification of wind turbine blades. It also presents design evaluation results for a 2-MW blade (KR40.1b). Analyses of ultimate strength, buckling stability, and tip displacement were performed using FEM, and Miner's rule was applied to evaluate the fatigue life of the blade. The structural integrity of the KR40.1b blade was found to satisfy the design standards.

• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.90-94
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• 2017

These days much efforts are being dedicated to wind power as a potential source of renewable energy. To maintain effective and uniform generation of energy, defect preservation of turbine blade is essential because it directly takes effects on the efficiency of power generation. For the effective maintenance, early measurements of blade defects are very important. However, current technologies such as ultrasonic waves and thermal imaging inspection methods are not suitable because of long inspection time and non-real time inspection. To supplement the problems, the study introduced a method for real time defect monitoring of a blade surface based on surface wave technology. We examined the effect of various parameters such as micro-cracks and peelings on the propagation of surface wave.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.423-429
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• 2013

The performance of a vertical-type wind power generator system was predicted by CFD analysis. In the analysis, the reaction torque was calculated for a given rotational speed of the blades. The blade torque of a wind power system was obtained for various rotational speeds, and the generation power was calculated using the obtained torque and the rotational speed. The optimum generator specification, therefore, could be decided using the relationship between the generated power and the rotational speeds. The effects of the number of blades and blade shapes on the generation power were also investigated. Finally, the analysis results were compared with the experimental results.