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Investigation of the Ni/Cu metallization for high-efficiency, low cost crystlline silicon solar cells (고효율, 저가화 실리콘태양전지를 위한 Ni/Cu/Ag 금속전극의 특성 연구)

  • Lee, Ji-Hun;Cho, Kyeng-Yeon;Lee, Soo-Hong
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 2009
  • Crystlline silicon solar cells markets are increasing at rapid pace. now, crystlline silicon solar cells markets screen-printing solar cell is occupying. screen-printing solar cells manufacturing process are very quick, there is a strong point which is a low cost. but silicon and metal contact, uses Ag & Al pates. because of, high contact resistance, high series resistance and sintering inside process the electric conductivity decreases with 1/3. and In pastes ingredients uses Ag where $80{\sim}90%$ is metal of high cost. because of low cost solar cells descriptions is difficult. therefore BCSC(Buried Contact Solar Cell) is developed. and uses light-induced plating, ln-line galvanization developed equipments. Ni/Cu matel contact solar cells researches. in Germany Fraunhofer ISE. In order to manufacture high-efficiency solar cells, metal selections are important. metal materials get in metal resistance does small, to be electric conductivity does highly. efficiency must raise an increase with rise of the curve factor where the contact resistance of the silicon substrate and is caused by few with decrement of series resistance. Ni metal materials the price is cheap, Ti comes similar resistance. Cu and Ag has the electric conductivity which is similar. and Cu price is cheap. In this paper, Ni/Cu/Ag metal contact cell with screen printing manufactured, silicon metal contact comparison and analysis.

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Optimization Design of Solar Water Heating System based on Economic Evaluation Criterion using a Genetic Algorithm (유전알고리즘 이용 경제적 평가기준에 따른 태양열급탕시스템 최적화 설계에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Doosung;Ko, Myeongjin;Park, Kwang-Tae
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.73-89
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    • 2016
  • To assure maximum economic benefits and the energy performance of solar water heating systems, the proper sizing of components and operating conditions need to be optimized. In recent years, a number of studies to design optimally solar water heating systems have been tried. This paper presents a design method for optimizing the various capacity-related and installation-related design variables based on life cycle cost using a genetic algorithm. The design variables considered in this study included the types and numbers of solar collector and auxiliary heaters; the types of storage tanks and heat exchangers; the solar collector slope; mass flow rates of the fluid on the hot and cold sides. The suggested method was applied for optimizing a solar water heating system for an elementary school in Seoul, South Korea. In addition, the effectiveness of the proposed optimization method was assessed by analyzing the obtained optimal solutions of six case studies, each of which was simulated with different solar fractions. It is observed that a trade-off between the equipment cost and the energy cost results in an optimal design that yields the lowest life cycle cost. Therefore, it could be helpful to apply the optimal solar water heating system by comparing the various design solutions obtained by using the optimization method instead of the engineer's experience and intuition.

Economic Investigation of Small Scale Cogeneration System in a School Dormitory of Busan Region (부산지역 학교 기숙사에서의 소형열병합발전 시스템의 경제성 분석)

  • Song, Jae-Do;Ku, Bon-Cheol;Kang, Yul-Ho;Park, Jong-Kyu;Lee, Jae-Keun;Ahn, Young-Chull
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.24 no.9
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    • pp.657-662
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    • 2012
  • The cogeneration system can operate at efficiencies greater than those achieved when heat and power are produced in separate. The optimal system can be determined by selecting the auxiliary system combined with cogeneration system. In the present study, economic investigation has been conducted with the cogeneration electric heat pump(EHP) system and the cogeneration absorption chiller(AC) system to install in a school dormitory. To analyze life cycle cost(LCC), cost items such as initial investment costs, annual energy costs and maintenance costs of each system have been considered. The initial investment cost is referred to the basis of estimated costs, and annual energy costs such as the electric power and gas consumption are based on the data in a school dormitory. LCC is evaluated with the present worth method. Considering investigated results, the initial investment cost of the cogeneration EHP system is more profitable about 24% than that of the cogeneration AC system. The energy cost of the cogeneration EHP system is more profitable about 8% than the cogeneration AC system. The LCC shows that the cogeneration EHP system is the most effective system in the school dormitory.

Optimal Operation of Dispersed Generation in MicroGrid Systems (마이크로 그리드에서 분산전원의 최적 운영 방안)

  • Kim, Kyu-Ho;Rhee, Sang-Bong;Kim, Soo-Nam;Lee, Sang-Keun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2009.07a
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    • pp.486_487
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    • 2009
  • This paper presents a method for optimal operation to improve reliability of MicroGrid systems considering load types and interruption cost. The objective functions such as power losses cost, operation cost of dispersed generations, power purchasing cost, and interruption cost are minimized for reliability improvement and efficient operation. The several indices for reliability evaluation are improved by renewable energy sources installation.

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An Analysis of Efficiency and Government Policies of ESS (에너지 저장시스템의 효율성 검토 및 정책 분석)

  • Kim, Bum-Gon;Lee, Seoung-Cheol;Kim, Cheol-Hwan;Lee, See-Bin
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2011.10a
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    • pp.2373-2382
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    • 2011
  • As the government set the direction for Green Growth recently, so local government struggles to obtain carbon emissions trading. In the center of this global environment atmosphere, the quantitative targets would be suggested by some developed countries. In case of a international green movement like this, it would have been being induced from by crystallizing of economic and environmental regulations and legal policies that not only a meter-rate system of carbon emissions but also application for regenerate energy. In this paper, we researched cultivating of energy storage system(ESS) to conjugate regenerative energy of train, an energy efficiency and cultivating cost etc. In conclusion, we would acknowledge a difficulty in cultivating ESS only for cost reduction of energy consumption, so governmental policies for green growth should be thoughtfully examined.

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The improvement in operating rules of Cost Based Pool(CBP) considering the increasing Renewable Energy Capacity (신재생에너지 보급확대에 따른 국내전력시장 운영방안)

  • Lee, Jae-Gul;Nam, Su-Chul;Shin, Jeong-Hoon;Kim, Tae-Kyun
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2008.07a
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    • pp.580-583
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    • 2008
  • As the construction of renewable energy generators is on the rise and gets bigger in size, researchers pay more and more attention to the impact of such facilities on the power market as well as on the stability of power grid system. In Korea, while studies on the latter, including calculating the marginal capacity of renewable energy generators, is being made, those on the former has not yet been performed. As such, this paper analyses the impact of a big renewable energy generators on the price and transaction cost of domestic power market and proposes ideas to minimize such influence by applying the technology of forecasting renewable energy.

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Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell Driven Compound Source Heat Pump System to a Large Community Building (대형 Community 건물의 연료전지 구동 복합열원 하이브리드 히트펌프 시스템 성능에 관한 해석적 연구)

  • Jeong, Dong-Hwa;Byun, Jae-Ki;Choi, Young-Don;Cho, Sung-Hwan
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2008
  • In the present study, performances of fuel cell driven compound source hybrid heat pump system applied to a large community building are simulated. Among several renewable energy sources, ground, river, sea, and waste water sources are chosen as available alternative energies. The performance and energy cost are varied with the hybrid heat pump sources. The system design and operation process appropriate for the surrounding circumstance guarantee the high benefit of the heat pump system applied to a large community building. Th system is driven by fuel cell system instead of the late-night electricity due to the advantages of the low energy cost and waste heat with high temperature.

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A Study on the Effective Methods of Using Agricultural Resources Aimed to Facilitate Sustainable Agriculture (지속가능한 농업을 위한 농업자원의 유효이용 방안 -기후변화협약에 따른 영향 및 대책-)

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    • Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.23-44
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    • 2001
  • To address complex solutions to tack1e the cost rise with the increasing of the prices of crude oil, and to lower warming gas discharge in agricultural sector in line with the framework Convention on Climate Change, we need to net only develop the methods of simply reducing energy use ratio, but also effectively energize resources discharged in the course of agricultural production aimed at enabling repealed farming, and develop systems to reinvest such energy into agricultural production and apply them to actual farming. To that end, specifically, we need to reduce the energy cost in agricultural production, and produce and harness bio gas that makes it possible to stabilize the continued supply of energy. Thus, in this research, we seek to discuss energy use volume and warming gas discharge, and the characteristics of bio gas and its use methods alike, in agricultural sector, and thus present methods for environment-friendly and continual development in agriculture.

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Analysis and Improvement of Cooling System for Energy Saving in Data Center Building (데이터센터의 냉방에너지 절감을 위한 냉각시스템 분석 및 개선 방안)

  • Jung, Yong-Ho
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.11a
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    • pp.314-319
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    • 2011
  • Energy Cost has been rapidly increased with the internal heat gain of data center to keep the temperature condition. But the cooling units for server systems are fully operated to satisfy the indoor temperature condition, it results in the excessive energy consumption. In this study, various cooling systems were studied for data center and cold aisle containment system was proved to be the best solution for server cooling system. Because it protects the cooling zone from the hot aisle space. Effective cooling and prohibition of recirculation air from hot aisle was possible by the cold aisle containment system.

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Indoor Zone Detection based on Bluetooth Low Energy (블루투스를 이용한 실내 영역 결정 방법)

  • Frisancho, Jorge;Lee, Jemin;Kim, Hyungshin
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2015.07a
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    • pp.279-281
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    • 2015
  • Location awareness is an important capability for mobile-based indoor services. Those indoor services have motivated the implementation of methods that need high computational load cost and complex mechanisms for positioning prediction. These mechanisms, such as opportunistic sensing and machine learning, require more energy consumption to achieve accuracy. In this paper, we propose the Bluetooth Low Energy indoor zone detection (BLEIZOD) technique. This method exploits the concept of proximity zone to reduce the load cost and complexity. Our proposed method implements the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) function more effectively to gain accuracy and reduce energy consumption.

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