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A Survey and Analysis on the Location of Offshore Wind Power Generator Facilities (해상풍력발전 입지 선정에 관한 조사 및 분석)

  • Kim, Joo-Suk;Jeon, Tae-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.435-438
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    • 2009
  • With the development of human civilization, humanity has grown to use enormous of energy. As the use of energy increases, although human life has become prosperous and materially plentiful, the consequent problems are becoming more serious day by day. The main cause of the emission of greenhouse gases is the enormous amount of carbon dioxide generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Many land-based wind power generator facilities complexes, which is one of the new renewable energy sources, have currently been completed and put in operation or are planned to bo constructed in Korea. However, in consideration of the economy and the effect on the environment, the progressive trend is to plan and install such complexes at sea rather than on land. In this paper, we shall investigate and analyze the location selection for offshore wind power generator facilities.

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A Study of NOx Removal in Flue Gas by Selective Catalytic Reduction (선택적 촉매환원법에 의한 배기가스중 NOx 저감에 관한 연구)

  • 박해경;김경림;최병선;이인철;최익수
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.38-46
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    • 1988
  • NOx is an important air pollution material which is generated when fossil fuels are burning, NOx removal in flue gas by selective catalytic reduction was studied over various catalysts in a fixed bed continuous flow reactor. The ranges of experimental conditions were at the temperatures between $200^\circ$C and $350^\circ$C, the $NH_3/NOx$ mole ratios between 0.8 and 1.4, oxygen concentrations between 1.5% and 3% and the space velocities between 5, 000 $hr^-1$ and 12, 500 $hr^-1$. The efficiency of NOx removal in the ranges of experimental conditions was highest at the temp. of 300$^\circ$C, oxygen concentration of 2.5-2.6% and $NH_3/NOx$ mole ratios of 1.0-1.2. The catalyst with high activity for NOx removal in flue gas was found to be $MoO_3-V_2O_5/TiO_2$.

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Analysis of Combustion Characteristics of Bio Diesel Fuel in a DI Diesel Engine Using PXI and LabVIEW (PXI와 LabVIEW를 이용한 직접 분사식 디젤기관의 바이오 디젤유 연소특성 분석)

  • Jung, S.H.;Kim, M.S.;Jang, S.H.;Koh, D.K.;Ahn, S.K.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.18-23
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    • 2004
  • Recently many researchers have been studying the development of alternative energy due to serious environmental pollution and drying up fossil energy. Among various alternative fuels, authors investigated the physical and combustion characteristics of the bio diesel fuel(BDF) which was made from the wasted vegetable oil. In this study, PXI and LabVIEW, which is a novel measuring instrument and online analysis, was used to investigate the combustion characteristics of BDF in a DI diesel engine.

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Economic Feasibility of MicroGrid on the Environmental Cost and Operation Type (환경비용 및 운용방식에 따른 MicroGrid 경제성 분석)

  • Park, Jung-Sung;Shin, Hye-Kyeong;Lee, Duck-Su;Choi, In-Sun;Choi, Young-Jun
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.57 no.10
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    • pp.1738-1743
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    • 2008
  • Environmental issue is one of the key factors to industry area using fossil fuels, because it accelerates the global warming. So it is supposed to reduce greenhouse gases around the developed nations of the world at times go. This issue is especially for the power industry. Under this background, MicroGrid system that consists of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) system, such as natural power system (wind, solar) and fuel-cell, co-generation, also known as CHP (Combined heat and power), has been developed greatly during the last 10 years. This paper adopts optimal model using GAMS to develop methods for conducting an integrated assessment of MicroGrid system.

Design of Floating Type Wave Energy Convertor with Direct Drive Turbine (파랑을 이용한 부유식 직접 구동 터빈의 설계)

  • Choi, HyenJun;Choi, JongWoong;Kim, ChangGoo;Lee, YoungHo
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.165.2-165.2
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    • 2011
  • Dye to recent development such as increasing price of fossil fuels and energy offers such a solution. Wave energy supplies. Weve energy offers such a solution. Wave energy is the most consistent of all the intermittent renewable energy sources. In addition to this, very large energy fluxes occur in the ocean waves and by using appropriate wave energy converters the energy can be harnessed. The present study looks at utilizing a direct drive turbine of cross flow type to extract energy from ocean waves indirectly. This novel design incorporates a turbine in an enclosed in a closed tank. utilizing the energy generated from sloshing.

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Development of Air Supply System for Fuel Cell Electric Bus (연료전지 버스용 공기공급시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Woo-June;Park, Chang-Ho;Cho, Kyung-Seok;Oh, Chang-Hoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.561-564
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    • 2007
  • FCEV uses electric energy which generated from the reaction between Hydrogen and Oxygen in fuel cell stack as driving force. As fossil fuels are exhausted, fuel cell is regarded as a potent substitute for next generation energy source, and thus, most of car-makers make every efforts to develop fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). In addition, fuel cell is also beneficial in aspect of environment, because only clean water is produced during chemical reaction process instead of harmful exhausted gas. Generally, Hydrogen is supplied from high-pressured fuel tank, and air blower (or compressor) supply Oxygen by pressurizing ambient air. Air blower which is driven by high speed motor consumes about $7{\sim}8$ % of energy generated from fuel cell stack. Therefore, the efficiency of an air blower is directly linked with the performance of FCEV. This study will present the development process of an air blower and its consisting parts respectively.

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Development of Air Supply System for FCEV Bus (연료전지 버스용 공기공급시스템 개발)

  • Park, Chang-Ho;Cho, Kyung-Seok;Kim, Woo-June;Oh, Chang-Hoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.417-420
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    • 2006
  • FCEV uses electric energy generated from the reaction between Hydrogen and Oxygen in fuel cell stack as driving force. As fossil fuels are exhausted, fuel cell is regarded as a potent substitute for next generation energy source, and thus, most of car-makers make every efforts to develop fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). In addition, fuel cell is also beneficial in aspect of environment, because only clean water is produced during chemical reaction process instead of harmful exhausted gas. Generally, Hydrogen is supplied from high-pressured fuel tank, and air blower (or compressor) supplies Oxygen by pressurizing ambient air. Air blower which is driven by high speed motor consumes about $7{\sim}8%$ of energy generated from fuel cell stack. Therefore, the efficiency of an air blower is directly linked with the overall performance of FCEV. This study will present developing process of an air blower and its consisting parts respectively.

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Sustainable use of wind energy (풍력에너지의 환경친화적 이용)

  • Lee, Yeong-Heui
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.46-50
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    • 2011
  • Wind energy, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean, and produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation. However, the construction of wind farms is not universally welcomed because of their visual impact, competing land use, comprising human health impacts, building and crop damage, loss of amenities and ecological impact, impact on wildlife, danger to birds, safety hazard, aesthetics and noise. Offshore wind power, in particular, offers a huge potential to generate clean energy. However, the envisaged massive expansion of wind farms in oceans is already causing severe environmental conflicts. Wind farms cause further harm to already threatened oceans. Wind power has negligible fuel costs, but a high capital cost. The expansion of climate-friendly wind energy use both onshore and offshore can only be successful it the legal and organizational conditions undergo some clear improvements.

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A review of wind-turbine structural stability, failure and alleviation

  • Rehman, Shafiqur;Alam, Md. Mahbub;Alhems, Luai M.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.511-524
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    • 2020
  • Advancements in materialistic life styles and increasing awareness about adverse climatic changes and its negative effects on human life have been the driving force of finding new and clean sources of energy. Wind power has become technologically mature and commercially acceptable on global scale. However, fossil fuels have been the major sources of energy in most countries, renewable energy (particularly wind) is now booming worldwide. To cope with this wind energy technology, various related aspects have to be understood by the scientific, engineering, utility, and contracting communities. This study is an effort towards the understanding of the (i) wind turbine blade and tower structural stability issues, (ii) turbine blade and tower failures and remedial measures, (iii) weather and seismic effects on turbine blade and tower failures, (iv) gear box failures, and (v) turbine blade and tower failure analysis tools.

Renewable Energy Policies and Rural Community Energy Fund in UK (영국 신재생에너지 정책과 농어촌커뮤니티에너지 기금)

  • Choi, Eunhee;Lee, Mun-Yong;Jeong, Jin-Hee;Yoon, Sung-Yee
    • KCID journal
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.17-31
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    • 2014
  • Excessive emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels usage has become a major cause of climate change. As an alternative to reduce the greenhouse gas emission, renewable energy has been highlighted around the world and UK government also established the Climate Change Act 2008 and policies for response the climate change. Those of them has been supporting many practical actions for reducing greenhouse gas emission and community energy projects is representative program to supporting security of energy supply and helping the country to reduce its carbon footprint. Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) which is one of community energy projects supports rural communities to develop renewable energy projects which provide economic and social benefits to the community. The review of UK's renewable energy policies and action plan can be useful to promote in Korea policies for becoming low-carbon society.

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