• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2015

Embrittlement of material by hydrogen charging should be cleared for safety of storage vessel of hydrogen and components deal with hydrogen. A stainless steel is generally used as materials for hydrogen transportation and storage, and it has a big advantage of corrosion resistance due to nickel component in material. In this study, microscopic damage behavior of stainless steel according to the hydrogen charging time using nondestructive evaluation was studied. The surface of stainless steel became more brittle as the hydrogen charging time increased. The parameters of nondestructive evaluation were also changed with the embrittlement of stainless steel surface by hydrogen charging. Ultrasonic test, which is the most generalized nondestructive technique, was applied to evaluate the relationship between the ultrasonic wave and mechanical properties of stainless steel by hydrogen charging. The attenuation coefficient of ultrasonic wave was increased with hydrogen charging time because of surface embrittlement of stainless steel. In addition, acoustic emission test was also used to study the dynamic behavior of stainless steel experienced hydrogen charging. AE event at the hydrogen charged specimen was obviously decreased at the plastic zone of stress-strain curves, while the number of event for the specimen of hydrogen free was dramatically generated when compared with the specimens underwent hydrogen charging.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2015

The effects of hydrogen charging on the mechanical properties of 304 stainless steels were investigated in conjunction with the detailed examinations of their fracture modes. The dependence of the absorbed impact energy and the surface hardness of the 304 stainless steels on the hydrogen charging time was characterized. The tensile properties of the 304 stainless steels by the variation of cross-head speed were also evaluated at the room temperature. The hydrogen charging was performed by an electrolysis method for all specimens of the 304 stainless steels. The mechanical properties of the 304 stainless steels exhibited the sensitivity of embrittlement due to a hydrogen charging. The correlation between mechanical properties and fracture surfaces was discussed.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.356-361
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• 2019

Since the government announced the roadmap to revitalize the hydrogen economy, we are constantly making the effort to expand the use of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and hydrogen charging stations. There is however a significant issue to build and operate the hydrogen charging station due to the lack of the profit model. Many researchers believe that the supply of FCEV will be increased in the near future and finally ensure the economy of hydrogen charging stations. This study shows that the sales changes of hydrogen gas and consumption patterns by the operation of the hydrogen charging station in Changwon City. The results will be used as the evidence to support for operating the hydrogen charging station by private businesses and the validity of additional establishment of hydrogen charging stations.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.140-148
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• 2022

Hydrogen is expected to be widely applied in most sectors within the current energy system, such as transportation and logistics, and is expected to be economically and technologically utilized as a power source to achieve vehiclebon emission reduction. In particular, the construction of hydrogen charging station infrastructure will not only support the distribution of hydrogen electric vehicles, but also play an important role in building a hydrogen logistics system. Therefore, This paper suggest additional charging infrastructure areas in Seoul with a focus on supply according to the annual average growth rate (CAGR), centering on Seoul, where hydrogen vehicles are most widely distributed. As of February 2022, hydrogen charging infrastructures were installed in Gangseo-gu, Gangdong-gu, Mapo-gu, Jung-gu, and Seocho-gu in downtown Seoul. Next, looking at the number of hydrogen vehicles by administrative dong in Seoul from 2018 to 2022, Seocho-gu has the most with 246 as of 2022, and Dongjak-gu has the highest average growth rate of 215.4% with a CAGR of 215.4%. Therefore, as a result of CAGR analysis, Dongjak-gu is expected to supply the most hydrogen vehicles in the future, and Seocho-gu currently has the most hydrogen vehicles, so it is likely that additional hydrogen charging infrastructure will be needed between Dongjak-gu and Seocho-gu.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.340-345
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• 2010

For the conversion into hydrogen society, not only studying facilities of hydrogen production, storage, transportation and charging system but also developing technique of ensuring safety are essentially needed. Hence, for the first step of that, evaluated the hydrogen embrittlement of Inconel alloy 617, Ni-based super heat-resisting alloy, by small punch test. Prepared the various specimens through changing electrochemical charging time and measured the toughness degradation of the specimens by small-punch test. The analysis of hydrogen embrittlement behavior were carried out by investigating the fractured surface of specimens. This study has significance on revealing mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement behavior and the factor affecting hydrogen embrittlement in the future study.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.273-278
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• 2017

In this paper, a fuel cell battery charger system, which is capable of bi-directional power transmission without built in battery, has been designed and fabricated. Performance and states of the notebook battery in bi-directional power transmission using the manufactured system have been tested. Before initializing the fuel cell charging system for 1 minute, the system received 10 W of electric power from notebook battery. Then the fuel cell charging system has been normal charging to notebook battery by 50 W. As a result of the experiment, the state of the notebook battery discharged less than 5% at the initial charging time, but then it has been charged. This results proves bi-directional power transmission in notebook computers increase the availability of fuel cell chargers.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2016

A stainless steel has high corrosion resistance because of nickel in material, so it is used as materials for transportation and storage of hydrogen. In this study, TIG(tungsten ingot gas) welding was carried out on the stainless steel using the storage vessel of hydrogen. The microscopic structures at each region of TIG welded material such as HAZ, weld and base metals using optical microscope were observed. And the damage behavior of stainless steel that underwent the hydrogen charging using nondestructive evaluation was also studied. Ultrasonic test, which is the most generalized nondestructive technique, was applied to evaluate the relationship between the ultrasonic wave and mechanical properties at each zone of TIG welded stainless steel. The velocity and attenuation coefficients of ultrasonic wave didn't show a remarkable difference at each region of welded stainless steel. However, the attenuation coefficient was the highest at the weld zone when hydrogen charged stainless steel. In addition, acoustic emission test was also used to study the dynamic behavior of stainless steel experienced both hydrogen charging and weld. Lots of AE event at elastic region of stress-strain curve were occurred both the hydrogen charged specimen and the free specimen.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2023

The purpose of this study was to propose a design that shows optimal performance by changing the geometry of the internal flow path of the receptacle in order to prevent the decrease in flow rate and differential pressure performance due to the application of the receptacle in the hydrogen charging system. To achieve this, 3D computational fluid dynamics simulation was performed for the receptacle, according to the geometry of the flow path inside the receptacle. The pressure results at the inlet and outlet were measured the same as both of N and H₂ in the experiment, and the flow rate of H₂ was 3.75 times higher than that of N₂. In addition, since the flow performance of the receptacle improved under conditions where the flow path was widened, it was confirmed that reducing the diameter of the poppet and the width of the guide are advantageous for improving performance.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.497-504
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• 2023

This study analyzes pressure distribution and pressure drop in the receptacle used in charging system of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The objective is to minimize receptacle-induced pressure drop by redesigning internal flow channels. Through numerical simulations, three receptacle variants are compared with a baseline case. Results show reduced pressure drop in the filter section. However, the check valve section exhibits higher pressure drop, requiring further improvement. By increasing throat diameter, pressure drop is decreased by 28% between inlet and outlet of the receptacle. This study shows the relationship between dynamic pressure and pressure drop, providing a guideline for receptacle performance optimization. The redesigned receptacle offers potential for enhancing hydrogen charging efficiency.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.339-350
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• 2024

연구목적: 이 연구는 서울시 10개 수소충전소의 공간적 접근성 분석을 실시하고, 접근이 어려운 지역을 식별하였다. 입지의 형평성과 안전성 측면에서 신규 입지를 추가하여 접근성을 분석을 다시 수행한 후, 개선 효과 비교를 통해 시사점을 도출하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 연구방법: ArcGIS 프로그램의 네트워크 분석 기반의 입지배분(Location-Allocation) 모형과 이용권역(Service Area) 모형을 적용하여 접근이 취약한 지역을 식별하였다. 입지선정 방분석 기반의 입지배분(Location-Allocation) 모형과 이용권역(Service Area) 모형을 적용하여 접근이 취약한 지역을 식별하였다. 입지선정 방법은 부족한 수소충전소에 신속한 도착이 필요한 점을 고려하여 '최소시설 수로 최대수요를 확보하도록 함(Minimize Facilities)' 방법을 적용하였다. 특정한 시간 내의 도착을 위한 한계 거리는 서울시 2022년 평균 차량통행속도(23.1km/h, 서울시 열린데이터 광장)를 적용하여 10분 이동가능 거리인 3,850m과 5,775m(15분) 그리고 7,700m(20분)의 세 가지로 분하여 분석하였다. 신규 입지는 수소충전소 설치에 대한 갈등을 최소화하기 위하여 산업통상자원부의 특례기준1)을 적용하여 기존의 주유소, LPG/CNG 충전소 중에서 수소충전소 추가 설치가 가능한 후보지를 도출하였다. 연구결과: 분석 결과, 최종적으로 상세 현황 검토를 통해 추가 후보지 5개소가 도출되었다. 기존 10개의 수소충전소에 20분 이내 접근이 취약한 지역을 중심으로 상대적으로 안전한 기존 주유소와 LPG/CNG 충전소에 신규 수소충전소 5개소를 설치하면 접근성이 크게 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 그럼에도 불구하고 여전히 접근이 어려운 지역이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 입지배분모형을 이용하여 수소충전소 접근이 어려운 지역을 식별하고, 설치의 우선순위를 부여한다면 과학적 근거 기반 수소충전소 입지 선정을 위한 의사결정을 지원할 수 있다.