• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.451-456
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• 2013

Development of the technologies for offshore wind power is proceeding actively and the installation capacity is continuously increasing because of its many advantages in comparison with the land wind power. Accordingly, project for Southwestern 2.5GW offshore wind power plant is in progress in Korea. Design of electric power systems for offshore wind power plant is very important due to its high investment and operational costs. Hence, it needs to be designed in order to minimize costs. This way can be employed in determining the installation location of offshore substation for HVAC wind power plant. According to the offshore substation site, MV inter-array cable and HV export cable lengths vary and they change a total cost regarding submarine cable. This paper represents cost models with variables which are MV inter-array cable and HV export cable lengths to locate the offshore substation for HVAC wind power plant. It is classified into submarine cable installation cost, reactive power compensator installation cost, ohmic losses, and unsupplied energy cost. By minimizing a total cost, an appropriate installation site of the offshore substation is determined.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1083-1094
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• 2012

현재 상용화 되어 있는 위치 추정 시스템은 높은 정확도로 다양한 서비스에 폭넓게 사용되고 있다. 그러나 위치추정 시스템은 실내에서 완벽하게 설치하지 않을 경우 위치 추정 정확도가 매우 좋지 않은 경향을 보인다. 본 논문에서는 Location Fingerprint 기법을 활용하여 완벽하게 설치되지 않은 위치 추정 시스템으로부터 얻은 위치 정보를 보정하여 객체의 위치 정확도를 향상시켜 설치비용을 최소화할 수 있는 실내 위치 추정 알고리즘을 제안한다. 본 논문에서는 실내 환경에서 우수한 위치 정밀도를 제공하는 UWB 기반의 Ubisense 시스템을 활용하였다. 결론적으로, 본 논문에서는 위치 추정 시스템에서 측정한 객체의 위치 정보를 보정함으로써 위치 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권11호
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• pp.1511-1519
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• 2013

This paper proposes the allocation method for capacitor-reactor banks in a distribution system with dispersed generators to reduce the installation costs, the maintenance costs and minimize the loss of electrical energy. The expected lifetime and maintenance period of devices with moving parts depends on the total number of operations, which affects the replacement and maintenance period for aging equipment under a limited budget. In this paper, the expected device lifetimes and the maintenance period are included in the formulation, and the optimal operation status of the devices is determined using a genetic algorithm. The optimal numbers and locations for capacitor-reactor banks are determined based on the optimal operation status. Simulation results in a 69-bus distribution system with the dispersed generator show that the proposed technique performs better than conventional methods.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2014

High temperature fuel cell system, such as molten carbonate fuel cells(MCFC) and solid oxide fuel cells(SOFC), are capable of operating at MW rated power output. The power output change of high temperature fuel cell imposes the thermal and mechanical stresses on the fuel cell stack. To minimize the thermal-mechanical stresses on the stack and increase the systems reliability, we should divide the power plant configuration to several banks. However, the improvement of reliability in fuel cell power plant system causes an increase of the investment cost, for example, replacement costs, labor costs, and so on. For this reason - the balance between investment and reliability improvement - many studies about the appropriate level of investment have been conducted. In this paper, we evaluate the cost for operation and installation, the benefit for electric energy and thermal energy sales, and the system reliability for several cases : these cases relate with the bank configuration.

• 풍력에너지저널
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.29-42
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• 2023

In this study, research and empirical cases of floating offshore wind turbine systems with a tension-leg platform are investigated, and hydrodynamic and structural characteristics according to platform shapes and characteristics during transportation and installation are confirmed. Most platforms are composed of pontoons or corner columns, and these are mainly located below the waterline to minimize the impact of breaking waves and supplement the lack of buoyancy of the center column. These pontoons and corner columns are designed with a simple shape to reduce manufacturing and assembly costs, and some platforms additionally have reinforcements such as braces to improve structural strength. Most of the systems are assembled in the yard and then moved by tugboat and installed, and some platforms have been developed with a dedicated barge for simultaneous assembly, transportation and installation. In this study, we intend to secure the basic data necessary for the design, transportation, and installation procedures of floating offshore wind turbine systems with a tension-leg platform.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2022

Although mostly used in wind turbine market, single rotor wind turbines have problems with transportation and installation costs due to their large size. In order to solve such problems, multi-rotor wind turbine is being proposed; however, light weight design of multi-rotor wind turbine is required considering the installation at offshore or deep sea. This study proposes the systematic design process of the multi-rotor wind turbine focused on its supporting structure with simultaneous consideration of static and dynamic behaviors in an ideal situation. 2D and successive 3D topology optimization process based on the density method were applied to minimize the compliance of supporting structure. To realize the conceptual design obtained by topology optimization for manufacturing feasibility, the derived 3D structure was modified to have shell structures and optimized again through parametric design using the design of experiments and the response surface method for detail design of their thicknesses and radii. The resultant structure was determined to satisfy the stress and the buckling load constraint as well as to minimize the weight and the resultant supporting structure were verified numerically.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.83-96
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• 2017

지구 온난화에 대처하는 일환으로 신재생에너지 가운데 세계 각국은 해상풍력단지 개발에 투자를 집중하고 있다. 그러나 해상풍력단지 개발은 해상에서의 구조물 운송, 설치 등의 해상작업이 요구됨에 따라 투자비용이 육상풍력단지 보다 높은 단점이 있다. 특히 해상기상 여건으로 인한 설치기간 지연은 해상풍력단지 운영의 경제성에도 영향을 끼치는 요소이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내 해상의 기상여건을 고려하여 해상풍력단지 조성의 최적 일정계획을 거시적 측면에서 분석하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 수리적 모델을 개발하였고, 이를 이용하여 국내 서남해안 2.5GW 해상풍력단지 조성사업에 적용하였다. 해상 기상여건은 기상청의 자료를 활용하였고, 모델에 사용된 입력 자료는 해외의 선행 사례를 바탕으로 현실성을 최대한 반영하고자 하였다. 그 결과 해상풍력터빈 35기를 설치하는데 6개월이 소요되는 것으로 분석되었다. 특히 겨울을 피하여 작업하는 것이 비용을 최소화할 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2015년도 제46회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1094-1095
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• 2015

The costs of installation, loss, and energy not supplied energy for submarine cable of offshore wind power plant (OWPP) are very high because the level of technology is still in the early stage as well as because of the marine environments. Therefore, reducing the total costs of a grid network for OWPPs is very important for financial feasibility. In particular, it is needed to minimize the project cost for optimizing the grid design and offshore substation location of a OWPP. The suggested method can reduce the total system cost and make it lower compared with existing methods.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2007

This paper presents novel topologies implementation for Switched Reluctance Motor(SRM) drive used in commercial applications. For effective utilization of the developed system, a novel direct current controlled PWM scheme is designed and implemented to produce the desired dynamic speed characteristic. In comparison to conventional asymmetric converter topology, it can minimize entire system costs by reducing numbers of power semiconductors. Therefore, it may open up investigation of a new way for SRM to compete with other ac motors such as induction motors, brushless dc motors, etc. The validity of the proposed method is verified through theoretical explanation and experimental results.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2016

Life-long housing refers to housing units whose performance is certified by the head of a Life-long Housing certification authority with respect to durability, variability and ease of repair. Since life-long housing should be able to meet residents' demands for changes in living space, the space of the housing should be able to be varied by using a dry construction method, instead of a wet construction method. For life-long housing to be approved, the installation of infill systems that life-long housing certification standards is needed. At present, apartment houses are being constructed only in accordance with the general rating, which is the lowest rating in the life-long housing certification system. The reason for this is that, since the infill system was created, it has not yet been actively used due to a rise in construction costs when infill products are utilized. In this regard, this study seeks to propose ways to optimize infill usage and create scenarios that can minimize the costs of life-long housing construction, taking into consideration variations in construction costs based on the characteristics of infill systems applied to housing.