• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.467-495
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• 2019

Uncertainty of renewable energy such as photovoltaic(PV) power is detrimental to the flexibility of the power system. Therefore, precise prediction of PV power generation is important to make the power system stable. The purpose of this study is to forecast PV power generation using meteorological data including particulate matter(PM). In this study, PV power generation is predicted by support vector machine using RBF kernel function based on machine learning. Comparing the forecasting performances by including or excluding PM variable in predictor variables, we find that the forecasting model considering PM is better. Forecasting models considering PM variable show error reduction of 1.43%, 3.60%, and 3.88% in forecasting power generation between 6am~8pm, between 12pm~2pm, and at 1pm, respectively. Especially, the accuracy of the forecasting model including PM variable is increased in daytime when PV power generation is high.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.303-308
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• 2009

In 2008, the global photovoltaic(PV) market reached 5.6GW and the cumulative PV power installed totalled almost 15GW compared to 9GW in 2007. Due to a favourable feed-in-tariff, Korea emerged in 2008 as the 4th largest PV market worldwide. PV power installation rose 495.5 percent to 268MW in 2008 compare to 45MW in 2007. However many PV systems are not installed in suitable part which is concerned about geometrical factor. It is generally recognized that the actual output of PV system in field is a function of orientation, tilt angle, irradiance, temperature, soiling and various system-related losses. Thus this paper shows that a experimental result of PV modules(A group) with uniform azimuth angle and PV modules(B group) with non-uniform azimuth angle. As a result, the electrical output of B group is decreased 48.8% as compared with electrical output of A group.

• Composites Research
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.103-108
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• 2014

Fiber reinforced polymer plastic (FRP) structural members are recently available in construction industries due to various material properties such as high specific strength and stiffness, light-weight, and corrosionresistance. The floating PV generation structure can also be an illustration for applying FRP in construction applications. The floating PV generation structure has been recently issued as a representative item for the low carbon and green growth campaign and many related studies have been conducted for the structural safety and commercial viability. Moreover, the floating PV generation structures for the commercial purpose have been constructed. In this paper, the investigation and development processes of elements for the floating PV generation structure are presented during commercialization.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.690-690
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• 2013

Field에 설치된 PV모듈은 가혹한 외부 환경에 노출되어 외부 하중, 온도 변화, 자외선, 수분 등의 영향을 받게 된다. 특히 PV모듈 내부로 수분이 침투 하였을 경우에는 태양전지와 전극의 부식 등 발전성능을 크게 저하시킬 수 있다. 이러한 외부 환경으로부터 태양전지가 안정적으로 발전할 수 있도록 PV 모듈은 전면재료인 유리와 후면재료인 Back Sheet를 진공 상태에서 압력을 가해 봉합하는 Lamination 공정을 거쳐 제작 되어 진다. 특히 Lamination 공정에 사용되는 EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate)는 PV모듈의 내구성능을 좌우할 수 있는 가장 중요한 재료중 하나이다. 본 논문에서는 Lamination 공정에 사용되어지는 EVA의 수분 침투의 특성에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 공정 조건에 따른 EVA에 침투 되는 수분의 양을 확인하기 위해 Lamination 공정 조건을 변경하여 실험을 진행하였다. 그리고 외부 환경 변화에 의한 영향을 확인하기 위해 EVA가 수분에 노출 되는 시간과 온도를 변화시켜 보았다. 실험의 결과는 외부에 노출된 PV 모듈의 내부에 침투할 수 있는 수분의 양을 예상할 수 있게 하며, 수분 침투에 의한 내구성의 저하를 감소시키기 위한 최적의 Lamination 공정 조건과 봉합재 선정을 위한 기초 자료를 제공한다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

The aim of this study is to develop the photovoltaic simulation program, called SimPV, which can Predict hourly based power generation of various PV modules and conduct an intensive economic analysis with Korean situation. To establish the reliability of the PV simulation results, we adopt the PV calculation algorithm of TRNSYS program of which verification has already well approved. Extensive database for hourly weather data of Korean 16 cities, engineering data for PV system and building load profiles are established. Case study on the 2.5kW roof integrated PV system and economic analysis are presented with the developed program.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.277-278
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• 2015

태양광발전소를 설치하기 위한 경제적 타당성을 분석하는 경우 기상청에서 제공하는 해당지역의 날씨정보를 기반으로 하는 PV Cell의 연간 발전량 예측 및 분석이 중요한 변수가 된다. 또한 날씨 조건에 대한 PV 발전의 예측은 기 설치되어 운전중에 있는 태양광발전소의 고장진단 및 성능평가에도 사용될 수 있다. 본 논문은 다양한 날씨 조건 중 주변온도, 풍속, 일사량에 따른 PV Cell의 특성을 분석하고, 실시간으로 변화하는 날씨환경에 대하여 순시적으로 PV Cell의 출력특성을 정확히 예측할 수 있는 모델을 수립한다.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.1-10
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• 2004

In view of global environmental problems and resource exhaustion, we must develop new energy resources that are abundant and provide substitutes for fossil fuels. Renewable energies, such as solar, are ideal because they are clean, inexhaustible, and available everywhere in the world. Photovoltaic(PV) system, in general, are operated as a stand-alone, grid-tied, or hybrid system. Many of the stand-alone PV systems are installed. Although the pre-installation cost of PV system is high, it poorly has been operated due to the absence of optimal management standards. Therefore a study on the performance of PV system is important for the system design and maintenance. In this paper a photovoltaic lighting system was resigned according to load consumption. Then a PV lighting system which used electrodeless lamp as a load was installed. In order to investigate the system operating characteristics we've added a monitoring system to the PV lighting system. The monitoring system using the LabVIEW program regularly checks the operation of the PV lighting system and records the system data. According to the system data, the stability and availability of the PV lighting system were evaluated.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.59-69
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• 2017

In 2012, Korea introduced a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) scheme, replacing the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme as a market support policy of renewable energy in the electricity market. RPS is to allocate obligatory quota of renewable energy sources for electricity suppliers, whereas FIT is to guarantee high prices for electricity from renewable energy sources. This study examines the effect of this policy change on solar photovoltaic market. According to the study, solar PV market grew fast under FIT as well as under RPS. However, under RPS the size of subsidy for solar PV suppliers was shrunk substantially. In addition, market risk increased severly under RPS due to the volatility of price of renewable energy certificate (REC) as well as of the electricity market price. The small and medium suppliers of solar PV were suffered the most severly from these policy effects. Therefore, the policy reform of RPS is needed to alleviate the market risk of small and medium suppliers of solar PV.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.149-155
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• 2023

Photovoltaic power generation is the most familiar power generation facility among new and renewable energies, and its supply began to expand about 10 years ago, and at this point, interest in solutions and technologies for system maintenance management is increasing. In particular, it is necessary to take measures to maximize the overall efficiency of the solar power generation system, whether or not there is an abnormality in the solar power generation system, and when to replace parts. The PV inverter, one element of the photovoltaic power generation system, is a power conversion system that relies on power switching devices, and DC-Link capacitors are used according to the configuration of DC/DC converters and DC-AC inverters. These DC capacitors also affect system safety (Safety) through renewable energy facilities due to the decrease in power generation of PV inverters, power loss, and increase in harmonics (THD, total distortion of AC output current) due to aging and deterioration due to long-term use. factors can be analyzed. Therefore, in this paper, the PV inverter operating characteristics according to the DC capacitor capacity state currently operating in the photovoltaic power generation system were considered, and research contents were proposed to secure the safety and reliability of renewable energy facilities.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.280-283
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• 2007

The first grid-connected, building-integrated transparent amorphous silicon photovoltaic installation has been operated since October 2004 in Yongin, Korea. The 2.2kWp transparent PV system was applied to the facade of entrance hall in newly constructed KOLON E&C R&D building. The PV module is a nominal 0.98m ${\times}$ 0.95m, 10% transparent, laminated, amorphous(a-Si) thin-film device rated at 44 Wp per module. To demonstrate the architectural features of thin film PV technologies for daylighting application, transparent PV modules are attached to the building envelope with the form of single glazed window and special point glazing(SPG) frames. Besides power generation, the 10% transmittance of a-Si PV module provides very smooth natural daylight to the entrance hall without any special shading devices for whole year. The installation is fully instrumented and is continuously monitored in order to allow the performance assessment of amorphous silicon PV operating at the prevailing conditions. This paper presents measured power performance data from the first 12 months of operation. For the first year, annual average system specific yield was just 486.4kWh/kWp/year which is almost half of typical amorphous silicon PV output under the best angle and orientation. It should be caused by building orientation and self-shading of adjacent mass. Besides annual power output, various statistical analysis was performed to identify the characteristics of transparent thin film PV system.