• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.534-548
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• 2021

In this paper, the feasibility of generating solar power near an abandoned quarry is examined with the objectives of resolving the essential problems that quarries encounter, such as rockfalls and space usage issues. On an abandoned quarry site in Sadang, Seoul, Republic of Korea, two different PV installation methods were analyzed. The first is attaching PV directly on the quarry slope. Since there are no corresponding safety standards and precedents for installing solar panels directly on slopes, the power generation potential was calculated by using topographic data and reasonable assumptions. The surface area of cut slope section was extracted from the Digital Elevation Model(DEM) via ArcGIS and Python programming to calculate the tilt and power capacity of installable panels. The other approach is installing PV as a rockfall barrier, and the power generation potential was analyzed with the assumption that the panel is installed in the direction of facing solar irradiation. For the derivation of power generation, the renewable energy generation analysis program SAM(System Advisor Model) was used for both methods. According to the result, quarries that have terminated resource extraction and remain devastated have the potential to be transformed into renewable energy generation sites.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.10-15
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• 2010

The experimental study was conducted to optimize the system dissipating properly heat from the in-situ solar panel installed on the roof. For this purpose, six 12-Watt panels, which were consisted of the different design conditions such as containing phase change material(PCM), changing the array of the aluminum fin and honeycomb at the back of the panel, were tested. PCM, which had $44^{\circ}C$ melting point, was chosen in this study. In order to enhance absorbing and expelling heatin PCM, profiled aluminum fin was placed either inward oroutward from the panel. Furthermore, Aluminum honeycomb is imbedded in the back container to find if it would improve the thermal conductivity of PCM. During the experiment, there were ranged to $26^{\circ}C\sim32^{\circ}C$ for outdoor temperature and $700W/m^2\sim1000W/m^2$ for irradiance. As a result, the solar panel, combined with honeycomb and outward fins with PCM instead of placing the fins inward, is showing the best performance in terms of controling panel temperature and its efficiency.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.102-109
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• 2024

The Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) dataset compiles 12 months of data that best represent long-term climate patterns, focusing on global horizontal irradiance and other weather-related variables. However, the irradiance measured on the plane of the array (POA) shows certain distinct distribution characteristics compared with the irradiance in the TMY dataset, and this may introduce some biases. Our research recalculated POA irradiance using both the Isotropic and DIRINT models, generating an updated dataset that was tailored to POA characteristics. Our analysis showed a 28% change in the selection of typical meteorological months, an 8% increase in average irradiance, and a 40% reduction in the range of irradiance values, thus indicating a significant shift in irradiance distribution patterns. This research aims to inform stakeholders about accurate use of TMY datasets in potential decision-making. These findings underscore the necessity of creating a typical dataset by using the time series of POA irradiance, which represents the orientation in which PV panels will be deployed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.7
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• pp.4692-4697
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• 2014

A micro-grid including photovoltaic source and Li battery has been installed and operated for several years at the campus of USF and been used as a test bed. Photovoltaic power source has been strongly influenced by the location, weather and climate of the installed area. To compensate for the uncertainty of photovoltaic source's power output, a Li battery is connected directly to the photovoltaic source and supplies electric power to the grid. The Li battery is operated to supply power output to the grid according to the charging or discharging mode of the battery based on the average power output of the photovoltaic source, which is calculated from the monitored data for several years. The grid of the photovoltaic and Li battery system is operated as a severe loading condition and the operating characteristics of PV source and Li battery cells are analyzed in detail.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.87-88
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 새로운 태양광 추적 시스템을 제안한다. 일반적으로 기존 감지식 태양광 추적 시스템은 광 센서를 이용하여 태양위치를 추적하는 방식으로 이루어 진다. 제안하는 시스템은 광 센서를 제거한 후 여러 개의 태양광 패널 각각 발전량을 비교하여 태양위치를 추적한다. 이러한 방법은 기존 태양광 추적 시스템의 많은 단점을 보완할 수 있다. 제안된 방법은 프로토 타입을 통해 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.89-90
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 일사량 데이터를 이용한 태양광 부스트 컨버터의 MPPT 성능분석에 대한 연구를 제안한다. 실외 실험을 통해 일사계(Pyranometer)로 측정한 일사량 데이터와 그에 따른 태양광 패널의 출력 데이터를 검토하여 부스트 컨버터의 MPPT 성능을 테스트 하였으며, 측정한 일사량 데이터를 토대로 수행한 시뮬레이션과 실험결과를 비교 분석하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.61-64
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 단축과 2축 회전형추적시스템의 장점을 가진 시간 제어 극축회전형(Chronological Polar axis tracking) 태양광추적발전시스템에 대한 연구결과를 보여주고 있다. 천체 망원경의 별 추적 방식과 같은 시간 제어 극축 회전 방식으로 태양 추적방법의 정밀도를 높이면서 제어를 간소화하였고 계절 변화에 따른 태양 남중고도의 변화를 패널이 동시 추적 가능하도록 하였다. 향후 집광형태양광발전시스템에 적용가능성을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2014.07a
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• pp.453-454
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• 2014

태양광 발전용 AC-모듈에서 발생하는 전력 디커플링을 위해 사용되는 대용량 전해 커패시터는 시스템의 신뢰성을 감소시키므로 최근 보조회로를 이용한 디커플링 기법이 연구되고 있다. 하지만 디커플링 회로의 제어기 오차와 시스템의 효율이 고려될 경우, 태양광 패널에 전력 맥동이 존재하게 되고 이는 인버터 출력 전류를 왜곡시키는 원인이 된다. 본 논문에서는 제어기 오차와 시스템 효율을 고려하여 발생하는 전력 맥동에 대해 분석하고, 이를 저감시키기 위한 전류 왜곡 보상 기법을 제안하였다. 이를 PSIM 시뮬레이션을 통해 그 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.375-376
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• 2015

태양광 시스템은 낮 시간 동안에만 사용할 수 있기 때문에 사용시간이 제한적이다. 이 제한적인 시간 내에 최대의 효율을 발휘하기 위해서 태양광 시스템은 주로 최대전력지점 추종(MPPT) 방법을 사용한다. 결국 MPPT 방법에 따라서 전체 시스템의 효율이 영향을 받을 수 있다. 본 논문은 황금분할법으로 최대전력지점(MPP)을 추종하는 새로운 MPPT 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안방법의 성능은 결정형 PV 패널 MSX120을 이용하여 기존의 MPPT방법인 P&O 방법을 제안방법과 비교하며, 제안방법의 성능의 검증은 기존방법과 시스템의 효율 및 MPP를 추종하는 속도를 비교하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 제안방법의 효율 및 MPP추종속도가 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.16-24
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• 2021

Solar array simulator (SAS) is essential equipment in testing and evaluating the power processing performance of a power conditioning system. However, the nonlinearity in the current(I)-voltage(V) characteristic makes the control loop design of SAS a challenging task. Conventionally, only the inner loop is usually considered in the control design approach. However, this study proves that the reference generation loop also interacts with the inner loop and plays a key role in the overall performance of the SAS. In this paper, the performance of voltage-mode control and impedance control, which are two of the most popular architectures for the SAS system, are reviewed and compared by multi-loop analysis.