• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.18-19
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• 2006

The recent interest in distributed generation (DG) due to the opening of the electricity market and the need for alternatives to conventional fossil fuel-based electricity generation has created renewed interest in grid-connected photovoltaic(PV) systems. Many studies are being performed at the power system level to examine the impacts of grid-connected PV systems and several models for PV arrays have been proposed in the literature. However, the complexity of these models and difficulties of implementing them in various software programs can be deterrents to their use. This paper proposes a robust and flexible PV device model suitable for dynamic and transient studies where the PV array's non-linear DC characteristics are important. The model's implementation in software is straightforward and it can even be constructed using standard software library components, as demonstrated using PSCAD/EMTDC.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1128-1129
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• 2008

The detailed modeling method of photovoltaic (PV) module are useful to perform detailed analysis of PV array performance for changing meteorological conditions, verify actual rated power of PV system sizing and, determine the optimal design of PV system and components. This paper investigates a modeling approach of PV module performance in terms of irradiance and temperature changes and compared measured with simulated value of PV modules.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.68-69
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• 2013

태양광 효율 기준 규정인 IEC의 EN50530에서는 태양광발전용 PCS(Power Conditioning System)의 성능평가를 위하여 PV Simulator를 사용하도록 규정하고 있다. PV Simulator는 전압원과 전류원의 복합적인 특성을 갖는 PV array의 전원특성을 구현하여야 한다. 즉, $I_{SC}$ 동작점 부근에서는 전류원의 형태로 동작하고, $V_{OC}$의 동작점 부근에서는 전압원의 형태로 동작하여야 한다. 또한 MPP 운전점에서는 전류원도 아니고 전압원도 아닌 중간적인 동작 특성을 갖는다. 본 논문에서는 PV Simulator의 출력방식을 전압원형과 전류원형으로 구현하는 제어시스템의 동작 특성을 실험을 통하여 비교 연구한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.70-71
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• 2013

PV Simulator는 태양광발전용 Power Conditioning System (PCS)을 개발하거나 제품 출하 시 성능을 시험하기 위하여 필요한 장비이다. 본 논문에서는 3상 PWM 컨버터로 안정된 직류전압원을 확보하고, 3대의 DC-DC 컨버터에 의하여 각각의 PV array에 대한 I-V 특성을 독립적으로 모사할 수 있는 구조의 PV Simulator를 제안한다. 제안된 PV Simulator의 동적 성능을 확보하기 위하여는 DC-DC 컨버터에서 요구하는 순간적인 전류 외란에 대하여 강인하고 안정적인 DC전압을 공급해주는 3상 PWM 컨버터의 성능이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 부하전류의 외란에 대한 3상 PWM 컨버터의 전압응답 특성을 분석하고, 외란에 강인한 제어기를 설계하고 제어게인을 선정한다. 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통하여 제안된 제어기의 성능이 우수함을 검증한다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.385-391
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• 2016

The discovery and understanding of antigenic proteins are essential for development of a vaccine against malaria. In Plasmodium falciparum, Pf92 have been characterized as a merozoite surface protein, and this protein is expressed at the late schizont stage, but no study of Pv92, the orthologue of Pf92 in P. vivax, has been reported. Thus, the protein structure of Pv92 was analyzed, and the gene sequence was aligned with that of other Plasmodium spp. using bioinformatics tools. The recombinant Pv92 protein was expressed and purified using bacterial expression system and used for immunization of mice to gain the polyclonal antibody and for evaluation of antigenicity by protein array. Also, the antibody against Pv92 was used for subcellular analysis by immunofluorescence assay. The Pv92 protein has a signal peptide and a sexual stage s48/45 domain, and the cysteine residues at the N-terminal of Pv92 were completely conserved. The N-terminal of Pv92 was successfully expressed as soluble form using a bacterial expression system. The antibody raised against Pv92 recognized the parasites and completely merged with PvMSP1-19, indicating that Pv92 was localized on the merozoite surface. Evaluation of the human humoral immune response to Pv92 indicated moderate antigenicity, with 65% sensitivity and 95% specificity by protein array. Taken together, the merozoite surface localization and antigenicity of Pv92 implicate that it might be involved in attachment and invasion of a merozoite to a new host cell or immune evasion during invasion process.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.53 no.8
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• pp.509-516
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• 2004

The concerns of distributed generations including photovoltaic(PV) system have been increased around the world since PV system is becoming widespread as a clean and gentle energy source for earth. In the future high density grid-connected PV systems will be interconnected with distribution network. As a result, the stability and long-term reliability of PV systems have become more important issues in this area. Grid-connected PV systems have been installed and monitored at field demonstration test center(FDTC) and also data acquisition system(DAS) has been constructed for measuring and analyzing performance of PV system to observe the overall effect of environmental conditions on their operation characteristics. The performance of PV system has been evaluated and analyzed for component perspective (PV array and power conditioning system) and global perspective (system efficiency, capacity factor, and electrical power energy) by field test and loss factors of PV system.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.23-33
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• 2017

A great deal of study for loss reduction of photovoltaic system is conducted currently. It is hard to distinct the fault of photovoltaic system with the naked eye. For that reason, it is essential to repair and maintain the PV system by monitoring the system. The fault of individual modules can cause the huge loss of the entire system because of the mismatch. Therefore, the method of diagnosing the PV array is necessary by measuring the multi-channel arrays simultaneously. In this paper, it is presented the method of measuring I-V curve of multi-channel arrays simultaneously by using the charge and discharge characteristics of capacitor. Generated DC power at PV arrays is charged and discharged at the capacitors in a moment. By measuring the charged voltage and current, it is possible to diagnose of performance of PV arrays.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.179-187
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• 2011

This paper proposes a MATLAB Simulink simulator for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The main contribution of this work is the utilization of a two-diode model to represent a PV cell. This model is known to have better accuracy at low irradiance levels which allows for a more accurate prediction of PV system performance. To reduce computational time, the input parameters are reduced to four and the values of $R_p$ and $R_s$ are estimated by an efficient iteration method. Furthermore, all of the inputs to the simulator are information available on a standard PV module datasheet. The simulator supports large array simulations that can be interfaced with MPPT algorithms and power electronic converters. The accuracy of the simulator is verified by applying the model to five PV modules of different types (multi-crystalline, mono-crystalline, and thin-film) from various manufacturers. It is envisaged that the proposed work can be very useful for PV professionals who require a simple, fast and accurate PV simulator to design their systems.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.9-15
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• 2004

3kW grid connected PV(photovoltaic) systems have been constructed for evaluating and analyzing performance of PV system at FDTC(field demonstration test center) in Korea, PV systems installed in FDTC have been operating and monitored since November 2002. As climatic and irradiation conditions have been varied through long-term field test, data acquisition system has been constructed for measuring performance of PV system to observe the overall effect of environmental conditions on their operation characteristics. The performance of PV systems has been evaluated and analyzed for component perspective(PV array and power conditioning system) and global perspective(system efficiency, capacity factor, and electrical power energy) by field test. By the results, it is very important to develop optimal design technology of grid connected PV system.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.1-10
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• 2003

Comparing to the conventional power systems, PV(photovoltaic) outdoor lighting system applications are evaluated as the most economical application. In this paper, we installed two PV lighting systems, which uses LPS(low pressure sodium) and electrodeless lame as their loads, and applied a computer-based data acquisition system using the Labview program for monitering purpose and effective operations, considering battery life time Also, we observed the generated power from the solar array, and energy losses comparing to its installed capacity. Because most PV system performance procedures have looked at the performance of the individual components and have deficiency of addressing how the integrated system works, we confirmed the decrease possibility of the solar amy capacity after analyzing the performance of the installed PV lighting systems.