• 상하수도학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.335-349
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• 2021

As the frequency of seismic disasters in Korea has increased rapidly since 2016, interest in systematic maintenance and crisis response technologies for structures has been increasing. A data-based leading management system of Lifeline facilities is important for rapid disaster response. In particular, the water supply network, one of the major Lifeline facilities, must be operated by a systematic maintenance and emergency response system for stable water supply. As one of the methods for this, the importance of the structural health monitoring(SHM) technology has emerged as the recent continuous development of sensor and signal processing technology. Among the various types of SHM, because all machines generate vibration, research and application on the efficiency of a vibration-based SHM are expanding. This paper reviews a vibration-based pipeline SHM system for seismic disaster response of water supply pipelines including types of vibration sensors, the current status of vibration signal processing technology and domestic major research on structural pipeline health monitoring, additionally with application plan for existing pipeline operation system.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2003년도 학술회의 논문집 정보 및 제어부문 A
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• pp.171-174
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• 2003

In this paper, a Learning module for a reconfigurable neural network processor(ERNIE) was proposed for an On-chip learning. The existing reconfigurable neural network processor(ERNIE) has a much better performance than the software program but it doesn't support On-chip learning function. A learning module which is based on Back Propagation algorithm was designed for a help of this weak point. A pipeline structure let the learning module be able to update the weights rapidly and continuously. It was tested with five types of alphabet font to evaluate learning module. It compared with C programed neural network model on PC in calculation speed and correctness of recognition. As a result of this experiment, it can be found that the neural network processor(ERNIE) with learning module decrease the neural network training time efficiently at the same recognition rate compared with software computing based neural network model. This On-chip learning module showed that the reconfigurable neural network processor(ERNIE) could be a evolvable neural network processor which can fine the optimal configuration of network by itself.

• 전자공학회논문지B
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• 제28B권12호
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• pp.75-82
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• 1991

We proposed an optimal parallel implementation of an optimization neural network with linear increase of speedup by using multicomputer system and presented performance analysis model of the system. We extracted the temporal-and the spatial-parallelism from the optimization neural network and constructed a parallel pipeline processing model using the parallelism in order to achieve the maximum speedup and efficiency on the CSP architecture. The results of the experiments for the TSP using the Transputer system, show that the proposed system gives linear increase of speedup proportional to the size of the optimization neural network for more than 140 neurons, and we can have more than 98% of effeciency upto 16-node system.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.4060-4066
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• 2021

Flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC) of carbon steel piping is a significant problem in nuclear power plants. The basic process of FAC is currently understood relatively well; however, the accuracy of prediction models of the wall-thinning rate under an FAC environment is not reliable. Herein, we propose a methodology to construct pipe wall-thinning rate prediction models using artificial neural networks and a convolutional neural network, which is confined to a straight pipe without geometric changes. Furthermore, a methodology to generate training data is proposed to efficiently train the neural network for the development of a machine learning-based FAC prediction model. Consequently, it is concluded that machine learning can be used to construct pipe wall thinning rate prediction models and optimize the number of training datasets for training the machine learning algorithm. The proposed methodology can be applied to efficiently generate a large dataset from an FAC test to develop a wall thinning rate prediction model for a real situation.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2010

가스관, 송유관 등의 배관구조물은 주요자원의 수송을 책임지는 핵심 지하시설물 중 하나이다. 이들은 사고 및 자연적인 노후화로 인해 국부적인 손상이 발생할 위험에 노출 되어있다. 하지만 대부분의 배관구조물은 지하의 좁은 공간에 복잡하게 연결되어있기 때문에 구조물의 건전성을 지속적으로 모니터링 하는데 어려움이 있었다. 이러한 지금까지 관리방식의 한계점을 극복하기 위해 최근 유비쿼터스 센서 네트워크 기반의 온라인 방식의 상시적 구조물 건전성 평가방법에 대한 연구가 활발히 이뤄지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 전기-역학적 임피던스 기반의 실시간 배관 구조물 건전성 평가방법에 대하여 연구하였다. 배관 구조물에 발생하기 쉬운 볼트 풀림과 균열의 두 가지 국부손상을 가정하였고 압전효과를 가진 PZT와 MFC 센서를 이용하여 구조물의 상태에 따른 임피던스를 계측하여 손상탐색 실험을 수행하였다. 하나의 센서로 가진과 센싱을 동시에 수행할 수 있는 저비용 셀프센싱 기법을 사용하였고 배관 상태에 대한 객관적인 판단을 위해 손상지수인 RMSD 값을 사용하여 계측된 신호를 이용하여 손상의 정도를 정량화 시켰다. 손상여부의 판단을 위해 일반 극치 분포를 이용하여 최적화된 통계적인 정상상태의 임계값을 설정하였다. 위와 같은 실험적 연구과정을 통해 제안된 실시간 배관 구조물 건전성 평가 방법의 타당성과 효율성을 확인해 보았다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.702-708
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• 2019

This paper deals with break size estimation of loss of coolant accidents (LOCA) using a nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous inputs (NARX) neural network. Previous studies used static approaches, requiring time-integrated parameters and independent firing algorithms. NARX neural network is able to directly deal with time-dependent signals for dynamic estimation of break sizes in real-time. The case studied is a LOCA in the primary system of Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP). In this study, number of hidden layers, neurons, feedbacks, inputs, and training duration of transients are selected by performing parametric studies to determine the network architecture with minimum error. The developed NARX neural network is trained by error back propagation algorithm with different break sizes, covering 5% -100% of main coolant pipeline area. This database of LOCA scenarios is developed using RELAP5 thermal-hydraulic code. The results are satisfactory and indicate feasibility of implementing NARX neural network for break size estimation in NPPs. It is able to find a general solution for break size estimation problem in real-time, using a limited number of training data sets. This study has been performed in the framework of a research project, aiming to develop an appropriate accident management support tool for Bushehr NPP.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2013

In general, pipelines at nuclear power plants are affected by various types of degradation mechanisms and may be ruptured after gradually thinning. FAC (Flow-Accelerated Corrosion) is typical aging mechanism affecting the secondary side piping system. In Korea nuclear power plants, CHECWORKS program have been used for management of wall thinning damages. However, sometimes, CHECWORKS program shows wrong results at the stage of NFA (Network Flow Analysis) in case of complex pipelines. This paper describes the calculation results of pressure drop in a complex pipeline and single line by using the CHECWORKS program and the analysis results are compared with those of engineering calculation results including errors between them.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 1998

An analyzing method for pressure fluctuations in oil hydraulic pipe network was developed in this study. The object pipe network has multi-branch configuration, and the pipelines of it are composed of metal tubes and flexible hoses. Transfer matrix method, in other words impedance method, was used for the analysis. Values of physical parameters describing the characteristics of flexible hose were measured by experiments and reflected to the analysing procedure. The reliability and usefulness of the analyzing method were confirmed by investigating computed results and experimental results got in this study.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.184-193
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• 2008

Living organisms are comprised of various systems at different levels, i.e., organs, tissues, and cells. Each system carries out its diverse functions in response to environmental and genetic perturbations, by utilizing biological networks, in which nodal components, such as, DNA, mRNAs, proteins, and metabolites, closely interact with each other. Systems biology investigates such systems by producing comprehensive global data that represent different levels of biological information, i.e., at the DNA, mRNA, protein, or metabolite levels, and by integrating this data into network models that generate coherent hypotheses for given biological situations. This review presents a systems biology framework, called the 'Integrative Proteomics Data Analysis Pipeline' (IPDAP), which generates mechanistic hypotheses from network models reconstructed by integrating diverse types of proteomic data generated by mass spectrometry-based proteomic analyses. The devised framework includes a serial set of computational and network analysis tools. Here, we demonstrate its functionalities by applying these tools to several conceptual examples.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권9호
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• pp.3034-3055
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• 2014

Wireless Sensor Networks have extensively been utilized for ambient data collection from simple linear structures to dense tiered deployments. Issues related to optimal resource allocation still persist for simplistic deployments including linear and hierarchical networks. In this work, we investigate the case of dimensioning parameters for linear and tiered wireless sensor network deployments with notion of providing extended lifetime and reliable data delivery over extensive infrastructures. We provide a single consolidated reference for selection of intrinsic sensor network parameters like number of required nodes for deployment over specified area, network operational lifetime, data aggregation requirements, energy dissipation concerns and communication channel related signal reliability. The dimensioning parameters have been analyzed in a pipeline monitoring scenario using ZigBee communication platform and subsequently referred with analytical models to ensure the dimensioning process is reflected in real world deployment with minimum resource consumption and best network connectivity. Concerns over data aggregation and routing delay minimization have been discussed with possible solutions. Finally, we propose a node placement strategy based on a dynamic programming model for achieving reliable received signals and consistent application in structural health monitoring with multi hop and long distance connectivity.