• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.8 no.8
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• pp.443-451
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• 2021

The classification standards for hotels in Vietnam are different from many other hotel classification standards in the world. This study aims to analyze customer reviews on the TripAdvisor website to develop a new algorithm for hotel rating that is independent of Vietnam's hotel classification standards. This method can be applied to individual hotels, or hotels of a region or the whole country, while online booking sites only rate individual hotels. Data was crawled from TripAdvisor with 22,287 reviews of 5 cities in Vietnam. This study used a statistical model to analyze the review dataset and build an algorithm to rate hotels according to aspects or hotel overall. The results have less rating deviation when compared to the TripAdvisor system. This study also supports hotel managers to regularly update the status of their hotels using data from customer reviews, from which, managers can strategize long-term solutions to improve the quality of the hotel in all aspects and attract more travelers to Vietnam. Moreover, this method can be developed into an automatic system to rate hotels and update the status of service quality more quickly, thus, saving time and costs.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.56-63
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• 2024

In high radiation fields, gamma cameras suffer from pulse pile-up, resulting in poor energy resolution, count losses, and image distortion. To overcome this problem, various methods have been introduced to reduce the size of the aperture or pixel, reject the pile-up events, and correct the pile-up events, but these technologies have limitations in terms of mechanical design and real-time processing. The purpose of this study is to develop a real-time gamma camera to evaluate the radioactive contamination in high radiation fields. The gamma camera is composed of a pinhole collimator, NaI(Tl) scintillator, position sensitive photomultiplier (PSPMT), signal processing board, and data acquisition (DAQ). The pulse pile-up is corrected in real-time with a field programmable gate array (FPGA) using the start time correction (STC) method. The STC method corrects the amplitude of the pile-up event by correcting the time at the start point of the pile-up event. The performance of the gamma camera was evaluated using a high dose rate ¹³⁷Cs source. For pulse pile-up ratios (PPRs) of 0.45 and 0.30, the energy resolution improved by 61.5 and 20.3%, respectively. In addition, the image artifacts in the ¹³⁷Cs radioisotope image due to pile-up were reduced.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.76-89
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• 2018

The distribution of the combined heat and power system is active as a solution to the instability of energy supply and environmental pollution caused by continuous industrial development. In Korea, the safety standards for combined heat and power system using a gas engine are insufficient therefore the study on this is needed. In this study, the safety performance and structural/material assessment items of domestic and international standards applied to the combined heat and power system were analyzed to carry out a standardization study on safety performance applicable to 20 kW gas engine combined heat and power system. In addition, the safety performance assessment (plan) of the gas engine combined heat and power system was derived by performing risk analysis and risk assessment using HAZOP. Assessment items include engine ignition systems related to safety performance, piping tight performance, watering and temperature rise performance, combustion performance, electrical efficiency, thermal efficiency, overall efficiency and humidity performance. Gas and water pipes, gas control and shut-off valves, durability, heat resistance, and cold resistance of metal or non-metallic materials related to the structure and materials of the gas engine combined heat and power systems.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.58 no.2
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• pp.172-177
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• 2009

Most of the causes of the failures of power transformers in operations are mechanical defects due to vibration. To identify these causes, the vibration phenomenon was measured from the power transformers in operation in the substations under the Daejeon power transmission district office of KEPCO. The measurement was performed in a 6${times}$4 structure on one side of the transformer. The vibration of the measured points was presented in 2D and 3D, and analyzed. The results according to the period in use of the transformer and the load applied to the transformer were analyzed. These results will be used as basic data to establish the vibration standard for the power transformer, In addition, with a load capability and vibration phenomenon correlation and regression analysis to identify by way of function was reached. And the vibration phenomenon pass a years with changes and to analyze correlation, was estimated to bring in the function. And then through the analysis of power transformers to set standards based on vibration data was used to.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.465-466
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• 2011

The global trend is to make transmission lines light weight and compact by using insulators and other equipment made of advanced materials. In Korea, the diversification of insulators supply route has begun in order to obtain price competitiveness. In May 1999, polymer insulators were finally introduced for the first time and installed to the 154kV transmission lines. After that, the construction and procurement standards were made and domestic polymer insulators were developed. And then, foreign and domestic manufacturers were registered in KEPCO as qualified insulator suppliers. As of 2010, purchasing polymer insulators by competitive bidding from foreign and domestic manufacturers has been possible. For this reason, it was decided to reduce the use of porcelain insulators and increase the use of polymer insulators taking the installation price into consideration

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.15-22
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• 2006

As the distributed generation becomes more reliable and economically feasible, it is expected that a higher application of the distributed generation units would be interconnected to the existing grids. This new market penetration using the distributed generation technology is linked to a large number of factors like economics and performance, safety and reliability, market regulations, environmental issues, or grid connection standards. KEPCO, a government company in Korea, has performed the project to identify and evaluate the performance of Micro Gas Turbine(MGT) technologies focused on 30, 60kW-class grid-connected optimization and combined Heat & Power performance. This paper describes the results for the mechanical, electrical, and environmental tests of MGT on actual grid-connection under Korean regulations. As one of the achievements, the simulation model of Exhaust-gas Absorption Chiller was developed, so that it will be able to analyze or propose new distributed generation system using MGT. In addition, KEPCO carried out the field testing of the MGT Cogeneration system at the R&D Center Building, KEPCO. The field test was conducted in order to respond to a wide variety of needs for heat recovery and utilization. The suggested method and experience for the evaluation of the distributed generation will be used for the introduction of other distributed generation technologies into the grid in the future.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.457-458
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• 2015

전기저장장치를 이용하여 전기사업법에 따른 발전사업을 하려고하는 경우 전기저장장치는 기존 발전설비에 비하여 상이한 특성을 갖는 신생 자원으로서 정부가 발전사업을 허가처분을 하는 데에 관련규정의 명확성이 문제가 될 소지가 있었다. 이와 관련하여 기존의 연구에는 주무관청이 해석에 따라 발전사업허가를 부여한 경우 소관 행정청의 해석을 존중한다는 "행정판단 존중(Chevron deference)의 원칙"을 적용하자는 주장이 있었다.(박훤일) 그러나 2014년 12월 "전기설비기술기준" 개정을 통해 전기저장장치가 발전설비에 추가됨에 따라 이러한 해석이론을 거치지 아니하고도 정부가 전기저장장치 설치자에게 현행 전기사업법 및 발전사업세부운영기준에 따라 발전사업을 허가하는 것이 가능해 졌다. 다만, 발전사업세부허가 기준 중 전력계통운영의 적정성 유지에 대한 심사와 관련하여 기준설정이 필요할 것인데, 이는 신뢰도 고시에 반영할 사항으로 판단하였다.

• Journal of Korean Society for Quality Management
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.969-980
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the lifetime, and verify the target lifetime at steady state temperature, of communication cable jackets used in nuclear power plants. Method: This study was completed according to test and analysis methods required by international standards. After measuring the residual elongation(%) of specimens at specific points in time with the accelerated degradation test, average failure time of each temperature was computed. Thus, the activation energy could be derived by applying the temperature-Arrhenius law to estimate cable jacket lifetime at steady state temperature. Results: The cable jacket lifetime was estimated as 363.8 years assuming a normal nuclear power plant operating temperature of $90^{\circ}C$. Conclusion: To ascertain stable operating conditions for a nuclear power plant, accelerated degradation tests were performed according to the Arrhenius law for components of the nuclear power plants. The lifetime was estimated from the degradation data collected during the accelerated degradation test.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.52 no.11
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• pp.2660-2666
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• 2020

Korea successfully achieved energy independence in the shortest period of time from being the poorest country in terms of energy 50 years ago through steady development of nuclear technology. In the past, the nuclear industry has been driven through government-centered policy development, public institution-based research, and industrial facility and infrastructure construction. Consequently, South Korea became a nuclear energy powerhouse exporting nuclear power plants to the UAE, surpassing the level of domestic technological independence. However, in recent years, the nuclear industry in Korea has experienced a decline in new plant construction since the Fukushima accident in Japan, which caused changes in public perspectives regarding nuclear power plant operation, more stringent safety standards on the operation of nuclear power plants, and a shift in governmental energy policy. These changes are expected to change the domestic nuclear industry ecosystem. Therefore, in this study, we investigate the priority of technology development investment from the perspective of experts in private nuclear power companies, shifting the focus from government-led nuclear R&D policies. To establish a direction in nuclear technology development, a survey was conducted by applying an analytic hierarchy analysis to experts who have worked in nuclear power plants for more than 15 years. The analysis items of focus were the 3 attributes of strategic importance, urgency, and business feasibility of four major fields related to nuclear energy: nuclear safety, decommissioning, radioactive waste management, and strengthening industrial competitiveness.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.86-93
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• 2008

The multi-mode terminal modem which is capable of accommodating a variety of wireless communication standards needs versatile arithmetic units for processing a variety of word lengths and wide range of data rates. Since the target hardware is usually designed to meet the required highest performance, it is often wasteful in power consumption especially when low rate data processing cases. Thus, a speed and power adaptability of the arithmetic unit is a desirable feature for the wireless applications. In this paper, we propose a power efficient versatile adder architecture with carry skip logic as a basic building block constructed in hierarchical manner. The validity of the architecture is shown with respect to size, performance, and power efficiency in diverse operating modes.