• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.93-99
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• 2021

The government has proposed a mission to enhance intelligent power networks, decrease coal-fired generation, expand distributed energy resources, and promote energy prosumer into the distribution network in Korea. Installation cost of facility expansion to guaranteed interconnection with small distributed energy resources increases dramatically on KEPCO's distribution sector. And it is hard to withdraw in time. In addition, there are explicit research is required to meet the reliability on grid corresponding to the increase of distributed power. Infrastructure support for accommodating energy prosumer is also needed. Therefore, KEPCO is pushing transition to DSO by expanding distribution management scope and changing its roles. In addition, KEPCO is proactively preparing for integrated operation between distribution network and existing distributed power which is accommodated passively. KEPCO is also trying to accept multiple network users, e.g. building platforms, to manage a data and promote new markets. In the long term, transition to DSO will achieve saving investment costs for accommodating distributed sources and maintaining stable electrical quality. And it will be possible to create new business model using the platform to secure revenue.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.146-148
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• 2005

The number of wind generation installations are growing substantially in Jeju, Korea. Many of these installations are significant in size and directly connected to the distribution system. In these distributed applications, it is not uncommon for the turbines to be connected near the end of a long rural distribution feeder from which end-users are served. Therefore, utility grid interconnection standards for interconnecting non-utility distributed generation systems are essential to both power system company and generation company. In this paper, it is investigated the power quality of Sungsan substation bus connected to Hangwon wind power generation farm.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.2737-2743
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• 2015

The wind power plant must be able to produce reactive power at the POI bus of a wind farm connected to power system to keep or control the voltage of POI bus. But, the reactive power capability of wind turbines may not be sufficient to control the voltage of POI bus due to the reactive power losses in connection lines between wind farm and POI bus. The solution of this problem is to install an external STATCOM. The proposed cooperative control method of STATCOM and conventional reactive power compensators such as Switched-shunt and tap changing transformer can control the voltage of POI bus more efficiently. The simulation results are shown that the voltage drop of POI Bus of Test System with the arbitrary load change rate to initial loads is improved more than 60% and the voltage of load bus is maintained more than 95% of rated voltage.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.295-309
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• 2019

This paper demonstrates that the verification and analysis of the increase of hosting capacity of distributed energy resources in distribution system for the high penetration of distributed energy resources. In the case of generally designed distribution feeders in South Korea, it can host up to 10 MVA of distributed energy resources and the over voltage due to reverse power flow is prohibited beyond the range by the law of electric utility. However, it should take into consideration that there are some factors of extra hosting capacity such as generation characteristics of distributed energy resources and minimum loads that always exist to distribution system. For these reason, we choose a specific distribution system hosted 10 MVA of distributed energy resources monitored by distribution system operator and verify the impact of increasing hosting capacity such as power flow and voltage profile of distribution system. By the result, we could find that it is possible to increase the hosting capacity and define the factors to expand the hosting capacity of distributed energy resources in distribution system.

• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.71-79
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• 2010

The simulator models for 500MW fossil power plant have been developed, and interconnected with the turbine control system to test and validate the digital instrumentation & control (I&C) systems before they are implemented in operating power plants. When the performance of a selected digital I&C system is tested, the corresponding simulator model is replaced by the plant digital I&C systems which is considered as a non-tunable system. The input/out variables of simulator models and control systems were mapped using the LabView in interface systems. This paper describes the interconnection method between the simulator model and the digital I&C system, and summarizes the validation test results performed at the condition of steady-state operation, normal evolution, and malfunction. The integrated validation method of digital I&C systems using the simulator models showed that the simulator can be used as a test bed for the implementation of digital I&C systems in power plants.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.228-230
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• 2003

This paper presents a utility interactive photovoltaic generation system with the angle of inclination and direction. This paper summarizes the results of these efforts by offering a snapshot of the configuration of photovoltaic in residential applications. The status of photovoltaic system components and interconnection and safety equipment will be summarized. This system is able to variation the angle of inclination and direction. Hence this paper discuss only results that might be useful for generation power.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.64-69
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• 2009

This paper addresses the simulation methodology of signal integrity and power integrity for mobile display modules. The proposed technique can be applied to analyse a circuit module which consist of connector, FPCB and driver ICs. The recent demand of serial interconnection technology in the mobile display industry needs delicate impedance control of signal and power traces to prohibit system malfunctioning and to reduce electromagnetic field radiation. Based on the S-parameter and Z-parameter analysis, we analyse the correlation between frequency-domain and time-domain measurements. With multi-port macros, signal integrity can be included in power integrity analysis in time domain.

• Journal of KSNVE
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.163-177
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• 1996

An investigation on thermohydraulic stability of flow oscillations in the CANada Deuterium Uranium-600(CANDU-6) heat transport system has been conducted. Flow oscillations in reactor coolant loops, comprising two heat sources and two heat sinks in series, are possibly caused by the response of the pressure to extraction of fluid in two-phase region. This response consists of two contributions, one arising from mass and another from enthalpy change in the two-phase region. The system computer code used in the investigation os SOPHT, which is capable of simulating steady states as well as transients with varying boundary conditions. The model was derived by linearizing and solving one-dimensional, homogeneous single- and two-phase flow conservation equations. The mass, energy and momentum equations with boundary conditions are set up throughout the system in matrix form based on a node-link structure. Loop stability was studied under full power conditions with interconnecting the two compressible two phase regions in the figure-of-eight circuit. The dominant function of the interconnecting pipe is the transfer of mass between the two-phase regions. Parametric survey of loop stability characteristics, i. e., damping ratio and period, has been made as a function of geometrical parameters of the interconnection line such as diameter, length, height and orifice flow coefficient. The stability characteristics with interconnection line has been clarified to provide a simple criterion to be used as a guide in scaling of the pipe.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.1070-1077
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• 2013

Owing to the consistent increase in energy efficiency issues, studies for improving regenerative energy utilization have been receiving attention in the Urban DC railway systems, where currently, the utilization of regenerative energy is low due to the lack of a specific plan for using this energy. The regenerative energy in railway systems has a low efficiency problem which results in the increase of the catenary voltage and a possibility to create problems to the electrical devices connected to the system. This paper deals with the power integration of large urban railway subsystems to improve regenerative energy utilization where the railway subsystems are integrated with other railway subsystems to improve the energy efficiency. Through the case studies, to find the realistic effect of integrated operation, the Seoul Metro subsystems, namely Line 5 and Line 7, has been applied. Also, evaluation for the electricity cost saving has been performed by using KEPCO electricity cost table.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.349-350
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• 2006

정부의 배전분할 유보결정에 따라 전력거래소에서는 현행 발전경쟁시장의 효율성 향상을 위한 많은 사업을 추진하고 있다. 그중 우선적으로 추진하였던 사업이 도매전력시장을 대비해 구축한 시장운영시스템(MOS; Market Operation System)을 현행 계통운영을 담당하고 있는 급전 자동화시스템(EMS; Energy Management System)과의 연계활동이다. 이는 시장운영시스템(MOS)에 내재되어 있는 최첨단 기능중에서 일부를 현행 전력시장에 적용함으로써 계통운영의 효율성 향상뿐만 아니라 계통운영기술을 선진화하는 것이다. 특히, 기존 급전시스템에 비해 가장 두드러지는 점은 발전기들에 대한 에너지 및 예비력 급전계획을 사전적으로 5분단위로 최적화하여 수립하고 이를 발전기들에게 송신함으로써 경제적이며 안정적인 전력계통운영을 가능하게 해 줄 수 있는 것이다. 이를 가능하게 하기 위해서는 바로 정확한 미래 수요수준의 결정이 필수불가결한 요소이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 MOS-EMS 연계활용에서의 실시간 수요예측의 중요성과 기존 제작사의 알고리즘과 국내 전력수요특성간의 불일치점 그리고 이를 해결하고자 모색했던 방안들에 대하여 설명하고자 한다.