• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.693-699
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• 2013

This paper describes a method for size optimization of the major design variables for solar water heating systems at the stage of concept design. The widely used RETScreen simulation tool was used for optimization. Currently, the RETScreen tool itself does not provide a function for optimization of the design parameters. In this study, an optimizer was combined with the software. A comparative study was performed to evaluate the RETScreen-based approach with the case study of a solar heating system in an office building. The optimized results using the RETScreen model were compared to previously published results with the TRNSYS model. The objective function of the optimization is the life-cycle cost of the system. The optimized design results from the RETScreen model showed good agreement with the optimized TRNSYS results for the solar collector area and storage volume, but presented a slight difference for the collector slope angle in terms of the converged direction of the solutions. The energy cost, life-cycle cost, and thermal performance regarding collector efficiency, system efficiency, and solar fraction were compared as well, and the RETScreen model showed good agreement with the TRNSYS model for the conditions of the base case and optimized design.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.678-683
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• 2005

Korea is utilizing geothermal resources mainly in the bathing and swimming facilities with very few applications for industrial processes or space heating. It is estimated that geothermal capacity and annual utilization are 36.2MWt and 761TJ/year as compared to global capacity and annual utilization of 15,145MWt and 190,699 TJ/year. RETScreen software is a user's friendly tool for analyzing the technical and financial pre-feasibility of potential Renewable Energy (RE) projects that promotes the use of RE applications through the capacity building of planners, decision-makers and industries for successful implementation of RE projects. Strong ties between Canada and Korean organizations such as Korean Solar Energy Society (KSES) and the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) exist for knowledge transfer about RETScreen. In this paper, an overview of RETScreen and its ground source heat pump (GSHP) model with a practical example of an existing project of a community hall in Canada are described to illustrate effectiveness of RETScreenin the implementation of RE technologies. The same community hall project is then evaluated hypothetically considering its location at Kangnyng, Korea. The main objective is to demonstrate how RETScreen GSHP model can also be utilized effectively for GSHP applications in Korea.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.152-163
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 타 신재생에너지에 비해 영구적으로 사용이 가능하며, 예측가능한 대용량의 균질 에너지 생산이 가능하며, 발전효율이 높은 조력에너지를 활용하기 위한 조력발전 개발사업에 대한 경제적 타당성을 분석한다. 이를 위해, 세계적으로 청정에너지 프로젝트의 경제성 및 민감도 분석을 위해 널리 활용되고 있는 캐나다 천연자원부 산하의 CANMET 에너지기술센터에서 개발한 RETScreen을 활용하였다. 분석 대상 조력발전 개발사업과 관련된 자료가 총괄적으로 존재한다는 한계점에도 불구하고, RETScreen의 기능을 이용함으로써 기획단계에서 사업의 경제적 타당성을 검토하기에 충분한 예측력을 가진 분석 결과를 도출할 수 있었다. 경제성 및 민감도 분석 결과, 사업과 직접적으로 관련된 현금의 흐름만을 고려할 경우, 국내에서도 조력발전 개발사업은 충분한 경제성을 갖고 있으며 탄소배출권 시세와 전력 판매단가의 상승폭에 따라 조력발전 사업의 경제성은 더욱 높아질 수 있을 것으로 예측되었다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로, 자연환경을 파괴하지 않는다는 전제 아래 조력발전소의 건설이 활성화된다면, 가까운 미래에 닥쳐올 에너지 문제를 슬기롭게 해결할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 기계저널
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2011

이 글에서는 신재생에너지 평가기구 RETScreen을 활용한 다양한 신재생에너지 프로젝트의 온실가스 저감량 및 평가 방안에 관한 정보를 제공하고 국제적으로 통용되고 있는 평가방법에 근거한 국내 신재생에너지에 대한 평가 방안을 제시한다.

• 한국지열·수열에너지학회논문집
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2009

In this paper, RETScreen program model has been investigated to predict the economic analysis for greenhouse and livestock facility. Load calculation result was 35.2[kW] of greenhouse and the calculation result of livestock facility was 35.5[kW]. Also, a case study of the RETScreen program indicated that the equity payback is 6.9 years for a greenhouse facility and the equity payback is 9.5 years for a livestock facility.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.99-104
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• 2011

This paper describes a design strategy at conceptual design stage using RETScreen software tool for building application of renewable energy resources. Currently, government and public buildings are required to adopt renewable energy systems with a minimum requirement for the amount of renewable energy supply. Meanwhile, there is a certificate program for private office buildings to enhance propagation of renewable energy systems. When considering application of renewable energy systems to a building, it is worthwhile developing a method to determine optimal design sizes of renewable energy systems. In the paper, a design strategy is introduced with a couple of case studies to determine optimal capacities of each renewable energy system in a building and suggest to use the method to evaluate the system for the building certificate program and the mandatory renewable target program. Objective functions considered in the study are initial system cost and reduction of CO2 emissions from the system. In the optimization study, it is assumed that solar thermal collectors are installed to satisfy solar fraction of 60%. Other renewable energy systems such as ground-source heat pump, solar PV and non-renewable systems such as electric chiller and gas-fired boiler are sized using an optimal sizing method with RETScreen suggested the authors previously.

• 전력전자학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2011

• 지열에너지저널
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2010

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2016

Under the Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO) public buildings in the Republic of Korea larger than $10,000m^2$ must achieve an 11% overall reduction to thermal energy consumption. Well intended solutions have been proposed. However, not all option is evaluated on the same basis, potentially resulting in incomplete or sub-optimal solutions. What's more once projects are implemented, there are inconsistencies in the methods used to measure and evaluate operating performance of the post-retrofit case. The RETScreen decision tools and methodology can be used by decision makers, policy developers, architects, engineers and community leaders to evaluate and select the most effective solutions for Korea's RHO needs.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.202-205
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• 2006

최근 지열원 열펌프 시스템 설치가 해마다 평균 10-30%젓도 꾸주히 증가하고 있다 주요 연구동향은 토양열전도 측정, 지열히트펌프 시스템 전주기 성능평가 하이브리드 시스템의 초기비용 저감과 이러한 지열원 열펌프 시스템 설계방법분야 개발에 대해 초점이 맞춰지고 있다. 특히 국내에서 현재 시공되어진 많은 시스템들이 부실시공의 문제에 노출되고 있으며 이러한 시점에서 현재의 저가 입찰제도 보다는 외국 사례와 같은 성능확인 제도로의 전환 및 많은 연구가 필요하다. 성능확인제도는 사전 성능 예측과 사후 성능 확인 검증으로 구성되며 본 기술현안 보고서는 최근 국내외 연구동향 및 사전 성능 예측과 사후 성능 검증 관하여 정리하여 본다.