• Wind and Structures
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.85-112
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• 2011

Wind turbine structures are long slender columns with a rotor and blade assembly placed on the top. These slender structures vibrate due to dynamic environmental forces and its own dynamics. Analysis of the dynamic behavior of wind turbines is fundamental to the stability, performance, operation and safety of these systems. In this paper a simplied approach is outlined for free vibration analysis of these long, slender structures taking the soil-structure interaction into account. The analytical method is based on an Euler-Bernoulli beam-column with elastic end supports. The elastic end-supports are considered to model the flexible nature of the interaction of these systems with soil. A closed-form approximate expression has been derived for the first natural frequency of the system. This new expression is a function of geometric and elastic properties of wind turbine tower and properties of the foundation including soil. The proposed simple expression has been independently validated using an exact numerical method, laboratory based experimental measurement and field measurement of a real wind turbine structure. The results obtained in the paper shows that the proposed expression can be used for a quick assessment of the fundamental frequency of a wind turbine taking the soil-structure interaction into account.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.48-53
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• 2011

In this study, it is to verify the applicability for a simplified model(IEC61400-2, Design Require-ments for Small Wind Turbines, 2006-03) is the international standard is used to the structural design. In the design process of a wind turbine, the safety of a designed wind turbine is one of the most important factors. The simplified model can be used to determine the design load for small wind turbines. So, this paper has been re-evaluated a small wind turbine design loads that produced already. As a result, the material characteristic value(Rchar) of Blade, Rotor shaft and the tower are $90E6[N/m^2]$, $441E6[N/m^2]$ and $94E6[N/m^2]$. Therefore, the value of the applied safety factor to each part of the survival probability of 95% are satisfied.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.349-360
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• 2006

이중여자 유도형 풍력발전 시스템은 다른 풍력발전 시스템에 비하여 에너지 변환 효율이 우수하고 전력변환 장치의 용량이 작아도 되는 특성이 있다. 이러한 특징을 살리기 위해서는 풍력발전 시스템에 입력되는 에너지의 변화를 고려하여 발전기의 제어기를 설계해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 상위 제어기와 하위 제어기로 구분하여 이중여자 유도 발전기의 제어기를 설계하였다. 상위 제어가는 풍력발전 시스템에 입력되는 에너지가 변화함에 따라서 발전기의 운전모드를 결정하고 제어 기준값을 계산한다. 발전기의 운전모드는 최저 속도 제어와 가변 토크 제어, 그리고 토크 제한 모드로 구성된다. 하위 제어기는 상위 제어기의 지령에 따라서 발전 시스템의 전류를 제어한다. 또한 본 논문에서는 3kW급 권선형 유도기를 사용한 이중여자 유도형 풍력발전기의 시뮬레이터를 제작하였다. 설계한 제어기는 시뮬레이터에 적용하여 실험적으로 검증하였다.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 로터의 후류 효과 및 실속 후 특성을 고려하여 30kW급 상반회전 풍차 시스템에 대한 공력성능 해석을 수행하였다. 기본 공력이론은 모멘텀 이론과 2차원 준정상 공기력 이론을 통합한 형태를 사용하였다. 로터의 후류영향을 고려하기 위해 축소형 풍차 블레이드 모델에 대한 풍동시험 결과를 적절히 이용하였으며, 이로부터 보조로터를 지난 후류의 축속도 및 각속도 성분을 결정하였다. 또한, Glauert의 최적 작동판 이론과 Prandtl의 익단손실 효과를 고려하여 30kW급 풍차 시스템에 대한 최적 시위 및 비틀림 분포를 구하였으며, 기존의 단일 로터 시스템과의 공력성능 비교를 통하여 상반회전 풍차 시스템의 효율성 및 우수성을 입증하고자 하였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2020

풍력터빈 블레이드는 바람의 운동에너지를 축일로 변환하는 장치로서 상대적으로 고속 회전하면서 양력과 항력의 다양한 하중 조합과 진동에 견딜 수 있도록 내구 강도가 큰 경량의 재료를 선택하여 강성을 증가시키는 구조를 갖도록 설계되어야 한다. 본 연구는 CFRP 프리프레그를 사용하여 소형 풍력 블레이드를 제작하는 경우 공정 시간을 단축하는 기술을 개발하려는 목적으로 수행되었다. QBlade 수치해석 프로그램을 사용하여 블레이드의 형상을 결정하였다. 주어진 풍속에서 바람에 의해 부가되는 양력과 항력을 계산하는 유체역학 수치해석을 수행하고, 대표적인 블레이드 구조에 대해 블레이드 외피 재료에 가해지는 폰미세스 응력을 예측하는 재료역학 수치해석을 수행하였다. 인장 강도 시험의 불확실도를 개선하기 위해 ASTM D638 규정을 수정하여 새로운 시편의 형상을 제안하였고, 기존 형상의 인장 강도와 유사한 평균값을 얻되 파단 위치의 재현성이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 일련의 실험을 통해 소형 풍력블레이드의 제작에 블래더 가압 방식을 적용하면 충분한 내구 강도를 확보하면서 공정시간을 단축할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.491-494
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• 2009

This paper introduces the design concepts and characteristics of WinDS3000$^{TM}$ which is a trade mark of Doosan's 3MW offshore/onshore wind turbine. WinDS3000$^{TM}$ has been designed in consideration of high RAMS (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Serviceability) and cost effectiveness for the TC Ia condition in GL guideline. An integrated drive train design with an innovative three-stage gearbox has been introduced to minimize nacelle weight of the wind turbine and to enhance a high reliability for transmission. A permanent magnet generator with full converter system has been introduced to get higher efficiency in part load operation, and grid friendliness use of 50 Hz and 60 Hz grid. A pitch regulated variable speed power control with individual pitch system has been introduced to regulate rotor torque while generator reaction torque can be adjusted almost instantaneously by the associated power electronics. An individual pitch control system has been introduced to reduce fatigue loads of blade and system. The wind turbine has been also equipped with condition monitoring and diagnostic systems in order to meet maintainability requirements. And internal maintenance crane in nacelle has been developed. As a result, the maintenance cost was dramatically reduced and maintenance convenience also enhanced in offshore condition.

• 산업공학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2008

An impeller is a type of high-speed rotor that is used to compress or transfer fluid under high-speed and pressure at high temperatures. The impeller is composed of an axial hub and several blades attached along the hub. The weight and shape of an impeller must be balanced, because their imbalances can cause noise and vibration, which can lead to the breakage of the impeller blades during operation. Thus, the hub and blades of an impeller are commonly machined in a 5-axis NC machine to obtain qualified surfaces. The impeller machining strategy or process plan can not be easily obtained due to the complex, overlapped and twisted shapes of impeller blades. Skillful machining process planners may generate appropriate machining strategies based on their experiences and floor data. However, in practice most shop floor data for the impeller machining is not well-structured such that it does not effectively provide a process planner with information for machining strategies and/or process plans. This paper reports the development of a case-based machining strategy support system (CBMS) that employs case-based reasoning to obtain the machining strategy of an impeller by using the existing machining strategies of the shop floor. The CBMS generates impeller machining strategies through a stepwise reasoning process considering the similarity features between the blade shapes and machining regions. A case study is provided to demonstrate that CBMS can generate useful machining strategies facilitating process planners. The developed system can simulate the tool paths of impeller machining and runs on the web.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.574-581
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• 2012

로터를 이용한 무인비행체는 노출된 블레이드로 운용 시 위험이 따른다. 반면 덕티드팬은 블레이드 주위를 덕트로 감싸 위험요소를 줄여주고, 동일 동력 하중을 사용한 로터보다 향상된 추력성능을 보인다. 본 논문에서는 덕티드 팬의 장점을 적용하고자 세 개의 덕티드 팬으로 구성된 삼중 덕티드 팬 비행체 형상을 제안한다. 크기가 동일한 두 개의 덕티드 팬과, 크기가 다른 한 개의 덕티드 팬으로 구성되며 3개의 덕티드 팬 중 하나는 추력 방향 조절을 통해 신속한 자세 제어가 가능하다. 삼중 덕티드 팬 비행체의 운동방정식을 유도 하였고, 리아푸노프 함수를 적용하여 시스템을 안정하게 하는 제어 입력을 도출하였다. 그리고 비행체 초기모델의 파라미터를 적용하여 비선형 모델 시뮬레이션을 통해 안정한 자세각이 출력됨을 확인하고 결과를 분석하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2015

A numerical simulation on the wake flow of a wind turbine which is a scaled version of a multi-megawatt wind turbine has been performed. Two different inlet conditions of averaged wind speed including one below and one above the rated wind speed were used in the simulation. Steady-state pitch angles of the blade associated with the two averaged wind speeds were imposed for the simulation. The steady state analysis based on the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations with the method of frame motion were used for the simulation to find the torque of the rotor and the wake field behind the wind turbine. The simulation results were compared with the results obtained from the wind tunnel testing. From comparisons, it was found that the simulation results on the turbine power are pretty close to the experimental values. Also, the wake results were relatively close to the experimental results but there existed some discrepancy in the shape of velocity deficit. The reason for the discrepancy is considered due to the steady state solution with the frame motion method used in the simulation. However, the method is considered useful for solutions with much reduced calculation time and reasonably good accuracy compared to the transient analysis.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.285-296
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• 2011

Spar platforms have several advantages for deploying wind turbines in offshore for depth beyond 120 m. The merit of spar platform is large range of topside payloads, favourable motions compared to other floating structures and minimum hull/deck interface. The main objective of this paper is to present the response analysis of the slack moored spar platform supporting 5MW wind turbine with bottom keel plates in regular and random waves, studied experimentally and numerically. A 1:100 scale model of the spar with sparD, sparCD and sparSD configuration was studied in the wave basin ($30{\times}30{\times}3m$) in Ocean engineering department in IIT Madras. In present study the effect of wind loading, blade dynamics and control, and tower elasticity are not considered. This paper presents the details of the studies carried out on a 16 m diameter and 100 m long spar buoy supporting a 90 m tall 5 MW wind turbine with 3600 kN weight of Nacelle and Rotor and 3500 kN weight of tower. The weight of the ballast and the draft of the spar are adjusted in such a way to keep the centre of gravity below the centre of buoyancy. The mooring lines are divided into four groups, each of which has four lines. The studies were carried out in regular and random waves. The operational significant wave height of 2.5 m and 10 s wave period and survival significant wave height of 6 m and 18 s wave period in 300 m water depth are considered. The wind speed corresponding to the operational wave height is about 22 knots and this wind speed is considered to be operating wind speed for turbines. The heave and surge accelerations at the top of spar platform were measured and are used for calculating the response. The geometric modeling of spar was carried out using Multisurf and this was directly exported to WAMIT for subsequent hydrodynamic and mooring system analysis. The numerical results were compared with experimental results and the comparison was found to be good. Parametric study was carried out to find out the effect of shape, size and spacing of keel plate and from the results obtained from present work ,it is recommended to use circular keel plate instead of square plate.