• 제목/요약/키워드: Solar Cycle

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Orbit determination for the KOMPSAT-1 Spacecraft during the period of the solar maximum

  • Kim, Hae-Dong;Kim, Eun-Kyou;Choi, Hae-Jin
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.71-76
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    • 2005
  • The KOMPSAT-1 satellite, launched into a circular sun synchronous orbit on Dec. 21, 1999, entered its$6^{th}$year of successful operation this year. The purposes of the mission are to collect earth images (6.6 m resolution), multi-spectral images of the ocean, and to collect information on the particle environment of the low earth orbit. For normal operation, KOMPSAT-1 orbits are determined using GPS navigation solutions. However, at the start of the life of KOMPSAT-1, the 11-year solar activity cycle was at a maximum. Solar flux was maintained at this level until 2002, and thereafter reduced to a moderate level by 2004. Thus, the OD (Orbit Determination) accuracy has varied according to the solar activity. This paper presents the degree to which the OD accuracy could be degraded during a high solar activity period compared with that of a (relatively) low solar activity period. We investigated the effect of the use of solve-for parameters such as a drag coefficient ($C_D$), solar radiation coefficient ($C_R$), and the general accelerations ($G_A$) on OD accuracy with solar activity. For the evaluation of orbit determination accuracy, orbit overlap comparison is used since no independent orbits of comparable accuracy are available for comparison. The effect of the use of a box-wing model instead of a constant cross-sectional area is also investigated.

Regulated Peak Power Tracking (RPPT) System Using Parallel Converter Topologies

  • Ali, Muhammad Saqib;Bae, Hyun-Su;Lee, Seong-Jun;Cho, Bo-Hyung
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • 제11권6호
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    • pp.870-879
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    • 2011
  • Regulated peak power tracking (RPPT) systems such as the series structure and the series-parallel structures are commonly used in satellite space power systems. However, these structures process the solar array power or the battery power to the load through two cascaded regulators during one orbit cycle, which reduces the energy transfer efficiency. Also the battery charging time is increased due to placement of converter between the battery and the solar array. In this paper a parallel structure has been proposed which can improve the energy transfer efficiency and the battery charging time for satellite space power RPPT systems. An analogue controller is used to control all of the required functions, such as load voltage regulation and solar array stabilization with maximum power point tracking (MPPT). In order to compare the system efficiency and the battery charging efficiency of the proposed structure with those of a series (conventional) structure and a simplified series-parallel structure, simulations are performed and the results are analyzed using a loss analysis model. The proposed structure charges the battery more quickly when compared to the other two structures. Also the efficiency of the proposed structure has been improved under different modes of solar array operation when compared with the other two structures. To verify the system, experiments are carried out under different modes of solar array operation, including PPT charge, battery discharge, and eclipse and trickle charge.

유기 랭킨 사이클 시스템의 열역학적 최적화 (Thermodynamic Optimization of a Organic Rankine Power Cycle)

  • 이원용;원승호;정헌생
    • 태양에너지
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.35-45
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    • 1990
  • 주어진 열원에서 유기 랭킨 사이클 시스템을 통해 얻을 수 있는 최대 출력 조건에서의 최적 효율을 구하기 위한 이론식을 유도하였으며, 이것이 작동 유체의 열물성치에 의한 엔탈피를 기초로 하여 계산된 열효율과 비교하여 잘 일치되는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 유도된 결과식에 의해 최대 출력은 열원의 열용량과 초기 온도 그리고 핀치점 온도차만의 함수임을 알 수 있었으며, 이 때의 효율은 열원의 열용량과 관계없이 입열원과 방출열원 초기 온도와 핀치점 온도차의 함수임을 알 수 있었다. 여기서 구한 최대 출력시의 효율식은 실제 랭킨 사이클 시스템의 설계를 위한 최적 설계지표로 사용될 수 있으며 실제 발전소의 성능 예측을 위한 최적 효율로도 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

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중국 1 MWe급 태양열발전시스템에 대한 기초 운전해석 (Preliminary Simulation Study on 1 MWe STP System in China)

  • ;;강용혁;김종규
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.698-701
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    • 2007
  • DAHAN, the first 1 MWe Solar Power Tower system locates north to Beijing where nearby The Great Wall is now under construction with cooperation between China and Korea. Results in predicting the preliminary performance of this central receiver system are presented in this paper. Operating cycles under some typical weather condition days are simulated and commented. These results can be used to assess the impact of alternative plant designs or operating strategies on annual energy production, with the final objective being to optimize the design of central receiver power plants. Two subsystems are considered in the system simulation: the solar field and the power block. Mathematic models are used to represent physical phenomena and relationships so that the characteristics of physical processes involving these phenomena can be predicted. Decisions regarding the best position for locating heliostats relative to the receiver and how high to place the receiver above the field constitute a multifaceted problem. Four different kinds of field layout are designed and analyzed by the use of ray tracing and mathematical simulation techniques to determine the overall optical performance ${\eta}_{field}$ and the spillage ${\eta}_{spill}$.The power block including a Rankine cycle is analyzed by conventional energy balance methods.

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Deep Of Discharge Meter

  • Rattanaphaiboon, Somphon;Sawaengsinkasikit, Winya;Tipsuwanporn, Vittaya;Roengruen, Prapas
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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    • pp.809-812
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    • 2005
  • Battery is an energetic collector of solar cell system. Battery which is used in the system must have many qualities in the followings. The battery must be "Deep Cycle Battery" type. In addition, the battery is Cleary indicated the percentage of DOD. The indication of DOD is used for calculation other valve used in solar cell system. Currently, the percentage of DOD of battery is fixed by battery manufacture. If users would like to calculate is introduced % DOD, the users have to check the battery at least 12 months. This article is introduced battery deep of discharge meter by using theory of lead acid battery under deep cycle type and including the theory of DC. Current and internal resistance of battery. The data used for analyzing are collected according to the theories. The data will be calculated by monitor unit and controller systems.

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STATISTICAL STUDY ON PERSONAL REDUCTION COEFFICIENTS OF SUNSPOT NUMBERS SINCE 1981

  • Cho, Il-Hyun;Bong, Su-Chan;Cho, Kyung-Suk;Lee, Jaejin;Kim, Rok-Soon;Park, Young-Deuk;Kim, Yeon-Han
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제47권6호
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    • pp.255-258
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    • 2014
  • Using sunspot number data from 270 historical stations for the period 1981-2013, we investigate their personal reduction coefficients (k) statistically. Chang & Oh (2012) perform a simulation showing that the k varies with the solar cycle. We try to verify their results using observational data. For this, a weighted mean and weighted standard deviation of monthly sunspot number are used to estimate the error from observed data. We find that the observed error (noise) is much smaller than that used in the simulation. Thus no distinct k-variation with the solar cycle is observed contrary to the simulation. In addition, the probability distribution of k is determined to be non-Gaussian with a fat-tail on the right side. This result implies that the relative sunspot number after 1981 might be overestimated since the mean value of k is less than that of the Gaussian distribution.