• Wind and Structures
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.41-57
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• 2018

Concentrated Solar Photovoltaic (CPV) is a promising alternative to conventional solar structures. These solar tracking structures need to be optimized to be competitive against other types of energy production. In particular, the selection of the structural parameters needs to be optimized with regards to the dynamic wind response. This study aims to evaluate the effect of the main structural parameters, as selected in the preliminary design phase, on the wind response and then on the weight of the steel support structure. A parametric study has been performed where parameters influencing dynamic wind response are varied. The study is performed using a semi-deterministic time-domain wind analysis method. Unsteady aerodynamic model is applied for the shape of the CPV structure collector at different configurations in conjunction with a consistent mass-spring-damper model with the corresponding degrees of freedom to describe the dynamic response of the system. It is shown that, unlike the static response analysis, the variation of the peak wind response with many structural parameters is highly nonlinear because of the dynamic wind action. A steel structural optimization process reveals that close attention to structural and site wind parameters could lead to optimal design of CPV steel support structure.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.463-466
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• 2001

The most effective methods of utilizing solar energy are to use the sunlight and solar thermal energy such as hybrid panel simultaneously and to use concentrator. From such a view point, systems using various kinds of photovoltaic panels were constructed in the world. However there have not been a type of panel using concentrator and hybrid simultaneously. If the sunlight are concentrated on the solar cell, cell conversion efficiency increase and the temperature of the solar cells increases. As the temperature of the solar cells increases, so cell conversion efficiency decreases. Therefore, for maintaining cell conversion efficiency at these conditions, it is necessary to keep the cell at low temperature. In this paper, after designing a concentrate rate for concentrating, we proposed model for cooling cell and using waste heat, and we compared with conventional panels after calculating the electrical and thermal efficiency using energy balance equation.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2007

A Dish type solar concentrating system consists of a parabolic concentrator and a cavity receiver. In order to achieve high temperatures from solar energy, it is essential to efficiently reflect the solar rays in the concentrator and to minimize thermal losses in the cavity receiver. Improving the economical efficiency of a solar power system required the stirling unit to be operated continuously. For continuous operation of the stilting unit, the receiver must be continuously provided with thermal energy from solar as well as additional combustion heat. It is possible for a hybrid solar receiver system equipped with an additional combustion to be operated 24 hrs/day. A hybrid solar receiver was designed and manufactured for a total thermal load of 35 kW in the operating temperature range $700^{\circ}C$ to $800^{\circ}C$. The hybrid receiver system was tested in gas-only mode by gas-fired heat to investigate thermal characteristics at inclination angle varying from 0 deg to 30 deg(cavity facing down) and the aperture to cavity diameter ratios of 0(closed cavity) and 1.0(open cavity). This paper has been conducted to measure temperature distribution in cavity surface and to analyze thermal resistances, and the evaporation and condensation heat transfer coefficient in all cases(open and closed cavity).

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.324-327
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• 2011

SolarPACES(Solar Power and Chemical Energy systems) is an international organization under the REWP(Renewable Energy Working Party)in the IEA(International Energy Agency) and focuses on the technology development and market expansion of CSP(Concentrating Solar Power). Seventeen countries including Rep. of Korea participate in the ExCo(Executive Committee) of SolarPACES. The ExCo meeting helds two times in a year and the second ExCo meeting opens in company with the five Task meetings. Rep. of Korea takes part in the Task-1officially. The 81th ExCo and Task meetings were held during September 18 and 19 in Spain with SolarPACES conference which also continued in succession to September 23 in this year. This paper introduces the activities which have been under progressed in the Task-1 and Task-3based on this time attendance of the meeting. In accordance with the expansion of CSP market and technology development, the needs for the standardization and project status underway in the world are increasing. Therefore, build an international project database and standard of the CSP technology are the main activities in the Task-1 and the standardization is also connected with the Task-3. In addition, to increase the reliability of the new technology of CSP and to reduce the concern of investors, the Task-1 is making guidelines for CSP performance prediction which can provide medium quality calculated performance data of PTC(Parabolic Trough Concentrator) type technology widely used and occupies over 90% CSP market.

• 태양에너지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.25-30
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• 1998

PTC용 태양추적장치는 최대 집열을 위하여 PTC를 항상 태양광이 입사되는 방향으로 일치시키기 위한 자동제어시스템이다. 본 연구는 마이크로프로세서를 사용하는 PTC용 1축 태양추적장치의 개발에 관한 것이다. 개발된 태양추적장치는 태양 위치를 판별하는 태양 센서와 DC 모터 위치제어기로 구성되어 있으며, 80c196KC를 사용하는 제어장치는 아날로그 입력 장치, 24V DC 서보모터제어기, 디지털 I/O로 구성되어 있다. 태양센서는 photodiode를 사용하여 제작되었으며, 태양센서의 법선 방향으로부터 ${\pm}50^{\circ}$ 이내에 위치하는 태양을 감지할 수 있도록 설계되었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 태양추적장치는 현재 한국에너지기술연구소에 설치되어 있는 PTC에서 사용되고 있으며, 태양추적 정확도에 관한 연구가 현재 진행되고 있다.

• 태양에너지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2000

In the present study, the characteristics of conductive and convective heat transfer occurred in a circular absorber of PTC (parabolic trough concentrator) for medium temperature solar energy utility were numerically investigated. A circular tube was considered as an absorber and the shape of PTC modeled in this study was based on the system that was installed in Korea Institute of Energy Research. Not only convection inside the tube but also conduction through the wall of the tube were analyzed, simultaneously. Circumferentially non-uniform heat flux that was simulated from the non-uniform solar disc model proposed by Jose was applied as thermal boundary condition on the tube surface. And, hydrodynamically fully developed laminar velocity profile was used as the inlet boundary condition and it was assumed that the working fluid was water. And, local heat fluxes at the interface of the tube and the working fluid were calculated for different wall thickness and thermal conductivity of the tube at various Reynolds number. Based on the results, the effects of thermal conduction of the tube on the local heat transfer were investigated.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.161-164
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• 2006

This paper introduces a preliminary work for the design of a mini-dish cluster system for power general ion. Each mini-dish (typically has a 20 to 30cm in diameter) is designed with a simple parabolic profile, concentrating sun light (after the glass glazing cover to avoid dust deposition on the reflector and facilitate cleaning) onto a centrally located small plane(or concave) mirror which is placed on the bottom side of the transparent glass cover. The mirror with a mini-dish concentrator is designed to focus beam radiation onto a focal point before it enters a bundle of optical fibers connected to a remote receiver for power generation different options are considered In designing a mini-dish concentrator to maximize its effectiveness for the collection and use of solar energy.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2009

Steam reforming of methane in the high temperature solar chemical reactor bas advantage in its heating method. Using concentrated solar energy as a heating source of the reforming reaction can reduce the $CO_2$ emission by 20% compared to hydrocarbon fuel. In this paper, the simulation result of methane-steam reforming on a high temperature solar chemical reactor(SCR) using Fluent 6.3.26 is presented. The high temperature SCR is designed for the Inha Dish-1, a Dish type solar concentrator installed in Songdo city. Basic SCR performance factors are referred to the former researches of the same laboratory. Inside the SCR porous metal is used for a receiver/reactor. The porous metal is carved like a dome shape on the incident side to increase the heat transfer. Also, ring-disc set of baffle is inserted in the porous metal region to increase the path length. Numerical and physical models are also used from the former researches. Methane and steam is mixed with the same mole fraction and injected into the SCR. The simulation is performed for a various inlet mass flow rate of the methane-steam mixture gas. The result shows that the average reactor temperature and the conversion rate change appreciably by the inlet mass flow rate of 0.0005 kg/s.

• 에너지공학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.124-132
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 북측창을 가진 강의실 내의 불균형적인 실내 조도차이를 개선하기 위해 두 가지의 자연채광시스템을 적용하였을 경우에 대하여 Photopia를 이용한 성능 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 특히, 본 연구에서는 태양고도가 최고 $80^{\circ}$ 이르는 하지에 청천공 상태 하에서의 태양고도에 따른 각 시스템의 배광분포곡선을 구하고 이를 이용하여 실내 조도 등을 분석하였다. 작업면의 경우, 창측과 복도측의 평균 조도차가 1000lx를 초과하였는데 시스템 설치 후에는 그 차이가 상당히 줄어드는 것으로 나타났다. 광튜브 시스템 설치시 906lx에서 603lx로 감소하였으며, 디쉬형 시스템은 308lx까지 줄어들었다. 광튜브의 성능은 태양고도에 영향을 크게 받았으며 디쉬형 집광기는 지속적인 태양추적으로 인하여 태양고도에 관계없이 일정한 성능을 보여주었다.

• 한국태양광발전학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2018