• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2002

This experimental study represents the results of an analysis on the characteristics of flux density distributions in the focal region of solar concentrator. The characteristics of flux density distributions are investigated to optimally design and position a cavity receiver. This deemed very useful to find and correct various errors associated with a dish concentrator. We estimated the flux density distribution on the target placed along with focal lengths from the dish vertex to experimentally determine the focal length. It is observed that the actual focal point exists when the focal length is 2.17 m. We also evaluated the position of flux centroid, and it was found that there were errors within 2 cm from the target center. The total integrated power of 2467 W was measured under focal flux distributions, which corresponds to the intercept rate of 85.8%. As a result of the percent power within radius, approximately 90% of the incident radiation is intercepted by about 0.06 m radius.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.457-462
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• 2012

Daylighting software is an important component to predict the performance of daylighting system in advance of a field demonstration study with installing them in buildings. PHOTOPIA is a powerful software to generate a candela distribution curve(CDC) of an active daylighting system like a tracking dish concentrator. With PHOTOPIA, a set of candela distribution curves was generated under clear sky conditions and different solar altitude angles. The candela distribution curves were then imported to RADIANCE for rendering and analysis on the daylighting performance of a tracking dish concentrator when it installed in a actual class room without windows. As a result, the daylight collection efficiency of the dish concentrator was 68.4% when we assumed that there was no tracking error. It was found that candela(cd) and total lumens(lm) increased with solar altitude rising, whereas the distribution angle was fixed. The illuminance uniformity on the work plane in the class room was relatively low, 0.12, while the illuminance uniformity on the area of $2.7m^2$ to which the light was illuminated was considerably high, 0.60. The maximum illuminance was 1,340lux with a solar altitude angle of 80 degrees.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2008

A series of outdoor tests were conducted on a fiber optic solar concentrator system for its performance on daylighting. The system is comprised of four main components - a parabolic dish reflector, a convex mirror, a homogenizer tube and an optical fiber cable. Results show that the system could be successfully applied for indoor lighting if some improvements are made for light transmiting (optical) cables. A maximum concentration ratio of 90 was observed delivering the illuminance of 4,800 lux at a distance of 1.2m from the diffuser for the outdoor illuminance of 102,100 lux.

• 한국마린엔지니어링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.122-128
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• 2001

The simulation analyses of a dish solar power system with stirling engine in this study are applied to system performance prediction if four different test sites; Seoul, Pusan and Cheju in Korea, and Naha in Japan. The effects of difference of concentrator type such as monolithic and stretched-membrane construction on system efficiency are also evaluated. The total amount of generated power for a year depends on the site. However the total maximum system efficiency in every site is approximately 16% and there isnt striking difference. It is also found that the maximum collector efficiency of stretched-membrane concentrator is about 3∼15% lower than that of the monolithic type.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2012

최근 태양광발전 시스템에서 태양광을 집광하는 광학기술이 접목된 집광기가 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 광도파로 원리를 기반으로 한, 간단하면서 생산이 용이한 새로운 개념의 평면형 집광기를 제안하였다. 해당 집광기에서는 태양광 집광을 위하여 빛의 전반사와 굴절의 법칙에 의해 빛을 유도하는 마이크로 단위의 광학 패턴이 적용되었다. 본 집광기의 주요 설계변수로는 광도파 집광기의 기하집 광비 $R_c$와 마이크로 패턴의 두 각도 ${\Theta}_1$, ${\Theta}_2$를 선정하였다. 광학해석을 위한 시뮬레이션은 SPEOS로 수행되었으며 주요 설계변수의 변화에 따른 집광기의 광학효율을 예측하였다. 기하집광비 4, 5, 6에 대해서 광학효율 최대치가 각각 65.60%, 54.78%, 46.78%로 예측되었다. 집광기의 마이크로 패턴의 두 각도 ${\Theta}_1$, ${\Theta}_2$ 및 태양광 입사각에 따른 광학효율도 예측하였다.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2008

목적: 직경 2 m급 반사면을 가지는 태양열 집광 장치를 개발하고자 한다. 방법: 태양열 집광 장치 반사면 제작을 위해서는 제작에 사용될 반사판 섹터의 형상이 필요한데 먼저 이 형상을 도출할 수 있는 공식을 유도하였다. 반사경 외형 직경, 근축영역에서의 반사경 곡률반경, 반사경 섹터의 개수, 반사경 중심 홀의 크기, 출력 데이터의 간격을 입력 변수로 하여 반사면 섹터의 형상과 수치 데이터를 상기 공식으로 도출하는 프로그램을 델파이 6.0 언어를 사용하여 개발하였다. 결과: 반사면 섹터의 형상과 수치 데이터를 도출하기 위해 개발된 프로그램은 반사면 섹터의 형상을 모니터에 나타낼 수 있도록 하였으며, 형상에 대한 수치 데이터 파일을 저장할 수 있도록 하였다. 따라서 이 프로그램 사용자는 반사면 섹터의 수치 데이터를 쉽게 다룰 수 있게 되었다. 결론: 태양열 집광 장치 반사면 제작에 사용되는 반사면 섹터를 만들어내는 프로그램을 개발하여 실제 직경 2m급 태양열 집광장치 개발에 적용하여 시제품 제작에 성공하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.53-56
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• 2009

반사와 굴절이 합쳐진 새로운 형태의 하이브리드 태양광 집광 장치로 기존 집광 장치에 비해 초점 거리가 짧게 설계되었다. 프레넬 렌즈 형태의 굴절부와 프레넬형의 다수의 포물선 반사경이 공통으로 후면 초점(rear focus)을 가지도록 배치하여 기존 프레넬 렌즈만으로 구성된 것보다 선형 집광의 경우는 3배, 점 집광의 경우는 10배 이상 집광비를 높일 수 있다.아울려 이를 이용한 선형 집광형 발전 시스템과 점형 집광 장치는 나름대로 장점을 가진다.

• 태양에너지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.87-94
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• 1998

This work presents a method to compute the sun position(azimuth and elevation), sunrise and sunset times. Accurate computation of sun position is very important to the precise tracking of the sun for the solar concentrator, which enables the maximum collection of solar energy. Methods to compute the sun position are available in the literature already. However most of them do not have accuracy verification, thus makes hard in selecting the most accurate sun position computation method. We first select the most accurate sun position computation method among the methods presented in the literature by comparing the computed sun position with Korean Almanac of Korea Astronomy Observatory. Then a procedure to compute the sunrise and sunset times is presented. Computed sun position shows $0.02^{\circ},\;0.6^{\circ}$ and one minute differences in azimuth, elevation and sunrise/sunset times respectively compared with Korean Almanac.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2024

A solar concentrator is a reflective surface in the shape of a parabola that collects solar rays in a focal area. This concentrator follows the path of the sun during the day with the help of a tracking system. One of the most important issues in the design and construction of these reflectors is the force exerted by the wind. This force can sometimes disrupt the stability of the concentrator and overturn the entire system. One of the ways to estimate the force is to use the numerical solution of the air flow in three dimensions around the dish. Ansys Fluent simulation software has been used for modeling several angles of attack between 0 and 180 with respect to the horizon. From the comparison of the velocity vector lines on the dish at angles of 90 to - 90 degrees, it was found that the flow lines are more concentrated inside the dish and there is a tendency for the flow to escape around in the radial direction, which indicates the presence of more pressure distribution inside the dish. It was observed that the pressure on the concave surface was higher than the convex one. Then, the effect of adding a hole with various diameter of 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600 mm on the dish was investigated. By increasing the diameter up to the optimized size of 400 mm, a decrease in the maximum pressure value in the pressure distribution was shown inside the dish. This pressure drop decreased the drag coefficient. The effect of the hole on the dish was also investigated for the 30-degree angled dish, and it was found that the results of the 90-degree case should be considered as the basis of the design.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2018

Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the conical solar concentrator (CSC) system, whose design is focused on increasing its collecting efficiency by determining the optimal conical angle through a theoretical study. Methods: The design and thermal performance analysis of a solar concentrator system based on a $45^{\circ}$ conical concentrator were conducted utilizing different mass flow rates. For an accurate comparison of these flow rates, three equivalent systems were tested under the same operating conditions, such as the incident direct solar radiation, and ambient and inlet temperatures. In order to minimize heat loss, the optimal double tube absorber length was selected by considering the law of reflection. A series of experiments utilizing water as operating fluid and two-axis solar tracking systems were performed under a clear or cloudless sky. Results: The analysis results of the CSC system according to varying mass flow rates showed that the collecting efficiency tended to increase as the flow rate increased. However, the collecting efficiency decreased as the flow rate increased beyond the optimal value. In order to optimize the collecting efficiency, the conical angle, which is a design factor of CSC, was selected to be $45^{\circ}$ because its use theoretically yielded a low heat loss. The collecting efficiency was observed to be lowest at 0.03 kg/s and highest at 0.06 kg/s. All efficiencies were reduced over time because of variations in ambient and inlet temperatures throughout the day. The maximum efficiency calculated at an optimum flow rate of 0.06 kg/s was 85%, which is higher than those of the other flow rates. Conclusions: It was reasonable to set the conical angle and mass flow rate to achieve the maximum CSC system efficiency in this study at $45^{\circ}$ and 0.06 kg/s, respectively.