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Performance Prediction of Tunnel-Type Small Hydro Power Plants with Diversion Dam

  • Lee, Chul-Hyung;Park, Wan-Soon
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.67-73
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    • 2000
  • This study represents the methodology of performance prediction for small hydro power(SHP) sites. Nine tunnel type SHP sites with diversion dam were selected and the performance characteristics were analyzed by using a developed model. Also, primary design specifications such as design flowrate, plant capacity, and operational rate were suggested and feasibility for tunnel-type SHP sites were estimated. It was found that the design flowrate was most important parameter to exploit SHP plant and the methodology developed in this study was useful tool to analyze the performance of SHP sites.

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A study on a power plant using Dye-sensitized solar cells in low light environments (저조도 환경에서의 염료감응형 태양전지를 활용한 발전소자에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Sun-Geum;Baek, Sung-June
    • Journal of IKEEE
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.267-272
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    • 2021
  • Recently, attention has been focused on renewable energy and carbon neutrality to resolve fossil energy depletion and environmental problems. In addition, high-rise urban buildings and an increase in building energy are rapidly increasing. There are many restrictions on installing solar power in urban areas. In addition, as buildings become taller, a lot of low-light environments in which shade is formed occur. Therefore, in this study, we intend to develop a power plant capable of generating electric power in an outdoor low-light environment and indoor lighting environment. The power plant in a low-light environment used a dye-sensitized solar cell. A unit cell and a 20cm×20cm module were manufactured, and the electrical characteristics of the power plant were measured using light sources of LED, halogen lamp, and 3-wavelength lamp. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the unit cell was 17.2%, 1.28%, 19,2% for each LED, halogen lamp, and 3-wavelength lamp, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the 20cm×20cm module was 10.9%, 8.7%, and 11.8%, respectively. In addition, the maximum power value of the module was 13.1mW, 15.7 mW, and 14.2 mW for each light source, respectively, confirming the possibility of power generation in a low-light environment

Study of a Photovoltaic System as an Emergency Power Supply for Offshore Plant Facilities (해양플랜트 설비의 비상전원공급을 위한 태양광 발전시스템 연구)

  • Choi, Gun Hwan;Lee, Byung Ho;Jung, Rho-Taek;Shin, Kyubo
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.279-286
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    • 2018
  • The use of eco-friendly energy in the offshore plant system is expanding because conventional generators are operated by fossil fuel or natural gas. Eco-friendly energy, which replaces existing power generation methods, should be capable of generating the power for lighting protection equipment, airborne fault indication, parameter measurement, and others. Most of the eco-friendly energy used in offshore plant facilities is solar and wind power. In the case of using photovoltaic power, because the structure must be constructed based as flat solar panels, it can be damaged easily by the wind. Therefore, there is a need for a new generation system composed of a spherical structure that does not require a separate structure and is less influenced by the wind. Considering these characteristics, in this study we designed, fabricated, and tested a unit that could provide the most efficient spherical photovoltaic power generation considering wind direction and wind pressure. Our test results indicated that the proposed system reduced costs because it did not require any separate structure, used eco-friendly energy, reduced carbon dioxide emissions, and expanded the proportion of eco-friendly energy use by offshore plant facilities.

Estimation of energy self-sufficiency in municipal wastewater treatment plant using photovoltaic power simulated by azimuth and hydrophilic coating (방위각과 초친수코팅에 따른 태양광발전량 시뮬레이션과 하수처리장 에너지자립율 산정)

  • An, Young-Sub;Kim, Sung-Tae;Kang, Ji-Hoon;Chae, Kyu-Jung;Yoon, Jong-Ho
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.133-138
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents energy self-sufficiency simulated in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) by adopting solar energy production systems that were simulated by varying azimuth and super-hydrophilic coating on the surface of photovoltaic (PV). Relative to the national average energy consumption in WWTPs, the employment of 100 kW PV system was simulated to achieve 2.75% of energy self-sufficiency. The simulated results suggested that the installation of PVs toward South or Southwest would produce the highest energy self-sufficiency in WWTPs. When super-hydrophilic coating was employed in the conventional PV, 5% of additional solar energy production was achievable as compared to uncoated conventional PV. When 100 kW of PV system was installed in a future test-bed site, Kihyeung Respia WWTP located in Yongin, South Korea, the energy self-sufficiency by solar power was simulated to be 1.77%. The simulated solar power production by azimuth and super-hydrophilic coating will be useful reference for practitioners in designing the solar PV systems in the WWTPs.

Determining the Warming Effect Induced by Photovoltaic Power Plants in neighboring Region Using an Analytical Model (해석학적 모델을 이용한 태양광 발전소 주변 지역의 기온 상승 추정 연구)

  • Kim, Hae-Dong;Huh, Kyong-Chun;Kim, Ji-Hye
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.227-231
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    • 2018
  • We studied the warming effect induced by Photovoltaic(PV) power plants in rural areas during summer daytime using a simple analytical urban meteorological model. This analysis was based on observed meteorological elements and the capacity of the PV power plant was 10 MWp. The major axis length of the PV power plant was assumed to be 1km. Data of the necessary meteorological elements were obtained from a special meteorological observation campaign established for a over a PV power plant. We assumed that the wind flowed along the major axis of the PV power plant(1 km). As a result, the air temperature on the downwind side of the PV power plant was estimated to invrease by about $0.47^{\circ}C$.

Integrated Management System to Improve Photovoltaic Operation Efficiency (태양광발전 운영효율 향상을 위한 통합관리시스템)

  • Yoon, Yongho
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.113-118
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    • 2019
  • A solar power plant is a facility that produces electricity. As the risk of fire and electric shock accidents is diversified, the risk of workers, surrounding people, and facilities is increased, preventing safety accidents and promptly responding to safety accidents Is emerging. In light of the necessity of such development, it is necessary to develop a solar power generation management system that can diagnose and maintain the problems of the power generation system in real time by developing technologies for collecting and analyzing the data produced by the solar power generation system As a result, the utilization rate and the maintenance cost can be reduced. In order to do this, it is necessary to accurately predict the solar power generation amount in the present state, to diagnose the abnormality of the current power generation state and to grasp the abnormal position, and to use the model considering economical efficiency when the abnormal position is grasped, And the time and other information should be provided.

A Study on Prediction and Adjustment of Disputes Amount of Power Generated by the PV System by the Peripheral Structure Shadow (주변 구조물의 일조방해로 발생한 음영에 의한 태양광 발전 시스템 발전량 예측 및 분쟁 조정(안)에 대한 연구)

  • Oh, Min-Seok;Kim, Gi-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.11-22
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    • 2019
  • The first case of the Central Environmental Dispute Mediation Committee, which recently decided to repay the builder for damaging the solar power plant due to the obstruction of the sunshine of new buildings, came out. Even if the Respondent complies with the provisions of the Building Act, the decision of the Complainant can be considered to have been made in light of the fact that the applicant's power plant has suffered from sunlight damage. However, since the extent of the damage may differ depending on the weather, the decision is reserved, and there is room for additional disputes on a regular basis because the loss of power generation to be continuously generated is not reflected in the future. Therefore, in this study, we try to find the direction of dispute adjustment by summarizing the issues related to the generation of power generation due to the influence of shading through the analysis of the case of dispute related to sunlight related to the PV system.

A Study on Validity of Anti-PID Technology of Solar Cell for the High Reliability of Photovoltaics System (태양광 발전시스템의 신뢰성 향상을 위한 태양전지의 PID 저감 기술의 타당성 검토)

  • Baik, Sungsun;Baek, Seungyup;Jung, Tae-Wook;Cho, Jin-Hyng
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.32-38
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, anti-PID (Potential Induced Degradation) technologies have been studied and developed at various stages throughout the solar value chain from solar cells to systems in an effort to enhance long-term reliability of the photovoltaics (PV) system. Such technologies and applications must bring in profits economically for both manufacturers of solar cell/module and investors of PV systems, simultaneously for the development of the PV industry. In this study two selected anti-PID technologies, ES (modification of emitter structure) and ARC (modification of anti-reflective coating) were compared based on the economic features of both a cell maker with 60MW production capacity and an investor of 1MW PV power plant. As a result of this study, it is shown that ARC anti-PID technology can ensure more profits over ES technology for both the cell manufacturer and the investor of PV power plant.

A Study on standardized instrumentation for solar power plants operated remote control (태양광발전소 원격 운영관제를 위한 표준화 계측 및 수익형 운영모델에 관한 연구)

  • Woo, Je-Teak;Lee, Jae-Hwan;Seo, Tae-Won;Han, Myung-Hee;Seo, Mi-Ja
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.707-712
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    • 2015
  • The rapid spread of solar power plants with a variety of design, development, construction, maintenance and related technology companies to co-vary. In this paper, we review and research necessary to proceed with a technical background and potential and further development to control various operating solar power plants in the new and older remotely.

Long-term Experiments of the Cooling/Cleaning on the surface of the PV Power Array (태양광발전 어레이 표면의 냉각/세정에 대한 장기 실증 실험)

  • Han, Jun-Sun;Kim, Yi-Hyun;Ji, Hee-Kwan;Yu, Sang-Phil
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2012.03a
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    • pp.248-254
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    • 2012
  • In the situation of expanding domestic solar power supply business long-term performance modeling of a proposed solar-cooling and cleaning system to increase electromotive force and light transmission is carried out to test the effectiveness of the system. To test the effectiveness of the system, the data which comparing the solar power planet installing the system to not installing at the same time is used. A difference between the utilization factor of each comparison group were recorded. Approximately from one year to two years Field Test was performed, Result of apply to cooling/cleaning technology, Each of plant by From least 7 percent up to 16 percent utilization factor increased, and the cooling / cleaning is output through improved as a result of the determined.

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