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The Optimum Design and Wake Analysis of Tidal Current Power Turbine (조류발전 터빈 최적화 설계 및 후류 영향 연구)

  • Jo, Chulhee;Kim, Doyoub;Lee, Kanghee;Rho, Yuho
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.164.2-164.2
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    • 2011
  • 지구온난화에 따른 대체에너지 자원확보가 국가적으로 중요한 과제로 대두되고 있고 여러 대체에너지원 중 국내의 해양에너지는 잠재량이 매우 높다. 여러 해양에너지 중에서 빠른 흐름을 이용하는 조류발전은 서해안과 남해안에 적용하기에 적합하며 해양환경을 보존하면서 많은 에너지를 생산할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 조류발전에서 1차적으로 에너지를 변환시키는 로터는 주요한 장치중의 하나로 여러 변수에 의해 그 성능이 결정된다. 로터의 블레이드 수, 형상, 단면적, 허브, 직경 등 여러 요소를 고려하여 설계되어야 한다. 또한 조류발전을 적용하는 해양환경에서 최대 출력을 생산할 수 있는 로터가 적용될 수 있도록 블레이드의 후류 영향을 고려해야한다. 본 논문에서는 날개요소이론을 바탕으로 수평축 조류발전 터빈을 설계하여 실험 및 유동해석을 통해 성능을 평가하고, 후류에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다.

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Flow-Turbine Interaction CFD Analysis for Performance Evaluation of Vertical Axis Tidal Current Turbines (I) (수직축 조류 터빈 발전효율 평가를 위한 유동-터빈 연동 CFD 해석 (I))

  • Yi, Jin-Hak;Oh, Sang-Ho;Park, Jin-Soon;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Lee, Sang-Yeol
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2013
  • In this study, numerical analyses that considered the dynamic interaction effects between the flow and a turbine were carried out to investigate the power output performance of an H-type Darrieus turbine rotor, which is one of the representative lifting-type vertical-axis tidal-current turbines. For this purpose, a commercial CFD code, Star-CCM+, was utilized for an example three-bladed turbine with a rotor diameter of 3.5 m, a solidity of 0.13, and the blade shape of an NACA0020 airfoil, and the optimal tip speed ratio (TSR) and corresponding maximum power coefficient were evaluated through exhaustive simulations with different sets of flow speed and external torque conditions. The optimal TSR and maximum power coefficient were found to be approximately 1.84 and 48%, respectively. The torque and angular velocity pulsations were also investigated, and it was found that the pulsation ratios for the torque and angular velocity were gradually increased and decreased with an increase in TSR, respectively.

Characteristics of Eddy Diffusion in the Southwest Coastal Zone of Korea (남해 서부 연안해역의 난류 확산 특성)

  • Yang Ho Choi;Mi Jin Lee;Myong Sun Lee
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.33 no.8
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    • pp.583-589
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    • 2024
  • Seawater movement analyses and dye diffusion experiments were conducted to understand the characteristics of eddy diffusion in the southwest coastal zone of Korea. The findings indicate that pollutants entering the study area were most influenced by tidal currents and showed temporal and spatial variations according to the turbulent characteristics of the tidal current. Pollutants entering the study area are likely to travel a distance of approximately 2 km (within 1 h) following the direction of the tidal currents and show a spreading distance (diameter of the diffusion area) of within 10% of the travel distance (within 200 m). The dispersion of the diffusion area is expected to increase in proportion to the elapsed time raised to a power of 1.19 to 1.23. The results are expected to provide a basis for using the eddy diffusion coefficient as a temporally variable value (previously assumed to be a constant based on empirical data), thereby contributing to improving the predictive accuracy of ocean diffusion models.

Development of a Electrical Converter for Tidal-Current Power Plant with 1.2MW Doubly-fed Induction Generator (조류발전용 1.2MW 권선형유도발전기 제어를 위한 전력변환장치 개발)

  • Park Jungwoo;Lee Kiwook;Kim Dongwook;Yum Kidai;Lee Kwangsoo;Park Jinsoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.520-523
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    • 2005
  • 국내에서 대체에너지 공급 비율을 보면 청정에너지로 분류할 수 있는 태양열에너지, 태양 광 에너지, 풍력에너지를 모두 합하여 대체에너지의 $10\%$이하이며, 대체에너지 비율의 $90\%$ 이상을 폐기물로부터 얻은 에너지가 차지하고 있는 실정이다. 신재생에너지원에는 여러 종류가 있지만 해양에너지원에 대해 대상을 설정하고 이에 대한 부존량을 살펴보면 진도 주변의 해역에서 조류발전 부존량이 약 362만 kW가 되며, 시화호와 새만금 등지에서의 조력발전 부존량이 650만 kW, 동해안 후포 연안을 비롯한 파력발전 부존량이 20만kW가 되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이에 따라 해양에너지를 실용화하기 위한 연구가 국내외에서 연구되고 있다. 본 논문은 권선형유도발전기를 갖는 조류발전 시스템을 대상으로 연구한 결과로 권선형유도발전기를 제어하기 위한 전력변환장치 개발과 관련한 내용이다. 신재생에너지원이 발전 단가 측면에서 경제성을 갖기 위해서 발전기 용량은 5MW 급까지 대용량화되어 있는 단계이지만 국내에서는 아직 MW급 이상이 되는 권선형 유도발전기와 권선형 유도발전기를 제어하는 전력변환장치에 대한 연구 실적이 없는 상황이다 이에 본 논문에서는 1MW급의 권선형유도발전기에 대한 개발 사례를 소개하면서 유효전력제어, 역률제어, 계통연계방법, 그리고 운전 속도에 따라 변동되는 회전자측에서의 피상전력 특성 등을 제시하고자 한다.

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A Parametric Study about Blade Shapes and Blade Numbers of Water Wheel Type Tidal Turbine by Numerical Method

  • Nguyen, Manh Hung;Jeong, Haechang;Jhang, Sung-su;Kim, Bu-gi;Yang, Changjo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.296-303
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, a numerical experiment on a tidal turbine was performed based on a water wheel design using the commercial CFD code ANSYS-CFX to contribute to the development of water wheels. The water wheel type tidal turbine was studied with different numbers of rotor blades (including ten, twelve and twenty blades types) and with different blade shapes (Straight, Curved and Zuppinger types) for comparison at several values of tip speed ratio (TSR) ranging from 0.7 to 1.2. The numerical results indicated that the 10-bladed type and the Straight-bladed type turbines absorb the highest power efficiency, up to 43 % at TSR 0.9. In addition, the 20-bladed and the Curved-bladed types showed the lowest performances in all cases of TSRs comparing with the others. Besides that, it was found that this turbine operates much effectively at low range of TSR, especially at TSRs 0.9 and 1 for all cases of blade shapes and all numbers of blades.

3D Flow Characteristics of a Free-Horizontal-Axis-Turbine Tidal Power Generation System (자유수평축 조류발전 시스템의 3차원 유동특성)

  • Choi, Jin-Hyung;Doh, Deog-Hee;Jo, Hyo-Je;Lee, Yeon-Won;Suzuki, Kiyomi;Kato, Shinji
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Visualization
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.51-55
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    • 2010
  • Flow characteristics of a free-horizontal-axis-turbine (FHAT) current power generation system have been investigated by the use of a volumetric PTV. Three types of FHAT system (S50, SE50, S65) have been tested under the current speed 1.35 knot, 1.5 knot and 2 knot. The width of the blade installed around the body is 50 mm. Based upon the power generation characteristics of the FHAT, the flow features of the blade have been investigated. Among the three models it has been verified that the S65 is the most appropriate for power generations.

A Plan of Spatial Data Modeling for Tidal Power Energy Development (조력에너지 개발을 위한 공간데이터 모델링 방안)

  • Oh, Jung-Hee;Choi, Hyun-Woo;Park, Jin-Soon;Lee, Kwang-Soo
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.22-35
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    • 2011
  • Incheon Bay has a suitable condition for tidal power generation due to the high tidal range by topographical effect. Therefore a study on the technology development for tidal energy utilization has been promoted since 2006. It is needed to deduce optimal alternatives to determine the suitable location of facilities for tidal power generation and to reduce the environmental damage from development. In order to carry out efficiently this mission, spatial information system is essential to manage and use various spacial elements related to the development and conservation. In this study, for the development of tidal energy, spatial data could be defined as three kinds of dataset. Fundamental dataset is defined as spatial data such as tide, tidal current, wave, erosion and sedimentation. Framework dataset is composed of topographical map, facility map and bathymetry. The reference dataset is composed of marine ecology and environment having the characteristics of thematic map. This study is mainly aimed at establishing methodology of conceptual spatial data modeling classifying as essential data model and optional data model through the definition of the components of spatial data.

Long Term Monitoring of Dynamic Characteristics of a Jacket-Type Offshore Structure Using Dynamic Tilt Responses and Tidal Effects on Modal Properties (동적 경사 응답을 이용한 재킷식 해양구조물의 장기 동특성 모니터링 및 조류 영향 분석)

  • Yi, Jin-Hak;Park, Jin-Soon;Han, Sang-Hun;Lee, Kwang-Soo
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.32 no.2A
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    • pp.97-108
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    • 2012
  • Dynamic responses were measured using long-term monitoring system for Uldolmok tidal current pilot power plant which is one of jacket-type offshore structures. Among the dynamic quantities, the tilt angle was chosen because the low frequency response components can be precisely measured by dynamic tiltmeter, and the natural frequencies and modal damping ratio were successfully identified using proposed LS-FDD (least squared frequency domain decomposition) method. And the effects of tidal height and tidal current velocity on the variation of natural frequencies and modal damping ratios were investigated in time and frequency domain. Also the non-parametric models were tested to model the relationship between tidal conditions and modal properties such as natural frequencies and damping ratios.