• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2016

This study presents an approach of tidal farming optimization using a numerical modelling method to simulate tidal energy extraction for 1MW scale tidal stream devices around Jangjuk-sudo, South Korea. The utility of the approach in this research is demonstrated by optimizing the tidal farm in an idealized scenario and a more realistic case with three scenarios of 28-turbine centered tidal array (named A, B and C layouts) inside the Jangjuk-sudo. In addition, the numerical method also provides a pre-processing calculation helps the researchers to quickly determine where the best resource site is located when considering the position of the tidal stream turbine farm. From the simulation results, it is clearly seen that the net energy (or wake energy yield which includes the impacts of wake effects on power generation) extracted from the layout A is virtually equal to the estimates of speed-up energy yield (or the gross energy which is the sum of energy yield of each turbine without wake effects), up to 30.3 GWh/year.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2014

This paper aims to present the design and performance evaluation of a counter-rotating tidal turbine using CFD and to compare its performance with single rotor. The device scale is 10kW and the rotating part consists of two rotors which rotate in opposite direction. Compared with conventional single rotor, the counter-rotating system shows higher power efficiency at high stream velocity but lower efficiency at low stream velocity. The added counter-rotated rotor together helps improve the energy absorption capacity but has influence on the upstream rotor that reduces its performance. In terms of power capture, the designed counter-rotating tidal turbine is more advantageous in high speed tidal condition.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.590-593
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• 2009

Tidal current power system is one of ocean renewable energies that can minimize the environmental impact with many advantages compared to other energy sources. Not like others, the produced energy can be precisely predicted without weather conditions and also the operation rate is very high. To convert the current into power, the first device encountered to the incoming flow is the rotor that can transform into rotational energy. The performance of rotor can be determined by various design parameters including numbers of blade, sectional shape, diameter, and etc. The stream lines near the rotating rotor is very complex and the interference effects around the system is also difficult to predict. This paper introduces the experiment of rotor performance and also the effect of design parameter on the performance of HAT rotor by CFD.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.3-8
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• 2009

Tidal current power system is one of ocean renewable energies that can minimize the environmental impact with many advantages compared to other energy sources. Not like others, the produced energy can be precisely predicted without weather conditions and also the operation rate is very high. To convert the current into power, the first device encountered to the incoming flow is the rotor that can transform into rotational energy. The performance of rotor can be determined by various design parameters including numbers of blade, sectional shape, diameter, and etc. The stream lines near the rotating rotor is very complex and the interference effects around the system is also difficult to predict. The paper introduces the experiment of rotor performance and also the fundamental study on the characteristics of three different rotors and flow near the rotor by CFD.

• 에너지공학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.103-115
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• 2010

현재 전 세계적으로 신재생에너지의 개발과 이용에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 조력에너지는 다른 재생에너지의 비해 안정적인 공급이 가능한 고급 자원이다. 본 논문에서는 조력에너지 대한 세계적인 연구 및 개발 동향을 고찰하였고 시화호 조력발전소와 울돌목 조류발전소의 경제성을 분석하였다. 댐 방식 조력발전은 경제성과 기술적 신뢰성이 있으나 상당한 환경적 논쟁이 있다. 반면, 조류식 조력발전은 완전한 상용화를 이루지 못하고 있으나 환경적 폐해가 거의 없는 것으로 평가되어 댐 방식 보다 더 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 시화호 조력발전인 경우 발전단가는 약 67.3원/kWh, 여기에 시화호의 조성비용을 추가로 고려할 경우 254원/kWh로 계산되었다. 반면 울돌목 조류발전의 발전단가는 약 400원/kWh로 이는 조류발전 기술이 성장 단계라 장비와 건설비용이 비싸고, 또한 아직 규모의 경제성이 적용되지 못한 결과라 하겠다.