• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.1508-1517
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• 2015

Optimal Power dispatch is the short-term decision of the optimal output of a number of power generation facilities, to meet the system demand, with the objective of Power dispatching at the lowest possible cost, subject to transmission lines power loss and operational constraints. The operational constraint includes power balance constraint, generator limit constraint, and emission dispatch constraint and valve point effects. In this paper, Opposition based Differential Evolution Algorithm (ODEA) has been proposed to handle the objective function and the operational constraints simultaneously. Furthermore, the valve point loading effects and transmission lines power loss are also considered for the efficient and effective Power dispatch. The ODEA has unique features such as self tuning of its control parameters, self acceleration and migration for searching. As a result, it requires very minimum executions compared with other searching strategies. The effectiveness of the algorithm has been validated through four standard test cases and compared with previous studies. The proposed method out performs the previous methods.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.1633-1638
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• 2003

In case that in-leakage through the valve disk occurs, a numerical study is performed to estimate on thermal stratification phenomenon in the Safety Injection piping connected with the Reactor Coolant System piping of Nuclear Power Plant. As the leakage flow rate increases, the temperature difference between top and bottom of horizontal piping has the inflection point. In the connection point of valve and piping, the maximum temperature difference between top and bottom was 185K and occurred in the condition of 10 times of standard leakage flow rate. In the connection point of elbow and horizontal piping, the maximum temperature difference was 145K and occurred in the condition of 15 times of standard leakage flow rate. In the vertical piping of Safety Injection piping, the near of connection point between elbow and vertical piping showed the outstanding thermal stratification phenomenon in comparison with another region because of turbulent penetration from Reactor Coolant System piping. In order to prevent damage of piping due to the thermal stratification when in-leakage through the valve disk occurs, the connection points between valve and piping, and the connection points between elbow and piping need to be inspected continually.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.490-498
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• 2013

This paper discusses the application of evolutionary multi-objective optimization algorithms namely Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) and Modified NSGA-II (MNSGA-II) for solving the Combined Economic Emission Dispatch (CEED) problem with valve-point loading. The valve-point loading introduce ripples in the input-output characteristics of generating units and make the CEED problem as a non-smooth optimization problem. IEEE 57-bus and IEEE 118-bus systems are taken to validate its effectiveness of NSGA-II and MNSGA-II. To compare the Pareto-front obtained using NSGA-II and MNSGA-II, reference Pareto-front is generated using multiple runs of Real Coded Genetic Algorithm (RCGA) with weighted sum of objectives. Furthermore, three different performance metrics such as convergence, diversity and Inverted Generational Distance (IGD) are calculated for evaluating the closeness of obtained Pareto-fronts. Numerical results reveal that MNSGA-II algorithm performs better than NSGA-II algorithm to solve the CEED problem effectively.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2014

Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) is applied for solving Combined Economic Emission Dispatch (CEED) problem with valve-point loading of thermal generators. This CEED problem with valve-point loading is a nonlinear, constrained multi-objective optimization problem, with power balance and generator capacity constraints. The valve-point loading introduce ripples in the input-output characteristics of generating units and make the CEED problem as a nonsmooth optimization problem. To validate its effectiveness of NSGA-II, two benchmark test systems, IEEE 30-bus and IEEE 118-bus systems are considered. To compare the Pareto-front obtained using NSGA-II, reference Pareto-front is generated using multiple runs of Real Coded Genetic Algorithm (RCGA) with weighted sum of objectives. Comparison with other optimization techniques showed the superiority of the NSGA-II approach and confirmed its potential for solving the CEED problem. Numerical results show that NSGA-II algorithm can provide Pareto-front in a single run with good diversity and convergence. An approach based on Technique for Ordering Preferences by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is applied on non-dominated solutions obtained to determine Best Compromise Solution (BCS).

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2007년도 제38회 하계학술대회
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• pp.848-849
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• 2007

This paper presents an efficient approach for solving the economic dispatch (ED) problems with valve-point effects using differential evolution (DE). A DE, one of the evolutionary algorithms (EAs), is a novel optimization method capable of handling nonlinear, non-differentiable, and nonconvex functions. And an efficient constraints treatment method (CTM) is applied to handle the equality and inequality constraints. The resultant DE-CTM algorithm is very effective in solving the ED problems with nonconvex cost functions. To verify the superiority of the proposed method, a sample ED problem with valve-point effects is tested and its results are compared with those of previous works. The simulation results clearly show that the proposed DE-CTM algorithm outperforms other state-of-the-art algorithms in solving ED problems with valve-point effects

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1825-1830
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• 2014

최근 자동차에 대한 환경규제가 대폭 강화되고 있으며, 배기시스템은 빼놓을 수 없는 연구과제 중 하나이다. 본 연구의 목적은 배기가변밸브의 압력 위치에 따라 최대와 최소에 대한 영향 분포를 규명하는 것이다. 실험은 배기가변밸브가 열리는 측면부에 카메라를 이용하여 실시간 각도를 확인하고 내부유량, 압력, 밸브 열림 각의 데이터를 추출하여 유동해석을 통한 배기가변밸브의 압력과 속도에 대하여 위치별 특성을 분석하였다. 압력의 결과는 밸브의 최초 열림이 머플러 내부에 압력을 감소시키는 결과를 나타내었다. 속도는 압력과 반대되는 결과를 나타내었으며, 하단부의 빠른 속도로 인한 밸브의 떨림 현상이 발생된 것으로 확인되었다. 이 연구로부터 얻은 결론은 기관성능 향상을 위해서 속도의 위치가 하단부로 유인할 경우 밸브면의 압력 분포가 더욱 증가하여 최적의 배압조건을 만들 수 있는 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.144-154
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• 2020

연구목적: 본 논문은 밸브의 누수 상태를 확인하기 위한 모니터링 시스템을 위하여 개발된 스마트 볼트의 적용성에 대한 기초 연구이다. 연구방법: 스마트 볼트에 내장된 변형률 센서와 가속도 센서를 이용하여 모의 누수 탐지 실험을 실시하였다. 연구결과: 스마트 볼트는 볼트 조임토크 기준에 부합하였으며 허용인장응력 범위 내에서 거동을 하여 상수도 체결부 적용에 부합되는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 모의 누수 실험결과 밸브 누수 지점에선 60Hz 대역의 누수 신호가 탐지 되었으며, 메인관 누수에서는 상대적으로 고주파수 대역의 누수 신호도 탐지되었다. 결론: 모의 배관이 구속되지 않은 상태에서 전체적으로 연성진동이 이뤄진 것으로 보인다. 스마트 볼트를 통해 밸브 누수 신호의 감지에 대한 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.93-100
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• 2009

Intake/exhaust valve timing and exhaust cam lift were changed to control the internal exhaust gas recirculation (IEGR) and combustion phase of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine. To measure the IEGR rate, in-cylinder gas was sampled during from intake valve close to before ignition start. The lower exhaust cam made shorter valve event than higher exhaust cam and made IEGR increase because of trapping the exhaust gas. IEGR rate was more affected by exhaust valve timing than intake valve timing and increased as exhaust valve timing advanced. In-cylinder pressure was increased near top dead center due to early close of exhaust valve. Ignition timing was more affected by intake valve timing than exhaust valve timing in case of exhaust valve lift 8.4 mm, while ignition timing was affected by both intake and exhaust valve timing in case of exhaust valve 2.5 mm. Burn duration with exhaust valve lift 2.5 mm was longer than other case due to higher IEGR rate. The fuel conversion efficiency with higher exhaust valve lift was higher than that with lower exhaust valve lift. The late exhaust and intake maximum open point (MOP) made the fuel conversion efficiency improve.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.967-973
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• 2004

Electro-pneumatic servo valve is an electro-mechanical device which converts electric signals into a proper pneumatic flow rate or pressure. In order to improve the overall performance of pneumatic servo systems, electro-pneumatic servo valves are required, which have fast dynamic characteristics, no air leakage at a null point, and can be fabricated at a low-cost. The first objective of this research is to design and to fabricate a new electro-pneumatic servo valve which satisfies the above-mentioned requirements. In order to design the mechanism of the servo valve optimally, the flow inside the valve depending upon the position of spool was analyzed variously, and on the basis of such analysis results, the valve mechanism, which was formed by combination of the spool and the sleeve, was designed and manufactured. And a tester for conducting an overall performance test was designed and manufactured, and as a result of conducting the flow rate test, the pressure test and the frequency test on the developed pneumatic servo valve.

• 연구논문집
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• 통권34호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2004

Electro-pneumatic servo valve is an electro-mechanical device which converts electric signals into a proper pneumatic flow rate or pressure. In order to improve the overall performance of pneumatic servo systems, electro-pneumatic servo valves are required, which have fast dynamic characteristics, no air leakage at a null point, and can be fabricated at a low-cost. The objective of this research is to design and to fabricate a new electro-pneumatic servo valve which satisfies the above-mentioned requirements. In order to design the mechanism of the servo valve optimally, the flow inside the valve depending upon the position of spool was analyzed variously, and on the basis of such analysis results, the valve mechanism, which was formed by combination of the spool and the sleeve, was designed and manufactured. Further, the performance of pneumatic servo valve has been verified through an overall performance test on the developed product.