• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1305-1317
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• 2015

Distributed generation systems (DGSs) have been getting more and more attention in terms of renewable energy use and new generation technologies in the past decades. The self-excited induction generator (SEIG) occupies an important role in the area of energy conversion due to its low cost, robustness and simple control. Unlike synchronous generators, the SEIG has to absorb capacitive reactive power from the outer device aiming to stabilize the terminal voltage at load changes. This paper presents a novel static VAR compensator (SVC) called a magnetic energy recovery switch (MERS) to serve as a voltage controller in SEIG powered DGSs. In addition, many small scale SEIGs, instead of a single large one, are applied and devoted to promote the generation efficiency. To begin with, an expandable mathematic model based on a d-q equivalent circuit is created for parallel SEIGs. The control method of the MERS is further improved with the objective of broadening its operating range and restraining current harmonics by parameter optimization. A hybrid control strategy is developed by taking both of the stand-alone and grid-connected modes into consideration. Then simulation and experiments are carried out in the case of single and double SEIG(s) generation. Finally, the measurement results verify that the proposed DGS with SVC-MERS achieves a better stability and higher feasibility. The major advantages of the mentioned variable reactive power supplier, when compared to the STATCOM, include the adoption of a small DC capacitor, line frequency switching, simple control and less loss.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2008

There is developing interest in precision agriculture in Korea, despite the fact that typical Korean fields are less than 1 ha in size. Describing within-field variability in typical Korean production settings is a fundamental first step toward determining the size of management zones and the inter-relationships between limiting factors, for establishment of site-specific management strategies. Measurements of rice (Oriza Sativa L) yield, chlorophyll content, and soil properties were obtained in a small (100-m by 30-m) Korean rice paddy field. Yield data were manually collected on 10-m by 5-m grids (180 samples with 3 samples in each of 60 grid cells) and chlorophyll content was measured using a Minolta SPAD 502 in 2-m by 2-m grids. Soil samples were collected at 275 points to compare results from sampling at different scales. Ten soil properties important for rice production in Korea were determined through laboratory analyses. Variogram analysis and point kriging with and without median polishing were conducted to determine the variability of the measured parameters. Influence of variogram model selection and other parameters on the interpretation of the data was investigated. For many of the data, maximum values were greater than double the minimum values, indicating considerable spatial variability in the small paddy field, and large-scale spatial trends were present. When variograms were fit to the original data, the limits of spatial dependency for rice yield and SP AD reading were 11.5 m and 6.5 m, respectively, and after detrending the limits were reduced to 7.4 m and 3.9 m. The range of spatial dependency for soil properties was variable, with several having ranges as short as 2 m and others having ranges greater than 30 m. Kriged maps of the variables clearly showed the presence of both large-scale (trend) variability and small-scale variability in this small field where it would be reasonable to expect uniformity. These findings indicate the potential for applying the principles and technology of precision agriculture for Korean paddy fields. Additional research is needed to confirm the results with data from other fields and crops.d similar tendency with the result for the frequency less than 20 Hz, but the width of change was reduced highly.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2006년도 International Symposium on GPS/GNSS Vol.2
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• pp.203-208
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• 2006

The main research conducted previously on GPS ionosphere in China is first introduced. Besides, the current investigations include as follows: (1) GPS-based spatial environmental, especially the ionosphere, monitoring, modeling and analysis, including ground/space-based GPS ionosphere electron density (IED) through occultation/tomography technologies with GPS data from global/regional network, development of a GNSS-based platform for imaging ionosphere and atmosphere (GPFIIA), and preliminary test results through performing the first 3D imaging for the IED over China, (2) The atmospheric and ionospheric modeling for GPS-based surveying, navigation and orbit determination, involving high precisely ionospheric TEC modeling for phase-based long/median range network RTK system for achieving CM-level real time positioning, next generation GNSS broadcast ionospheric time-delay algorithm required for higher correction accuracy, and orbit determination for Low-Earth-orbiter satellites using single frequency GPS receivers, and (3) Research products in applications for national significant projects: GPS-based ionospheric effects modeling for precise positioning and orbit determination applied to China's manned space-engineering, including spatial robot navigation and control and international space station intersection and docking required for related national significant projects.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.721-733
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• 2009

북서태평양에서 발생하는 열대 저기압의 이동경로에 대한 변화패턴을 1951-2007년의 열대 저기압 경로 자료에 경험적 직교함수(Empirical Orthogonal Function, EOF)법을 적용하여 분석하였다. 북서태평양을 $5^{\circ}\times5^{\circ}$의 격자간격으로 나뉘어 연별 열대 저기압의 이동빈도를 각 격자에서의 변수로 정의하였다. 첫번째 모드는 동서성분(동경125도 기준)을, 두번째 모드는 남북성분(필리핀 동쪽해상에서 남지나해를 가로지르는 축 중심)을, 그리고 세번째 모드는 대각성분(타이완 동쪽 해상을 중심으로 동북방향과 동남방향을 축으로 하는)으로 나누어짐을 알 수 있었다. 첫번째와 두번째 모드의 주성분 시계열에서 각각 1997년과 1991년 부근을 기점으로 해서 주성분들의 부호가 교차되는 데, 이는 1990년대 이전 약 20년 동안에 남중국해 부근지역에서의 열대 저기압 이동 빈도가 동아시아 중위도 지역에서는 최근 20년 동안에 더 높았던 것과 관련성이 있는 것으로 보였다. 열대 저기압 발생의 경우, 첫번째와 두번째 모드에서 고유벡터 값이 음이고 진로가 북서태평양으로 주로 이동했던 열대 저기압은 고유벡터가 양의 값을 보였던 열대 저기압보다 더 동쪽에서 발생했던 것으로 나타났다. 이동특성에 있어 첫번째 모드는 바이칼호 남쪽에서 형성되는 기압 패턴에, 두번째 모드는 $30^{\circ}N$ 부근을 중심으로 남과 북 사이에 형성된 진동패턴에, 세번째 모드는 일본 부근에 위치한 기압패턴에 의해 열대 저기압의 이동경향이 많은 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 해수면 온도 아노말리 값과 상관분석결과 첫번째 모드는 $Ni\tilde{n}o$-3.4 지수와 높은 음의 상관관계를 보여 ENSO의 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다.