• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.63-71
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• 2013

This paper describes the coordinated droop control method for stand-alone type DC micro-grid to improve reliability and utilization of distributed generations and energy storage. The stand-alone type DC micro-grid consists of several distributed generations such as a wind power generation, solar power and micro-turbine, and energy storage. The proposed method which is based on autonomous control method shows high reliability and stability through coordinated droop control of distributed generations and energy storage and also capability of battery management. The operation of stand-alone type DC micro-grid was analyzed using detail simulation model with PSCAD/EMTDC software. Based on simulation results, a hardware simulator was built and tested with commercially available components and performance of system was verified.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.78-83
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• 2014

Recently, a rapid growth of wind power system as a leading renewable energy source has compelled a number of companies to develop intelligent monitoring and diagnostic system. Such systems can detect early mechanical faults, which prevents from costly repairs. Generally, fault diagnostic system for wind turbines is based on vibration and process signal analysis. In this work, different type of mechanical faults such as mass unbalance and shaft misalignment which can always happen in wind turbine system is considered. The proposed intelligent fault diagnostic algorithm utilizes artificial neural network and Wavelet transform. In order to verify the feasibility of the proposed algorithm, mechanical fault generation experimental system manufactured by Gaon corporation is utilized.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.335-337
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• 2003

원격지에서 임의의 시스템을 제어하는 원격제어(teleoperation)는 자동화산업시스템을 비롯한 많은 분야에서 연구와 활용이 지속적으로 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서 소개하는 원격 감시제어시스템은 인터넷을 이용 풍력발전기에 적용시킴으로써 카메라를 동해 현장상태를 상시 감시하고, 필요시 원격지 제어를 통해 시스템을 안정적으로 운용하는 데 목적이 있다. 대부분의 풍력발전시스템은 사람이 쉽게 접근하거나 거주하기 용이하지 않는 지역에 설치되고 있으며, 특히 수기 또는 그 이상의 풍력발전기를 운용하는 대규모 풍력발전단지(Wind Farm)에서는 풍력발전기에 따라 자체 현장관리사무소를 설치하고, 헌장관리사무소를 원격지의 중앙통제실에서 종합적으로 관리하는 상황을 고려하면 원격 감시제어시스템은 풍력발전시스템을 구성하는 데 있어 매우 필요한 시스템이라 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.939-950
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• 2015

A single-stage AC-AC converter has been designed for a wind energy conversion system (WECS) that eliminates multistage operation and DC-link filter elements, thus resolving size, weight, and reliability issues. A simple switching strategy is used to control the switches that changes the variable-frequency AC output of an electrical generator to a constant-frequency supply to feed into a distributed electrical load/grid. In addition, a modified random sinusoidal pulse width modulation (RSPWM) technique has been developed for the designed converter to make the overall system more efficient by increasing generating power capacity and reducing the effects of inter-harmonics and sub-harmonics generated in the WECS. The technique uses carrier and reference waves of variable switching frequency to calculate the firing angles of the switches of the converter so that the three-phase output voltage of the converter is very close to a sine wave with reduced THD. A comparison of the performance of the proposed RSPWM technique with the conventional SPWM demonstrated that the power generated by a turbine in the proposed approximately increased by 5% to 10% and THD reduces by 40% both in voltage and current with respect to conventional SPWM.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.1432-1440
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• 2015

A dynamic economic dispatch and control method is proposed to minimize the overall generating cost for a stand-alone microgrid in DongAo Island, which is integrated with wind turbine generator, solar PV, diesel generator, battery storage, the seawater desalination system and the conventional loads. A new dispatching strategy is presented based on the ranking of component generation costs and two different control modes, in which diesel generator and battery storage alternate to act as the master power source to follow system power fluctuation. The optimal models and GA-based optimization process are given to minimize the overall system generating cost subject to the corresponding constraints and the proposed dispatch strategy. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified in the stand-alone microgrid in DongAo Island, and the results provide a feasible theoretical and technical basis for optimal energy management and operation control of stand-alone microgrid.

• Journal of Drive and Control
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

This paper presents a novel concept of wave energy converter for electric generation from the ocean wave energy. In this paper, a Multi-Point Absorbing Wave Energy Converter, shortened as MPAWEC by using Secondary Control Hydrostatic Transmission (SCHST) was proposed. The power take-off (PTO) system in the proposed MPAWEC includes multi heaving buoys to drive hydraulic pumps placed at different points. The application of SCHST in MPAWEC gives some advantages, such as longevity of hydraulic components; more energy is harvested; the variation of the pressure in the accumulator limited; therefore the accumulator volume is reduced and the output speed is more stable, etc. A PID controller was designed for speed control of the hydraulic motor. The simulation results indicated that the speed of the generator was ensured with the relative error as 0.67%; the efficiency of the proposed system was 71.4%.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07b
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• pp.1355-1357
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• 2002

한국형 풍력발전기의 감시제어 시스템은 순시적인 발전 상황과 풍향, 풍속 등을 모니터링하는 기능뿐만 아니라, 인버터 시스템과 전력 변환 지령값을 전달하고, 인버터의 현재 상태를 감시하고 최적의 피치각라을 유지시켜주는 피치제어 시스템 등으로 구성되어 있다. 이러한 감시제어 시스템은 풍력발전기의 효율을 증가시킬뿐만 아니라 각종 예측이 불가능한 사고를 예방하는데 있어서 필수적이라 할 수 있다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.12
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• pp.2190-2195
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• 2011

Due to enhanced demands on quality, security and reliability of the electric power energy system, a microgrid has become a subject of special interest. In this paper, output characteristics of energy storage system (ESS) with an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) and battery energy storage system (BESS) of a renewable energy based microgrid were analyzed under grid-connected and islanded operation modes. The microgrid which consists of photovoltaic and wind power turbine generators, diesel generator, ESS with an EDLC, BESS and loads was modeled using real time digital simulator. The results present the effective control patterns of the microgrid system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.365-368
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• 2003

전북 부안군에 설치된 30kW급 Dual-rotor 풍력발전기의 Main rotor blade를 대상으로 공기역학적 모델링을 수행한 후 각종 바람 상황과 풍속에 따라 변화하는 RPM 상황을 고려하여 전산모의 실험을 수행하였다. 또한 출력성능을 향상시키기 위하여 최대 출력을 계산하고 이를 추종하도록 하는 직접 출력 제어 알고리즘을 제안하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.200-202
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• 2009

본 논문은 계통전압 불평형시 이중여자 유도형 풍력발전기 (Doubly Fed Induction Generator-DFIG)의 토크 리플 저감과 dc-link 전압의 맥동을 제거하는 기법을 제안한다. 계통전압 불평형 시 DFIG의 동적 모델링을 통해 토크 맥동 성분과 dc-link 전압 리플 성분을 수식화 한다. 유도된 수식을 기반으로 회전자 측 컨버터는 정상분과 역상분을 독립적으로 제어하는 듀얼 전류 제어기를 통해 토크 리플을 저감하며, 계통 측컨버터는 전력이론을 통해 계산된 보상 전류 지령치를 통해 cd-link 전압 맥동을 제거한다. 3kW급 풍력 발전 시스템에 제안하는 기법을 적용한 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 타당성을 입증한다.