• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권4호
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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.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2017

In this study, a pile-guide mooring system (PGMS) was designed for an offshore liquefied natural gas bunkering terminal (LNG-BT), which is an essential infrastructure for large LNG-fuelled ships. The PGMS consisted of guide piles to restrict five motions of the floater, except for heave, as well as a seabed truss structure to support the guide piles and foundation piles to fix the system to the seabed. Singapore port was considered for a case study because it is a highly probable ports for LNG bunkering projects. The wave height, current speed, and wind speed in Singapore port were investigated to calculate the environmental loads acting on the hull and PGMS. A load and resistance factor approach was used for the structural design, and a finite element analysis was performed for design verification. The steel usage of the PGMS was analyzed and compared with the material usage of a gravity-based structure under similar LNG capacity and water depth criteria. This paper also describes the water depth limit and wave conditions of the PGMS based on estimation of the initial investment and the present value profit difference. It suggests a suitable LNG-BT support system for various design conditions.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

The installation of a topside structure can be categorized into the following stages: start, pre-lifting, lifting, lifted, rotating, positioning, lowering, mating, and end of installation. The transfer of the module onto the floating spar hull occurs in the last three stages, from lowering to the end. The coupled multi-body motions are calculated in both calm water and in irregular waves with a significant wave height (1.52m). The effects of the hydrodynamic interactions between the heavy lifting vessel and the spar hull during the lowering and mating stages are considered. The internal forces caused by the load transfer and ballasting are derived for the mating phases. The results of the internal forces for the calm water condition are compared with those in the irregular sea condition. Although the effect of the pitch motion on the relative vertical motion between the deck of the floating structure and the topside module is significant in the mating phases, the internal force induced pitch motion is too small to have this influence. However, the effect of the internal force on the wave-induced heave responses in the mating phases is noticeable in the irregular sea condition because transfer mass-induced draught changes for the floating structure are observed to have higher amplitudes than the external force induced responses. The impacts of the module on the spar hull in the mating phase are investigated.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2011

The installation phase for a topside module suggested can be divided into 9 stages, which include start, pre-lifting, lifting, lifted, rotating, positioning, lowering, mating, and end of installation. The transfer of the topside module from a transport barge to a crane vessel takes place in the first three stages, from start to lifting, while the transfer of the module onto a floating spar hull occurs in the last three stages, from lowering to the end. The coupled multi-body motions are calculated in both calm water and in irregular waves with significant wave height (1.52m), with suggested force equilibrium diagrams. The effects of the hydrodynamic interactions between the crane vessel and barge during the lifting stage have been considered. The internal forces caused by the load transfer and ballasting are derived for the lifting phases. The results of these internal forces for the calm water condition are compared with those in the irregular sea condition. Although the effect of pitch motion on the relative vertical motion between the deck of the floating structure and the topside module is significant in the lifting phases, the internal force induced pitch motion is too small to show its influence. However, the effect of the internal force on the wave-induced heave responses in the lifting phases is noticeable in the irregular sea condition because the transfer mass-induced draught changes in the floating structure are observed to have higher amplitudes than the external force induced responses.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2013

The mooring lines of a floating type offshore plant are known to show wide banded and bimodal responses. These phenomena come from a combination of low and high frequency random load components, which are derived from the drift-restoring motion characteristic and wind- sea, respectively. In this study, fatigue models were applied to predict the fatigue damage of mooring lines under those loads, and the result were compared. For this purpose, seven different fatigue damage prediction models were reviewed, including mathematical formula. A FPSO (floating, production, storage, and offloading) with a $4{\times}4$ spread catenary mooring system was selected as a numerical model, which was already installed at an offshore area of West Africa. Four load cases with different combinations of wave and wind spectra were considered, and the fatigue damage to each mooring line was estimated. The rain flow fatigue damage for the time process of the mooring tension response was compared with the results estimated by all the fatigue damage prediction models. The results showed that both Benasciutti-Tovo and JB models could most accurately predict wide banded bimodal fatigue damage to a mooring system.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2009

As the demands of ocean resource development increase, many offshore structures are required. To cope with the active ocean developments, many types of construction methods have been applied for offshore facilities, including oil, gas and harbors. One of the challenges is to transport and install the heave bridge caisson. Several construction methods are well understood. However, for the sake of safety and reliability, the F/D installation method can be utilized. While the caisson is carried by an F/D, the mooring force of the tug boat and the structure stability from exiting motions in the dock should be checked against external loadings and sea conditions. The external loads can be classified with wind force, current force, and wave force. In the stability analysis, transportation velocity and draft of F/D are important factors. The dynamic stability and hook load for crane barge installation for the same caisson are also studied. Considering external loads and dominant factors, the stability of caisson during transportation has been investigated.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1997년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.89-96
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• 1997

Most civil engineering structures, such as highway bridges, towers, power plants and offshore structures suffer structural damages over their service lives caused by adverse loading such as heavy transportation loads, machine vibrations, earthquakes, wind and wave forces. Especially, if excessive load would be acted on the structure, general or partial stiffness should be degraded suddenly and service lives should be shortened eventually For realistic damage assessment of these civil structures, System Identification method using only structure dynamic response data with unknown input excitation is required and thus becoming more challenging problem. In this paper, an improved Iterative Least Squares method is proposed, which seems to be very efficient and robust method, because only the dynamic response data such as acceleration, velocity and displacement is used without input data, and no information on the modal properties is required. The efficiency and robustness of the proposed method is proved by numerical problems and real single span beam model test.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제10권7호
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• pp.781-786
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• 2015

본 논문은 과전류 경고회로의 신호를 나타내는 변류기를 설계하기 위해 관통형 변류기의 특성을 분석하고 손실을 고려한 최적 설계를 수행하였다. 관통형 변류기 코어의 크기는 2차측의 코일 턴수에 따라 결정된다. 우리는 코어에 코일을 감는 턴수에 따라 다르게 나타나는 전류 파형을 분석하였으며, 변류기 코어의 자속포화에 의한 비정현적인 파형을 개선하고자 2차측 코일 턴수와 부하저항과의 관계를 확인하였다. 또 코어의 외경은 유지하면서 내경 및 적층을 변화시켜 정밀도 개선 및 최적설계를 하였고, 이를 통하여 과전류 경고회로의 동작에 필요한 전류 값을 도출하였다.

• 태양에너지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.27-40
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• 1991

에너지 소비 구조의 개선을 목적으로 한 자연에너지 이용시스템의 도입이 전력 계통의 계획 운용에 미치는 영향을 다목적 최적화 방법을 이용하여 평가하는 방법이 논하여 지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 시험 제작한 태양열과 풍력 에너지를 주체로하는 자연에너지 복합 이용시스템이 특정 지역에 복수 도입되어 지는 경우 전력 통계 운용에 의한 경제성, 안정성, 환경에 대한 영향 평가 방법을 검토하였다. 연구 방법은 대상 지역의 일사 분포와 풍속 분포에 의해서 취득 가능한 에너지를 산정하여 전력 계통 부하의 형상에 미치는 영향을 구하였고, 다음에는 대상 기간에 의한 최적 발전 배분을 결정하여 경제성, 안정성, 환경 지표 등의 평가를 하였다. 지금까지는 자연에너지 이용시스템의 도입에 대하여 경제적 측면만 논의되었지만, 본 연구에서 제한된 방법에 의해 안정성과 환경 보전의 영향을 고려한 평가 방법도 가능하다는 것을 나타내었다.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2013

파력변환장치에는 여러 가지 형식이 있으며 지점흡수식이 가장 많이 연구되고 있다. 하지만, 국내외적으로 진동형 전력부이 형식의 설계를 위한 계통적 실측자료 분석 예는 찾기가 어렵다. 본 연구는 권 등(2010)에 의해 제안된 지점흡수식인 공진형 파동에너지 추출시스템에 작용하는 파랑외력을 산정하고자 한다. 본 연구는 경북 동해안에 위치한 후 포항 북방파제 전면수역에서 수압식 파고계를 이용하여 약 3년동안 관측한 자료(2002년 5월 1일~2005년 3월 29일)를 대상으로 시계열 스펙트럼을 분석하였다. 분석결과, 월별주기변동과 파고변동이 뚜렷하게 나타나며 월별 파력이 년 간 불균등하게 분포함을 알았다. 상시파랑의 평균 파형경사는 풍파영역인 0.02-0.04보다 작은 0.01이였다. 년 중 파의 평균주기의 최빈값은 5.31 sec 이며 본 주기에 해당하는 파고 중 최빈 파고는 0.32m이다. 첨두 주기의 발생확률은 이산형(bi-modal)으로 나타나며 4.47 sec와 6.78 sec에서 mode값을 보인다. 설계주기는 이러한 4개의 값으로부터 선택할 수 있다. 파고는 1m 이하가 약 95%를 차지하고 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 파력이 미약한 해역에서는 공진형 파력 시스템이 필요하며 파력의 월별 불균등 분포를 극복하기 위한 최적설계가 전력생산단지(Wave Energy Farm) 형성을 위한 주요한 과제임을 알았다. 본 연구는 상시파랑의 평균스펙트럼에 대하여 표준스펙트럼으로 표현이 불가능하여 3개의 매개변수로 표현이 가능한 새로운 스펙트럼형을 제안하였으며 파력부이에 의한 전력생산 예측과 피로해석을 위한 기본 자료를 제공할 수 있다.