• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2016

A simple but practical Ensemble Prediction System(EPS) for wind power forecasting was developed and evaluated using the measurement of the offshore meteorological tower, HeMOSU-1(Herald of Meteorological and Oceanographic Special Unite-1) installed at the Southwest Offshore in South Korea. The EPS developed by the Korea Institute of Energy Research is based on a simple ensemble mean of two Numerical Weather Prediction(NWP) models, WRF-NMM and WRF-ARW. In addition, the Kalman Filter is applied for real-time quality improvement of wind ensembles. All forecasts with EPS were analyzed in comparison with the HeMOSU-1 measurements at 97 m above sea level during Typhoon Bolaven episode in August 2012. The results indicate that EPS was in the best agreement with the in-situ measurement regarding (peak) wind speed and cut-out speed incidence. The RMSE of wind speed was 1.44 m/s while the incidence time lag of cut-out wind speed was 0 hour, which means that the EPS properly predicted a development and its movement. The duration of cut-out wind speed period by the EPS was also acceptable. This study is anticipated to provide a useful quantitative guide and information for a large-scale offshore wind farm operation in the decision making of wind turbine control especially during a typhoon episode.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2017

In this study, we investigate the flow characteristics of lift-type disk which behaves the up-down motion using the large eddy simulation (LES) and immersed boundary method (IBM). Also, we perform the noise analysis using pressure field at 1.35 m distance and reveal the cause of noise to observe the vortical structure analysis of flow result. It is observed that vortical structure and wind shear were generated at leading edge and tower with high velocity deficit and flow separation. High magnitude of flow noise was observed in low frequency range which is from 30 Hz to 60 Hz. It was observed that vortical structure at leading edge was generated in frequency range from 33.3 Hz to 41.6 Hz. Temporal characteristic in vortical structure at leading edge was similar to noise characteristics, having the similar frequency ranges.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2022

This paper presents the measuring process of dynamic properties of offshore wind power foundation and provides consideration of each step. This Guideline enables to maintain consistent measuring procedure and therefore increase the reliability of test results. Small scaled suction bucket foundation was fabricated to represent the commercial support structure installation mechanism and two cases(free-free, free-fixed) of dynamic tests were performed at workshop. From the tests, the importance of dynamic properties of connection part between suction bucket and tower was figured out. More over, types and configuration of measuring devices are recommended which can help find the natural frequency of wind turbine foundation correctly. In field test, it was found that the natural frequency of suction bucket foundation was increased linearly with the penetration depth due to the confining effect of ambient soil. Meanwhile, it was not easy to get an enough excitation force with normal impact hammer because the N.F of suction bucket model was in the lower range of 0 Hz ~ 5 Hz. Therefore, new excitation method which has enough force and can excite lower frequency range was devised. This study will help develop safety check procedure of suction bucket foundation in field at each installation stage using the N.F measurement.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2012

범용적으로 사용되고 있는 수평형 풍력 터빈(HAWT)은 블레이드가 장착된 터빈이 회전부인 너셀에 고정되어 타워의 최상단에 지지되는 구조이다. 터빈에서 생산되는 전력은 너셀 내부에서 증속기를 통하여 발전기로 들어가게 된다. 발전기에서 생산되는 전력은 타워를 통해서 지상과 송전선으로 연결되므로 너셀의 요잉이 발생하는 경우 송전선의 꼬임이 발생하게 된다. 따라서 이를 방지하기 위한 슬립링이나 추가적인 요잉 제어 알고리즘이 필요한 단점이 있다. 제안하는 새로운 구조의 HAWT는 베벨기어와 중공축을 이용하여 송전선 문제를 해결하였다. 또한, 병렬로 접속된 두개의 발전기를 이용하여 요잉이 용이할 뿐 아니라 생산 전력을 분산시킴으로써 인버터의 용량을 줄일 수 있다. MPPT 알고리즘과 요잉 제어를 수행하는 시뮬레이션을 통해서 제안하는 구조가 풍력 발전에 효과적임을 보였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2016

본 논문은 팔각단면 모듈러 타워의 공칭압축강도의 산정에 관한 것이다. 종방향으로 보강된 팔각단면 타워모듈의 압축강도 성능을 3차원 유한요소해석으로 평가하고, 유로코드를 응용해서 산정한 공칭강도와의 비교 분석을 통해 적정 내하력 산정방식에 대해 검토하였다. 수치해석적으로 평가된 압축강도는 공칭압축강도에 비해 상당히 높게 나타나고 있으므로, 해당 범위의 팔각단면 타워모듈에 대한 적용성을 보여주나 다소 과도하게 보수적인 면에 대해서는 후속 연구를 통해 보완될 필요성이 있다.

• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.231-253
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• 2013

The impact of spar-nacelle-blade coupling on edgewise dynamic responses of spar-type floating wind turbines (S-FOWT) is investigated in this paper. Currently, this coupling is not considered explicitly by researchers. First of all, a coupled model of edgewise vibration of the S-FOWT considering the aerodynamic properties of the blade, variable mass and stiffness per unit length, gravity, the interactions among the blades, nacelle, spar and mooring system, the hydrodynamic effects, the restoring moment and the buoyancy force is proposed. The aerodynamic loads are combined of a steady wind (including the wind shear) and turbulence. Each blade is modeled as a cantilever beam vibrating in its fundamental mode. The mooring cables are modeled using an extended quasi-static method. The hydrodynamic effects calculated by using Morison's equation and strip theory consist of added mass, fluid inertia and viscous drag forces. The random sea state is simulated by superimposing a number of linear regular waves. The model shows that the vibration of the blades, nacelle, tower, and spar are coupled in all degrees of freedom and in all inertial, dissipative and elastic components. An uncoupled model of the S-FOWT is then formulated in which the blades and the nacelle are not coupled with the spar vibration. A 5MW S-FOWT is analyzed by using the two proposed models. In the no-wave sea, the coupling is found to contribute to spar responses only. When the wave loading is considered, the coupling is significant for the responses of both the nacelle and the spar.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 해상풍력발전터빈의 기초형식 중 하나인 버켓기초의 관입시 발생할 수 있는 좌굴거동에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 유한요소를 사용하여 대상구조물을 모델링하고 현재 설계기준의 기본인 원통형 쉘의 좌굴거동을 해석하여, Batdorf의 계수에 따라 설계기준에 제시된 식과 비교하여 모델의 검증을 수행하였다. 검증된 해석 모델을 바탕으로 인접한 지반의 영향 및 하중조건을 적용하고 종방향보강재와 관입깊이가 좌굴성능에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 평가결과 종방향보강재의 적용은 특정영역에서 좌굴강도를 크게 증가시키고 인접한 지반의 영향은 관입에 따라 선형적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국강구조학회 논문집
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2015

풍력발전 타워용 원형단면 강재 쉘에 대하여 재료 및 기하학적 비선형 유한요소법으로 극한휨강도 해석을 수행하였다. 쉘의 기하학적 초기변형, 반경 대 두께비, 적용 강종 등이 극한휨강도에 미치는 영향을 분석하였으며, Eurocode 3와 AISI 설계기준에 의한 설계휨강도와 유한요소해석으로 구한 극한휨강도를 비교하였다. 비선형 FE 해석에는 DNV-RP-C202에 제시된 쉘의 좌굴모드와 유로코드에 규정된 진원도 허용오차 및 용접에 의한 변형을 기하학적 초기 결함으로 고려하였다. 원통형 쉘의 반경 대 두께비는 60~210 범위를 고려하였으며 SM520과 HSB800 강재로 제작된 것으로 가정하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 제40회 하계학술대회
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• pp.276_277
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• 2009

풍력 케이블의 nacelle부와 Tower 사이에 포설되는 케이블은 사용 환경의 특성상 장력+비틀림의 스트레스를 받는다. 이러한 사용 환경 때문에 케이블은 전기적인 특성 뿐 아니라 반복 운동을 하는 환경에 대해 구조적인 특성에 대해서도 검토가 요구되어진다. 본 논문에서는 풍력 케이블의 핵심 검토 요소로 도체의 구조적 위험 요소를 줄이기 위한 연구 대상으로 도체의 (*)피치 변화의 특성을 분석하였으며, 피치가 길어지면 도체에 발생되어지는 응력(스트레스)이 작아질 것이고 피치가 짧아지면 도체에 발생되어지는 응력(스트레스)이 커질 것이라는 일반적인 상식을 벗어나 각 피치별 응력(스트레스)의 최저점들을 찾게 되었고 그 중 유연성을 함께 고려하여 품질의 향상을 기여하는 최적 피치를 선정하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.693-707
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• 2015

The efficiency of wind turbines (WT) is primarily reflected in their ability to generate electricity at any time. Downtimes of WTs due to "conventional" inspections are cost-intensive and undesirable for investors. For this reason, there is a need for structural health monitoring (SHM) systems, to enable service and maintenance on demand and to increase the inspection intervals. In general, monitoring increases the cost effectiveness of WTs. This publication concentrates on the application of two vibration-based SHM algorithms for stability and structural change monitoring of offshore WTs. Only data driven, output-only algorithms based on stochastic subspace identification (SSI) in time domain are considered. The centerpiece of this paper deals with the rough mathematical description of the dynamic behavior of offshore WTs and with the basic presentation of stochastic subspace-based algorithms and their application to these structures. Due to the early stage of the industrial application of SHM on offshore WT on the one side and the required confidentiality to the plant manufacturer and operator on the other side, up to now it is not possible to analyze different isolated structural damages resp. changes in a systematic manner, directly by means of in-situ measurement and to make these "acknowledgements" publicly available. For this reason, the sensitivity of the methods for monitoring purposes are demonstrated through their application on long time measurements from a 1:10 large scale test rig of an offshore WT under different conditions: undamaged, different levels of loosened bolt connections between tower parts, different levels of fouling, scouring and structure inclination. The limitation and further requirements for the approaches and their applicability on real foundations are discussed along the paper.