• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.548-554
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• 2010

In this paper, a 1.5 kW Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator (IPMSG) with a power conditioner for the grid integration of a variable-speed wind turbine is developed. The power-conditioning system consists of a series-type 12-pulse diode rectifier powered by a phase shifting transformer and then cascaded to a PWM voltage source inverter. The PWM inverter is utilized to supply sinusoidal currents to the utility line by controlling the active and reactive current components in the q-d rotating reference frame. While the q-axis active current of the PWM inverter is regulated to follow an optimized active current reference so as to track the maximum power of the wind turbine. The d-axis reactive current can be adjusted to control the reactive power and voltage. In order to track the maximum power of the wind turbine, the optimal active current reference is determined by using a simple MPPT algorithm which requires only three sensors. Moreover, the phase angle of the utility voltage is detected using a simple electronic circuit consisting of both a zero-crossing voltage detecting circuit and a counter circuit employed with a crystal oscillator. At the generator terminals, a passive filter is designed not only to decrease the harmonic voltages and currents observed at the terminals of the IPMSG but also to improve the generator efficiency. The laboratory results indicate that the losses in the IPMSG can be effectively reduced by setting a passive filter at the generator terminals.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.410-420
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• 2015

This paper provides a comparison of power converter loss and thermal description for voltage source and current source type 5 MW-class medium-voltage topologies of wind turbines. Neutral-point clamped three-level converter is adopted for a voltage source type topology, whereas a two-level converter is employed for current source type topology, considering the popularity in the industry. To match the required voltage level of 4160 V with the same switching device of IGCT as in the voltage source converter, two active switches are connected in series for the case of current source converter. Transient thermal modeling of a four-layer Foster network for heat transfer is done to better estimate the transient junction and case temperature of power semiconductors during various operating conditions in wind turbines. The loss analysis is confirmed through PLECS simulations. Comparison result shows that the VSC-based wind turbine system has higher efficiency than the CSC under the rated operating conditions.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2012

최근 지구온난화 문제가 대두되면서 신재생에너지 개발을 위한 여러 기술적인 해결책이 제시되고 있는데, 그 중 산업적으로 크게 주목을 받고 있는 분야가 바로 해양에너지이다. 삼면이 바다로 둘러싸인 우리나라는 부존자원이 풍부하여 조력, 조류, 파력에너지에 대한 실용화 기술이 요구되고 있으며, 특히 빠른 조류흐름을 이용하는 조류발전은 해양환경에 거의 영향을 끼치지 않는 친환경적인 발전 방법이다. 조류발전은 조수간만에 의해 발생되는 해수의 자연적인 수평 유체흐름을 로터 및 발전기를 설치하여 회전운동으로 변환시켜 전력을 생산하는 발전 형태이다. 조류발전은 로터의 방향에 따라 크게 수평축 형태와 수직축 형태로 구별할 수 있으며, 발전량은 로터 단면의 크기와 조류속도에 따라 큰차이가 난다. 따라서 본 연구는 저수심형 100 kW급 수평축 조류발전 터빈의 성능해석을 위하여 상용 ANSYS-CFX를 이용하여 3차원 유동해석및 성능평가를 수행하였고, 유동해석을 통해 회전하는 로터 블레이드 표면 유선, 로터 주변 3차원 유동특성에 대해 고찰을 하였다. 그 결과 토크는 터빈의 날개가 증가함에 따라 증가하다가 TSR 3.77에서 최대토크가 발생하였으며, 그 이후 날개끝 속도비가 증가해도 토크는 감소하였다. 또한, 설계유속에서 0.38의 최대 출력계수를 얻었다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2018

Vibrational problems in the domestic Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (SHAWT) are due to flap wise vibrations caused by varying wind velocities acting perpendicular to its blade surface. It has been reported that monitoring the structural health of the turbine blades requires special attention as they are key elements of a wind power generation, and account for 15-20% of the total turbine cost. If this vibration problem is taken care, the SHAWT can be made as commercial success. In this work, Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires made of Nitinol (Ni-Ti) alloys are embedded into the Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) wind turbine blade in order to reduce the flapwise vibrations. Experimental study of Nitinol (Ni-Ti) wire characteristics has been done and relationship between different parameters like current, displacement, time and temperature has been established. When the wind turbine blades are subjected to varying wind velocity, flapwise vibration occurs which has to be controlled continuously, otherwise the blade will be damaged due to the resonance. Therefore, in order to control these flapwise vibrations actively, a non-linear current controller unit was developed and fabricated, which provides actuation force required for active vibration control in smart blade. Experimental analysis was performed on conventional GFRP and smart blade, depicted a 20% increase in natural frequency and 20% reduction in amplitude of vibration. With addition of active vibration control unit, the smart blade showed 61% reduction in amplitude of vibration.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1577-1584
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• 2018

The content of harmonic current increases with an increase in the number of power electronic devices in power grid. When a generator is directly connected to the power grid through a step-up transformer, the influence of the harmonic currents on the generator is inevitable. To study the influences of harmonics on generators, a 24-MW bulb tubular turbine generator is taken as an example in this paper. A 2-D transient electromagnetic field model is established. Through a comparative analysis of the data of experiments and simulations, the correctness of the model is verified. The values of the air gap magnetic density, torque and losses of the generator under various conditions are calculated using the finite element method. Taking the rated condition as a reference, the influence of the harmonic currents on the magnetic flux density is analyzed. It is confirmed that the time harmonic is a key factor affecting the generator performance. At the same time, the effects of harmonic currents on the torque ripple, average torque and eddy current loss of the generator are studied, and the mechanism of the variation of the eddy current loss is also discussed.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.453-460
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• 2016

해상풍력터빈 시스템은 크게 상부의 풍력터빈과 하부의 지지구조로 구성된다. 해상풍력발전은 육상용 풍력발전보다 우수하다는 평가가 지배적이지만 육상용 풍력발전에서 고려되지 않는 파랑에 의한 주기적인 하중이 추가로 고려되기 때문에 다양한 외부 환경조건에 대하여 높은 안정성 확보가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 전산유체역학 기법을 활용하여 설계된 해상풍력 하부구조에 대한 하중해석을 수행하고 유한요소해석을 통해 설계된 자중조절형 해상풍력 기초에 대한 구조 건전성을 검토하였다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.178-182
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• 2003

Slow Strain Rate Tests (SSRT) were carried out to investigate the effect of environmental factors on the Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) susceptibility of 3.5NiCrMoV steels used in discs for Low-Pressure (LP) steam turbines in electric power generating plants. The influences of dissolved oxygen on the stress corrosion cracking of turbine steel were studied, For this purpose, specimens were strained at variously oxygenated conditions at $150^{\circ}C$ in pure water. When the specimen was strained with $1{\times}10^{-7}s^{-1}$ at $150^{\circ}C$ in pure water, increasing concentration of dissolved oxygen decreased the elongation and the UTS. The corrosion potential and the corrosion rare increased as the amounts of dissolved oxygen increased. The increase of the SCC susceptibility of the turbine steel in a highly dissolved oxygen environment is due to the non protectiveness of the oxide layer on the turbine steel surface and the increase of the corrosion current. These results clearly indicate that oxygen concentration increases Stress Corrosion Cracking susceptibility in turbine steel at $150^{\circ}C$.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.63-77
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 가스터빈에서의 연소불안정 현상과 그 메커니즘에 대해 살펴보았다. 연소불안정 연구를 위한 접근 방법이 논의되었고 전 세계 연소불안정 관련 연구그룹들의 최신 연구동향이 소개되었다. 현재까지도 연소불안정현상은 기관의 성능, 내구성, 작동 등에 영향을 미치는 중요한 문제 중의 하나이다. 덧붙여 가스터빈기관에서 연소불안정 현상은 공기 또는 연료의 섭동과 열방출율 사이의 상호 중첩된 결과로 알려져 있으며, 이는 NOx 감소 전략과도 관련이 있다. 따라서 연소불안정 연구에 대한 현황을 이해하기 위하여 가스터빈에서의 연소불안정 현상에 대하여 정리하여 보았다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.608-613
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• 2019

The purpose of the present study is to analyze and evaluate the performance of a small Darrieus wind turbine installed at the Urumsil region of Deokjeok-do Island in the west of South Korea 50 km away from Incheon. This place has no government electricity so alternate resources of energy needed to be installed there. For this purpose a small Darrieus wind turbine with the capacity of 1.5 kW was developed and installed at the site. The experimental power output of the wind turbine is less than the designed power at the same values of wind speed. This power loss is mainly due to the highly unsteady nature wind of sudden changes in magnitude of wind speed and wind angle. The results of current study can be used to make a future power generation plan for Deokjeok-do and other nearby small islands.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.246-255
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• 2015

This paper presents experimental results and its assessment of a variable-speed wind power generation system (VSWPGS) using permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) and boost chopper circuit (BCC). Experimental results are obtained by a test bench with a wind turbine emulator (WTE). WTE reproduces the behaviors of a windmill by using servo motor drives. The mechanical torque references to drive the servo motor are calculated from the windmill wing profile, wind velocity, and windmill rotational speed. VSWPGS using PMSG and BCC has three speed control modes for the level of wind velocity to control the rotational speed of the wind turbine. The control mode for low wind velocity regulates an armature current of generator with BCC. The control mode for middle wind velocity regulates a DC link voltage with a vector-controlled inverter. The control mode for high wind velocity regulates a pitch angle of the wind turbine with a pitch angle control system. The hybrid of three control modes extends the variable-speed range. BCC simplifies the maintenance of VSWPGS while improving reliability. In addition, VSWPGS using PMSG and BCC saves cost compared with VSWPGS using a PWM converter.