• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.55-58
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• 2005

풍력발전기에 있어서 보호 및 제어 시스템은 그 효율, 성능, 안전 및 수명까지도 영향을 미칠 수 있는 중요한 구성요소이다 따라서 제어 시스템은 풍력발전기의 최대 효율 및 가동률을 확보하여야 하며 풍력발전기에 문제가 발생할 경우 즉시 가동을 정지할 수 있도록 안전성을 확보할 수 있도록 설계되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 "750kw급 Gearless형 풍력발전시스템 개발" 과제의 일환으로 수행되었던 풍력발전기용 제어시스템의 설계 및 제작 과정과 상용제품으로서의 본 제어 시스템을 소개하고자 한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.232-241
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• 2017

Advanced control algorithms must be used to make wind power generation truly cost effective and reliable. In this study, we develop a new and simple control scheme that employs model predictive control (MPC), which is used in permanent magnet synchronous generators and grid-connected inverters. The proposed control law is based on two points, namely, MPC-based torque-current control loop is used for the generator-side converter to reach the maximum power point of the wind turbine, and MPC-based direct power control loop is used for the grid-side converter to satisfy the grid code and help improve system stability. Moreover, a simple prediction scheme is developed for the direct-drive wind energy conversion system (WECS) to reduce the computation burden for real-time applications. A small-scale WECS laboratory prototype is built and evaluated to verify the validity of the developed control methods. Acceptable results are obtained from the real-time implementation of the proposed MPC methods for WECS.

• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.115-131
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• 2017

Classical flutter of wind turbine blades indicates a type of aeroelastic instability with fully attached boundary layer where a torsional blade mode couples to a flapwise bending mode, resulting in a mutual rapid growth of the amplitudes. In this paper the monitoring problem of onset of flutter is investigated from a detection point of view. The criterion is stated in terms of the exceeding of a defined envelope process of a specific maximum torsional vibration threshold. At a certain instant of time, a limited part of the previously measured torsional vibration signal at the tip of blade is decomposed through the Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) method, and the 1st Intrinsic Mode Function (IMF) is assumed to represent the response in the flutter mode. Next, an envelope time series of the indicated modal response is obtained in terms of a Hilbert transform. Finally, a flutter onset criterion is proposed, based on the indicated envelope process. The proposed online flutter monitoring method provided a practical and direct way to detect onset of flutter during operation. The algorithm has been illustrated by a 907-DOFs aeroelastic model for wind turbines, where the tower and the drive train is modelled by 7 DOFs, and each blade by means of 50 3-D Bernoulli-Euler beam elements.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.141-147
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• 2016

A direct PM generator has the effect of reducing the mechanical noise and ease of maintenance by eliminating a number of power transmission components. In addition, wind turbines operating at low speed with the advantages of high output, high efficiency, and small size. The generator was designed as a small direct-drive PM generator that can be applied to a kite even at low wind speeds. The RPM (Revolutions Per Minute) of the reel was measured in two ways using a cadence/speedometer sensor and a tachometer while the actual kite. The RPM derived from the experiment was applied to the simulation on the designed generator. The no-load characteristic analysis for the magnetic fields produced for the permanent magnet generator by a permanent magnet and stator winding currents is achieved using a 2D coordinate system. A commercial electromagnetic analysis program, ANSYS Maxwell, was used to model the electromagnetic dynamics.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.159.2-159.2
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• 2011

Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a tidal current energy converter utilizing the accumulated technology as the world largest constructor for ship and offshore structures. The model has two sets of turbines in both ends in order to utilize the bi-directional current flows in flood and ebb tide. The torque produced by turbine in tidal current is directly delivered to generator along the horizontal axis, in which the turbine, gear, generator, gear and turbine are connected successively. The manufactured model for field test has the turbine diameter of 5 meters to produce the maximum power of 500kW at maximum current speed of 5m/s. The technical verification of tidal power converter was performed by means of small scale model test in towing tank as well as field test at the Strait of Uldolmok located in Jindo of Jeollanamdo province. Field test was performed by mounting the tidal current converter on the SEP(Self Elevating Platform) which could lower the 4 vertical legs on the seabed and could elevate platform over the water surface using the hydraulic power for itself. The field test performed for a month shows that power output is similar or larger compared with the expected one in design stage. This paper presents the development of tidal current energy converter and real sea field test by Hyundai Heavy Industries. This project has finished successfully and provided the technical advance toward commercial services for tidal current power generation in the south-west region in Korea.

• Journal of Wind Energy
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.20-29
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• 2013

Load measurement, which is performed based on IEC 61400-13, consists of three stages: the stage of collecting huge amounts of load measurement data through a measurement campaign lasting for several months; the stage of processing the measured data, including data validation and classification; and the stage of analyzing the processed data through time series analysis, load statistics analysis, frequency analysis, load spectrum analysis, and equivalent load analysis. In this research, we pursued the development of an analysis software in MATLAB to save labor and to secure exact and consistent performance evaluation data in processing and analyzing load measurement data. The completed analysis software also includes the functions of processing and analyzing power performance measurement data in accordance with IEC 61400-12. The analysis software was effectively applied to process and analyse the load measurement data from a demonstration research for a 750 kW direct-drive wind turbine generator system (KBP-750D), performed at the Daegwanryeong Wind Turbine Demonstration Complex. This paper describes the details of the analysis software and its processing and analysis stages for load measurement data and presents the analysis results.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.181.2-181.2
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• 2010

포항공과대학교 풍력특성화대학원에서는 STX Windpower의 풍력발전기 국산화 사업의 일환으로 2MW 직접 구동형 영구자석 동기발전기의 설계를 변경 하였다. 정격 출력 2.3MW급으로 정격 RPM은 16.5, 고정자 내경은 2.1m로 128극을 가지고 있다. 본 설계 발전기는 STX93 모델을 기반으로 하고 있으며, 기존 발전기보다 더 compact하고 더 높은 효율의 발전기로 설계 변경하였다. 본 논문에서는 발전기 물리 설계와 그에 따른 전자기 해석 및 열 분석을 수행하고 손실을 계산한다. 또한, 그 결과와 절차에 대하여 요약하고 기존 발전기와 설계 발전기를 비교 분석한다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.179.1-179.1
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• 2010

포항공과대학교 풍력특성화대학원에서는 3MW급 외전형 영구자석 동기발전기 설계를 진행하고 있다. 여기서 외전형이란 RFPM 발전기에서 회전자가 바깥에서 회전하는 형태로 기존의 RFPM 발전기와 비교하여 같은 공극직경에 더 많은 자석을 채택할 수 있고, 회전자와 터빈 블레이드를 직접 연결이 가능하다. 또한, 회전자를 외부에 노출 시킬 수 있으므로 냉각에 유리한 면이 있다. 설계 변수 중 출력과 회전수를 고정시키고 각 극수와 공극 직경, 전압을 변화함에 따른 전기적 특성을 비교하고, 그 중 최적의 모델을 선택한다. 선택된 모델의 전자기장 해석, 손실 계산, 열분석을 수행한다. 본 논문에서는 각 경우에 따른 결과를 비교하고 최적 모델에 대한 해석 결과에 대해 요약한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1043-1044
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• 2011

This paper discusses the electromagnetic and mechanical design considerations to improve the design accuracy and power to mass ratio of multi-stack axial flux permanent magnet synchronous generator (AFPMSG). Design accuracy of multi-stack AFPMSG for direct drive wind turbine application is improved by considering magnetic flux leakages and fringing effect. FEM structural analysis is utilized to increase power to mass ratio of three-stack AFPMSG by reducing the rotor yoke thickness considering magnetic and centrifugal forces and Von Mises stress distribution.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.830_831
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• 2009

Wind power system attracts most interest because of high-energy efficiency with environment-friendly. Small scale wind power applications requires a cost effective and mechanically simple generator in order to be a reliable energy source. The use of direct driven generators, instead of geared machines, reduces the number of drive components, which offers the opportunity to reduce costs and increases system reliability and efficiency. This paper presents the development of a coreless axial-flux permanent magnet(AFPM) generator for a urban wind power system. It is analyzed by electromagnetic simulation program Maxwell 3D