• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.358-365
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• 2010

We develop a low complexity cooperative diversity protocol for low energy adaptive clustering hierarchy (LEACH) based wireless sensor networks. A cross layer approach is used to obtain spatial diversity in the physical layer. In this paper, a simple modification in clustering algorithm of the LEACH protocol is proposed to exploit virtual multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) based user cooperation. In lieu of selecting a single cluster-head at network layer, we proposed M cluster-heads in each cluster to obtain a diversity order of M in long distance communication. Due to the broadcast nature of wireless transmission, cluster-heads are able to receive data from sensor nodes at the same time. This fact ensures the synchronization required to implement a virtual MIMO based space time block code (STBC) in cluster-head to sink node transmission. An analytical method to evaluate the energy consumption based on BER curve is presented. Analysis and simulation results show that proposed cooperative LEACH protocol can save a huge amount of energy over LEACH protocol with same data rate, bit error rate, delay and bandwidth requirements. Moreover, this proposal can achieve higher order diversity with improved spectral efficiency compared to other virtual MIMO based protocols.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.869-877
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• 2020

The power consumption in the low consistency (LC) refining is an important indicator for the optimal control of the process and it is composed of the net power and the no-load power. The refining efficiency and process characterization of LC refining are directly affected by power consumption. In this paper, the effect of pulp consistency and average fiber length on the power consumption and refining efficiency were studied through the LC refining trials conducted by an experimental disc refiner. It is found that the curve of power-gap clearance can be divided into constant power section, power reduction section, and power increase section. And the no-load power and the adjustable domain of loading applied by the refining plates will increase as the increase of pulp consistency, while the increase of net power is larger than that of no-load power which makes the increasing of refining efficiency. Meanwhile, the adjustable domain of loading applied by the refining plates can be slightly improved by increasing the average fiber length, but its effect on the no-load power in the LC refining process can be neglected. The study of power consumption in LC refining is of positive significance for the proper selection of pulp properties in LC refining, in-depth exploration of refining mechanism, and energy consumption reduction in refining.

• 한국전산유체공학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2015

Centrifugal pumps consume considerable amounts of energy in various industrial applications. Therefore, improving the efficiency of pumps machine is a crucial challenge in industrial world. This paper presents numerical investigation of flow characteristics in volutes of centrifugal pumps in order to compare the energy consumption. A wide range of volumetric flow rate has been investigated for each case. The standard k-${\varepsilon}$ is adopted as the turbulence model. The impeller rotation is simulated employing the Multi Reference Frames(MRF) method. First, two different conventional design methods, i.e., the constant angular momentum(CAM) and the constant mean velocity (CMV) are studied and compared to a baseline volute model. The CAM volute profile is a logarithmic spiral. The CMV volute profile shape is an Archimedes spiral curve. The modified volute models show lower head value than baseline volute model, but in case of efficiency graph, CAM curve has higher values than others. Finally for this part, CAM curve is selected to be used in the simulation of different cross-section shape. Two different types of cross-section are generated. One is a simple rectangular shape, and the other one is fan shape. In terms of different cross-section shape, simple rectangular geometry generated higher head and efficiency. Overall, simulation results showed that the volute designed using constant angular momentum(CAM) method has higher characteristic performances than one by CMV volute.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.209-223
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• 2021

Purpose - The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Korea agricultural productions and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions based on Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. Design/methodology/approach - This study utilized time series data of economic growth, greenhouse gas, agricultural productions, trade dependency, and energy usages. In order to econometric procedure of EKC hypothesis, this study utilized unit root test and cointegration test to check staionarity of each variable and also adopted Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) to analyze the short and long run relationships. Findings - In the short run, greenhouse gas emissions resulting from economic growth show an inverse U-shape relationship, and an increase in agricultural production and energy consumption led to increase in greenhouse gas emission. In the long run, total GHG emissions and CO2 emissions show an N-shaped relationship with economic growth, and an increase in agricultural production has resulted in a decrease in total GHG and CO2 emissions. However, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions showed an inverse U-shape relationship with economic growth, which indicated the environment and production process of agricultural production. Research implications or Originality - Korea agricultural production has different effects on the GHG emission sources, and in particular, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions show to increase as the agricultural production expansions, so policy or technological development in related sector is required. Especially, in the context of the 2030 GHG reduction road-map, if GHG-related reduction technologies or policies are spread, national GHG emission reduction targets can be achieved and this is possible to predict the decline in production in the sector and damage to the related industries.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2009

In this study, treadmill walking and overground walking were compared at the same condition based on kinematics and energy expenditures(EE). In addition, we compared the actual energy expenditure and calculated EE by treadmill. The kinematics of treadmill and overground walking were very similar. The values at each joint were significantly different(P<0.05), but magnitude of the difference was generally less than 4$^{\circ}$. In the EE using cardiopulmonary exercise, EE of treadmill walking was significantly greater when measured on the overground. It seemed to be the increased stress during the gait by the continuous movement of the belt. As the velocity increased, there was significant difference between actual EE and calculated EE by treadmill due to EE curve increasing exponentially. Therefore the further study would be required to find the correlation of the two methods and calibrate the values from them.

• 에너지공학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 전력수급기본계획에 열병합발전설비의 최적용량을 반영할 수 있는 방법론을 개발하였으며 이에 따른 효과를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 열병합발전의 계획발전원가를 새로이 산정하여 심사곡선법(Screening Curve Method : SCM)을 이용한 정태적 최적 전원을 구성하였다. 이때, 열병합발전은 전기와 열을 생산하는 것이 가장 중요한 특징이므로 이를 고려할 수 있도록 열병합발전의 전기용량과 열용량을 모두 고려할 수 있는 계획발전원가를 도출하였다. 또한, 심사곡선법을 적용시키기 위한 부하지속곡선의 경우도 열병합발전의 특징을 고려하여 전기 및 열 부하지속곡선을 구성하여 적용하였다. 이때, 현재 수립된 전력 수급기본계획을 최대한 수정하지 않는 범위 내에서 열병합발전설비를 반영하도록 하였다. 열병합발전 건설계획을 반영한 계획안의 타당성을 증명하기 위해서 열병합발전 건설계획을 반영한 계획안과 전력수급기본계획을 비교 하였다. 즉, 발전량 기대치를 산출하여 발전원별 연료소비량 및 환경에 미치는 영향을 도출함으로써 열병합발전의 반영에 대한 효율성을 입증하였다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.610-618
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 규칙기반 알고리즘을 이용한 수소연료전지/배터리 하이브리드 철도차량 모델링을 제시한다. 모터의 운전영역에 따른 토크 곡선을 계산하여 견인 시스템의 구동 전력을 결정하고 철도차량의 각 운전 모드에 적용하여 전기 시스템을 모델링 한다. 전기 시스템의 전력은 규칙기반 알고리즘을 이용한 에너지 관리시스템(Energy Management System, EMS)으로 결정한다. 배터리의 충전상태(State Of Charge, SOC)에 따라 운전 영역을 세분화하여 수소 소비량을 효율적으로 관리한다. 제안하는 철도차량 모델링의 타당성은 MATLAB/Simulink 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증한다.

• 선박안전
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• 통권33호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2012

펌프는 산업 및 건설현장에 급수, 냉난방 및 산업공정에서 다양하게 사용되고 있으며, 전체 국가 전력의 약 20%를 소비하고 있다. 하지만 에너지 낭비요소에 대한 관리는 거의 이루어지지 않고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 만일 효율이 저하된 상태로 펌프가 운전된다면 그의 에너지 낭비는 대단히 크게 된다. 펌프의 경우 초기 구입비용에 비해 사용하면서 발생하는 전력비용이 대단히 크기 때문에 이러한 낭비를 줄이기 위해서는 펌프의 효율을 정기적으로 측정하여 펌프의 운전 상태를 진단함으로써 펌프의 최적운전상태 및 교환주기 등을 제시할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 펌프의 효율측정을 위해 열역학적 방법과 수력학적 방법(전통적인 방법)의 두 가지 방법으로 측정할 수 있는 장비에 대해서 소개하고 실제 펌프의 효율을 계산하여 그 유효성을 확인하였다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.363-371
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• 2022

Traditional metal dampers have disadvantages such as a higher yield point and inadequate adjustability. The experimental results show that the low yield point steel has superior energy dissipation hysteretic capacity and can be applied to seismic structures. To overcome these deficiencies, a novel compound metal damper comprising both low yield point steel plates and common steel plates is presented. The optimization objectives, including "maximum rigidity" and "full stress state", are proposed to obtain the optimal edge shape of a compound metal damper. The numerical results show that the optimized composite metal damper has the advantages such as full hysteresis curve, uniform stress distribution, more sufficient energy consumption, and it can adjust the yield strength of the damper according to the engineering requirements. In view of the mechanical characteristics of the compound metal damper, the equivalent model of eccentric cross bracing is established, and the approximate analytical solution of the yield strength and the yield displacement is proposed. A nonlinear simulation analysis is carried out for the overall aseismic capacity of three-layer-frame structures with a compound metal damper. It is verified that a compound metal damper has better energy dissipation capacity and superior seismic performance, especially for a damper with double-objective optimized shape.

• 에너지공학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2012

본 논문은 수송용 LPG 수요함수를 추정하고 장 단기 가격 및 소득탄력성을 분석한다. 또한 추정된 장기 가격탄력성을 활용하여 수송용 LPG 소비로 발생하는 소비자 잉여 및 경제적 편익을 추정한다. 분석에 사용된 가격 및 소득 자료는 각각 2003년부터 2012년까지의 소비자 물가지수로 조정한 월별 실질 수송용 LPG 가격과 월별 경기종합지수이다. 수요함수의 추정을 위해 단위근 검정, 공적분 검정, 오차수정모형 추정의 절차를 취했다. 수송용 LPG 수요는 가격에 비탄력적인 것으로 판단되며 단기보다는 장기가 보다 탄력적이다. 수송용 LPG 수요의 장기 가격탄력성은 -0.422였으며, 이를 이용하여 계산된 수송용 LPG 소비의 소비자 잉여와 경제적 가치는 2012년 3월의 경우 각각 9,660억원 및 1조 7,813억원에 달한다.