• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.403-411
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• 2022

This article presents an independence test between pairs of interval censored failure times. The Mantel-Haenszel test is commonly applied to test the independence between two categorical variables accompanied with a strata variable. Hsu and Prentice (1996) applied a Mantel-Haenszel test to the sequence of 2 × 2 tables formed at the grids which are composed of failure times. In this article, due to unknown failure times, the suitable grid points should be determined and the status of failure and at risk are estimated at those grid points. We also consider a weighted test statistic to bring a more powerful test. Simulation studies are performed to evaluate the power of test statistics under finite samples. The method is applied to analyze two real data sets, mastitis data from milk cows and an age-related eye disease study.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.66 no.3
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• pp.486-492
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• 2017

In recent years, renewable energy sources have been mentioned as solution to environmental regulation and energy supply-demand. Energy storage systems are needed to mitigate the intermittent output characteristics of renewable energy sources and to operate micro grid efficiently using renewable energy generation systems. However, despite the necessity of energy storage system, this cannot secure the economical efficiency of the energy storage system by high initial cost. In this paper, a micro grid is constructed to supply electric power to industrial customers by using solar power generation system and energy storage system among renewable energy generation power sources and operated to improve energy independence. In the case study, we use photovoltaic system which is representative renewable energy generation system. Unlike conventional photovoltaic system, this system uses floating photovoltaic system with the advantage of having high output and no land area limitations. It is operated for the purpose of improving energy independence in the micro grid. In order to secure economical efficiency, the energy storage system operates a micro grid with a minimum capacity. Finally, this paper calculates the appropriate subsidy for the energy storage capacity.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.527-532
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• 2015

In domestic island regions, the power supply generally depends on diesel generators due to difficulties of grid connection. To solve this issue, recently, the study on the stand-alone microgrid technology and its test are being actively conducted. In this paper, we propose the stand-alone microgrid integration monitoring system for energy independence island. First, we design the software architecture for monitoring of solar, wind, diesel power generation facilities, transmission and distribution of grid network, and energy storage system. Then, we implement the monitoring software that allows administrators to identify and run the monitoring software easily.

• Wind and Structures
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.223-247
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• 2017

By using numerical simulation, vast and detailed information and observation of the physics of flow over a train model can be obtained. However, the accuracy of the numerical results is questionable as it is affected by grid convergence error. This paper describes a systematic method of computational grid refinement for the Unsteady Reynolds Navier-Stokes (URANS) of flow around a generic model of trains using the OpenFOAM software. The sensitivity of the computed flow field on different mesh resolutions is investigated in this paper. This involves solutions on three different grid refinements, namely fine, medium, and coarse grids to investigate the effect of grid dependency. The level of grid independence is evaluated using a form of Richardson extrapolation and Grid Convergence Index (GCI). This is done by comparing the GCI results of various parameters between different levels of mesh resolutions. In this study, monotonic convergence criteria were achieved, indicating that the grid convergence error was progressively reduced. The fine grid resolution's GCI value was less than 1%. The results from a simulation of the finest grid resolution, which includes pressure coefficient, drag coefficient and flow visualization, are presented and compared to previous available data.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1921-1922
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• 2008

전 세계적인 환경에 대한 요구를 충족시키기 위한 노력 및 정책에 따라 전력 에너지 산업 또한 커다란 변화의 요구에 부응하고 있다. 즉, 기존의 전력망에 IT를 접목하고 새로운 종류의 연료를 사용하는 전력원의 개발, 그리고 새로운 방법의 고객 참여 등을 통한 효율적인 에너지의 사용을 골자로 하는 정책들이 그것이다. 대표적인 정책은 바로 미국 의회가 지난 2007년 12월 '스마트그리드(Smart Grid)'라는 프로젝트를 법제화하여 지원방안을 연방법안으로 통과시킴으로서 주목을 받고 있는 'The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007'이다. 법안은 2008년부터 2020년까지 스마트그리드에 대한 연구개발, 시범사업 등을 국가 정책사업으로 추진한다는 내용을 담고 있으며, 매칭 펀드 등 자금지원 내용도 포함하고 있다. 스마트그리드는 IT를 기존 전력기술에 적용해 송전, 배전망(파워그리드)을 지능형으로 만들자는 개념으로, 2003년 DOE(Development of Energy)가 발표한 2030년까지의 전력인프라 발전 계획인 '그리드2030(Grid2030)'의 실천 전략으로 볼 수도 있다. 이러한 미국의 정책 방향에 따라 각 주마다 다양한 스마트그리드 관련 기술들을 적용하고, 요소 기술들을 축적시키고 있다. 본 논문에서는 Xcel Energy가 미국 최초로 추진하는 'Smart Grid City' 내용을 토대로 관련 기술과 추진전략 등을 살펴보기로 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.161_162
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• 2009

'The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007' 연방 법안이 2007년 12월 미국 의회 통과에 힘입어, 법안의 Title XIII에 포함된 '스마트그리드(Smart Grid)'는 다양한 연구 결과를 목표로 추진되고 있다. 스마트그리드는 IT를 기존 전력기술에 적용해 송전, 배전망을 지능형으로 만들자는 개념으로, 2003년 DOE가 발표한 2030년까지의 전력인프라 발전 계획인 '그리드2030(Grid2030)'의 실천 전략으로 볼 수도 있으며, 2008년부터 2020년까지 스마트그리드에 대한 연구개발, 시범사업 등을 국가 정책사업으로 추진한다는 내용을 담고 있다.[1] 이러한 장기간의 국책 사업들은 단기적으로 다양한 시범사업을 통하여 가상의 시뮬레이션이나 데모시스템 구현을 실시하여 교훈을 얻는 방식으로 진행된다. 시범 사업의 결과만으로는 유틸리티 전체의 전력망에 적용하는 것은 비용적인 측면에서나 안정적 전력 운영에 있어서 무리이기 때문에 연구 결과를 현재의 전력망과 조화롭게 점진적으로 배치시키는 과정과 상호 운용성 통합 과정이 필수적으로 따르게 된다. 본 논문에서는 스마트그리드 관련 국외 시범사업 및 관련 활동들을 살펴보고 IntelliGrid 프로그램에서 제시하는 자동화 아키텍쳐의 지능화시스템을 적용하기위한 현장 전개 방법을 고찰하고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.7-14
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• 2021

The emergence of the automated smart grid has become an essential device for responding to these problems and is bringing progress toward a smart grid-based society. Smart grid is a new paradigm that enables two-way communication between electricity suppliers and consumers. Smart grids have emerged due to engineers' initiatives to make the power grid more stable, reliable, efficient and safe. Smart grids create opportunities for electricity consumers to play a greater role in electricity use and motivate them to use electricity wisely and efficiently. Therefore, this study focuses on power demand management through machine learning. In relation to demand forecasting using machine learning, various machine learning models are currently introduced and applied, and a systematic approach is required. In particular, the GP learning model has advantages over other learning models in terms of general consumption prediction and data visualization, but is strongly influenced by data independence when it comes to prediction of smart meter data.

• Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.868-877
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• 2011

This paper presents a parallel computing methodology for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) and detailed simulation contours of a real-scale fuel cell. In this work, a three-dimensional two-phase PEFC model is applied to a large-scale 200 $cm^2$ fuel cell geometry that requires roughly 13.5 million grid points based on grid-independence study. For parallel computing, the large-scale computational domain is decomposed into 12 sub-domains and parallel simulations are carried out using 12 processors of 2.53 GHz Intel core i7 and 48GB RECC DDR3-1333. The work represents the first attempt to parallelize a two-phase PEFC code and illustrate two-phase contours in a representative industrial cell.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.105-110
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• 2012

The present study investigates the effects of sprinkler spray on fire driven flow characteristics in a compartment based on numerical approach. The FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator), a widely used fire field model, was used to simulate the fire induced flow and sprinkler spray and a series of grid independence tests have been performed to obtain the optimal grid size. In order to validate the result predicted by FDS model, the calculated results were compared with experimental results of Magnone et al.. The FDS model matches quite well to experiments in temperature profile and mass flux through doorway, however, the discrepancy between the FDS model and experiments increases with increasing water discharge rate. As with previous study, the FDS calculation also shows a decrease of mass flow rate of combustion products through doorway due to the sprinkler spray. This study can contribute to optimize the sprinkler system design and verify the validity of the fire field model with sprinkler spray.

• KIEAE Journal
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.113-119
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• 2016

Purpose: In this study, we evaluate the annual energy performance of the detached house which was designed with the aim of zero energy. Method: The experimental house which was constructed in Gonju Chungnam in 2013, is the single family detached house of light weight wood frame with $100m^2$ of heating area. Thermal transmittance of roof (by ISO 10211) and building external walls are designed as $0.10W/m^2K$ and $0.14W/m^2$ respectively and low-e coating vacuum window glazing with PVC frame was installed. Also grid connected PV system and natural-circulation solar water heater was applied and 6kWp capacity of photovoltaic module was installed in pitched roof and $5m^2$ of solar collector in vertical wall facing the south. We analyzed the 2014 annual data of the detached house in which residents were actually living, measured though web-based remote monitoring system. Result: First, as a result, total annual energy consumption and energy production (PV generation and solar hot water) are 7,919kWh and 7,689kWh respectively and the rate of energy independence is 97.1% which is almost close to the zero energy. Second, plug load and hot water of energy consumption by category showed the highest numbers each with 33% and 31%, with following space heating 24%, electric cooker 8%, lighting 3% in order. Hot water supply is relatively higher than space heating because high insulation makes it decreased.