• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.4717-4737
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• 2017

Today, smart grids, smart homes, smart water networks, and intelligent transportation, are infrastructure systems that connect our world more than we ever thought possible and are associated with a single concept, the Internet of Things (IoT). The number of devices connected to the IoT and hence the number of traffic flow increases continuously, as well as the emergence of new applications. Although cutting-edge hardware technology can be employed to achieve a fast implementation to handle this huge data streams, there will always be a limit on size of traffic supported by a given architecture. However, recent cloud-based big data technologies fortunately offer an ideal environment to handle this issue. Moreover, the ever-increasing high volume of traffic created on demand presents great challenges for flow management. As a solution, flow aggregation decreases the number of flows needed to be processed by the network. The previous works in the literature prove that most of aggregation strategies designed for smart grids aim at optimizing system operation performance. They consider a common identifier to aggregate traffic on each device, having its independent static aggregation policy. In this paper, we propose a dynamic approach to aggregate flows based on traffic characteristics and device preferences. Our algorithm runs on a big data platform to provide an end-to-end network visibility of flows, which performs high-speed and high-volume computations to identify the clusters of similar flows and aggregate massive number of mice flows into a few meta-flows. Compared with existing solutions, our approach dynamically aggregates large number of such small flows into fewer flows, based on traffic characteristics and access node preferences. Using this approach, we alleviate the problem of processing a large amount of micro flows, and also significantly improve the accuracy of meeting the access node QoS demands. We conducted experiments, using a dataset of up to 100,000 flows, and studied the performance of our algorithm analytically. The experimental results are presented to show the promising effectiveness and scalability of our proposed approach.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2017

최근 국내의 한전을 비롯한 해외 여러 전력회사에서 스마트 그리드라는 개념의 전력망 구축을 위한 활동이 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 스마트 그리드는 전력망에 정보통신망을 융합하여 전력의 효율성을 증대시키는 기술로, 전력 사업자와 소비자가 양방향 통신을 통해 에너지 효율을 극대화 시킬 수 있다. 그러나 전력망이 정보통신망과 융합되면서 기존 전력망보다 보안의 위협이 증대되고 있다. 전력망 특성상 보안의 위협으로 인한 피해는 개인의 사생활뿐만 아니라 사회의 경제적 손실까지 이어져 그 피해규모가 크므로, 스마트 그리드는 여러 해커 집단의 공격 대상이 되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 스마트 그리드의 보안 피해를 예방하기 위해, 스마트 그리드 구축의 핵심 기술이라 할 수 있는 Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)의 보안 취약점과 그에 대응하는 보안 기술 현황을 살펴보도록 한다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1381-1390
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• 2021

지능형 전력망은 제어시스템, 전력망, 수용가로 구성되는 세 가지의 광범위한 보안 영역을 다루는 대표적인 4차 산업혁명 시대의 융합 신기술이다. 융합 신기술인 만큼 향후 국가의 기술발전과 성장동력, 경제성 등에 많은 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있지만, 만약의 보안사고 발생 시에는 막대한 피해가 예상되기 때문에 에너지 관련 기관은 최신의 각종 보안 사고들을 예측하고 대응할 수 있는 다양한 보안대책들이 마련되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 국내외 스마트그리드 현황과 보안표준 동향, 그리고 취약점 및 위협을 살펴보고, 앞으로의 스마트그리드 보안기술 전망에 대해 고찰해 보고자 한다.

• 공학교육연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2010

우리나라는 전력망을 탄소 배출량 감소를 수월하게 하고, 발전설비 투자를 지연하여 수용가 부하를 담당함으로써 현존 인프라/자원을 좀 더 효율적으로 활용하고, 실시간 감시 및 제어를 통해 신재생에너지원을 지원할 목적으로 정보 및 운영 기술을 활용하는 지능형 전력망으로 대체하기 위한 세계 최초의 국가가 되고자 하는 계획을 세우고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 대학들은 오늘날의 전력망이 디지털 네트워크화 되어 감에 따라 최신식 기술을 다룰 수 있는 스마트 그리드 인력 양성을 최우선 과제로 추진할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 2007년부터 시행되고 있는 전력IT 인력 양성 사업을 교훈삼아 스마트 그리드 인력 양성의 효과적인 추진 방안을 다방면으로 제안하여 전기공학 분야에 있어서의 전력 및 IT 전문가를 지속적으로 배출하는 것을 목표로 한다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.605-612
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• 2011

As the power grids are integrated into one big umbrella called a "smart grid," communication protocol plays a key role in successful operations. The successful deployment of smart grid interoperability is a major hurdle that must be overcome. The micro grid, a small power system that distributes energy resource, is operated in diverse regions. Different vendors use different communication protocols in the operation of the micro grid. Recently, the IEC 61850 has been legislated to solve the interoperability problems in power utility automation. The present paper presents a micro grid system based on the IEC 61850 protocol. It consists of a micro grid monitoring system, a protocol converter that transforms serial data to IEC 61850 data, and distributed energy resource controllers for diverse DER nodes. A developed communication gateway can be deployed for DER controllers with serial links to exchange data with IEC 61850-based devices. The gateway can be extended to IEC 61850-based distribution automation systems, substation automation systems, or SCADA.

• World Technopolis Review
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2019

Where is a better place to live? In the coming era, this should be more than simply a livable place. It should be an adaptable place that has a flexible system adaptable to any new situation in terms of diversity. Customization and real-time operation are needed in order to realize this technologically. We expect a smart city to have a flexible system that applies technologies of self-monitoring and self-response, thereby being a promising city model towards being a better place to live. Energy demand and supply is a crucial issue concerning our expectations for the flexible system of a smart city because it is indispensable to comfortable living, especially city living. Although it may seem that energy diversification, such as the energy mix of a country, is a matter of overriding concern, the central point is the scale of place to build grids for realizing sustainable urban energy systems. A traditional hard energy path supported by huge centralized energy systems based on fossil and nuclear fuels on a national scale has already faced difficult problems, particularly in terms of energy flexibility/resilience. On the other hand, an alternative soft energy path consisting of small diversified energy systems based on renewable energy sources on a local scale has limitations regarding stability, variability, and supply potential despite the relatively light economic/technological burden that must be assumed to realize it. As another alternative, we can adopt a holonic path incorporating an alternative soft energy path with a traditional hard energy path complimentarily based on load management. This has a high affinity with the flexible system of a smart city. At a system level, the purpose of all of the paths mentioned above is not energy itself but the service it provides. If the expected energy service is fixed, the conclusive factor in choosing a more appropriate system is accessibility to the energy service. Accessibility refers to reliability and affordability; the former encompasses the level of energy self-sufficiency, and the latter encompasses the extent of energy saving. From this point of view, it seems that the small diversified energy systems of a soft energy path have a clear advantage over the huge centralized energy systems of a hard energy path. However, some insuperable limitations still remain, so it is reasonable to consider both energy systems continuing to coexist in a multiplexing energy system employing a holonic path to create and maintain reliable and affordable access to energy services that cover households'/enterprises' basic energy needs. If this is embodied in a smart city concept, this is nothing else but smart energy inclusion. In Japan, following the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, a trend towards small diversified energy systems of a soft energy path intensified in order to realize a nuclear-free society. As a result, the Government of Japan proclaimed in its Fifth Strategic Energy Plan that renewable energy must be the main source of power in Japan by 2050. Accordingly, Sony vowed that all the energy it uses would come from renewable sources by 2040. In this situation, it is expected that smart energy inclusion will be achieved by the Japanese version of a smart grid based on the concept of a minimum cost scheme and demand response.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2007년도 춘계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.8-13
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• 2007

Unsteady flow simulation for the tiltrotor Smart UAV configuration was performed to investigate the powered rotor wake effect on aerodynamic characteristics. Calculations were performed to simulate various flow conditions based on different flight modes including hover, conversion and cruise. Three-dimensional compressible Navier-Stokes equation code were used for flow calculation and Chimera grid technique overlapping individually generated grids was employed. A dynamic grid method was adopted in simulation of the rotating blades. Flow calculations were also conducted for the un-powered case. Aerodynamic interaction between the rotor and airframe was investigated comparing three data sets from the un-powered, powered, and isolated rotor cases.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.307-324
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• 2018

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been rapidly expanding from IT based applications to uses in electric vehicles (EVs), smart grids, and energy storage systems (ESSs), all of which require low cost, high energy density and high power density. The increasing demand for LIBs has resulted in increasing price of the lithium source, which is a major obstacle to wider application. To date, the possible depletion of lithium resources has become relevant, giving rise to the interest in Na-ion batteries (NIBs) as promising alternatives to LIBs. A lot of transition metal compounds based on conversion-alloying reaction have been extensively investigated to meet the requirement for the anodes with high energy density and long life-time. In-depth understanding the electrochemical reaction mechanisms for the transition metal compounds makes it promising negative anode for NIBs and provides feasible strategy for low cost and large-scale energy storage system in the near future.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권6호
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• pp.737-743
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• 2013

This paper describes the overvoltage through lightning surge analysis on underground system in DC combined distribution systems. It is considered that operating micro grid including distributed generation with smart grid can make possibility of composing new distribution system different from existing one. However, there are many papers about low voltage DC distribution in grids or buildings but not many about replacement or distributing 22.9kV AC distribution system to DC system. Among many research need for DC system development, overvoltage is studied in this paper. Overvoltage is simulated on DC cable when lightning strikes to overhead grounding wire which is installed at the nearest location from power cable section. Analysis as well as modeling is performed in EMTP/ATPDraw. It is evaluated that analysis results can be used to design of DC underground distribution power cable system.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.520-524
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• 2017

Electrical relay in an essential part of smart grids, electrical vehicles, and LED lightning systems. Therefore, studying relay reliability is important. Relays using permanent magnet actuators (PMAs), which are energy efficient, are also in the spotlight. However, most of the permanent magnets used in PMAs have a characteristic wherein the magnetic flux decreases as the temperature increases. When the magnetic flux is reduced, the force acting on the actuator is reduced. Therefore, in this study, we measured the decrease in the relay operating speed with permanent magnet reduction due to temperature rise. In addition, changes in the bouncing phenomena due to magnetic flux reduction were analyzed. As a result, the operating speed of the relay has decreased and the bouncing phenomenon has not significantly changed.