• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4733-4739
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 태양과 태양전지 모듈이 법선을 이루도록 기존에 태양의 방위각 및 고도각을 제어하는 양축 추적시스템에 2개의 센서를 사용하였던 Double-sensor방식에서 1개의 센서로 방위각 및 고도각을 제어할 수 있는 One-sensor방식의 양축 추적시스템을 제안하였다. 그리고 제안한 추적시스템을 제작하여 시스템의 실제 운전을 실행하였다. 제안한 추적시스템은 1개의 센서를 이용하여 태양이 항상 법선을 이루면서 태양전지 모듈에 입사되게 제어하기 위해 방위각과 고도각을 제어하는 양축 추적시스템이다. 실험결과 가장 효율적인 운전과 불필요한 구동부의 동작을 방지하여 전력소모를 감소할 수 있었으며 고정식에 비해 본 논문에서 제안한 One-sensor방식의 양축 추적시스템이 약 23[%]의 발전효율이 증가함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 태양을 추적하여 더 많은 햇빛을 받게 하여 태양전지의 효율을 높이기 위하여 행해진 추적장치는 대형 방식에 많은 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 따라서 본 논문의 태양위치추적의 모니터링 시스템을 구축하여 지속적인 발전효율에 대한 실용화 연구를 통해 태양광발전시스템 보급에 큰 역할을 할 것이라 기대된다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.93-98
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• 2011

A photovoltaic/thermal(PVT)collector produces both thermal energy and electricity simultaneously. The heat from PV modules should be removed for better electrical performance, and can be converted into useful thermal energy. A PVT module is a combination of PV module with a solar thermal collector which forms one device that converts solar radiation into electricity and heat. In general, there are two different types of PVT module: glazed PVT module and unglazed PVT module. On the other hand, two types of the PVT module can be distinguished according to absorber on PV module rear side: the sheet-and-tube absorber PVT module and the fully wetted absorber PVT module. The absorber collector plays an important function in PVT system. It cools down the PV module, while collecting the thermal energy produced in the form of hot water. The aim of this study is to compare the electrical and thermal performance of two different PVT collectors, one with the rectangular tube and the other with fully wetted absorber PVT collectors. For this paper, the PVT collectors with two different types of thermal absorber were made, and both the thermal and electrical performance of them were measured in outdoor, and the results were compared. The experimental results were analyzed that the thermal efficiency of the fully wetted absorber PVT collector is about 8.7% higher than the sheet-and-tube absorber PVT collector, and for the electrical efficiency, the fully wetted absorber PVT collector had about 7% higher than the rectangular tube absorber.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2022

디스플레이, 태양전지와 같이 전기를 빛으로, 또는 빛을 전기로 변환시켜주는 광전자소자는 효율 향상을 위하여 빛의 거동 제어가 매우 중요하다. 즉, OLED의 경우 내부 빛 제어를 통해 더 많은 빛이 외부로 나갈 수 있도록 유도해 줄 때 발광효율을 향상시킬 수 있으며, 외부 빛 제어를 통해 광흡수층에서의 광경로를 증대시킬 경우 태양전지의 에너지 변환효율을 증가시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 광거동 제어가 가능한 구조로서 주름구조에 대한 연구를 진행하였으며 응력 해소 시간을 제어하여 구조의 주기와 높이를 독립적으로 제어하고자 하였다. 주기와 높이의 변화가 광거동에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 살펴보기 위하여 일정한 주기에서 높이 변화 및 유사한 높이에서 주기 변화에 따른 자외선/가시광선 분광분석(UV/Vis spectroscopy)을 실시하였으며 구조의 종횡비가 클수록 직진광의 비율이 낮고 분산광의 비율이 높음을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 광경로 변화 및 광경로 증가를 위하여 큰 종횡비의 주름구조가 요구됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.595-603
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• 2010

This paper deals with an economic evaluation of domestic window type photoelectrochemical hydrogen production utilizing solar cells. We make some sensitivity analysis of hydrogen production prices by changing the values of input factors such as the initial capital cost, the solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency, and the system duration time. The hydrogen production price of the window type photoelectrochemical system was estimated as 1,168,972 won/$kgH_2$. It is expected that hydrogen production cost can be reduced to 47,601 won/$kgH_2$ if the solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency is increased to 14%, the system duration time is increased to 20,000 hours, and the initial capital cost is decreased to 25% of the current level. We also evaluate the hydrogen production cost of the water electrolysis using the electricity produced by solar cells. The corresponding hydrogen production cost was estimated as 37,838 won/$kgH_2$. The photoelectrochemical hydrogen production is evaluated as uneconomical at this time, and we need to enhance the solar to hydrogen conversion efficiency and the system duration time as well as to reduce prices of the system facilities.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2014

본 연구는 집광장치와 태양추적장치를 이용함으로서 제한된 면적을 가지는 집광형 태양전지의 발전효율을 증가시키는 연구를 진행하였다. 태양전지에서 발생된 열은 온수나 난방에 사용되도록 흡열기를 이용하여 회수하였다. 이로서 집광형 태양전지를 이용한 시스템은 전기와 열을 동시에 공급할 수 있다. 태양위치에 따른 실시간 추적, 일몰 이후 난방장치의 동쪽방향 원상복귀, 원상복귀후 자동종료는 조도센서와 Simulink 프로그램으로 구현하였다. 흡열기 입구 속도, 핀설치 유무, 입구위치에 따른 흡열기 온도를 해석하였으며 실험결과와 일치하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.227-232
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• 2008

Stirling engine for solar thermal power is an essential part of Dish-Stirling system which generates electricity by using direct normal irradiation and will go into commercialization in near future. For the Stirling engine used in this study is Solo 161 model the capacity of which is 10 kWe and was already used for the Dish-Stirling system of KIER in Jinhae. The receiver of Stirling engine absorbes concentrated solar radiation and transfer it to working fluid of Hydrogen. The working condition of striling engine is high temperature and high pressure to make high efficiency. Therefore the receiver should stand against high temperature of above 800 $^{\circ}C$ and high pressure of max. 150 bar with good performance of heat transfer. The receiver is composed of 78 Inconel tubes of 1/8" with thickness of 0.71 mm and two reserviors which is connected with two cylinders. In order to know the charaterristics of heat transfer of Stirling engine receiver, simulation on the heat transfer of the receiver of Solo 161 is conducted by using CFD code of Fluent. The heat flux on the receiver surface has a shape of Gaussian distribution so, it is necessary to simulate a whole receiver. However, It is difficult and time consuming to simulate the whole receiver that one tube with different heat flux conditions are considered in this study. From the simulation results, heat transfer charateristics of receiver are observed and tube wall and fluid temperature and heat transfer coefficient are obtained and compared with the calculated results from Dittus-Boelter's correlation.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.70-70
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• 2011

The prospects of current and coming solar-photovoltaic (PV) technologies are envisioned, arguing this solar-electricity source is beyond a tipping point in the complex worldwide energy outlook. Truly, a revolution in both the technological advancements of solar PV and the deployment of this energy technology is underway; PV is no longer an outlier. The birth of modern photovoltaics (PV) traces only to the mid-1950s, with the Bell Telephone Laboratories' development of an efficient, single-crystal Si solar cell. Since then, Si has dominated the technology and the markets, from space through terrestrial applications. Recently, some significant shift toward technology diversity have taken place. Some focus of this presentation will be directed toward PV R&D and technology advances, with indications of the limitations and relative strengths of crystalline (Si and GaAs) and thin-film (a-Si:H, Si, Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2, CdTe). Recent advances, contributions, industry growth, and technological pathways for transformational now and near-term technologies (Si and primarily thin films) and status and forecasts for next-generation PV (nanotechnologies and non-conventional and "new-physics" approaches) are evaluated. The need for R&D accelerating the now and imminent (evolutionary) technologies balanced with work in mid-term (disruptive) approaches is highlighted. Moreover, technology progress and ownership for next generation solar PV mandates a balanced investment in research on longer-term (the revolution needs revolutionary approaches to sustain itself) technologies (quantum dots, multi-multijunctions, intermediate-band concepts, nanotubes, bio-inspired, thermophotonics, ${\ldots}$ and solar hydrogen) having high-risk, but extremely high performance and cost returns for our next generations of energy consumers. This presentation provides insights to the reasons for PV technology emergence, how these technologies have to be developed (an appreciation of the history of solar PV)-and where we can expect to be by this mid-21st century.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2015

BIPV system not only produces electricity at building, but also acts as a material for building envelope. Thus, it can increase the economical efficiency of PV system by saving the cost for building materials. Bifacial solar cell can convert solar energy to electrical energy from both sides of the cell. In addition, it is designed as 3 busbar layout which is the same with ordinary mono-facial solar cells. Therefore, many of the module manufacturers can easily use the bifacial solar cells without changing their manufacturing equipments. Moreover, bifacial PV system has much potential in building application by utilizing glass-to-glass structure of PV module. However, the electrical generation of the bifacial PV module depends on the characteristics of the building surface which faces the module, as well as outdoor environment. Therefore, in order to apply the bifacial PV module to building envelope as BIPV system, its power generation characteristics are carefully evaluated. For this purpose this study focused on the electrical performance of the bifacial BIPV system through the comparative outdoor experiments. As a result, the power generation performance of the bifacial BIPV system was improved by up to 21% compared to that of the monofacial BIPV system. Therefore, it is claimed that the bifacial BIPV system can replace the conventional BIPV system to improve the PV power generation in buildings.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2011년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.87-92
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• 2011

The heat from PV modules should be removed for better electrical performance, and can be converted into useful thermal energy. A photovoltaic-thermal(PVT)module is a combination of PV module with a solar thermal collector which forms one device that converts solar radiation into electricity and heat simultaneously. The performance of the PV/Thermal combined collector module is directly influenced by solar radiation that also has an effect on PV module temperature. It is also has believe that the energy performance of PV/T collector is related to absorber design as well as PV module temperature. The existing study has been paid to the PV/Thermal combined collector module with circle tube absorbers. The aim of this study is to analyze the experimental performance of the PV/Thermal combined collector rectangular tube absorbers according to solar radiation. The experimental result show that the average thermal and electrical efficiencies of the PVT collector were 43% and14.81% respectively. Solar radiation is one of the most influential factors to determine the energy performance of PVT collector, but from a certain level of solar radiation the PVT collector receives on, its efficiencies began to decrease.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1949-1954
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• 2016

스마트 그리드(smart grid) 기술은 전력 공급자와 소비자 사이를 실시간으로 전력정보를 교환함으로써 전력의 효율성을 높이는 전력망 관리 기술이다. 최근에는 유지보수 및 설치가 용이한 태양광 발전시스템에 대한 적용이 늘고 있다. 그러나 태양광 발전 시스템은 고장진단이 어려우며, PV(PhotoVoltaics) 어레이 및 인버터(inverter) 등의 결함과 기타 잠재적인 출력저하 요소로 인하여 발전량이 감소하기도 한다. 이처럼 태양광 발전 시스템을 통하여 안정적인 에너지 포집과 관리 및 조속한 고장 검출이 필수 요구사항이라 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 태양광 발전 시스템을 대상으로 전력 생산량 및 이상 동작 현상을 모니터링하고 외부 환경을 계측하는 계측모듈을 개발하고, 계측된 정보 데이터를 전송할 수 있는 통신모듈을 통하여 원격지에서 태양광 발전 시스템의 동작 상태를 모니터링 하도록 설계하였다. 또한 스마트폰을 기반으로 구축된 태양광 발전 시스템을 실시간으로 관리하고 모니터링 할 수 있는 모바일 관리 시스템을 제시하고자 한다.