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A minimum energy control of a load-sensing hydraulic servo system

  • Kim, S.D.;Cho, H.S.
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1987.10a
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    • pp.747-752
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    • 1987
  • The dynamic characteristics of a load-sensing hydraulic servo system are complex and highly unstable. Another property of the system is that the setting value of pump compensator is closely related to energy efficiency as well as control performance of the system. This necessitates the development of an effective control algorithm which guarantees good control performance, stability and energy efficiency. This paper considers a suboptimal PID control for the velocity control problem of the load-sensing hydraulic servo system. The results of simulations studies and experiments show that the proposed suboptimal controller can produce much better control performance than nonoptimal controllers and give effective energy efficiency.

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Translational gut microbiome research for strategies to improve beef cattle production sustainability and meat quality

  • Yasushi Mizoguchi;Le Luo Guan
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • v.37 no.2_spc
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    • pp.346-359
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    • 2024
  • Advanced and innovative breeding and management of meat-producing animals are needed to address the global food security and sustainability challenges. Beef production is an important industry for securing animal protein resources in the world and meat quality significantly contributes to the economic values and human needs. Improvement of cattle feed efficiency has become an urgent task as it can lower the environmental burden of methane gas emissions and the reduce the consumption of human edible cereal grains. Cattle depend on their symbiotic microbiome and its activity in the rumen and gut to maintain growth and health. Recent developments in high-throughput omics analysis (metagenome, metatranscriptome, metabolome, metaproteome and so on) have made it possible to comprehensively analyze microbiome, hosts and their interactions and to define their roles in affecting cattle biology. In this review, we focus on the relationships among gut microbiome and beef meat quality, feed efficiency, methane emission as well as host genetics in beef cattle, aiming to determine the current knowledge gaps for the development of the strategies to improve the sustainability of beef production.

Agricultural Radial Collector Wells in South Korea and Sustainability (한국의 농업용 방사상 집수정 현황 및 지속가능성)

  • Hong, Soun-Ouk;Song, Sung-Ho;An, Jung-Gi;Kim, Jin-Sung
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.331-337
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    • 2016
  • Radial collector wells (RCWs) have been managed by Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC) since 1983, installing 98 wells for agriculture in rural area over the country. Among them, 20 wells were installed upstream of 5 subsurface dams and the remaining were installed regardless of the subsurface dam. Most of RCWs have been developed in 1980s and 1990s, and 83 wells have been passed more than 20 years after construction. The number of horizontal arms for RCWs varies from 9 to 28, with length and diameter being 10~30 m and 65 mm, respectively. The central caisson with an inner diameter of 3.5 m was commonly constructed to a depth of 10 m. The maximum pumping rates in RCWs, which are located at distances of 10 to 1,200 m from the river, are 2,000~10,000 m3/day. RCW has a fundamental problem that reduced pumping capacity and degraded well efficiency, due to the physical and chemical clogging. From the feasibility test for improving RCW performance, specific capacity increased to 67% after rehabilitation. TV logging for RCW horizontal arm shows that near the caisson is more severe clogging. From the results of this study, KRC has established the guidebook for monitoring and improving well efficiency through physical/chemical treatment, well logging, and hydraulic tests and managed RCWs periodically with its rehabilitation methods.

A Study on Optical Design Factors by Artificial Recharge Performance (인공함양 주입성능평가에 의한 설계요소 산정 연구)

  • Won, Kyoung-Sik;Lee, Yeoung-Dong;Shin, Dong-Min;Kim, Byeong-Jun;Kim, Gyoo-Bum
    • The Journal of Engineering Geology
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.603-615
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    • 2020
  • The design factors of artificial recharge are determined by considering the hydrogeological characteristics of the aquifer. The optimal design factors for artificial recharge were derived after performing the injection tests step by step for each injection type (vertical well, ditch and mixed type), which were built in the test site of the study area. It was analyzed that the difference in the injection effect according to the diameter of the injection well was not large, and the 100 mm well was evaluated as appropriate in consideration of the availability and economy of land use. Since the injection effect was well maintained even in the upper rock, the depth of the injection well was proposed for the alluvial layer and the upper rock layer. On the other hand, in four cases of filter media in the ditch, it was analyzed that the penetration efficiency and the hydraulic interference effect indicated excellent injection performance when a filter medium of 10 to 30 mm diameter was filled in the ditch. In addition, the proper spacing of the injection wells was analyzed as 9~12 m considering the interference efficiency. The interference efficiency attenuation coefficient per 1 m of hole spacing was calculated to be 1.75% in this area. In the future study, the artificial recharge design factors obtained in this stage are applied and verified on site construction and operation. Also it is expected to contribute to securing water in areas where there is always a lack of water.

A Study for Adaptability of Beach Well Intake System as a Pre-treatment Method of Seawater Desalination Plant (기술사마당_기술자료 - 해수담수화설비의 전처리방안에서 Beach Well Intake 방법의 적용성 검토)

  • Lee, Young-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2009
  • According to increasing demand of water mainly due to the growth of population and increased water consumption, many countries either face or worry about the shortage of fresh water. Proportionately, importance and efforts of each country to develop the potable water has been gradually increasing as well. Among others, desalination of seawater has been developed to one of the solutions mainly from the middle east and other arid regions to produce large quantity of fresh water from seawater. We installed beach seawater collector wells to develop the filtered seawater supply for desalination in a refinery. We came to a conclusion that the beach seawater collector well is one of the recommendable alternatives of seawater pre-treatment for desalination applications with lower operating cost and higher efficiency.

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Quantification of DNA Delivery Efficiency Labeled with Fluorescent Dye in Digital Electroporation System (디지털 전기천공시스템에서 형광 염료로 표지 된 DNA 전달 효율의 정량화)

  • Bae, Seo Jun;Im, Do Jin
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.58 no.3
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    • pp.450-457
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    • 2020
  • In the previous study, there was a big difference between the tendency of the delivery efficiency of Yo-Pro-1 and the expression efficiency of the CFP gene, but there was a problem that could not provide a clue to this problem. Therefore, this study aimed to present a clue to this problem by quantifying and comparing the delivery efficiency after labeling DNA using a fluorescent dye, which was one of the methods for quantifying biomolecules. As a fluorescent dye for labeling, Yo-Pro-1 was used, and the delivery efficiency of the fluorescent dye Yo-Pro-1 and the labeled DNA was compared. The delivery efficiency of Yo-Pro-1 and labeled DNA according to the voltage condition of the digital electroporation system was maximized at 96 V, and the delivery efficiency tended to decrease as the voltage increased further. In the comparison of the delivery efficiency of Yo-Pro-1 and labeled DNA according to the number of voltage application conditions, the delivery efficiency was maximized at the number of 8 voltage application times for both delivery materials, and the delivery efficiency tended to decrease as the number of voltage application increases further. Through the two results, it was confirmed that the delivery efficiency using Yo-Pro-1 in the digital electroporation system represents the delivery efficiency of the system well. In addition, through the results of this study, the difference between the tendency of the delivery efficiency of Yo-Pro-1 and the expression efficiency of the CFP gene shown in the preceding study was not the result of the difference in the delivery efficiency of the delivery material, but it can be predicted to be due to a problem with the expression process of the genetic material that had been delivered.

Study on the Performance Evaluation of Smart Heating and Cooling Heat Pump System in a Balancing Well Cross-Conditioned Ground Heat Exchanger (Balancing Well 교차혼합 지중열교환기의 스마트 냉난방 히트펌프 시스템의 성능평가에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Changhee;Kim, Donggyu;Yu, Byeoungseok;Kim, Booil
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2020
  • This study performed a single hole operation method using a balancing well-cross-mixed underground heat exchanger, and conducted thermal performance studies of an SCW-type underground heat exchanger using a two-well. The study attempted to change the existing operating method of the two adjacent SCW underground heat exchangers with one ball each. The SCW-type geothermal heat exchanger is considered to enable up to 20% of bleed discharge at maximum load, which makes groundwater usage unequal. The efficiency factor of the geothermal system was improved by constructing the discharged water by cross-mixing two balancing wells to prevent the discharge of groundwater sources and keep the temperature of the underground heat exchanger constant. As a result of the cooling and heating operation with the existing SCW heat exchange system and the balancing well-cross-mixed heat exchange system, the measured performance coefficient improved by 23% and 12% in cooling and heating operations, respectively. In addition, when operating with a balanced cross-mixing heat exchange system, it has been confirmed that the initial basement temperature is constant with a standard deviation of 0.08 to 0.12℃.

Complementary Dual-Path Charge Pump with High Pumping Efficiency in Standard CMOS Logic Technology (상보형 전하이동 경로를 갖는 표준 CMOS 로직 공정용 고효율 전하펌프 회로)

  • Lee, Jung-Chan;Chung, Yeon-Bae
    • Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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    • v.46 no.12
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    • pp.80-86
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    • 2009
  • In this paper, we present a new charge pump circuit feasible for the implementation with standard twin-well CMOS process technology. The proposed charge pump employs PMOS-switching dual charge-transfer paths and a simple two-phase clock. Since charge transfer switches are fully turned on during each half of clock cycle, they transfer charges completely from the present stage to the next stage without suffering threshold voltage drop. During one clock cycle, the pump transfers charges twice through two pumping paths which are operating alternately. The performance comparison by simulations and measurements demonstrates that the proposed charge pump exhibits the higher output voltage, the larger output current and a better power efficiency over the traditional twin-well charge pumps.

Influence of Tax Officials' Occupational Stress on Job Satisfaction and Psychological Well-being (세무공무원이 경험하는 직무스트레스가 직무만족과 심리적 웰빙에 미치는 영향)

  • Hong, Soon-Bok
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.298-305
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship among the factors of tax officials' occupational stress, job satisfaction and psychological well-being. It also aims to provide the effective management ways of tax officials' job. The result of the study showed that the factors of their occupational stress in performing their duties had negative effects on their job satisfaction, the higher their job satisfaction degree was, the higher their psychological well-being was and it could improve the efficiency of the tax administration performance. It also had the positive effects to improve tax payers' satisfaction degree of taxation service. Therefore, the welfare expansion considering the tax officials' roles and importance, wage supplement from provincial governments and institutionalized supplement to improve their job satisfaction are needed for the increase of the efficiency of taxation service.

Effects of Selected Time on Analysis Results in Step-Drawdown Tests (단계양수시험 해석시 시간선택이 해석결과에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee Jin-Yong;Song Sung-Ho;Lee Kang-Kun
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.59-65
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    • 2005
  • Step-drawdown test has been generally conducted to evaluate productivity or efficiency of both aquifer and well. In general step-drawdown test, pumping with a low constant discharge rate is conducted in the first stage until the drawdown within the well stabilizes. And then the groundwater is pumped with a higher rate in the next step until the drawdown stabilizes once more. This process is repeated at least three times (steps), with the equal duration. In this paper we tried to review some critical problems related to the step-drawdown test, which were revealed in the process of field practices and analyses. The problems, referred in this paper are mainly associated with the incorrect conceptual approach for analysis and incomplete data collection in the field test.