• 신재생에너지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2024

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) have been developed to overcome large water depths and leverage the abundant wind resource in deep seas. However, wind-wave misalignment can occur depending on the weather conditions, and most megawatt (MW)-class turbines are horizontal-axis wind turbines subjected to yaw errors. Therefore, the power performance and dynamic response of super-large FOWTs exposed simultaneously to these external conditions must be analyzed. In this study, several scenarios combining wind-wave misalignment and yaw error were considered. The IEA 15 MW reference FOWT (v1.1.2) and OpenFAST (v3.4.1) were used to perform numerical simulations. The results show that the power performance was affected more significantly by the yaw error; therefore, the generator power reduction and variability increased significantly. However, the dynamic response was affected more significantly by the wind-wave misalignment increased; thus, the change in the platform 6-DOF and tower loads (top and base) increased significantly. These results can be facilitate improvements to the power performance and structural integrity of FOWTs during the design process.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제66권4호
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• pp.605-612
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• 2017

One of the biggest environmental issues that our world has been facing is climate change. In order to cope with such environmental issues, the world is putting a great deal of effort into energy conservation. The building sector, in particular, consumes 36% of the energy consumed worldwide and emits considerable amount of greenhouse gases. Therefore, introduction of renewable energies in the building sector is highly recommended. Renewable energy sources that can be utilized in the building sector include sunlight, solar heat, geothermal heat, fuel cells and wind power. The wind power generation system which converts wind energy into electrical energy has advantages in that wind is an unlimited and pollution-free resource. It is suitable to be connected to existing buildings because many years of operational experience and the enhanced stability of the system have made it possible to downsize the electrical generator. In case of existing buildings, it is necessary to consider the live loads of the buildings to connect the wind power generation system. This paper, through the connection of the wind power generation with existing buildings, promotes reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and energy independence by reducing energy consumption in the building sector. In order to connect the wind power generation system with an exciting building, the live load of the building and the area of the rooftop should be considered. The installable model is selected by comparing the live load of the building and the load of the wind power generation system. The maximum number of the wind turbines that can be installed is obtained by considering the separation distance between the wind turbines within the area of the rooftop. Installations are divided into single installations and multiple installations of two different types of wind turbines. After determining the maximum installable number, the optimal model that can achieve the maximum annual power generation will be selected by comparing the respective total annual amount of the power generation of different models.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.176-185
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• 2015

We present the design optimization of the magnetic pole and slot design options that minimize the cogging torque of permanent-magnet (PM) brushless generators for small wind turbine generators. Most small wind-turbines use direct-driven PM generators which have the characteristics of low speed and high efficiency. Small wind-turbines are usually self-starting and require very simple controls. The cogging torque is an inherent characteristic of PM generators, and is mainly caused by the generator's geometry. The inherent the cogging torque can cause problems during turbine start-up and cut-in in order to start softly and to run a power generator even when there is little wind power during turbine start-up. Thus, to improve the operation of small turbines, it is important to minimize the cogging torque. To determine the effects of the cogging torque reductions, we adjust the slot opening width, slot skewing, mounting method of magnets, magnet shape, and the opening and combinations of different numbers of slots per pole. Of these different methods, we combine the methods and optimized the design variables for the most significant design options affecting the cogging torque. Finally, we apply to the target design model and compare FEA simulation and measured results to validate the design optimization.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.238-244
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• 2022

Maintenance works of offshore wind turbines could take a longer time, which causes the reduction of their energy production efficiency, than those of onshore wind turbines owing to severe offshore environment. Subsequently, preventive maintenance measures are required to increase the production efficiency. Thus, we proposed a wheel-based Underwater Pole Climbing Robot (UPCR) platform, which was aimed at the periodic inspection and maintenance of the substructures of the offshore wind turbines, with three advantages: high speed, good mobility and low power consumption. In the proposed platform, a self-locking system using a gripper module was adopted for preventing slippery problem and a dual configuration was chosen for moving on a branched structure. As a result, the proposed robot was able to continuously climb, preserve it's position at the pole without consuming energy, and move from the pole to the other branched pole. The results of this research show that the UPCR has basic moving capabilities required for the underwater work for the substructures of the offshore wind turbines.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.351-357
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기의 유동소음특성에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기는 Savonius형과 Darrieus형을 동시에 사용하여 두 풍력발전기의 장점을 극대화하여 단점을 상쇄시키는 새로운 개념의 수직축 풍력발전기이다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 특성을 갖는 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기에 대하여, 복합 전산공력음향학 기법을 이용하여 풍력발전기에서 발생하는 유동소음을 예측하였다. 먼저, 전산유체역학 기법을 이용하여 터빈 주위의 비정상유동장을 예측하였다. 다음으로, 예측한 비정상유동장에 음향상사법을 적용하여 터빈으로부터 방사하는 유동소음을 예측하였다. 해석결과를 바탕으로 복합형 수직축 풍력발전기의 유동소음특성을 분석하였고, 이를 Savonius형 및 Darrieus형의 유동소음특성과 비교하였다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.187-197
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• 2018

In this study, aerodynamic characteristics of a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) were evaluated and discussed in terms of measured data in existing onshore wind farm. Five wind turbines (T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5) were selected, and hub-height wind speed, $U_D$, wind turbine power output, P and turbine rotational speed, ${\Omega}$ data measured from these turbines were used for evaluation. In order to obtain characteristics of axial flow induction factor, a, power coefficient, $C_p$, thrust force coefficient, $C_T$, thrust force, T and tangential flow induction factor, a', Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory was used. According to the results obtained, during a year, probability density of turbines at a rotational speed of 16.1 rpm was determined as approximately 45%. Optimum tip speed ratio was calculated to be 7.12 for most efficient wind turbine. Maximum $C_p$ was found to be 30% corresponding to this tip speed ratio.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1110-1122
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• 2018

This paper proposes an alternative method to evaluate the effect of wind power to the power system stability with small disturbance. Alternatively, available techniques for stability analysis of a power system based on deterministic methods are less accurate for high penetration of wind power. Numerical simulations of random behaviors are computationally expensive. A stochastic stability index (SSI) is proposed for the power system stability evaluation based on the theory of stochastic stability and energy function, specifically the stochastic derivative of the relative well-defined energy function and the critical energy. The SSI is implemented on the modified nine-bus system including wind turbines under different conditions. A doubly-fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbine is characterized and modeled using measured wind data from several sites in Thailand. Each of the obtained wind power data is analyzed. The wind power effect is modeled considering the aggregated effect of wind turbines. With the proposed method, the system behavior is properly predicted and the stability is quantitatively evaluated with less computational effort compared with conventional numerical simulation methods.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2005년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.469-471
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• 2005

Wind farms employs induction generators which are two type, one is Squirrel cage for fixed speed wind turbines and the other is Wound induction generator (doubly fed induction generator DFIG) for variable speed wind turbines. this paper describes grid connection scheme of wind power system using two type induction generators and simulation results show the characteristics of two type induction generators.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2021

In recent years, there has been a tendency towards renewable energy sources considering the damages caused by non-renewable energy resources to nature and humans. One of the renewable energy sources is wind and energy is obtained with the help of wind turbines. To determine the behavior of wind turbines under earthquake loads, dynamic characteristics are required. In this study, the differential transformation method is proposed to determine the free vibration analysis of wind turbines with a variable cross-section. The wind turbine is modeled as an equivalent variable continuous flexural beam and blade weight is considered as a point mass at the top of the structures. The differential equation representing the free vibration of the wind turbine is transformed into an algebraic equation with the help of differential transformation method and the angular frequencies and the mode shapes of the wind turbine are obtained by the help of the differential transformation method. In the study, a sample taken from the literature was solved with the presented method and the suitability of the method was investigated. The same wind turbine example also modeled by finite element modelling software, ABAQUS. Results of the finite element model and differential transformation method are compared with each other and the results are in good agreement.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제30권1A호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 소형 풍력발전기를 교량에 설치하여 전력생산과 아울러 내풍안정성을 개선할 수 있는 방안을 연구하였다. 이를 위하여 기존 공기역학적 진동억제 대책과 유사하게 교량에 풍력발전기를 설치하기 위한 방법과 풍력에너지 추정 방법을 제시하였다. 풍동실험 결과를 보면, 페어링처럼 소형 풍력발전기를 설치하면 와류진동을 거의 억제할 수 있는 것으로 나타났고, 이때 교축방향 최적 이격 거리는 터빈 직경의 3-4.5배인 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 풍력발전기를 설치하면 항력계수는 낮아지고 양력계수의 기울기도 음에서 양의 값으로 바뀌어 전반적인 내풍안정성이 향상되는 것으로 나타났다. 한편 풍하측의 풍력발전기는 평균풍속이 낮아 발전을 못하지만, 풍상측의 풍력발전기는 상당량의 전기에너지를 생산하는 것으로 나타났다.