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The Technology for On-line Measurement of Coal Properties by using Near-Infrared

근적외선을 이용한 온라인 석탄 성상분석 방법

  • Kim, Dong-Won (Power Generation Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Min (Power Generation Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Sung (Power Generation Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Hak-Jong (Power Generation Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute)
  • 김동원 (한전 전력연구원 수화력발전연구소) ;
  • 이종민 (한전 전력연구원 수화력발전연구소) ;
  • 김재성 (한전 전력연구원 수화력발전연구소) ;
  • 김학종 (한전 전력연구원 수화력발전연구소)
  • Received : 2007.07.10
  • Accepted : 2007.08.17
  • Published : 2007.12.31
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Abstract

Rapid or on-line coal analysis is of great interest in coal industry as it would allow efficient plant operation. Multivariate analysis has been applied to near-infrared(NIR) spectra coal for investigating the relationship between coal properties(%) (moisture, ash, volatile matter, fixed carbon, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur), heating value(kcal/kg) and corresponding near-infrared spectral data. The quantitative analysis was carried out by applying PLS(partial least squares regression) to determine a methodology able to establish a relationship between coal properties and NIR spectral data being applied mathematical pre-treatments for minimizing the physical features of the samples. As a results of the analysis, this technique is able to classify the species of coals and to predict the all coal properties except ash, nitrogen and sulfur. The efficient operation of coal fired power plant is expected owing to real time on-line coal analysis of moisture and heating value.

실시간 온라인 석탄 성상분석은 효율적인 석탄 화력발전소 운영을 위해 반드시 필요한 기술이다. 온라인 석탄 성상분석 기술 개발을 위해 다변량 분석기법을 사용하여 확산 반사방식을 통해 얻은 석탄의 근적외선 스펙트럼과 석탄 성상(%)[수분, 회분, 휘발분, 고정탄소, 탄소, 수소, 질소, 산소, 황], 발열량(kcal/kg)간의 관계를 조사하였다. 현재 석탄 화력발전소에서 사용하는 40여종의 석탄에서 얻은 근적외선 스펙트럼을 전처리[2차 미분, MSC(multiplicative scatter correction)]를 통해 물리적 영향을 최소화하여 석탄 성상과의 관계를 PLS(partial least squares regression), PCA(principal component analysis)의 chemometrics 기법을 이용하여 정량 분석하였다. 분석 결과 본 기법을 통해 근적외선 스펙트럼으로 석탄 성상 중 회분, 질소 그리고 황을 제외한 나머지 성분에 대해 분석이 가능함을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 PC(PLS component)의 값을 이용하여 석탄의 종류를 구별한 다음, 다변량 통계기법을 사용하여 정량 분석한 결과, 전체 석탄을 이용해서 정량 분석한 결과에 비해 비교적 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 수분, 발열량이 실시간으로 분석 가능하여 보다 효율적인 석탄 화력발전소 운영이 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

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Supported by : 한국동서발전(주)

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