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Accuracy Management and Evaluation of Natural Gas Quality Measurement System for Custody Transfer

상거래용 천연가스 품질 측정 시스템의 정확도 관리 및 평가

  • Eun-Gyu Yun (Korea Gas Corporation(KOGAS) Research Institute) ;
  • Kang-Jin Lee (Korea Gas Corporation(KOGAS) Research Institute)
  • Received : 2023.12.01
  • Accepted : 2024.07.29
  • Published : 2024.09.30

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the measurement accuracy of on-line natural gas analyzers operated to measure the quality of natural gas at gas supply points in Korea and verify the validity of the calorific value results used in gas trading after the implementation of the energy content-based national gas trading system in 2012. The measurement accuracy of the gas analyzers has been evaluated annually since 2013 through proficiency testing conducted by interlaboratory comparison. All test results were analyzed statistically to verify the measurement management capability and reliability of the measurement results of the gas analyzers for custody transfer. The evaluation results showed that in most tests, the concentration of individual components and calorific values satisfied the evaluation criteria according to ISO 13528 and ISO/TR 14749, demonstrating statistical agreement with the reference testing. It was confirmed that the measurement accuracy was appropriately maintained within the theoretically possible limits through systematic performance management, ensuring the reliability of calorific value measurements used in natural gas transactions.

본 연구에서는 전국 천연가스 공급수급지점(한국가스공사 공급관리소)에서 천연가스 품질 측정에 사용 중인 온라인 가스분석기를 대상으로 측정 정확도를 평가하고, 2012년 '도시가스 열량거래제도' 시행 이후 천연가스 상거래에 사용되고 있는 발열량 측정 결과의 유효성을 확인하고자 하였다. 가스분석기의 측정 정확도는 기준 시험소와의 비교 숙련도 시험 방식으로 2013년부터 연 1회 정기 평가하고 있으며, 전체 시험 결과에 대한 통계분석을 통해 천연가스 거래용 가스분석기의 측정관리능력 및 결과의 신뢰성을 검증하였다. 평가 결과, 대부분의 시험에서 개별 성분 농도와 발열량 측정값이 ISO 13528 및 ISO/TR 14749에 따른 평가기준을 만족하며 기준시험과 통계적으로 일치하는 결과를 보여주었다. 결론적으로, 체계적인 성능 관리를 통해 가스분석기의 측정 정확도가 이론적으로 허용 가능한 범위 내에서 적절한 수준으로 유지되고 있으며, 상거래용 천연가스 품질 측정 시스템의 신뢰성이 확보되고 있음을 확인하였다.

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