• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.15 no.1 s.45
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• pp.14-22
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• 2006

Various pros and cons are raised as to the nuclear and renewable power portions. In order to generate scientific, objective, and comparative data, this study reviewed energy policies of some countries and derived 34 possible energy mix scenarios depending on the nuclear portion, the renewable portion and the make-up power sources. For each scenario, the unit electricity cost was calculated using the BLMP (Base Load Marginal Price) and SMP (System Marginal Price) methodology, which is currently adopted in Korean electricity market. The unit electricity cost for the current energy mix was 22.18 Won/kWh and those fir other scenarios spreaded from 19.74 to 164.07 Won/kWh excluding the transmission costs and profits of the electric utility companies. Generally, the increased nuclear power portion leads reduction in the unit electricity cost while the trend is reversed in the renewable power portion. Notable observation is that when the renewable power portion exceeds 20%, as the scenario cannot enjoy the benefit of cheap base load, the unit electricity cost at low demand time zone is increased.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.288-294
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• 2011

In this paper, the FPGA-based SoC board (Xilinx Virtex-4 ML401 EVM) is adopted to control electrical power inverter system. For marine application, its performance is shown on PC-based system for monitoring electrical characteristics of a power inverter using by the NMEA 2000 protocol. This power inverter system is achieved in Real-Time monitoring and control by dual micro-processor operation on embedded FPGA-based SoC board. One micro processor is for control (Control processor) electrical power inverter using by PWM signal. And the other microprocessor (Communication processor) is for communication with PC-based monitoring system. The two-processor is communicating each other using by dual-port ram (DPRAM). PC-based system user can control and monitor information of the electrical power inverter via NMEA 2000 based communication processor. Control and monitoring information includes the inverter status and configuration. SoC board converts this information to Parameter Group Numbers (PGNs) in the NMEA 2000 protocol. This system can be applied to marine power electronics for distributed power generation, transmission or regulation systems on the ship.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.1193-1198
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• 2017

The IGBT structure developed in this paper is used as a high power switch semiconductor for DC transmission and distribution and it is expected that it will be used as an important electronic device for new and long distance DC transmission in the future by securing fast switching speed and improved breakdown voltage characteristic. As a new type of next generation power semiconductors, it is designed to improve the switching speed while at the same time improving the breakdown voltage characteristics, reducing power loss characteristics, and achieving high current density advantages at the same time. These improved properties were obtained by further introducing SiO2 into the N-drift region of the Planar IGBT and were compared and analyzed using the Sentaurus TCAD simulation tool.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.527-532
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• 2015

In domestic island regions, the power supply generally depends on diesel generators due to difficulties of grid connection. To solve this issue, recently, the study on the stand-alone microgrid technology and its test are being actively conducted. In this paper, we propose the stand-alone microgrid integration monitoring system for energy independence island. First, we design the software architecture for monitoring of solar, wind, diesel power generation facilities, transmission and distribution of grid network, and energy storage system. Then, we implement the monitoring software that allows administrators to identify and run the monitoring software easily.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.61 no.10
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• pp.1412-1419
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose the protection coordination algorithm using communication methode based on IEC 61850. The communication protocol in power distribution management system has been issued by IEC standard, IEC61850 of them, which was made for substation automation system, has researched to apply into power distribution system, even though the standard is not a suitable for the system. In smart distribution management system' launched in 2009, the communication network based on the ethernet network for IEC 61850 has been designed to apply the self-healing concept, which is to perform the system protection through the communication between remote terminal units(RTU) according to the standard. However, it is first time to apply the scheme in the real. Thus, this paper proposed the protection algorithm and consideration for applying communication method and introduced the result of demonstration.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.95_96
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• 2009

In this paper, a new algorithm of Integrated Volt/Var Control (IVVC) is proposed using Volt/Var control for the Distribution Automation System (DAS) based on the modeling of the distributed load and the distributed current. In the proposed, the load flow based on the modeling of the distributed load with Distributed Generation and the distributed current are estimated from constants of four terminals using the measurement of the current and power factor from a Feeder Remote Terminal Unit (FRTU). For Integrated Volt/Var Control (IVVC), the gradient method is applied to find optimal solution for tap and capacity control of OLTC (On-Load Tap Changers), SVR (Step Voltage Regulator), and SC (Shunt Condenser). What is more Volt/Var control method is proposed using moving the tie switch as well as IVVC algorithm using power utility control. In the case studies, the estimation and simulation network have been testified in Matlab Simulink.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1956_1957
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• 2009

전 세계적인 에너지 확보 위기와 $CO_2$ 과다 배출로 인한 지구 온난화 문제에 당면한 현재의 전력산업이 다음 세기에도 지속적으로 성장해 가기 위해서는 에너지 효율 향상과 신 재생에너지에 바탕을 둔 분산전원의 활성화를 통한 환경과의 조화와 더불어 미래 디지털 시대의 에너지 조건을 충족시키기 위한 IT기술과 전력기술의 융합을 통한 자동화되고 지능화된 전력시스템 즉, 스마트그리드로의 변화가 절실히 요구되고 있다. 스마트그리드의 주요 분야 중에서 AMI(Advanced Metering Infrastructure)는 최종 전력 소비자와 전력회사 사이의 전력서비스인프라로, 지능형 전력망(Smart Grid) 구현에 필수적인 핵심 인프라 시스템이며, 공급-수요 상호 인지 기반 수요반응(Demand Response) 실현을 위한 중요 수단이라 할 수 있으며, 다양한 유형의 분산전원체계, 배전지능화시스템 등과 정보 연계 등 미래 지능형 전력망 운용을 위해 요구되는 최우선 지능화 전력망 인프라로 인식되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 AMI 시스템의 해외 구축 동향과 관련 기술 그리고 국내 적용을 위한 방안에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.161_162
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• 2009

'The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007' 연방 법안이 2007년 12월 미국 의회 통과에 힘입어, 법안의 Title XIII에 포함된 '스마트그리드(Smart Grid)'는 다양한 연구 결과를 목표로 추진되고 있다. 스마트그리드는 IT를 기존 전력기술에 적용해 송전, 배전망을 지능형으로 만들자는 개념으로, 2003년 DOE가 발표한 2030년까지의 전력인프라 발전 계획인 '그리드2030(Grid2030)'의 실천 전략으로 볼 수도 있으며, 2008년부터 2020년까지 스마트그리드에 대한 연구개발, 시범사업 등을 국가 정책사업으로 추진한다는 내용을 담고 있다.[1] 이러한 장기간의 국책 사업들은 단기적으로 다양한 시범사업을 통하여 가상의 시뮬레이션이나 데모시스템 구현을 실시하여 교훈을 얻는 방식으로 진행된다. 시범 사업의 결과만으로는 유틸리티 전체의 전력망에 적용하는 것은 비용적인 측면에서나 안정적 전력 운영에 있어서 무리이기 때문에 연구 결과를 현재의 전력망과 조화롭게 점진적으로 배치시키는 과정과 상호 운용성 통합 과정이 필수적으로 따르게 된다. 본 논문에서는 스마트그리드 관련 국외 시범사업 및 관련 활동들을 살펴보고 IntelliGrid 프로그램에서 제시하는 자동화 아키텍쳐의 지능화시스템을 적용하기위한 현장 전개 방법을 고찰하고자 한다.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.58 no.8
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• pp.1463-1471
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• 2009

In this paper, a new algorithm of Integrated Volt/Var Control (IVVC) is proposed using Volt/Var control for the Distribution Automation System (DAS) based on the modeling of the distributed load and the distributed current. In the proposed, the load flow based on the modeling of the distributed load and the distributed current are estimated from constants of four terminals using the measurement of the current and power factor from a Feeder Remote Terminal Unit (FRTU). For Integrated Volt/Var Control (IVVC), the gradient method is applied to find optimal solution for tap and capacity control of OLTC (On-Load Tap Changers), SVR (Step Voltage Regulator), and SC (Shunt Condenser). What is more Volt/Var control method is proposed using moving the tie switch as well as IVVC algorithm using power utility control. In the case studies, the estimation and simulation network have been testified in Matlab Simulink.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.108-110
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• 2002

In this paper, a fault location algorithm is suggested for line to line faults in distribution networks. Conventional fault location algorithms use the symmetrical component transformation, a very useful tool for transmission network analysis. However, its application is restricted to balanced network only. Distribution networks are, in general, operated in unbalanced manners, therefore, conventional methods cannot be applied directly, which is the reason why there are few research results on fault location in distribution networks. Especially, the line to line fault is considered as a more difficult subject. The proposed algorithm uses direct 3-phase circuit analysis, which means it can be applied not only to balanced networks but also to unbalanced networks like distribution a network. The comparisons of simulation results between one of conventional methods and the suggested method are presented to show its effectiveness and accuracy.