• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.61 no.6
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• pp.785-794
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• 2017

This paper is concerned with the comparative numerical and experimental study on the natural behavior and the motion responses of a 1/75 moored scale model of a 2.5 MW spar-type floating offshore wind turbine subject to 1-D regular wave. Heave, pitch and surge motions and the mooring tensions are investigated and compared by numerical and experimental methods. The upper part of wind turbine which is composed of three rotor blades, hub and nacelle is modeled as a lumped mass and three mooring lines are pre-tensioned by means of linear springs. The numerical simulations are carried out by a coupled FEM-cable dynamics code, while the experiments are performed in a wave tank equipped with the specially-designed vision and data acquisition system. Using the both methods, the natural behavior and the motion responses in RAOs are compared and parametrically investigated to the fairlead position, the spring constant and the location of mass center of platform. It is confirmed, from the comparison, that both methods show a good agreement for all the test cases. And, it is observed that the mooring tension is influenced by all three parameters but the platform motion is dominated by the location of mass center. In addition, from the sensitivity analysis of RAOs, the coupling characteristic of platform motions and the sensitivities to the mooring parameters are investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2013.04a
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• pp.91-96
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• 2013

In this paper, vibration response of gravity-type caisson breakwater is analyzed to suggest the direction for structural health monitoring (SHM) on harbor caisson structure. To achieve the objective, the following approaches are implemented. Firstly, vibration analysis methods are selected to examine the dynamic characteristics of the lab-scale caisson in the frequency and the modal domain. Secondly, vibration tests on the lab-scale caisson breakwater which is installed in 2-D wave tank were performed under several water level conditions. Thirdly, vibration response of the lab-scale caisson were analyzed in the frequency and modal domain. Finally, the direction of SHM for gravity-type caisson breakwater was suggested.

• Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.80-84
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• 2013

This study is to develop the simplified formulae for added mass coefficient of a 2-D floating body with a semi-circle section in a finite water depth. The semi-circle floating body may represent a simplified midship section transformed by Lewis form, which can be used for the ship motion analysis by strip theory. Since the added mass coefficient varies with motion frequencies and sea bottom effect, the correction factor representing the effect of water depth and frequencies is developed for accurate prediction of added mass. Using a two-dimensional numerical wave tank (NWT) technique based on the boundary element method (BEM) including sea bottom boundary the reference values of added mass are calculated to develop the correction factor. For verification and effectiveness of the formulae, the predicted added mass coefficients for various frequencies and water depth ratios are compared with the calculated values from NWT technique.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.18-25
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• 2002

In this paper, We have researched about the Electronic Ballast for 250W HPS(High Pressure Sodium) lamp. This Electronic Ballast is capable to operate the Ignition and Steady State Using the Class D LCC resonant tank, and minimizing the full-bridge inverter's Switching Stress by implementation Quasi-square ZC-ZVS Soft Switching Method. And also, We have reduced the heat of MOS-FETs and high frequency switching surge noise using the RCD damp snubber. Therefore, We are sure that the developed ballast has the properties of the stable & reliable Control and the function of minimizing the total noise of the system.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.859-871
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• 2014

In order to analyze the density current due to salt and temperature difference, this study develops new numerical model (LES-WASS-3D ver. 2.0) by introducing state equation for salt and temperature and 3D advection-diffusion equation to existing 3D numerical wave tank (LES-WASS-3D ver. 1.0). To verify the applicability, the newly-developed numerical model is analyzed comparing to the experimental result of existing numerical model. In the result, it well implement the behavior and vertical salt concentration of advected and diffused seawater as well as flow velocity and temperature of the discharged warm water. This confirms the validity and effectiveness of the developed numerical model.

• Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.318-328
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• 1991

The present paper describes the experimental study on the fixed-type wave-energy conversion system, consisting of the OWC-type wave-energy absorbing chamber and the duct for the air turbine. For simplicity, a screen of wire mesh was employed in place of an air turbine in order to simulate its effects on OWC chamber. Experiments were performed at the towing tank in regular waves with the frequency range of 0.22-0.75Hz. Comparison wish the numerical prediction using a potential flow-based method [4] was made to validate the capability of numerical code. It was shown that the agreements between measured and calculated results are quite good, giving a confidence in prediction method. Simulation of air turbine using a wire-mesh screen was successful, at least in a qualitative sense, to investigate the inter action between the OWC chamber and an air turbine. Results also showed that the effects of a wire-mesh screen on chamber efficiency are negligible, and the present model can be effectively utilized for the practical use in ocean waves with the frequency range under 0.3Hz.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.2441-2446
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• 2018

This paper presents a radio frequency-to-direct current (RF-to-DC) converter for special RF power harvesting application at 915 MHz. The major featured components of the proposed RF-to-DC converter is the combination of a cross-coupled rectifier and an active diode: first, the cross-coupled rectifier boosts the input voltage to desired level, and an active diode blocks the reverse current, respectively. A prototype was implemented using $0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS technology, and the performance was proven from the fact that the targeted RF harvesting system's full-operation with higher power efficiency; even if the system's input power gets lower (e.g., from nominal 0 to min. -12 dBm), the proposed RF-to-DC converter constantly provides 1.47 V, which is exactly the voltage level to drive follow up system components like DC-to-DC converter and so on. And, maximum power conversion efficiency is 82 % calculated from the 0 dBm input power, 2.3 mA load current.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Information Technology
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.41-47
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• 2018

The buoy-enabled underwater surveillance system is a device that is installed in a particular sea area and operated for a certain period of tine and moved to another sea area after recovery. In this paper, a mooring method which is applied for a buoy-enabled underwater surveillance system was selected to maintain installation and enure stable operation. Also, the structure of the mooring line was designed. Two-point mooring method was selected considering interference with the communication cable of array-assembly. The composite structure of buoy chain, nylon rope, and anchor chain is designed as the basic component of mooring line. For the verification of design, a numerical simulation and wave tank experiment were performed. Their results were confirmed similarity in test condition. Finally, the mooring lines were designed for the environment of the sea trial location. The mooring line produced by the final design confirmed the stability above the significant wave height considered in the design on the sea trial.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.22 no.8
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• pp.652-659
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• 2003

High-frequency(40∼120 kHz) reflection loss measurements on the water-sandy sediment with a flat interface were conducted in a water tank for various grazing angles. The water tank(5×5×5 m) was filled with a 0.5 m-thick-flat bottom of 0.5ø-mean-grain-size sand. Reflection losses, which were experimentally obtained as a function of grazing angle and frequency, were compared with the forward loss model, APL-UW model (Mourad & Jackson, 1989). For frequencies below 60 kHz, the observed losses well agree with the reflection loss model, however, in cases for frequencies above 70 kHz, the observed losses are greater by 2∼3 dB than the model results. The model calculation, which does not fully account for the vertical scale of roughness due to grain size, produce less bottom losses compared to the observations that correspond to large roughness based on the Rayleigh parameter in the wave scattering theory. In conclusion, for the same grain-size-sediment, as frequencies increase, the grainsize becomes the scale of roughness that could be very large for the frequencies above 70 kHz. Therefore, although the sea bottom was flat, we have to consider the frequency dependence of an effect of roughness within confidential interval of grain size distribution in reflection loss model.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.461-461
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• 2016

이상기후로 인하여 제방붕괴에 대한 위험성이 높아지고 있고, 이로 인해 발생하는 제내지 내 붕괴 홍수파에 대한 연구가 증가하고 있다. 특히 홍수파 선단의 이동 속도 추정은 제내지의 위험성을 예측하고, EAP 등을 수립하는데 매우 중요한 자료가 될 수 있다. 제내지에서의 선단 홍수파에 대한 예측을 하기 위해서는 해당 지역의 하천특성, 수리특성 및 제방 등 수공구조물 특성뿐만 아니라, 제내지의 지형 및 토지이용 현황 등을 조사하여 수리실험이나 수치모의를 수행해야 하는 것이 일반적이다. 수치해석의 경우 수리실험에 비하여 경제성 및 효율성 측면에서 뛰어날 수 있으나, 제방 붕괴과정 및 메커니즘을 반영하기가 불가능하다. 이에 반해 수리모형실험의 경우 제방붕괴 양상 및 그 과정의 재현이 가능하기 때문에, 제내지에서의 선단홍수파 전파에 관한 보다 정확한 양상을 파악할 수 있을 것이다. 그러나 이러한 실험은 실제 크기의 하천이 아닌 축소모형 또는 개수로에서 수행되었기 때문에, 초기 홍수파의 전파가 축척효과(Scale effect)의 영향을 받을 가능성이 매우 크다. 특히 선단 홍수파의 경우 파가 진행되면서 수심이 낮아지고, 유속이 느려지기 때문에 그 영향은 점차 증대된다고 할 수 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 이러한 초기 선단 홍수파의 표면장력 영향을 고려한 보정 계수 산정에 대한 연구를 수리실험을 통해 수행하였다. 연구는 크게 4가지 과정으로 구성되었다. 첫째는 농도-표면장력의 관계 규명이며, 둘째는 표면장력-홍수파 전파 속도 관계 규명이다. 셋째는 표면장력과 Weber Number(We)의 관계를 도출하는 것이며, 마지막은 We를 이용하여 한계조건을 제시하는 것이다. 실험은 계면활성제의 농도를 변화시켜가며, 얇은 유리관(D=1.0 mm)에서 물의 상승 높이 및 접촉각을 측정하여 농도와 표면장력의 관계를 측정하였으며, 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 물의 표면장력을 변화시켜 가며 $0.5(B){\times}0.3(L){\times}0.2(H)m$의 Head-tank에 설치된 수문을 빠르게 개방하여, 홍수파가 퍼지는 양상을 관측하였다. 홍수파의 이동 속도는 진행시간에 따라서 퍼짐 넓이를 측정하여 제곱근을 취하는 방식으로 평균속도를 산정하였다. 이러한 관계를 이용하여 표면장력이 없을 경우의 이동속도 및 ??를 도출하였다. 본 연구를 통해 홍수파 전파 특성에 대한 수리실험 자료를 바탕으로 Weber 수를 도출하여 표면장력의 영향을 받는지 여부를 판단할 수 있으며, 표면장력의 영향을 받을 경우, 제시된 결과를 이용하여 홍수파 선단의 속도를 보정할 수 있다. 본 연구 결과는 토대로 축소모형으로 수행되는 홍수파 전파에 대한 수리실험결과의 보정 기초자료로 매우 유용할 것으로 판단된다.