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Analysis of Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers' Understanding and Alternative Conceptions in Alternative Energy (초등 예비교사의 대체에너지에 대한 이해도와 대안개념 분석)

  • Yoon, Heojeong;Na, Jiyeon
    • Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.36-54
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service elementary school teachers' understanding about alternative energy and to identify their alternative conceptions. The two-tier instrument had been developed by Cheong et al. (2015) were used for this study. Twelve items from the instrument consisted of four categories: 'source of alternative energy', 'greenhouse gas emission', 'cost in electricity and construction' and 'advantages and disadvantages'. One hundred and fifteen pre-service elementary school teachers were participated in online survey during the semester. The results analyzed using SPSS 26.0. were as follows: First, the correct response rate varied depending on the content of item. Items related to characteristics and advantages & disadvantages of alternative energy showed high percentage of correct answers. Whereas, items regarding the principles of alternative energy showed relatively low percentage of correct answers. Second, there are some items showing statistically meaningful differences according to students' high school track. Nevertheless, there are no significant differences in overall. Third, we identified twelve alternative conceptions about alternative energy from students' answer distribution. Educational implications were discussed based on the results.

A Study on Geothermal System Applicability of a Detached House (단독주택의 지열시스템 적용 가능성에 대한 연구)

  • Shin, Cheulsoo;Jang, Taeik
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.551-558
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    • 2012
  • Due to high oil prices and global warming problems, researching an alternative energy source and decreasing the energy usage will be the key in the future. Unlike other alternative energy sources, geothermal energy is less dependent on the surrounding environment. Geothermal energy is the ideal energy source for buildings due to the simple and space saving installation. The system is semi permanent once it is installed and this will help reduce the energy usage in controlling the climate in buildings. Geothermal energy does not emit carbon dioxide and other gases that are harmful to the environment. Therefore geothermal energy will be the key in solving high oil prices and a decrease in fossil fuels by applying the geothermal energy system to homes to counter future energy crisis.

Basic Study on Geothermal System Application Possibility of a Detached House (단독주택의 지열시스템 적용 가능성에 대한 기초연구)

  • Shin, Hee-Il;Jang, Tea-Ik
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.794-800
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    • 2008
  • Due to high oil prices and global warming problems, researching an alternative energy source and decreasing the energy usage will be the key in the future. Unlike other alternative energy sources, geothermal energy is less dependent on the surrounding environment. Geothermal energy is the ideal energy source for buildings due to the simple and space saving installation. The system is semi permanent once it is installed and this will help reduce the energy usage in controlling the climate in buildings. Geothermal energy does not emit carbon dioxide and other gases that are harmful to the environment. Therefore geothermal energy will be the key in solving high oil prices and a decrease in fossil fuels by applying the geothermal energy system to detached house to counter future energy crisis.

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Study on the Performance of Fuel Cell Driven Compound Source Heat Pump System to a Large Community Building (대형 Community 건물의 연료전지 구동 복합열원 하이브리드 히트펌프 시스템 성능에 관한 해석적 연구)

  • Jeong, Dong-Hwa;Byun, Jae-Ki;Choi, Young-Don;Cho, Sung-Hwan
    • New & Renewable Energy
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2008
  • In the present study, performances of fuel cell driven compound source hybrid heat pump system applied to a large community building are simulated. Among several renewable energy sources, ground, river, sea, and waste water sources are chosen as available alternative energies. The performance and energy cost are varied with the hybrid heat pump sources. The system design and operation process appropriate for the surrounding circumstance guarantee the high benefit of the heat pump system applied to a large community building. Th system is driven by fuel cell system instead of the late-night electricity due to the advantages of the low energy cost and waste heat with high temperature.

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Analysis of Life Cycle Cost for Heat Source Equipments in Buildings for Adolescent Trainees (청소년 수련관의 열원설비 대안별 생애주기 비용에 관한 연구)

  • Ahn, Chang-hwan;Pang, Seung-ki;Baik, Yong-gyu
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.25-31
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    • 2005
  • Computer simulations were performed for Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems to figure out more efficient maintenance methods for the building used for adolescent trainees. This study aims at suggesting design alternatives for optimum operation and performing life cycle cost (LCC) for each alternative. First, the capacity of the heat source equipment was determined using annual maximum heating and cooling loads. Annual loads were calculated and applied to the alternative for the purpose of calculating annual energy cost. Second, several types of data were collected to predict energy cost. Finally, the pay back period for each alternative was calculated using total cost estimation during standard duration period. This study indicates that the absorption chiller that does not occupy most part of a mechanical room, and does not need much operation cost was most economical.

Evaluation of Chinese Brown Rice as an Alternative Energy Source in Pig Diets

  • Piao, X.S.;Li, Defa;Han, In K.;Chen, Y.;Lee, J.H.;Wang, D.Y.;Li, J.B.;Zhang, D.F.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.89-93
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    • 2002
  • A total of six crossbred barrows ($Duroc{\times}Landrace{\times}Large$ White, $44.17{\pm}1.94kg$ BW) were housed conducted to evaluate apparent fecal digestibilities of Brown Rice (BR) as an alternative energy source in growing pigs. Pigs were housed individually on metabolism crate on the basis of body weight. Four treatments contained: 1) 100% of corn-soybean meal (C100; Control diet), 2) 75% of corn-soybean meal diet plus 25% of corn meal (C25), 3) 100% of brown rice-soybean meal diet (BR100), 4) 75% of brown rice-soybean meal diet plus 25% of brown rice meal (BR25). Brown rice has an excellent gross energy and crude protein composition compared to corn. The BR used had 3,801 kcal of gross energy/kg, 8.0% crude protein, 2.6% of ether extract, 0.035% calcium and 0.35% total phosphorus. The best digestibilities of energy (87.75%), DM (81.71%) and CP (78.57%) were observed in BR 100 group and the worst were found in Corn 25 group. The nutrient digestibility was not significantly different in most nutrients. Through this experiment, BR appeared a good alternative energy source that can replace corn yellow to 100% in growing pigs. Therefore, the price relationship between corn and BR may provide an excellent opportunity for pork producers to use BR in order to reduce feed costs provided that diet has been balanced for digestible amino acids.

The development of a ground source heat pump using R410A (R410A 대체냉매 적용 지열히트펌프 개발)

  • Kim, Ji-Dong;Chung, Bong-Chul;Jeong, Il-Kwon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Geothermal and Hydrothermal Energy
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.17-22
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    • 2007
  • The growth of domestic energy demand is rapidly increased for the industrialization and the improvement of the living standards. It is also recognised that the importance of the use of environmentally friendly energy and high efficient equipment. Ground Source heat pumps (GSHP) using earth as heat source or sink are outstanding environmentally friendly energy systems which have high thermal efficiency when compared to conventional heating and cooling system. So government employs a policy and increase investment for expanding renewable energy market volume. Especially is established a system for obligatory usage of renewable energy to achieve 5% renewable energy diffusion rate by 2011. And the market demand for the ground source heat pump is rapidly growing due to its strong advantages. However domestic situation usually have been depended on the import of ground source heat pumps. In this paper, the results of development of a ground source heat pump using refrigerant R410A are reported.

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IEA ECBCS Annex 54 Economic Assessment Study of a Fuel Cell Integrated Ground Source Heat Pump Microgeneration System (연료전지 지열히트펌프 마이크로제너레이션 IEA ECBCS Annex 54 경제성 평가 연구)

  • Na, Sun-Ik;Kang, Eun-Chul;Lee, Euy-Joon
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.199-205
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    • 2014
  • The integration of FC (Fuel Cell) and GSHP (Ground Source Heat Pump) hybrid system could produce a synergistic advantage in thermal and electric way. This study intends to analyse the economical aspect of a FC integrated GSHP hybrid system compared to the conventional system which is consisted with a boiler and a chiller. Based on the hourly simulation, the study indicated that GSHP system and FC+GSHP hybrid system could reduce the energy consumption on a building. The method of the economic assessment has been based on IEA ECBCS Annex 54 Subtask C SPB(Simple Payback) method. The SPB was calculated using the economic balanced year of the alternative system over the conventional (reference) system. The SPB of the alternative systems (GSHP and FC+GSHP) with 50% initial incentive was 4.06 and 26.73 year respectively while the SPB without initial incentive of systems was 10.71 and 57.76 year.

A Study on the Simplified Economics Evaluation Method for Selecting a Heat Source System at the Pre-design Phase (초기계획단계에서 열원시스템 선정을 위한 경제성 간이 평가법에 관한 연구)

  • Park Yool;Park Jong-Il
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.16 no.11
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    • pp.1060-1067
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    • 2004
  • To apply an analysis method of life cycle cost when assessing economics of equipment system, we should basically set up preconditions such as useful life, price escalation rate, interest rate, etc. as well as consider a calculation algorism of source energy and heat source system, which is a complex process for life cycle costing. For this reason, equipment designers tend to plan heat source systems, without a thorough investigation on economics of alternative systems at the pre-design phase. In this process, architectural designers should adopt a proper heat source system, which is one of the most important factors for planning an appropriate architectural design, through a discussion with equipment designers in a short time. In order to offer an evaluation method for equipment designers to analyze economics of an alternative heat source system easily at the pre-design phase, this research would define the simplified economics, evaluation method through analysis of existing papers for economics evaluation, and examine validity through comparison of simplified method values ($LCC_{EC}$) and life cycle costing values ($LCC_{15}$) for six alternative heat source systems.