• Title/Summary/Keyword: Building Energy Efficiency

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Design of SCADA System for a Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farm (대규모 해상풍력발전단지 운용을 위한 SCADA 시스템 설계)

  • Kim, Dong Wook;Song, Jae Ju;Jung, Nam Joon;Choi, Hyo Yul
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.1 no.3
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    • pp.161-170
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    • 2012
  • In recent years, many researchers and developers have been interested in renewable energy all over the world. Particularly, the development of wind power is being processed actively due to its high economic efficiency. A few years ago, Korean government has started the research for building a large-scale offshore wind farm in domestic west-southern area. Current domestic SCADA technology level for operating wind farm is very low compared with foreign SCADA technology level. In this paper, we found IT issues and solutions for developing SCADA system. Based on these solutions, we designed SCADA system for a large-scale offshore wind farm.

A case Study for Protection Relay System of small Cogeneration intertie (소형 열병합 발전기 계통연계 운전시의 적용 보호지침 개선 제안)

  • Yoon, K.K.;Kim, K.S.;Hyun, D.W.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2004.05b
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    • pp.227-230
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    • 2004
  • The Co-Gen System which maximize energy efficiency was installed at the industrial plants at the initial stage. However Small Scale Co-Gen System was expanded even to the general end-users such as housing and building owing to ESCO business recently. For this SSC, inter-connected operation to the utility is desirable due to voltage and frequency fluctuation following to unbalance between power output and load. Then voltage unbalance with utility system, frequency, increase of short circuit capacity, reclosing, and ALTS etc. should be fully considered for the inter-connected operation. Voltage variation, protection coordination, Co-Generators single running, and short circuit capacity should also be solved. For Con-Gen users, the several protection relays are recommended to install at the user's main incoming panel by the guide lines and/or instructions of the interconnected utility Then user's main CB(Circuit Breaker) have the chance to be tripped by some of this recommended relays and users have to undergo the unexpected blackout. So the circuit breaker trip schemes targeted to trip with these protection relays are reconsidered and the study result is hereunder proposed.

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A study of low-level $CO_2$ adsorption using dry sorbents (건식 흡착제를 이용한 저농도 이산화탄소 흡착 연구)

  • Kim, Yo-Seop;Lee, Ju-Yeol;Lim, Yun-Hui;Shin, Jae-Ran;Park, Byung-Hyun;Kim, Yoon-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.394-401
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    • 2014
  • In order to minimize a building energy consumption with ventilation, a development of smart ventilation system is very important. In this study, a dry adsorbent that is main element of smart ventilation system was developed for removing indoor $CO_2$, and evaluate the adsorption performance. Specific surface area, pore characteristic and crystal structure of the modified sorbent was measured to analyze physical properties. From this analysis, it was found that the developed absorbent has a low specific surface area, due to mesopores of substrate was filled with metal contained raw material. Additionally, through analysis of the adsorption properties, the developed adsorbent was shown a adsorption form of mesopore (type IV), which means adsorption amount was rapidly increased at the part of high-pressure. Order to applying for the field, chamber test was performed. Continuous column tests (2,500 ppm) and batch chamber tests ($4m^3$, 5,000 ppm) showed $CO_2$ removal efficiency of 95% and 88% within 1 hour, respectively.

Measuring Visual Attention Processing of Virtual Environment Using Eye-Fixation Information

  • Kim, Jong Ha;Kim, Ju Yeon
    • Architectural research
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2020
  • Numerous scholars have explored the modeling, control, and optimization of energy systems in buildings, offering new insights about technology and environments that can advance industry innovation. Eye trackers deliver objective eye-gaze data about visual and attentional processes. Due to its flexibility, accuracy, and efficiency in research, eye tracking has a control scheme that makes measuring rapid eye movement in three-dimensional space possible (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality). Because eye movement is an effective modality for digital interaction with a virtual environment, tracking how users scan a visual field and fix on various digital objects can help designers optimize building environments and materials. Although several scholars have conducted Virtual Reality studies in three-dimensional space, scholars have not agreed on a consistent way to analyze eye tracking data. We conducted eye tracking experiments using objects in three-dimensional space to find an objective way to process quantitative visual data. By applying a 12 × 12 grid framework for eye tracking analysis, we investigated how people gazed at objects in a virtual space wearing a headmounted display. The findings provide an empirical base for a standardized protocol for analyzing eye tracking data in the context of virtual environments.

Axial impact behavior of confined concrete filled square steel tubes using fiber reinforced polymer

  • Zhang, Yitian;Shan, Bo;Kang, Thomas H.K.;Xiao, Yan
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.165-176
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    • 2021
  • Existing research on confined concrete filled steel tubular (CCFT) columns has been mainly focused on static or cyclic loading. In this paper, square section CCFT and CFT columns were tested under both static and impact loading, using a 10,000 kN capacity compression test machine and a drop weight testing equipment. Research parameters included bonded and unbonded fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) wraps, with carbon, basalt and glass FRPs (or CFRP, BFRP, and GFRP), respectively. Time history curves for impact force and steel strain observed are discussed in detail. Experimental results show that the failure modes of specimens under impact testing were characterized by local buckling of the steel tube and cracking at the corners, for both CCFT and CFT columns, similar to those under static loading. For both static and impact loading, the FRP wraps could improve the behavior and increase the loading capacity. To analyze the dynamic behavior of the composite columns, a finite element, FE, model was established in LS-DYNA. A simplified method that is compared favorably with test results is also proposed to predict the impact load capacity of square CCFT columns.

Dynamic intelligent control of composite buildings by using M-TMD and evolutionary algorithm

  • Chen, ZY;Meng, Yahui;Wang, Ruei-Yuan;Peng, Sheng-Hsiang;Yang, Yaoke;Chen, Timothy
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.42 no.5
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    • pp.591-598
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    • 2022
  • The article deals with the possibilities of vibration stimulation. Based on the stability analysis, a multi-scale approach with a modified whole-building model is implemented. The motion equation is configured for a controlled bridge with a MDOF (multiple dynamic degrees of freedom) Tuned Mass Damper (M-TMD) system, and a combination of welding, excitation, and control effects is used with its advanced packages and commercial software submodel. Because the design of high-performance and efficient structural systems has been of interest to practical engineers, systematic methods of structural and functional synthesis of control systems must be used in many applications. The smart method can be stabilized by properly controlling the high frequency injection limits. The simulation results illustrate that the multiple modeling method used is consistent with the accuracy and high computational efficiency. The M-TMD system, even with moderate reductions in critical pressure, can significantly suppress overall feedback on an unregulated design.

A Comparative Study on Visibility Performance Between Pole Type Lightings and Low-Level Lightings (등주식 조명과 낮은 조명의 성능 비교에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Wonil;Lee, Sukki;Jin, Minsoo;Kim, Yongseok
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.185-201
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    • 2018
  • Road lighting is highly preferred as the major nighttime road safety countermeasures. When it comes to the pole-type road lighting, as it's installed at a certain height from the road surface, the driver is dazzled by the light source, interrupting the driver's visibility and furthermore, the light leaks to the area outside the road boundary, worsening the energy efficiency as well as generating the light pollution to the surrounding environment including the animals and plants. The study developed the low-level lighting systems, so it is possible to prevent the lights from being strayed, so there is no any side effects in terms of the sleep deprivation. The study compared the performance as the lightings between low-level lightings and conventional pole based lighting systems. As the results, the low-level lighting systems showed the higher performance in terms of average surface luminance, uniformity, glare compared to the conventional lighting systems.

Field Applications of Non-powered Downward Water Circulation System to Improve Reservoir Water Quality (저수지 수질개선을 위한 무동력 하향류 수류순환시스템의 현장적용성)

  • Jang, YeoJu;Lim, HyunMan;Jung, JinHong;Park, JaeRho;Kim, WeonJae
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.109-119
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    • 2019
  • Eutrophication has occurred due to the inflow of various water pollutants in many Korean reservoirs with low depth, and algal blooms of surface layer and low oxygenation of deep layer have repeated every year. There are several existing technologies to alleviate the stratification of reservoirs, but it is difficult to apply them in field sites due to the necessity of electric power and low economic efficiency. In this study, a non-powered water circulation system using natural energy of wind and water flow has been developed, and two test-beds constructed in the reservoirs with different conditions and examined its field applicability. Through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation, it has been shown that the water circulation system could induce the downward flow to mitigate the stratification between surface and deep layers, and its influence radius could reach about 30 m. As a result of long-term monitoring of the test-beds, various water quality improvement effects have been observed such as moderation of DO fluctuation by water circulation, reduction of DO supersaturation and prevention of excessive pH rising. In order to improve the applicability of the water circulation system, it is considered necessary to review countermeasures against flood and depth conditions of each reservoir.

The Performance Evaluation of the Exhaust Stack used in High Riser Public House (초고층 공동주택 국소배기용 입상덕트의 배기성능평가)

  • Kwon, Yong-Il;Kim, Ung-Yong;Shin, Hyun-Gon
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.60-67
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    • 2014
  • Exhaust system used in toilet and cooking place of high riser public house is roof fan of two basic types : natural roof ventilator and natural/forced roof ventilator. Natural/forced roof ventilator has a motor in the rotary shaft. There are many high riser public house in Korea. These buildings were not viewed as being major contributors to exhaust pollutants producted in indoor. It was because many engineers thought that exhaust in high riser building depend on stack effect. This study investigates on stack pressure determined by exterior pressure and the difference pressure control in exhaust stack used in high riser public house. This paper focuses mainly on the effect of the time interval for power supply of motor installed in roof fan with function of natural wind velocity and of exhaust air volume of toilet. It is observed there are higher exhaust efficiency than the existing natural roof ventilator.

Development of New Type of Submerged Breakwater for Reducing Mean Water Level behind Structure (배후수위 저감효과를 가진 신기능 잠제의 개발)

  • Hur, Dong-Soo;Lee, Woo-Dong;Goo, Nam-Heon;Jeon, Ho-Seong;Jeong, Yeon-Myeong
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.130-140
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    • 2017
  • Typically, a submerged breakwater is one of the good scene-friendly coastal structures used to reduce wave energy and coastal erosion. However, sometimes, a submerged breakwater also has a negative aspect in that a strong rip current occurring around an open inlet due to a difference in mean water levels on the front and rear sides of the structure leads to scouring. Such scouring has a bad effect on its stability. In order to eliminate this kind of demerit, this study investigated four new types of submerged breakwaters with drainage channels. First, hydraulic experiments were performed the typical and new structures. Then, the wave height and mean water level distributions around the structures were examined using the experimental results. Finally, it was revealed that the new type of submerged breakwater could efficiently reduce the mean water level on its rear side. In particular, in the case of new-type submerged breakwater 2, an average reduction efficiency of 71.2% for the difference between the mean water levels at the front and rear sides was shown in comparison with the typical one.