• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 전력기술부문
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• pp.159-161
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• 2001

This study is for the pitch control of blade, used in most horizontal-axis wind turbine systems, to sustain the maximum power output supplied to grid. The control of a blade can be divided into a stall regulation and a pitch control methods. The stall regulation method using an aerodynamic stall is simple and cheap, but it suffers from fluctuation of the resulting power. Pitch control method is mechanically and mathematically complicated, but the control performance is better than that of the stall regulation method. In this paper 2.5MW MOD-2 wind turbine system is adopted to be controlled by a pitch controller with PI method. The simulation performed by MA TLAB will show the variation of frequency, generator output, and pitch angle.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 새로운 형태의 혼합형 유전 알고리즘을 제안하고 성능을 검증한 후 30kW 피치제어 가변 풍력발전시스템의 블레이드 설계와 피치제어 최적화에 적용하여 주어진 Weibull 분포함수에서 동력을 최대화하는 최적의 블레이드 시위 및 비틀림각의 분포와 작동범위내에서 동력을 일정하게 유지하기 위한 최적의 피치각을 결정하였다.

• 풍력에너지저널
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2022

In this paper, a power control algorithm for a 30 kW horizontal-axis lift-type stall control wind turbine was developed. The control algorithm consists of three different control strategies for three different control regions. At a wind speed that is much lower than the rated wind speed, it uses a generator speed, generator torque lookup table to track the maximum power coefficient of the rotor. At a wind speed that is higher than the rated wind speed, multiple closed control loops are used to track the rated power. Also, a closed-loop control between the two control regions is used to maintain the rated speed of the rotor. The proposed control algorithm was validated by dynamic simulations using Bladed. Based on the simulation results, it was found that the proposed algorithm works properly in three control regions of the wind turbine. The proposed control algorithm is expected to increase the capacity factor of stall-regulated small wind turbines.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2008

In modem wind power system of large capacity above 1MW, horizontal axis wind turbine(HAWT) is a common type. And, the optimum design of wind turbine to guarantee excellent power performance and its reliability in structure and longevity is a key technology in wind Industry. In this study, mathematical expressions based upon the conventional BEMT(blade element momentum theory) applying to basic 1MW wind turbine blade configuration design. Power coefficient and related flow parameters, such as Prandtl's tip loss coefficient, tangential and axial flow induction factors of the wind turbine analyzed systematically. X-FOIL was used to acquire lift and drag coefficients of the 2-D airfoils and we use Viterna-Corrigan formula to interpolate the aerodynamic characteristics in post-stall region. In order to predict the performance characteristics of the blade, a performance analysis carried out by BEMT method. As a results, axial and tangential flow factors, angle of attack, power coefficient investigated in this study.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2020

Vibrations of a wind turbine blade have a negative impact on its performance and result in failure of the blade, therefore an approach to effectively control vibration in turbine blades are sought by wind industry. The small domestic horizontal axis wind turbine blades induce flap wise (out-of-plane) vibration, due to varying wind speeds. These flap wise vibrations are transferred to the structure, which even causes catastrophic failure of the system. Shape memory alloys which possess physical property of variable stiffness across different phases are embedded into the composite blades for active vibration control. Previously Shape memory alloys have been used as actuators to change their angles and orientations in fighter jet blades but not used for active vibration control for wind turbine blades. In this work a GFRP blade embedded with Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) and tested for its vibrational and material damping characteristics, under martensitic and austenite conditions. The embedment portrays 47% reduction in displacement of blade, with respect to the conventional blade. An analytical model for the actuated smart blade is also proposed, which validates the harmonic response of the smart blade.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2016

The static and dynamic structural integrity qualification was performed through the seismic analysis of a small-size Savonius-type vertical wind turbine at dead weight plus wind load and seismic loads. The ANSYS finite element program was used to develop the FEM model of the wind turbine and to accomplish static, modal, and dynamic frequency response analyses. The stress of the wind turbine structure for each wind load and dead weight was calculated and combined by taking the square root of the sum of the squares (SRSS) to obtain static stresses. Seismic response spectrum analysis was also carried out in the horizontal (X and Y) and vertical (Z) directions to determine the response stress distribution for the required response spectrum (RRS) at safe-shutdown earthquake with a 5% damping (SSE-5%) condition. The stress resulting from the seismic analysis in each of the three directions was combined with the SRSS to yield dynamic stresses. These static and dynamic stresses were summed by using the same SRSS. Finally, this total stress was compared with the allowable stress design, which was calculated based on the requirements of the KBC 2009, KS C IEC 61400-1, and KS C IEC 61400-2 codes.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.241-255
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• 2012

Three types of 100 kW-class tidal stream turbines are proposed and their performance is studied both numerically and experimentally. Following a wind turbine design procedure, a base blade is derived and two additional blades are newly designed focusing more on efficiency and cavitation. For the three designed turbines, a CFD is performed by using FLUENT. The calculations predict that the newly designed turbines perform better than the base turbine and the tip vortex can be reduced with additional efficiency increase by adopting a tip rake. The performance of the turbines is tested in a towing tank with 700 mm models. The scale problem is carefully investigated and the measurements are compared with the CFD results. All the prediction from the CFD is supported by the model experiment with some quantitative discrepancy. The maximum efficiencies are 0.49 (CFD) and 0.45 (experiment) at TSR 5.17 for the turbine with a tip rake.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.561-568
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 상용코드인 ANSYS CFX를 통한 해양레저 스포츠 및 야외 활동 시 사용 가능한 휴대용 수평축 수차의 유입유속(U) 및 주속비(TSR, Tip Speed Ratio) 변화에 따른 성능해석을 수행하였으며, 해석결과 및 유동장 분석을 통해 설계에 대한 검토 및 장치의 성능을 확인하였다. 또한, 추가적으로 블레이드의 피치각도(α_pitch) 변화에 따른 성능해석을 통해 수차의 성능개선에 필요한 데이터를 획득하고자 하였다. 본 논문의 연구 결과 수치해석 케이스 중 주속비 4인 경우, 모든 유입속도 및 블레이드 피치 각도에서 가장 높은 성능을 보였으며, 설계 유속 이하의 일부 조건에서도 설계 출력인 30 W 이상의 출력을 보였다. 그리고 수치해석 케이스 중 가장 높은 출력과 출력계수는 유입유속 1.5 m/s, 블레이드 피치 각도 3°, 주속비 4에서 보였으며, 출력 약 85 W, 출력계수 약 0.30이었다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.3-8
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• 2009

Tidal current power system is one of ocean renewable energies that can minimize the environmental impact with many advantages compared to other energy sources. Not like others, the produced energy can be precisely predicted without weather conditions and also the operation rate is very high. To convert the current into power, the first device encountered to the incoming flow is the rotor that can transform into rotational energy. The performance of rotor can be determined by various design parameters including numbers of blade, sectional shape, diameter, and etc. The stream lines near the rotating rotor is very complex and the interference effects around the system is also difficult to predict. The paper introduces the experiment of rotor performance and also the fundamental study on the characteristics of three different rotors and flow near the rotor by CFD.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2016

조류발전단지는 유망한 해역에 터빈을 복수로 다배열하여 발전하는 시스템을 말한다. 이러한 단지는 각 터빈이 최대 효율로 작동하고, 최대 발전량을 얻을 수 있도록 설계되어야 하는데, 이를 위해서는 터빈 사이의 간섭으로 인한 성능 저하가 발생하지 않도록 터빈은 일정 거리를 두고 배치되어야 한다. 수평축 터빈의 경우 EMEC(European Marine Energy Centre)에서 배치거리를 제안하고 있으나, 수직축 터빈은 그러한 규정이 제안된 바 없다. 여러 연구 결과들에 따르면 수직축 터빈이 인접할 경우 성능의 향상까지 도모될 수 있으므로, 그 배치는 수평축 터빈보다 더욱 중요하게 검토될 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 수직축 터빈에 대하여 수평축 터빈과 같이 일정 거리를 두고 배치하는 것과 터빈을 인접하도록 배치하는 것과의 차이를 조사하였다. 이를 위해 두 터빈간의 거리와 회전방향을 파라메터로 하여 그에 따른 성능 차이를 수치해석적으로 연구하였고, 그 이유를 파악하고자 하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 가장 적절한 수치해석 영역과 조건을 설정할 수 있었으며, 인접한 두 터빈이 각각 반시계-시계방향으로 회전하는 것이 단독 터빈 2기 대비 약 9.2%의 성능향상이 예측되었다. 터빈이 대각으로 배치된 경우는 최대 약 5.6%정도 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 수직축 터빈을 이용한 조류발전단지를 설계시 유용한 정보가 될 것으로 기대된다.