• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07a
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• pp.547-549
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• 2001

Recently, heating using oil and gas has been continuously replaced by that using midnight power in home, due to increase of oil price. Therefore, midnight power apparatus has been more and more spreading. However, cost of midnight power services is increasing because high fuel cost of generation facilities by existing power generation mix are charge of midnight power services. This paper analyzes trends about rapidly increasing midnight power in winter, and evaluate load pattern and supply cost of midnight power. Also, this study proposes rate direction of midnight power according to introduction of competitiveness system with B/C evaluation of midnight power cost.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.395-397
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• 2002

Recently, electric heating using midnight power has brought a rapid increase. Therefore, the increase of midnight power use has much influenced on midnight load pattern and share more than 20% of total midnight electricity consumption. Hence, the distortion of load by using midnight power apparatus is severe and made the usage pattern ineffective electricity usage pattern. This paper analyze the load pattern of midnight power apparatus and policies that can effectively build midnight load. In addition, it provides policies on shifting midnight power apparatus load.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.11b
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• pp.48-50
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• 2001

Recently, electric heating using midnight power has brought a rapid increase. due to a rise of oil price and a low tariff of midnight power. Therefore, the increase of midnight power use has much influenced on midnight load pattern. This paper estimates the load pattern due to midnight power equipments, analyzes the influence of the spread of midnight power equipments on midnight load and suggests reasonable spread level of equipments.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1989.11a
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• pp.250-253
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• 1989

As the necessity of increasing the midnight base load is extensively increased, electric power companies have to increase the demand of midnight electrical power by lowering the electrical charge rate at midnight. One of the most widely used midnight equipments is the heat Storage type's electrical boiler. A Single chip microprocessor controller for the heat-storage type's electrical boiler is developed. This controller call reduce the undesirable peak load at the begining of midnight (i.e.11 P.M.) time band by using backward load control method. Futhermore, this controller enables reservation of heat storge and the effective heating control the field test has been done by use the boiler for 66$m^2$ with the heater of 21KW quality.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.410-412
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• 2002

So far, electricity rate under the midnight hour incorporates policy consideration and maintains fixed irrespective of generation cost. Therefore, the promotion of midnight power apparatus has been rapidly increased due to increasing difference in substitute heating cost. This paper estimates the power supply cost during midnight times and analyzes the rate mechanism which can promote economic midnight power apparatus. In addition it provides the alternative on the direction of policy after the restructuring.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.132-135
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• 2003

The use of the midnight power faces the crisis of the load peak-cut problem. Which appears at the simultaneous start of the midnight power system. We suggest a control method which uses the characteristics of boiler system. The system used that method consists of 6 heaters and are designed for the load distribution on each heater. Proposed method can take the balance of load during full time of midnight power supplied. The system is composed of measurement part and heater controller. Taking the data of the experience as a reason, the algorithm make the midnight power distribute. Experimental results show the validity of the method and the system proposed.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.29-40
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• 2014

Research was initiated to investigate early establishment characteristics and germination pattern of Kentucky bluegrass (KB, Poa pratensis L.). Fifteen cultivars were evaluated under alternative conditions (8 hours light at $25^{\circ}C$ and 16 hours dark at $15^{\circ}C$). Significant differences were observed in germination characteristics and germination pattern among KB cultivars. A final germination percentage differed in cultivars, being 75.25 to 89.50%. The first germination was initiated between 6 and 9 DAS (days after seeding). As for the first germination percentage, 'Brilliant' and 'Midnight II' produced 14.50% and 23.00%, respectively, while the others were most below 5%. Days to 75% germination were between 15.08 and 28.80 DAS. 'Excursion', 'Midnight II', 'Odyssey', 'Midnight' and 'Courtyard' were fastest. The slowest cultivar was 'Voyager II', being over 28 DAS, which were 13 to 14 days slower than the fastest ones. Considering the first germination percentage, days to the first germination, days to 75% germination, and germination pattern, 'Midnight II', 'Excursion' and 'Midnight' were regarded as excellent cultivars under alternative conditions. From this study, information on differences in germination characteristics and patterns would be practically useful for a golf course construction when established with KB.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.38.1-38.1
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• 2009

In this paper we present the first results of summer-time F region irregularities during low solar condition observed using the Gadanki MST radar. Echoes were observed on all 20 nights of radar observations and were mostly confined to the post-midnight hours. Echo morphology is very different from the equinoxial post-sunset plume-like features reported earlier from Gadanki. Echo SNRs are lower by 25 dB than their equinoxial post-sunset counterpart, and are quite comparable to the equinoxial irregularities in the post-midnight hours, which are essentially the decaying post-sunset irregularities. The Doppler velocities, which lie in the range of $\pm$ 100 m s-1, show upward/northward motion of the irregularities during the initial phase in contrast to the observed predominant downward/southward velocities associated with the decaying equinoxial post-midnight F region irregularities. Spectral widths of the summer echoes, which are well below 50 m s-1 and are very similar to those of the decaying equinoxial irregularities, represent the presence of weak plasma turbulence. Simultaneous observations made using a collocated ionosonde show no ionogram trace during 2200-0530 LT except for a few occasions. Weak frequency type spread F observed during midnight hours occurred without prior occurrence of range spread F. Concurrent ionosonde observations made from magnetic equatorial location Trivandrum also show very similar result and thus no height rise of the F layer during the midnight hours could be monitored. The preliminary analysis suggests that the post-midnight irregularities reported here are mostly freshly generated ones. The observations are discussed in the light of other observational results reported earlier and the current under standing on the post-midnight occurrence F region irregularities in summer.

• Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2004

The growth characteristics of cool season turfgrass in the seaside landfill golf courses with the single-use of kentucky bluegrass and mixed-use with kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass in the coast line are as follows. Water infiltration rate was higher in the kentucky bluegrass single-use groups recorded as 95.6∼125.9cm/hr than in the roups mixed with kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass recorded as 180.3∼386.2cm/hr. The surface soil hardness and the soil penetration were ranged from 16.6 to 18.0mm and from 6.0 to 7.3kg/cm$^2$, respectively. The cultivar that showed the most excellent visual quality and visual color in the kentucky bluegrass single-use groups was Midnight(KB2), whose density around the root was relatively excellent, as well. North Star(KB3) known as highly resistant to salt was the secondarily excellent cultivar. Brilliant(KB1) had visual quality of about third grade, however, it seemed profitable to develop turfgrass ground by virtue of its high density. As of April 26, 2003, when 2 weeks had passed after seeding, the visual quality was better in the groups mixed with kentucky bluegrass and perennial rye grass than in the kentucky bluegrass single-use groups. The most excellent visual color was found in Midnight(KB2)+Brightstar SLT(PR2) among the groups mixed with kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass. On August 4, 2003, a disease was found from one experimental group in Blackstone(KB4) and expanded into more than 50cm of diameter.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.846-848
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• 2005

Midnight electrical power appliance has come into a wide use due to the midnight power rate system introduced for effective power operation and an improved load factor. However, the sharply increased number of the appliance has brought about a serious problem in midnight power supply for the past few years. Moreover, the automatic control device, developed to address the problem, has not properly functioned because of the misusage and illegal conversion of the device. This paper will suggest solutions to the problem by improving the automatic control system for supply time (ACST) and demonstrate its effectiveness through tests.