• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.32-39
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• 2009

The Samcheonpo ocean small hydropower plant (SHP) has a special feature of using marginal hydraulic head of circulating water system of fossil fuel power plant as a power source and having the characteristics of general hydropower generation and tidal power generation as well. Also, it contributes to reducing green house gases and developing clean energy source by recycling circulating water energy otherwise dissipated into the ocean. The efficiency of small hydropower plant is directly affected by effective head and flow rate of discharged water. Therefore, the efficiency characteristics of ocean hydropower plant are analyzed with the variation of water level and flow rate of discharged water, which is based on the accumulated operation data of the Samcheonpo hydropower plant. After the start of small hydropower plant operation, definite rise of water level was observed. As a result of flow pattern change from free flow to submerged flow, the instability of water surface in overall open channel is increased but it doesn't reach the extent of overflowing channel or having an effect on circulation system. Performance evaluation result shows that the generating power and efficiency of small hydropower exceeds design requirements in all conditions. Analysis results of CWP's water flow rate verify that the amount of flowing water is measured less and the highest efficiency of small hydropower plant is achieved when the effective head has its maximum value. In conclusion, efficiency curve derived from water flow rate considering tidal level shows the best fitting result with design criteria curve and it is verified that overall efficiency of hydropower system is satisfactory.

• Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.391-404
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• 2009

A small hydropower plant(SHP) using cooling water discharged from the power plant was constructed in Samcheonpo. This study presents predicted and measured hydrological data in the construction process of small hydropower plant in order to evaluate characteristics of water level variation of cooling water discharge channel which is a key factor in the design of SHP since the water level rise of channel is related to impact on circulating water system of the existing power plant. Various methods were applied for prediction of water level variation in the design stage from simple empirical formula to sophisticated 3-dimensional CFD method. Measured results reveal that mean value was similar between measured and predicted, but measured results were larger than predicted in deviation. Moreover, simple formula, i.e. standard weir equation and Honma equation, were more useful before installation of SHP, but sophisticated methods during operation of SHP.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.403-406
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• 2007

발전소 온배수의 원활한 배수를 위한 설계 낙차와 함께 남서해안의 조위변화에 따른 낙차의 이용가능성을 인지하고 소수력 발전 방식과 조력발전 방식의 특정을 동시에 활용하는 해양소수력 발전소를 삼천포 화력발전소 배수로에 최초로 건설하여 운전함으로써 청정 재생에너지 개발 및 $CO_2$ 저감효과 창출에 이바지하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 삼천포 해양소수력 발전소의 운전실적 자료를 토대로 조위 및 방류량의 변화에 따른 해양소수력의 효율 특성을 분석하고자 한다. 해양소수력 발전소의 효율은 방류량과 유효 낙차의 영향을 직접적으로 받기 때문에 관측한 수위 및 방류량, 해양소수력발전소 운전실적 자료를 토대로 효율분석을 실시하였다. 우선, 소수력 가동 이후 배수로에서의 수위 상승이 명확히 나타났으며, 배수로내 위어에서의 흐름구조가 완전월류 상태에서 불완전월류로 바뀌면서 배수로 전체의 수면 불안정성이 크게 증가하였으나, 배수로의 범람이나 순환수 계통에의 큰 영향을 초래할 만한 수준은 아니었다. 성능시험 결과, 최대출력, 평균출력, 최소출력 모든 부분에서 설계 보증치 이내의 값을 보였으며, 효율 또한 설계 보중치를 상회하는 결과를 보였다. CWP 유량 분석결과, 소수력 발전소에서의 유량이 과소 측정되고 있음을 확인하였으며, 최대낙차에서 최대효율을 보이고, 저낙차일 때는 보증치보다 효율이 낮게 나타나는 결과를 보였다. 또한 조위조건을 고려한 유량을 이용하여 산정한 효율 곡선이 보증치와 가장 일치하였으며, 전체 시스템 효율은 비교적 양호한 상태임을 알 수 있었다.