• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권10호
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• pp.1699-1708
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• 2007

The optimal power flow(OPF) problem was introduced by Carpentier in 1962 as a network constrained economic dispatch problem. Since then, the OPF problem has been intensively studied and widely used in power system operation and planning. In these days, OPF is becoming more and more important in the deregulation environment of power pool and there is an urgent need of faster solution technique for on-line application. To solve OPF problem, many heuristic optimization methods have been developed, such as Genetic Algorithm(GA), Evolutionary Programming(EP), Evolution Strategies(ES), and Particle Swarm Optimization(PSO). Especially, PSO algorithm is a newly proposed population based heuristic optimization algorithm which was inspired by the social behaviors of animals. However, population based heuristic optimization methods require higher computing time to find optimal point. This shortcoming is overcome by a straightforward parallel processing of PSO algorithm. The developed parallel PSO algorithm is implemented on a PC cluster system with 6 Intel Pentium IV 2GHz processors. The proposed approach has been tested on the IEEE 30-bus system. The results showed that computing time of parallelized PSO algorithm can be reduced by parallel processing without losing the quality of solution.

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산유체공학회 2005년도 추계 학술대회논문집
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• pp.157-162
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• 2005

Parallel implementation and performance assessment of the grid assembly in a structured chimera grid approach is studied. The grid assembly process, involving hole cutting and searching donor, is parallelized on the PC cluster. A message passing programming model based on the MPI library is implemented using the single program multiple data(SPMD) paradigm. The coarse-grained communication is optimized with the minimized memory allocation because that the parallel grid assembly can access the decomposed geometry data in other processors by only message passing in the distributed memory system such as a PC cluster. The grid assembly workload is based on the static load balancing tied to flow solver. A goal of this work is a development of parallelized grid assembly that is suited for handling multiple moving body problems with large grid size.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2017

본 연구는 모델기반설계 기법을 이용하여 자동차 클러스터의 감시 및 제어를 하는 스테이션을 설계한다. 설계 도구로 매트랩 GUI(Graphic User Interface), M 프로그램, 시뮬링크(simulink), 스테이트 플로우(state flow), 툴박스(tool box)를 사용하여 실제 자동차 클러스터 시스템과 연동하여 자동차에서 들어오는 경고, 인터럽트 등의 각종 정보 등을 감시한다. 감시 수단으로는 PC(Personal Computer) 스테이션을 사용하여 자동차 클러스터 설계 시 툴 박스의 인터페이스 명령함수가 실제 자동차 클러스터 시스템과 연동하게 한다. 따라서, 기존의 텍스트 방식과 달리 모델기반설계로 개발된 자동차 클러스터 시스템은 각 기능 및 알고리즘을 블록과 상태플로우로 프로그램에 따라 작성하기 때문에 알고리즘의 수정이나 기능 추가가 용이하며, 또한, PC를 통해 모니터 상에서 동작 알고리즘을 검증하기 때문에 클러스터의 개발과 수정에 따른 많은 시간과 비용을 절감할 수 있는 효과를 준다.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제21권A호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2001

Linux cluster Server makes a high performance PC cluster system, and provides scalablity and availability as compared with an expensive single server. In this paper, we design and implement a VOD streaming service system to serve video and audio streaming services on the Linux cluster server. Our Streaming server supports the MS Window Media Format based on the RTSP streaming protocol.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제30권1_2호
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• pp.129-139
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• 2003

인터넷과 같은 대량의 정보에 대응할 수 있는 고성능 정보검색시스템을 구축하기 위해서는 지금까지 고가의 중대형컴퓨터를 주로 활용하여 왔으나. 최근 가격대 성능비가 높은 PC 클러스터 시스템을 활용하는 방안이 경제적인 대안으로 떠오르고 있다. PC 클러스터 상에서의 병렬정보검색시스템을 효율적으로 운영하기 위해서는 사용자가 입력한 질의를 처리하는데 요구되는 개별 PC의 디스크 I/O 및 검색관련 연산을 모든 PC에 가능한 균등하게 분배할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 같은 질의에 동시에 등장할 가능성이 높은 색인어들끼리 군집화하고 생성된 군집을 활용하여 색인어들을 각 PC에 분배함으로써 보다 높은 수준의 병렬화를 달성할 수 있는 방안을 제시한다. 또한 일부 PC의 결함 또는 유지보수 등의 원인에 의한 서비스 중지상황에도 적극적으로 대처하기 위하여 색인어 역파일을 중복되게 분산저장하는 기법을 제안한다. 대용량 말뭉치를 활용한 실험결과 본 논문에서 제시하는 분산 및 중복저장기법이 충분한 효율성과 실용성이 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.2007-2015
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• 2005

A large-scale analysis to evaluate complex material and structural behaviors is one of interesting topic in diverse engineering and scientific fields. Also, the utilization of massively parallel processors has been a recent trend of high performance computing. The objective of this paper is to introduce a parallel process system which consists of general purpose finite element analysis solver as well as parallelized PC cluster. The later was constructed using eight processing elements and the former was developed adopting both hierarchical domain decomposition method and balancing domain decomposition method. Then, to verify the efficiency of the established system, it was applied for structural analysis of steam generator in nuclear power plant. Since the prototypal evaluation results agreed well to the corresponding reference solutions it is believed that, after reinforcement of PC cluster by increasing number of processing elements, the promising parallel process system can be utilized as a useful tool for advanced structural integrity evaluation.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.534-542
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• 2001

최근의 내용기반 영상 검객 시스템은 한정된 수의 영상을 저장해 놓은 단일의 서버를 이용하고 있다. 이로 인해 웹 상의 다양한 영상을 원하는 웹 사용자의 요구를 만족시키지 못하고 있다. 수많은 웹 영상을 대상으로 하는 내용기반 영상 검색 시스템은 무엇보다도 실시간에 기반을 두어야 한다. 이를 구현하기 위해서는 영상 수집과 특징 추출에 걸리는 많은 소모 시간 문제가 해결되어야 한다. 최근, 고속의 데이터 처리를 목적으로 부하분산 PC클러스터가 개발되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 많은 시간을 요하는 영상 수집과 특징 추출 작업을 부하분산 PC클러스터의 종속 컴퓨터들에 분배함으로써 전체 검색 시간을 감소시켰으며, 이를 통해 실시간 웹 영상 검색의 가능성을 발견할 수 있었다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전력기술부문A
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.556-564
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• 2004

This paper presents an application of parallel Genetic Algorithm-Tabu Search(GA-TS) algorithm to search an optimal solution of a reconfiguration in distribution system. The aim of the reconfiguration of distribution systems is to determine switch position to be opened for loss minimization in the radial distribution systems, which is a discrete optimization problem. This problem has many constraints and very difficult to solve the optimal switch position because it has many local minima. This paper develops parallel GA-TS algorithm for reconfiguration of distribution systems. In parallel GA-TS, GA operators are executed for each processor. To prevent solution of low fitness from appearing in the next generation, strings below the average fitness are saved in the tabu list. If best fitness of the GA is not changed for several generations, TS operators are executed for the upper 10% of the population to enhance the local searching capabilities. With migration operation, best string of each node is transferred to the neighboring node aster predetermined iterations are executed. For parallel computing, we developed a PC-cluster system consisting of 8 PCs. Each PC employs the 2 GHz Pentium Ⅳ CPU and is connected with others through ethernet switch based fast ethernet. To show the usefulness of the proposed method, developed algorithm has been tested and compared on a distribution systems in the reference paper. From the simulation results, we can find that the proposed algorithm is efficient and robust for the reconfiguration of distribution system in terms of the solution qualify. speedup. efficiency and computation time.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전력기술부문A
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• 제54권8호
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• pp.375-387
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• 2005

This paper presents an application of parallel Genetic Algorithm-Tabu Search (GA-TS) algorithm to search an optimal solution of a service restoration in distribution systems. The main objective of service restoration of distribution systems is, when a fault or overload occurs, to restore as much load as possible by transferring the do-energized load in the out of service area via network reconfiguration to the appropriate adjacent feeders at minimum operational cost without violating operating constraints, which is a combinatorial optimization problem. This problem has many constraints with many local minima to solve the optimal switch position. This paper develops parallel GA-TS algorithm for service restoration of distribution systems. In parallel GA-TS, GA operators are executed for each processor. To prevent solutions of low fitness from appearing in the next generation, strings below the average fitness are saved in the tabu list. If best fitness of the GA is not changed for several generations, TS operators are executed for the upper $10\%$ of the population to enhance the local searching capabilities. With migration operation, best string of each node is transferred to the neighboring node after predetermined iterations are executed. For parallel computing, we developed a PC cluster system consists of 8 PCs. Each PC employs the 2 GHz Pentium IV CPU and is connected with others through ethernet switch based fast ethernet. To show the validity of the proposed method, proposed algorithm has been tested with a practical distribution system in Korea. From the simulation results, we can find that the proposed algorithm is efficient for the distribution system service restoration in terms of the solution quality, speedup, efficiency and computation time.

• 대기
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2005

Today, the outreach of National Meteorological Service such as PC cluster based Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) technique is vigorous in the world wide. In this regard, WMO (World Meteorological Organization) asked KMA (Korea Meteorological Administration) to formulate a regional project, which cover most of RA II members, using similar technical system with KMA's. In that sense, Meteorological Research Institute (METRI) in KMA developed Mongolian NWP System (MNWPS) based on PC cluster and transferred the technology to Weather Service Center in Mongolia. The hybrid parallel algorithm and channel bonding technique were adopted to cut cost and showed 41% faster performance than single MPI (Message Passing Interface) approach. The cluster technique of Beowulf type was also adopted for convenient management and saving resources. The Linux based free operating system provide very cost effective solution for operating multi-nodes. Additionally, the GNU software provide many tools, utilities and applications for construction and management of a cluster. A flash flood event happened in Mongolia (2 September 2003) was selected for test run, and MNWPS successfully simulated the event with initial and boundary condition from Global Data Assimilation and Prediction System (GDAPS) of KMA. Now, the cluster based NWP System in Mongolia has been operated for local prediction around the region and provided various auxiliary charts.