• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.2072-2078
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• 2011

In photovoltaic(PV) system, for obtaining maximum efficiency of solar power systems, the solar tracking system must be controlled to match position of the sun. In this paper, we design the solar tracking system to track movement of the sun using CdS sensor modules and to determine direction of the sun under shadow of directions. In addition, for an intelligent computation in tracking of the sun, a fuzzy controller is allocated to space avaliable for splitting area of fuzzy part for the fuzzy input space(grid-type fuzzy partition) in which a fuzzy grid partition divides fuzzy rules bases. As well, a simple model of solar tracking system is designed by two-axis motor control systems and the 8-direction sensor module that can measure shadow from CdS sensor modules by matching of axis of CdS modules and PV panels. We demonstrate this systems is effective for fixed location and moving vessels and our fuzzy controller can track the satisfactorily.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.224-225
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• 2010

This paper proposes a battery energy storage system using a photovoltaic generation system. The proposed system consists of a grid, battery and PV array. Considering a daily load profile, radiation and battery, operation modes are divided. An algorithm is presented based on modes. In the paper, operation modes and algorithms are verified through simulations.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.1353-1362
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• 2014

In recent years, numerous environmental problems associated with the excessive use of fossil fuel are taking place. For an alternative energy resource, the importance of renewable energy and the demands of facilities to generate renewable energy are continuously rising. To satisfy such demands, a large number of photovoltaic energy generation structures are constructed and planned with large scale. However, because these facility zones are mostly constructed on land, some troubles are occurred such as rising of construction cost due to the cost of land use, environmental devastation, etc. To solve such problems, the floating type photovoltaic energy generation system using FRP members have been developed in Korea. FRP members are recently available in civil engineering applications due to many advantages such as high strength, corrosion resistance, light weight, etc. and they are suitable to fabricate the floating structures because of their material properties. In this study, the analytical and experimental investigations to evaluate the structural performance of floating PV generation structure and SMC FRP vertical member which is used to fabricate the structure were conducted. The static and dynamic performances of floating PV generation structure are evaluated through the FE analysis and the experiment, respectively. Moreover, the structural safety evaluation and buckling analysis of SMC FRP vertical compression member are also conducted by the FE analysis, and the structural behavior of SMC FRP member under compression and pullout is investigated by the experiments. From this study, it was found that the structural system composed of pultruded FRP and SMC FRP members are safe enough to resist externally applied loads.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.04c
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• pp.221-223
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• 2008

This paper presents a maximum power point tracking(MPPT) of Photovoltaic system with chopping ratio of DC-DC converter considered load. A variation of solar irradiation is most important factor in the MPPT of PV system. That is nonlinear, aperiodic and complicated. The paper consists of solar radiation source, DC-DC converter, DC motor and load(cf, pump). NN algorithm apply to DC-DC converter through an adaptive control of neural network, calculates converter-chopping ratio using an adaptive control of NN. The results of an adaptive control of NN compared with the results of converter-chopping ratio which are calculated mathematical modeling and evaluate the proposed algorithm. The experimental data show that an adequacy of the algorithm was established through the compared data.

• Bulletin of the Korea Photovoltaic Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.56-68
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• 2020

Cameroon is a lower middle-income country with a population of 25.87 million inhabitants distributed over a surface area of 475,442 ㎢. Cameroon has very rich potentials in renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, small hydropower, geothermal energy and biomass. However, renewable energy constitutes less than 0.1% of energy mix of the country. The energy generation mix of Cameroon is dominated by large hydropower and thermal power. Cameroon ratified the Paris Agreement in July 2016 with an ambitious 20% greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction. This study attempts to investigate some renewable energy deployment policy-instruments that could enable the country enhance renewable energy deployment, gain energy independence, fulfill Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and achieve Sustainable Development Goals. It begins with an analysis of the status of energy sector in Cameroon. It further highlights the importance of renewable energy in mitigating climate change by decarbonizing the energy mix of the country to fulfill NDC and SDGs. Moreover, this study proposes some renewable energy deployment policy-solutions to the government. Solar energy is the most feasible renewable energy source in Cameroon. Feed-in Tariffs (FiT), is the best renewable energy support policy for Cameroon. Finally, this study concludes with some recommendations such as the necessity of building an Energy Storage System as well a renewable energy information and statistics infrastructure.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.31 no.10
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• pp.840-847
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• 2007

This Paper focuses on modeling and simulation to analyze the characteristic of hybrid vehicle. The system includes a proton exchange membrane fuel cell(PEMFC), photovoltaic generator(PV), lead-acid battery, motor, vehicle and controller. Main electricity is produced by the PEMFC and battery to meet the requirements of a user load. When vehicle is parked in a sunny place, extra power is generated by the photovotaics and is charged in a battery for next drive. Further we evaluate usefulness of this hybrid vehicle by using ADVISOR - the advanced vehicle simulator written in the Matlab/Simulink environment. According to simulation results, the extra power obtained by photovoltaics which have been explored in nature conditions can help to reduce the electrical load of PEMFC and increase the efficiency (over 21 %).

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.49.2-49.2
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 대용량 태양광 PCS의 병렬운전 알고리즘에 대해 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 dc-link 전압을 이용하여 PCS를 독립적으로 제어한다. 일반적으로 태양광 PCS는 정격용량 또는 그 근처에서 최대 효율을 낸다. 제안한 알고리즘은 일사량이 적을 시 일부 PCS만 작동하도록 하여 전력 변환 효율을 높인다. 항상 모든 PCS가 작동하는 것이 아니라 필요한 수량만 작동하도록 하고, 작동하는 PCS도 순차적으로 바꿔서, 전제 시스템의 수명을 늘리는 효과도 있다. 또한 일부 PCS가 고장이 날 경우 다른 PCS가 작동하도록 하여 태양광 발전이 멈추지 않고 계속 발전할 수 있도록 한다.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.43-48
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• 2014

Two-level inverter has some disadvantages like high harmonics contained in the output current, efficiency limit and stress to switching device as IGBT and FET. Many researches have reported multi-level inverter to complement two-level inverter of problems. In this paper, we suggest MPPT algorithm of multi-string three-level solar inverter that considered nowadays. We added midpoint controller in order to implement the MPPT algorithm because the three-level inverter has to need midpoint controller and procured the stability of direct current link. We verify the superiority of multi-string T-Type inverter and the algorithm we suggested with solar irradiance variation experiment and MPPT efficiency measurement. The MPPT efficiency was confirmed with a high efficiency more than 99.97%.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.341-342
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• 2012

이 논문에서는 모듈 통합형 태양광 전력조절기 시스템을 간소화하기 위해서 인버터 스테이지 DSP에서 도통률을 결정하여 지그비를 이용한 무선방식으로 전송하고 이를 모듈에서 직접 PWM으로 변환하여 전력조절기를 제어하는 직접 PWM 제어방식을 제안하였다. 각 모듈의 전압, 전류를 지그비 모듈을 통하여 일정 간격으로 샘플링하여 그 값을 인버터 스테이지 DSP에 보내주고 MPPT 동작을 통하여 최대전력점에 해당하는 시비율을 컨버터에 다시 지그비 모듈을 통하여 무선으로 보내주는, 전압제어루프를 사용하지 않는 직접 PWM을 이용하여 부스트 컨버터를 제어하는 방법을 사용하였다. 제안하는 방식을 증명하기 위하여 50W 태양광 전력조절기, 듀얼 솔라 PV시뮬레이터 그리고 지그비 모듈을 사용하여 그 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.41-51
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• 2016

In the stratosphere, the air is stable and a photovoltaic (PV) system can produce more solar energy compared to in the atmosphere. If unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fly in the stratosphere, the flight stability and efficiency of the mission are improved. On the other hand, the weakened lift force of the UAV due to the rarefied atmosphere can require more power for lift according to the weight and/or wing area of the UAV. To solve this problem, it is necessary to minimize the weight of the aircraft and improve the performance of the power system. A regenerative fuel cell (RFC) consisting of a fuel cell (FC) and water electrolysis (WE) combined PV power system has been investigated as a good alterative because of its higher specific energy. The WE system produces hydrogen and oxygen, providing extra energy beyond the energy generated by the PV system in the daytime, and then saves the gases in tanks. The FC system supplies the required power to the UAV at night, so the additional fuel supply to the UAV is not needed anymore. The specific energy of RFC systems is higher than that of Li-ion battery systems, so they have less weight than batteries that supply the same energy to the UAV. In this paper, for a stratospheric long-endurance hybrid UAV based on an RFC system, three major design factors (UAV weight, wing area and performance of WE) affecting the ability of long-term flight were determined and a simulation-based feasibility study was performed. The effects of the three design factors were analyzed as the flight time increased, and acceptable values of the factors for long endurance were found. As a result, the long-endurance of the target UAV was possible when the values were under 350 kg, above 150 m² and under 80 kWh/kg H₂.