• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2009

Environmental Literacy is needed to establish a sustainable society and can be very well developed through Outdoor Environmental Education(OEE). However, establishing OEE in Korea is a very difficult. Thus, it is very important to find out which factors influence the sustainability of OEE. The purpose of this study is to identify those factors. Participatory observation research and some interviews were used in "The Whale Class" of the University of Georgia in the United States. Major findings and recommendations were as follows: (1) OEEs give participants good experiences about the environment; (2) Program operators of OEEs are enthusiastic about education and environmental conservation; (3) Good educational practices such as cooperative education and participation in conversation foster learning; (4) Good organizations with guest lectures from various environmental fields would be beneficial; (5) Public information about environmental programs would be helpful; (6) Administrative support for those organizations connected to environmental programs would be useful; and (7) OEE provide reflection activities to foster Environmental Literacy.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1805-1818
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• 2018

This paper proposes a novel hybrid maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm combining a Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) and the conventional Perturb & Observation (P&O) to track/extract the highest amount of power from a solar photovoltaic (SPV) system working under partial shading conditions (PSCs). The proposed hybrid algorithm is based on a WOA which predicts the initial global peak (GP) and is followed by P&O in the final stage to achieve a quicker convergence to a GP. Thus, this hybrid algorithm overcomes the computational burden encountered in a standalone WOA, grey wolf optimization (GWO) and hybrid GWO reported in the literature. The conventional algorithm searches for the maximum power point (MPP) in the predicted region by the WOA. The proposed MPPT technique is modelled and simulated using MATLAB/Simulink for simulating an environment to check its effectiveness in accurately tracking the MPP during the GP region. This hybrid algorithm is compared with a standalone WOA, GWO and hybrid GWO. From the simulating results, it is shown that the proposed algorithm offers high tracking performance and that it increases the output power level of a SPV system under partial shading. The algorithm also verified experimentally on various PSCs.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2020

본 연구는 입자 무리 최적화 (PSO; particle swarm optimization) 알고리즘을 이용하여 기존의 MPPT 알고리즘보다 신속하게 MPP를 추적할 수 있는 모델을 제안하였다. 제안 모델은 PSO 알고리즘에서 gbest 및 pbest의 가속 상수를 높게 설정하여 신속하게 MPP 지점을 추적하고 이로 인한 전력 불안정 문제점을 제거하였다. 또한, 일사량의 급격한 변화에 따른 태양광 패널의 전력 변화를 감지하여 알고리즘을 다시 실행하였다. 실험결과, 일사량이 691.5W/m2에 대해서 MPPT 시간이 0.03초와 전력이 131.65로서 기존의 P&O와 INC 알고리즘보다 높은 전력과 빠른 속도로 MPP를 추적하였으며, 일사량 변화에 따라 신속하게 MPP를 추적하였다. 제안 모델은 태양광 패널이 병렬로 연결되어 있는 태양광 발전소에서 부분적인 음영에 의해 전력량의 변화를 감지하였을 경우에도 적용할 수 있다. 본 연구는 MPPT 알고리즘을 개선하기 위해 MFO (moth flame optimization) 및 WOA (whale optimization algorithm)와 같은 최적화 알고리즘에 대한 비교 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.123-135
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• 1998

Cooperative scientific research in Antarctic has been successful since the International Geophysical Year 1957/1958. Presently, 43 nations have joined the Antarctic Treaty as consultative parties or acceding states, and other treaties and agreements have evolved to conserve the integrity and to manage the resources of the Antarctic ecosystem. Although yet to be designated, tourism areas in Antarctica are under consideration. Due to its remoteness and vast magnitude, Antarctica's science is slowly emerging. Satellite technology has enabled observation of the progression of the ozone hole above Antarctica. Mineral exploitation has yet to take place, as has the transport of Antarctic icebergs to some arid nations. On the other hand, both seal and whale exploitations have occurred, devastating these populations. The lessons learned from past human greed are used to design krill and squid fisheries, though the life histories of these organisms are yet to be adequately understood. An ecosystem approach to managing Antarctic resource exploitation is essential. Procuring the needed logistics to do so is daunting, requiring the highest degree of international cooperation and educational outreach to nurture the needed effective scientific and engineering talent, both natural and social.

• 과학교육연구지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.153-165
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• 2012

이 연구에서는 중학생(N=300)을 대상으로 질문지와 면담을 통해 주요 동물의 분류에 관한 오류와 그 이유가 되는 사고 내용을 조사하였다. 연구결과, 척추동물과 무척추동물로 분류하는데 있어서 뱀(31.7%), 새우(28.3%), 거북이(25.6%), 개구리(24.7%), 불가사리(10.7%) 등의 순서로 오류의 빈도가 높았다. 이러한 오류의 이유는 각 동물의 운동 특성과 외형적 특성에 따른 직관적 사고, 다른 동물의 특성에 비유하여 잘못된 유추를 하는 것, 각 동물의 척추 관찰 부족 때문인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 척추동물의 하위분류군을 구분함에 있어서 '도롱뇽은 파충류(45.3%), 거북이는 양서류(40.3%)'로 대안개념을 갖는 오류가 높게 나타났다. 그 이유는 분류 용어의 모호함으로 인한 혼동과 각 동물의 생리 생태적 특성을 분류 기준의 특성에 연계시키지 못하는 것에 있었다. 박쥐, 고래, 펭귄의 분류에서는 사회 문화적 요인이 오류의 빈도에 영향을 주었다. 동물 분류의 교수 학습이 암기 위주의 주입식보다는 관찰을 통한 분류 기준의 특성을 탐색하는 활동의 지도가 필요하다.