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Utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Renewable Energy Sector

재생에너지 분야의 무인항공기 활용 사례

Jangwon Suh1*
서 장원1*
1Assistant Professor, Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Korea
1강원대학교 에너지공학부(에너지자원융합공학전공) 조교수
*Corresponding Author
August 2021. pp. 319-329
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Abstract

본 연구에서는 재생에너지 분야에서 무인항공기를 도입하여 활용하고 있는 사례들을 분석하였다. 무인항공기는 사용자가 원하는 시각과 주기로 관심지역을 자유롭게 촬영함으로써 3차원 표고를 정밀하게 측량하거나 지역적 범위에서 고해상도 영상 자료(광학 및 열화상)를 확보할 수 있는 장점이 있어 재생에너지 개발 현장에서 다양하게 활용되고 있다. 재생에너지 중에서는 태양에너지, 풍력에너지, 지열에너지, 바이오에너지, 수력에너지 분야 등에 무인항공기가 다양한 목적으로 적용된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 무인항공기의 다양한 활용 사례를 제시함으로써 재생에너지원의 조사, 개발, 유지관리 작업 등의 효율성과 생산성을 향상시키는데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

키워드
무인항공기
드론
재생에너지
태양에너지
지열에너지

This study investigated and analyzed the utilization cases of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the renewable energy industry. UAVs are widely used in renewable energy development sites because they have the advantage of precisely measuring surface heights or obtaining high spatial resolution (optical and thermal infrared) imageries within a local-scale area by freely shooting an area of interest at any time and place. Among renewable energies, it was analyzed that a UAV can be applied for various purposes in the field of solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, bio energy, and small-hydro energy. This paper is expected to contribute to improve the efficiency and productivity of investigation, development, operations, and maintenance of renewable energy sources by presenting various previous case studies.

Keywords
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Drone
Renewable energy
Solar energy
Geothermal energy
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
  • Volume : 58
  • No :4
  • Pages :319-329
  • Received Date :2021. 07. 27
  • Revised Date :2021. 08. 10
  • Accepted Date : 2021. 08. 26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2021.58.4.319
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