전자파표면유속계를 이용한 하천유량측정의 적용범위 확장을 위한 고성능 범용 전자파표면유속계의 개발

국문 초록 (Abstract)

홍수기유량측정의어려움을극복하고자물과비접촉식으로유속을측정하여유량을산정하는전자파표면유속계를개발하여실무에적용하고 있다. 기존에 사용 중인 전자파표면유속계는 홍수용으로 연중 활용도가 낮아 이의 활용도를 높이고자 전자파표면유속계의 성능개선을 통하여 유속측정범위를확장하여평․갈수기에도하천유량측정이적용할수있게하였다. 즉기존홍수용전자파표면유속계의유속측정범위가0.5∼10.0 m/s이었던 반면, 금번 개발된 고성능 범용 전자파표면유속계는 0.03∼20.0m/s로 홍수기뿐만 아니라 평수기에 유속측정이 가능하도록 성능을 개선하였다. 전자파표면유속계를 이용한 저유속의 측정을 위해서 필요한 요소를 조사한 결과, 송신신호의 수신단 유입을 차단하여 저유속의 미세한수신신호에대한검출능력을향상할수있도록송수신격리도의개선, 이와함께공진기의위상잡음특성개선이저유속의검출에필수사항 임을파악하였다. 따라서이를감안하여안테나의송신부와수신부가분리된안테나를개발함으로써송수신격리도를개선하였고, 기존공진기의 위상잡음특성을개선하기위하여위상고정주파수합성기를공진기로적용함으로써저유속검출성능을개선하였다. 또한고성능범용전자파표면 유속계의 사용편의성 증진을 위하여 안테나의 소형, 경량화 제작을 가능토록 하고자 사용주파수(10 GHz→24GHz)를 변경하였다. 이와 더불어 기존전자파표면유속계사용자들의개선요구사항-측정유속안정화, 자체점검기능, 저전력, 방수방습-을반영함으로써현장에서유량측정하기에 간편한 기기로 개발하였다.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

To overcome the difficulties of discharge measurements during flood season, MWSCM(micowave water surface current meter) which measures river surface velocities without contacting water has been applied in field work since its development. The existing version of MWSCM is for floods so that its applicability is low due to the short periods of floods. Therefore the renovative redesign of MWSCM to increase the applicability was conducted so that it can be applied to the discharge measurements during normal flows as well as flood ones by extending the measurable range of velocity. A newly developed high-performance MWSCM for general use can measure the velocity range of 0.03-20.0 m/s from flood flows to normal flows, whereas MWSCM for floods can measure the velocity range of 0.5-10.0 m/s. The improvement of antenna isolation between transmitter and receiver to block the inflow of transmitted singals to receiver and the improvement of phase noise of oscillator are necessary for detecting low velocity with MWSCM technology. Separate type antenna of transmitting and receiving signals is developed for isolation enhancement and phase locked loop synthesizer as an oscillator is applied to high-performance MWSCM for general use. Microwave frequency of 24 GHz is applied to the new MWSCM rather than 10 GHz to make the new MWSCM small and light for convenient use of it at fields. Improvement requests on MWSCM for floods-stable velocity measurement, self test, low power consumtion, and waterproof and dampproof-from the users of it has been reflected on the development of the new version of MWSCM.