Pukyong National University Team Wins Excellence Award at 'Solar Energy Data and AI Utilization Idea Competition'

Research Professor Baek Ji-eun (left) and student Hong Ji-min.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Research Professor Ji-eun Baek, student Ji-min Hong, and Professor Yo-sun Choi's team from the Energy Resources Research Institute and Department of Energy Resources Engineering at Pukyong National University received the Excellence Award, the National Reference Standard Center Director's Award, at the 'Solar Energy Data·AI Utilization Idea Competition.'

The competition, held alongside the 2022 Korea Solar Energy Autumn Academic Conference, was organized to develop new value creation ideas using the national reference standard solar radiation data (TMY).

The Pukyong University team was recognized for their idea titled "Optimal Installation and Operation Plan for Solar Electric Vehicle Exclusive Parking Zones Using TMY Data, Fisheye Lens Images, and AI."

They proposed a new method for selecting optimal parking zones in preparation for the mandatory installation of solar electric vehicle exclusive parking zones as the adoption of solar electric vehicles expands.

Using hemispherical fisheye lens images, they selected optimal parking zones through machine learning-based shadow analysis and estimated annual solar power generation using standard meteorological data (TMY).

Next, taking Pukyong University's Daeyeon Campus as the research area, they analyzed candidate zones under different mandatory installation ratios for solar electric vehicle exclusive parking zones by scenario and presented the optimal parking zones according to operating time conditions.

Professor Yo-sun Choi stated, "We expect this research to be a useful tool for establishing future parking policies for solar electric vehicles."

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