System implementation and performance analysis of satellite communication system for real-time river monitoring |
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학술지명 CESE
저자 이승환,황인관,홍성택
발표일 2013-10-29
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K-water uses its KOREASAT No. 5-based communications network for remote acquisition and provision of hydrological information on rainfall, water levels, water quality, and warnings via its hydrological observation network. The satellite is greatly affected by the rainfall attenuation during heavy rainfall seasons and typhoons since it is using the Ku band frequency. K-water used the site diversity (SD) technology and developed a duplexing system that involved the setup of its main hub station at its HQ(Headquarters) and its auxiliary hub station at Gunnam Dam located at 200 km away, to smoothly use its data during rainfall attenuation and satellite malfunctions. To improve the stability and reliability of K-water’s hydrological communications satellite, this study examined the SD effects in the projected site. An online monitoring SD system in the communications satellite equipment and manual/automatic switching algorithms were also developed. Data reliability was found to be improved through the comparative study of the existing and SD systems. |