Professor’s Profile
Cho Kang-wook
- Major: Power System Planning and Electricity Market Design
- Professor Associate Professor
- Office : Lab 417 Main Bldg.
- Phone : +82-52-712-7274
- Email : kangwook.cho@kings.ac.kr
Educational Background
• Ph.D., Energy Economics, Soongsil University (2022.8)
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (1988.2)
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (1986.2)
Professional Experience
• Senior Vice President, Division of Market & System Development, Korea Power Exchange (2020 – 2021)
• Vice President, Power Economics Research Office, Korea Power Exchange (2019 – 2020)
• Vice President, Dept. of Market & System Development, Korea Power Exchange (2018 - 2019 )
• Vice President, Power Economics Research Office, Korea Power Exchange (2016 - 2018)
• Team Leader, Market Development Team, Korea Power Exchange (2012 – 2015)
• Team Leader, Grid Operations Planning Team, Korea Power Exchange (2010 – 2012)
• Team Leader, Transmission Planning Team, Korea Power Exchange (2007 – 2009)
• Principal Engineer, Design of Wholesale Electricity Market, Korea Power Exchange (2001 – 2006)
• Principal Engineer, Transmission Planning, Korea Electric Power Corporation (1999 – 2001)
• Senior Researcher, Korea Electric Power Research Institute, Korea Electric Power Corporation (1996 – 1999)
• Principal Engineer, Transmission Planning, Korea Electric Power Corporation (1994 – 1996)
• Power System Analyst, Korea Electric Power Corporation (1989 – 1993)
• Korean Representative of Study Committee C2(Power System Operation and Control), CIGRE (2013 – 2018)
• Visiting Researcher, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA (2005- 2006)
• Member, The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers (2001 – )
Research
Power and Energy Systems
Power grid expansion planning
Integration of renewable resources into power grids
Reforming of wholesale electricity market for renewables
Design and implementation of demand side participation in electricity market
Market simulation
Lab Members
Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management
Introduction To the Courses
Teaching
Course Code : Electric Power System Economics
Introduction
This course explores the investment and operation of power systems since the introduction of competition in the power supply industry. The instructor will comprehensively review fundamental concepts in microeconomics, the organization and operation of electricity markets, operational reliability, ancillary services, network congestion, transmission investments, and generation investments. Additionally, the instructor will deliver practical insights into relevant issues based on broad in-field experiences. Students will acquire the skills to develop innovative solutions to power system problems that exhibit subtle variations from country to country, market to market, and company to company.
Course Objectives
• To understand the electricity market
• To understand the impact of transmission networks on the electricity markets
• To understand power system operation
• To understand generation investments
• To understand transmission investments
Course Code: Net-Zero Technology and Grid Transformation
Introduction
This course explores diverse net-zero technologies, encompassing renewable resources, energy usage, and SMR, along with the evolving requirements for integrating them into power grids. The instructor and guest lecturers will scrutinize various net-zero technologies and their technical prerequisites for integration, considering perspectives from both grid operators and renewable energy developers. Additionally, the instructors will deliver practical insights into relevant issues based on broad in-field experiences. Students will acquire a qualitative and quantitative framework for evaluating and analyzing energy technology systems and the evolving power grids in engineering and economic contexts.
Course Objective
• To understand net-zero energy production technologies
• To understand nuclear-renewable hybrid energy systems
• To understand grid-forming technologies
• To understand the evolving requirements for integration from a grid operator’s perspective.
• To understand the evolving requirements for integration from a renewable energy developer’s perspective
Publications, Projects and Awards
Journal Papers
1. Kang-wook Cho, Sung Bong Cho (2022), "A Study on the Effect of Real-Time Pricing on the Consumer Surplus in the Korean Electricity Markets," The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, KIEE
2. Ardiansyah, Y. Choi, M. R. K. Aziz, K. Cho and D. Choi (2020), "Latency-Optimal Network Intelligence Services in SDN/NFV-Based Energy Internet Cyberinfrastructure," IEEE Access, IEEE
3. Kim, T.H., Shin, H., Kim, W. et al. (2019), "Consideration of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine’s Operating Modes in Pricing Mechanisms: A Korean Electricity Market Study," J. Electr. Eng. Technol. KIEE
Conference Papers
1. G. -H. Moon, S. -K. Joo, D. Hur, H. -S. Jeong, H. -S. Ryu and K. -W. Cho (2009), "Stochastic integrated generation and transmission planning method with gradient radar step (GRS)," IEEE, Seoul, Korea (South), 2009 Transmission & Distribution Conference & Exposition: Asia and Pacific, pp. 1-4
2. P. N. Vovos, H. Song, K. -W. Cho and T. -S. Kim (2013), "A network reconfiguration algorithm for the reduction of expected fault currents," IEEE, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2013 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, pp. 1-5
3. Ryu, Heon-Su, Cho, Kang-Wook, Kim, Tae-Hoon, Lee, Jo-Lyeon (2008), "Analysis of Optimal Long-term Planning for Korea Power Systems," The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers, Sokcho, Korea, Proceedings of the KIEE Conference, pp. 214-216
Awards
1. Kang-wook Cho (2009), Minister Award, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
2. Kang-wook Cho (2002), Minister Award, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Books
Patents
Projects
1. Il-woo Lee, Kang-wook Cho, et al. (2016.5-2018.12), Development of a Broker System to Vitalize the Electric Power Trading of Small-scale Distributed Energy Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy