Current

Capturing energy from tidal channels, ocean currents, or rivers.

Current energy can be captured from tidal channels, ocean currents, or rivers. Ocean current energy technologies capture the energy from the relatively constant flow of ocean currents, which are driven by several factors, including wind, bathymetry, and the rotation of the Earth, as well as water temperature, density, and salinity. Tidal energy technologies capture the energy from flow induced by the rise and fall of tides, which is driven by gravitational influence of the moon and sun on the Earth’s oceans. Land or subsea constrictions, such as straits and inlets, can create high velocity currents at specific sites, making them suitable for electricity generation. Riverine energy technologies extract the kinetic energy from flowing water in rivers to generate electricity. Although not technically a marine resource, as part of the natural hydrological cycle, water from drainage basins, groundwater springs, and snow melt feed rivers that flow towards lakes, seas, and oceans.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Current

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Current.

Total: 3454

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Line Inspection and Guided Hardware Testing (LIGHT) Lab Development Streit, R. , Schuit, N., Gunawan, B. Presentation Current, Wave Lab Data Mooring
Comprehensive Verification and Validation of OpenFAST for Horizontal Axis Marine Hydrokinetic Turbine Modeling Kim, D., Neary, V. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Coordinated Control and Energy Management of a Hybrid Marine Energy System Singh, D., Singh, S., Bhansali, G. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Numerical Simulation-Based Performance and Loading Assessment of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine Operating in the Florida Straits Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, J. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Control
Evaluating the Hybrid Mobile Survey Method (HMS) for Tidal Energy Resource Assessments Kryl, M., Haas, K., Gunawan, B. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data
Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of OCT-Hydrogen Systems for Advanced Control Rizvi, S., Zarif, M., Tang, Y. Presentation Current Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
State-of-the-Art and Challenges of Pressure-Tolerant Power Electronics and a Review of Related Research at NCSU Pantic, Z., Gillani, S., Ngaile, G. Presentation Current, Ocean Current Performance
Adaptive Blade Control Using Data-Driven Optimization for Ocean Current Turbines: A Hybrid Simulation Framework Atre, A., Roetzer, J., Janke, B. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Deep Learning Based Ocean Current Feature Detection for Prediction DeVito, L., Fung, S., VanZwieten, J. Presentation Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Design and Validation of a Hybrid Model Testing Setup for Scaled Energy Converters in the NREL Wave Tank Riedinger, N., Chamot, S., Ross, H. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics
Experimental evaluation of advanced control strategies for high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays Hunt, A., Talpey, G., Polagye, B. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Experimental Investigation of Turbine Blades Response Using Fiber Optic Strain Sensors Abdellatef, M., Gunawan, B., Kim, D. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Structural
Effects of inclined flow on cross-flow turbine performance Wood, J, Calandra, G., Hunt, A. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Control of an Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) Testbed Sedigh, P., Cavagnaro, R., Wosnik, M. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control
Comparative Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Solid and Hollow Core Blades in Full-Scale Reference Model 1 Tidal Turbine Kim, D., Gunawan, B. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Determination of Added Mass Coefficients for Floating Hydrokinetic Turbine Blades using Computational Fluid Dynamics Tran, T., Wiley, W., Ross, H. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Performance Prediction of flow induced vibration and energy capture for VIVACE converter improved by maglev in ultra-low velocity zones Yang, Z., Bai, X., Wang, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Wave effects on energy-harvesting performance of flapping hydrofoil Qu, H., Li, X., Dong, X. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Remote River Energy System: Field trial experiments in a tidal estuary Masters, I., Esmaeili,A., Evans, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Riverine Modeling, Test Center Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
The 2nd Generation Turbine Lander: Design, Analysis, and Testing Bassett, C., Wood, H., Gibbs, P. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Power Take Off
Marine Toxicity, Biodegradability, and Rolling-Sliding Tribological Performance of Ionic Liquid-Enhanced Environmentally-Acceptable Lubricants for Tidal Turbomachinery Wang, W., Ku, P., Stevenson, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Performance
A review of ocean tidal current energy technology: Advances, trends, and challenges Zhang, X., Ji, R., Sun, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance
Development of a Dual-Input Hybrid Wave–Current Ocean Energy System: Design, Fabrication, and Performance Evaluation Saeed, F., Sayeed, T., Hannan, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Wave, Point Absorber Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Technology Readiness Level assessment of hydrokinetic energy converters Malali, P., Ding, Z., Villavicencio, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Ocean Current, Riverine Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center, Full Scale, Scale Device Grid Integration, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Fault Impact on Dual-Rotor Surface Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator via the Finite Element Method Gkiolekas, N., Salinas, M. , Sergakis, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Power Take Off
Downstream tidal turbine transient local blade loading characterization Podeur, V., Michaud, L., Groulx, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
RegStack machine learning model for accurate prediction of tidal stream turbine performance and biofouling Rashid, H., Hanzla, M., Berghout, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Performance
Influence of the phase relationship between tidal currents and elevations on tidal energy conversion Milford, C., Martin, V., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Resource characterization of a commercial tidal stream energy site: Morlais Irish Sea Chisholm, J., Roberts, M., Powell, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Performance energy production with advanced design and prototype floating ducted tidal turbine for small islands Rumaherang, W., Elim, H., Latununuwe, A. Journal Article Current Field Data Hybrid Devices
Lessons learned from the design and operation of a small-scale cross-flow tidal turbine Bassett, C., Gibbs, P., Wood, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Full Scale Power Take Off, Substructure
Influence of the longitudinal spacing on a two-unit tandem tidal turbine arrangement in turbulent flow Zhang, Y., Xu, J., Liu, Z. Journal Article Current Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Resilience of offshore renewable energy systems to extreme metocean conditions: A review Göteman, M., Panteli, M., Rutgersson, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Life cycle and economic assessment of tidal energy farms in early design phases: Application to a second-generation tidal device Bianchi, M., Arnal, A., Astorkiza-Andres, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal
Policy Brief: Advancing Offshore Renewable Energy Testing Infrastructure in Europe MARINERG-i Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Post Access Report: Performance Characterization Testing and Model Calibration of a Vertical Axis Hydrokinetic Turbine Emrgy Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Harnessing Tidal Energy Through Cableway Technology: The CableKites System Feng, Y., Sony, M., Meier-Staude, R. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural
Observations from structural testing of full-scale tidal turbine blades Finnegan, W., Jiang, Y., Flanagan, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Structural
Characterisation of turbulent flow and the wake of a tidal stream turbine in proximity to ridges of differing length Hurubi, S., Stallard, T., Stansby, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Objective Functions for the Blade Shape Optimisation of a Cross-Flow Tidal Turbine under Constraints Ruiz-Hussmann, K., Delafin, P., Bonamy, C. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Structural
Investigating the impact of multi-rotor structure shadowing on tidal stream turbine performance Townley, B., Shi, W., Angeloudis, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An experimental optimization environment for developing an intracycle pitch control in cross flow turbines Hoerner, S., Leidhold, R., Abbaszadeh, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
A two-scale blockage correction for an array of tidal turbines Dehtyriov, D., Vogel, C., Willden, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
A turbines-module adapted to the marine site for tidal farms layout optimization Pucci, M., Bellafiore, D., Zanforlin, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Effects of non-isotropic blockage on a tidal turbine modeled with the Actuator-Line method Mascrier, E., Arcos, D., Pinon, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Performance characteristics and bluff-body modeling of high-blockage cross-flow turbine arrays with varying rotor geometry Hunt, A., Talpey, G., Calandra, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
On tidal array layout sensitivity to regional hydrodynamics representation Jordan, C., Coles, D., Johnson, F. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
A Methodology to capture the single blade loads on a cross-flow tidal turbine flume model Bennecke, T., Abbaszadeh, S., Ruiz-Hussmann, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
On the design of a small scale tidal converter for long time deployment at sea Alizzio, D., Gurnari, L., Nardi, V. Journal Article Current, Kite, Tidal Scale Device Control, Structural
Verification and validation of blade-resolved viscous-flow tidal turbine simulations Rentschler, M., Gomes, T., Vaz, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
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