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: 3412

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Effects of hygrothermal aging and fiber orientations on constant amplitude fatigue properties of CFRP multidirectional composite laminates Behera, A., Dupare, P., Thawre, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
Numerical analysis of blockage correction methods for tidal turbines Zilic de Arcos, F., Tampier, G., Vogel, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Investigation of laminate debonding in horizontal axis water turbine composite blades Fal, M., Abutunis, A., Chandrashekhara, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Materials
Assessment of blade element actuator disk method for simulations of ducted tidal turbines Baratchi, F., Jeans, T., Gerber, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
Optimal Exploration and Charging for an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with Energy Harvesting Kite Reed, J., Daniels, J., Siddiqui, A. Conference Paper Current, Kite Modeling Control
Load reduction for two-bladed horizontal-axis tidal current turbines based on individual pitch control Liu, H., Li, Y., Lin, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Control
Optimal Feedback Control of Nonlinear Variable-Speed Marine Current Turbine Using a Two-Mass Model Gaamouche, R., Redouane, A., Harraki, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Lessons learnt from the design, installation and initial operations phases of the 6MW 4-turbine tidal array in Scotland’s Pentland Firth Black & Veatch Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Full Scale Performance, Structural
Numerical investigations on influence of spacing of tidal current turbine array An, Q., Wu, S., Liu, Y. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Array Effects, Performance
Assessment of turbine stages and blade numbers on modified 3D Savonius hydrokinetic turbine performance using CFD analysis Prabowoputra, D., Prabowo, A., Hadi, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Dynamic behaviour of an undulating membrane tidal energy converter under wave and current loading Träsch, M., Delacroix, S., Déporte, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
A screening method to quantify the economic viability of off-grid in-stream tidal energy deployment Lafleur, C., Truelove, W., Cousineau, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Hydrodynamic Study on Energy Capturing Performance of Horizontal Axis Blades Under Sub-Low Speed Tidal Current Gao, R., Chen, J., Zhang, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Asymmetric effects of a modelled tidal turbine on the flow and seabed Ramírez-Mendoza, R., Murdoch, L., Jordan, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
The impact of tidal height variation on the reliability of barrage‐type tidal power plants Ghaedi, A., Mirzadeh, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Influence of hard marine fouling on energy harvesting from Vortex-Induced Vibrations of a single-cylinder Jadidi, P., Zeinoddini, M. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data Performance
MaRINET2 Tidal Energy Round Robin Tests: Performance Comparison of a Horizontal Axis Turbine Subjected to Combined Wave and Current Conditions Gaurier, B., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Facq, J. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Energy-harvesting performance of a coupled-pitching hydrofoil under the semi-passive mode Liu, Z., Qu, H., Shi, H. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Modeling Performance
Performance assessment of a tidal turbine using two flow references Harrold, M. , Ouro, P., O'Doherty, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Performance
The performance of a weir-mounted tidal turbine: Field observations and theoretical modelling Verbeek, M., Labeur, R., Uijttewaal, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Performance
Numerical Simulations of Two Back-To-Back Horizontal Axis Tidal Stream Turbines in Free-Surface Flows Yan, J., Deng, X., Xu, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Energy Management of a Hybrid Tidal Turbine‐Hydrogen Micro‐Grid: Losses Minimization Strategy Barakat, M., Tala-Ighil, B., Chaoui, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Operational fatigue loading on tidal turbine blades using computational fluid dynamics Finnegan, W., Fagan, E., Flanagan, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Flume experiments on the impact of a cross-flow turbine on an erodible bed Ebrahimi, M., Duncan, S., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data
Optimal sizing of Marine Current Energy Based Hybrid Microgrid Lazaar, N., Fakhri, E., Barakat, M. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Grid Integration
An experimental assessment of analytical blockage corrections for turbines Ross, H., Polagye, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Comparison of computational fluid dynamics and fluid structure interaction models for the performance prediction of tidal current turbines Badshah, M., Badshah, S., Jan, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Compact Low-Velocity Ocean Current Energy Harvester Using Magnetic Couplings for Long-Term Scientific Seafloor Observation Huang L., Lyu, F. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Grid Integration
A Study of Circulation, Turbulence, and Tidal Stream Resources in the Taiwan Strait Korotenko, K., Zavialov, P., Chen, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Wake Characteristics of a Tidal Stream Turbine under Combined Wave and Current Lin, X., Zhang, J., Guan, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
Global Research and Trends in Renewable Energy: Ocean Waves, Tidal Energy and Offshore Wind Cui, Y., Xu, D., Liu, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave
Control of unsteady partial cavitation and cloud cavitation in marine engineering and hydraulic systems Kadivar, E., Timoshevskiy, M., Nichik, M. Journal Article Current Hydrodynamics
IEC Technical Specification 62600-3:2020 - Part 3: Measurement of mechanical loads International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Tidal, Riverine, Wave Structural
Effect of swirl on the interaction between laterally placed tidal turbines using actuatordisc based numerical simulations Ochoa, R., Young, A., Gupta, V. Report Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Exploitation of the Moroccan maritime potential in tidal energy Hariss, S., Saifaoui, D., Hilmi, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Hydrodynamic performance evaluation of a new hydrofoil design for marine current turbines Nachtane, M., Tarfaoui, M., Saifaoui, D. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Improved Blade Design for Tidal Current Turbines Liu, H., Gu, Y., Lin, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance, Structural
The flow regime and hydrodynamic performance for a pitching hydrofoil Zhang, M., Wu, Q., Wang, G. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A detailed study of tidal turbine power production and dynamic loading under grid generated turbulence and turbine wake operation Allmark, M., Ellis, R., Ebdon, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The evolution of turbulence characteristics in the wake of a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Ahmadi, M., Yang, Z. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Ocean Energy Villate, J., Ruiz-Minguela, P., Berque, J. Report Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Modeling Control, Grid Integration, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
The effects of submergence depth on Vortex-Induced Vibration (VIV) and energy harvesting of a circular cylinder Gu, M., Song, B., Zhang, B. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Modeling Performance
Adaptive backstepping control for maximizing marine current power generation based on uncertainty and disturbance estimation Yin, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Control
Optimal design of hydrokinetic turbine for low-speed water flow in Golden Gate Strait Mohammadi, S., Hassanalian, M., Arionfard, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Performance, Structural
Two-way interaction between river and deployed cross-flow hydrokinetic turbines Gauvin-Tremblay, O., Dumas, G. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effect of convergent duct geometry on the energy extraction performance of tandem oscillating hydrofoils system Dahmani, F., Sohn, C. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil, Tidal Modeling Performance
Influence of surface waves on the hydrodynamic performance of a horizontal axis ocean current turbine Tian, W., Ni, X., Mao, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Construction Method Statement Shetland Tidal Array Wills, T. Report Current, Axial Flow Turbine
A Review on Numerical Development of Tidal Stream Turbine Performance and Wake Prediction Zhang, Y., Fernandez-Rodriguez, E., Zheng, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Research on Pitch Control Strategies of Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine Wang, B., Hu, T., Guo, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Control, Performance
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