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: 3450

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
PMSG-based Tidal Current Turbine Biofouling Diagnosis using Stator Current Bispectrum Analysis Saidi, L., Benbouzid, M., Diallo, D. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
Experimental Investigation on Bi-Directional Impulse Turbine with Flow Collector for Tidal Energy Conversion Kinoue, Y., Sakaguchi, M., Murakami, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
A viscous vortex lattice method for analysis of cross-flow propellers and turbines Epps, B., Roesler, B., Medvitz, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
The Living Bridge Project: Local Flow Conditions at a Tidal Energy Conversion Installations at an Estuarine Bridge Chancey, K., Wosnik, M., Bell, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hydrokinetic energy exploitation under combined river and tidal flow Fouz, D., Carballo, R., Ramos, V. Journal Article Current, Riverine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Unsteady hydrodynamics of a full-scale tidal turbine operating in large wave conditions Scarlett, G., Sellar, B., van den Bremer, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Performance
Unsteady hydrodynamics of a full-scale tidal turbine operating in large wave conditions Scarlett, G., Sellar, B., Bremer, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Marine energy classification systems: Tools for resource assessment and design Neary, V., Haas, K., Colby, J. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Structural
Numerical investigation of modal and fatigue performance of a horizontal axis tidal current turbine using fluid–structure interaction Ullah, H., Hussain, M., Abbas, N. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Performance
Developing Enhanced Marine Operations (DEMO) in High Flow Tidal Environments NSCC Report Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
One special current waveform of toothed pole doubly salient permanent magnet machine for marine current energy conversion system Chen, H., Tang, T., Han, J. Journal Article Current Structural
A Study of Multi-Component Oscillating-Foil Hydrokinetic Turbines with a GPU-Accelerated Boundary Element Method Koutsogiannakis, P., Filippas, E., Belibassakis, K. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Scenario Analysis for Sizing of Micro-Plants of Tidal Currents for Isolated Systems Gomes, T., Saavedra, O., Bezerra, P. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Structural
An Optimal Power Flow Approach Including Wind and Tidal Generation Fernandes, I., Pereira, F., Gomes, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Grid Integration
Maximum Power-Point Tracking Control Using Perturb and Observe Algorithm for Tidal Current Generation System Moon, S-H., Park, B-G., Kim, J-W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Control
Numerical Analysis of Leading-Edge Vortex Effect on Tidal Current Energy Extraction Performance for Chord-Wise Deformable Oscillating Hydrofoil Xu, J., Zhu, H., Guan, D. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Submarine Cable Analysis for US Marine Renewable Energy Development Best, B., Kilcher, L. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Influences of winglets on the hydrodynamic performance of horizontal axis current turbines Yiru, R., Bingwen, L., Tiantian, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Turbines for modular tidal current energy converters Kaufmann, N., Carolus, T., Starzmann, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling, Full Scale Structural
Improvement of performance of S1210 hydrofoil with vortex generators and modified trailing edge Kundu, P., Sarkar, A., Nagarajan, V. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance, Structural
Local flow and turbulence at a tidal energy conversion installation near a pier of an estuarine bridge Wosnik, M., Chancey, K. Report Current, Tidal Field Data Substructure
Fluid-structure interaction and performance analysis of an ocean current turbine Dang, Z., Mao, Z., Tian, W. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance, Structural
A review on technology, configurations, and performance of cross‐flow hydrokinetic turbines Saini, G., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
Testing of Hydrophobically Coated Composite Materials With Marine Renewable Energy Applications Walls, M., O'Connor, H., Dowling, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Materials
Experimental study of the turbulence in the areas of strong currents and it impact on the tidal turbines Ikhennicheu, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
IEC Technical Specification 62600-2:2019 - Part 2: Marine energy systems - Design requirements International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Wave Structural
Modeling and control of tethered undersea kites Li, H., Olinger, D., Demetriou, M. Journal Article Current, Kite Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics, Structural
A review of deep learning for renewable energy forecasting Wang, H., Lei, Z., Zhang, X. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
The Analysis of Structural Strength and Fatigue Strength of Vertical Axis Hydraulic Turbine Kong, F., Ding, H., Su, W. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
A Formulation of the Thrust Coefficient for Representing Finite-Sized Farms of Tidal Energy Converters Soto-Rivas, K., Richter, D., Escauriaza, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrostructural Optimization of a Marine Current Turbine Through Multi-fidelity Numerical Models Thandayutham, K., Samad, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Optimal planning and design of run-of-river hydroelectric power projects Ibrahim, M., Imam, Y., Ghanem, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Harvesting ocean energy with a small-scale tidal-current turbine and fish aggregating device in the Indonesian Archipelagos Mutsuda, H., Rahmawati, S., Taniguchi, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A review of hydrokinetic turbines and enhancement techniques for canal installations: Technology, applicability and potential Niebuhr, C., van Dijk, M., Neary, V. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current, Riverine, Tidal Field Data Structural
Experimental and numerical investigation of flow patterns and performance of a modified Savonius hydrokinetic rotor Zhang, Y., Kang, C., Ji, Y. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Hydrokinetic and ultra-low head turbines in rivers: A reality check Kirke, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Ocean Renewable Energy Potential, Technology, and Deployments: A Case Study of Brazil Shadman, M., Silva, C., Faller, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Ocean Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Modeling Performance
Investigation of the Modulation of the Tidal Stream Resource by Ocean Currents through a Complex Tidal Channel Brown, A., Lewis, M., Barton, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Finite Element Vortex Method for Hydrodynamic Analysis of Vertical Axis Cycloidal Tidal Turbine Jiang, J., Ju, Q., Yang, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Vertical-axis ocean current turbine design research based on separate design concept Xie, J. , Chen, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Control, Structural
Power variability of tidal-stream energy and implications for electricity supply Lewis, M., McNaughton, J., Márquez-Dominguez, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Implementation of a Full Momentum Conservative Approach in Modelling Flow Through Tidal Structures Čož, N., Ahmadian, R., Falconer, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
IEC Technical Specification 62600-301:2019 - Part 301: River energy resource assessment International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Riverine
IEC Technical Specification 62600-300:2019 - Part 300: Electricity producing river energy converters - Power performance assessment International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Riverine Performance
Development of PRIMRE, the Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy Ruehl, K., Driscoll, F., Copping, A. Conference Paper Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Survey and numerical model analysis for siting kilowatt-scale tidal turbines Cavagnaro, R., Thomson, J., Dillon, T. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Demonstration of blade pitch control for horizontal axis tidal turbines Van Ness, K., Hill, C., Aliseda, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Control, Performance
Magnet failure-resilient control of a direct-drive tidal turbine Toumi, S., Elbouchikhi, E., Amirat, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
Predicting and optimizing the energy-generation performance of an in-stream turbine operating with twin, unconfined, counter-rotating screws by means of CFD Modeling Lamoureux, A., Baker, D., Doyon, J. Conference Paper Current, Riverine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Hydrodynamic performance characterisation of a tidal energy generation system buoyancy assembly using CFD Lai, L., Hayes, N. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
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