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: 3400

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Modeling the Electrical output from a CEC using Machine Learning Browning, E. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling Performance
Electricity Generation from Tidal Currents at Oyster Farms Jones, K., Grear, M., Rose, D. Presentation Current, Tidal
Updated Theoretical Resource Assessment for CONUS Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Kim, J., Jang, M., Haas, K. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data
Evaluating the Effects of Added Mass on a Reference Floating Marine Turbine Ross, H., Tran, T., Wiley, W. Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Effect of tip speed ratios on a tidal turbine model in turbulent inflow conditions Han, C., Banerjee, A. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Array Effects, Performance
Control Co-design for Confinement-exploiting Arrays of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Franck, J., Wiebe, R. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Performance, Substructure
Influence of powertrain components on noise from a pair of cross-flow turbines Jones, L., Crisp, C., Calandra, G. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data Acoustics
Concurrent metocean data analysis for holistic marine energy design and resource assessments Robertson, B., Lou, J. Presentation Current, Ocean Current, Wave Field Data
Review of Recent Developments in MHKiT Keester, A., Olson, S., Simms, A. Presentation Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Field Data, Lab Data
Tidal Energy Resource Assessment at the Atlantic Marine Energy Center’s Tidal Energy Test Site at Memorial Bridge in the Piscataqua River Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M., Neary, V. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data, Test Center
Critical Feature and Seawater Testing of Cross-Flow Rotor Components Fabricated with Additive Manufacturing McVey, J., Zaengle, J., Rumple, C. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data Materials
Validation of Blade Element Momentum & Free Vortex Wake Methods with Water Tunnel Data for a Scaled Marine Turbine Rotor Kim, D., Neary, V. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A post-deployment engineering assessment of a small-scale tidal turbine Bassett, C., Giibs, P., Wood, H. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance, Power Take Off, Structural, Substructure
Effects of a support structure on cross-flow turbine performance Wood, J, Polagye, B., Calandra, G. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota: 86 years of hydraulic modeling and simulation research Marr, J., Guala, M., Shen, L. Presentation Current Lab Data
Introduction of a Full Bridge Converter with Maximum Power Point Tracking Control for Efficient Tidal Energy Harvesting Geon, E., Kini, R., Weicht, L. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Can Cambered Blades Help Cross-Flow Turbine Performance? Experimental Exploration of Turbine Performance and Blade Forces Athair, A., Consing, C., Chi, H. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Design Optimization of a Dual-Rotor Turbine for River Current Energy Conversion Walz, A., Hill, C., Niebuhr, C. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
Bridging the Seas: A Review on Integrating Energy Storage with MRE Sources Singh, S., Singh, D., Luo, F. Presentation Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC Grid Integration
Introduction of a Full Bridge Converter with Maximum Power Point Tracking Control for Efficient Tidal Energy Harvesting Geon, E., Kini, R., Weicht, L. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling Control
Comparative Evaluation of Ocean Current Flow Feature Detection Success based on Data Type within the Florida Straits DeVito, L, VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Numerical Study on Retrievable Ocean Petal Anchor (ROPA) Behavior Supporting Marine Renewable Energy Devices Jamaleddin, N., Jahanbakhsh, Y., Gabr, M. Conference Paper Current, Wave Modeling Mooring, Substructure
Securing Marine Renewable Energy Systems: Understanding Cyber-Physical Threats and Evaluating Consequences via Hardware-in-the-Loop Fung, S., Nichols, C., Tang, Y. Presentation Current, Tidal
Comparative Evaluation of Ocean Current Flow Feature Detection Success based on Data Type within the Florida Straits DeVito, L, VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Presentation Current Field Data
System Integration of an Instrumented Open-Source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) Testbed Sedigh, P., Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural, Substructure
Modeling the fluid dynamics for the Tanana River Test Site in Alaska: A Comparison of Simulated Data and Field Measurements Alvarado, E., Olson, S., Schuster, J. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling
Updated Theoretical Resource Assessment for CONUS Riverine Hydrokinetic Energy Kim, J., Jang, M., Haas, K. Current, Riverine Modeling
Modelling Complex Blade Kinematics in Cross-Flow Turbine Simulations Kandukuri, R., Clay, T., Wiebe, R. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Geometry Optimization of Cable-Based Actuation for Small-Scale Model Testing of a Floating Marine Turbine Sharma, A., Hall, M., Ross, H. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
On the Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Vertical Axis MHK Turbine: Investigating Fish Trajectories via large-eddy simulation Seyedzadeh, H., Khosronejad, A., Sorisio, G. Presentation Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics, Structural
Simulation of a Dual-Rotor Ocean Current Turbine with Variable Buoyancy and Lifting Surfaces for Motion Control Mokari, H., VanZwieten, J., Tang, Y. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Substructure
Design of the Open-source Tidal Energy Converter (OSTEC) to Advance Marine Energy IEC Standards Bichanich, M., Sedigh, P., Wosnik, M. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data, Scale Device Performance
Portal and Repository for Information on Marine Renewable Energy Copping, A., Weers, J., Castillo, C. Presentation Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Evaluation of Flow Features Responsible for Extreme Events at a Potential Ocean Current Energy Extraction Locations within the Gulf Stream DaSilva, M., DeVito, L, VanZwieten, J. Presentation Current
Evaluation of Flow Features Responsible for Extreme Events at a Potential Ocean Current Energy Extraction Location within the Gulf Stream DaSilva, M., DaVito, L., VanZwieten, J. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Towards Disruptive LCOE: Empirical Validation of a Surface-Piercing, Vertical-Axis, Variable-Pitch, Marine Hydro-Kinetic Turbine Hill, E., Schmid, J., Beninati, L. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data, Scale Device Performance
Coupled LES and bed morphodynamics of a utility-scale vertical-axis MHK turbine under rigid- and mobile-bed conditions Anjiraki, M., Seyedzadeh, H., Aksen, M. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Effects of foil and trailing edge thickness on the performance of cross-flow turbines Dold, K., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Conference Paper Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Hydrokinetic tidal energy resource assessment following international electrotechnical commission guidelines Deb, M., Yang, Z., Haas, K. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
A deep learning approach for hydrofoil optimization of tidal turbines Li, C., Liang, B., Yuan, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Marine Hydrokinetic Farm Optimization for Coaxial Dual-Rotor Turbines Hassan, M., Bryant, M., Mazzoleni, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
On the Performance of a Horizontally Mounted ADCP in an Energetic Tidal Environment for Floating Tidal Turbine Applications Dillenburger-Keenan, J., Miller, C., Sellar, B. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Field Data
A review of hybrid wave-tidal energy conversion technology Chen, P., Wu, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices
Study on the impact of wave characteristics on the performance of full-scale tidal turbine Si, X., Xie, Y., Tan, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
The Grid Value of Ocean Current Energy in Florida Awara, S. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Grid Integration
Unsupervised learning-based image recovery and diagnosis method for blade attachment of marine current turbine Chen, L., Li, W., Zhang, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling
The effect of free surface level on the performance of a Savonius hydrokinetic turbine: Experimental and numerical study Etemadeasl, V., Madjabadi, M., Gharali, K. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Design and Experimental Research of a Lifting-Type Tidal Energy Capture Device Bao, L., Wang, Y., Li, H. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Hydrodynamics
Post Access Report: MRE Dynamic Seals Performance Investigation Verdant Power Report Current, Tidal Lab Data Materials, Structural
Blockage and submersion depth effects on horizontal-axis tidal turbine (HATT) in a shear flow environment with wave–current interaction Rotor, M., Magno, I., Boiser, C. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
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