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
An assessment of structure-based sensors in the condition monitoring of tidal stream turbines Grosvenor, R., Prickett, P., He, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data
Offshore renewable energy systems: Solutions for reduction in operational costs Capocci, R., Dooly, G., Toal, D. Conference Paper Current, Wave
Second-order sliding mode for marine current turbine fault-tolerant control Toumi, S., Amirat, Y., Elbouchikhi, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Control
Tidal power stations by artificial "Albúferas" in Argentina Bertani, L., Labriola, C., Marchegiani, A. Conference Paper Current, Tidal
The effects of turbulence intensity on the downstream performance of horizontal axis tidal stream turbines Masters, I., Williams, A., Edmunds, M. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Discontinuity of lift on a hydrofoil in reversed flow for tidal turbine application Marchand, J., Astolfi, J., Bot, P. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical investigation of oscillation frequency and amplitude effects on the hydrodynamic coefficients of a body with NACA0012 hydrofoil section Shojaeefard, M., Khorampanahi, A., Mirzaei, M. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effects of Support Structures in an LES Actuator Line Model of a Tidal Turbine with Contra-Rotating Rotors Creech, A., Borthwick, A., Ingram, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Performance, Substructure
Characterization of the mean flow field in the far wake region behind ocean current turbines Pyakurel, P., Tian, W., VanZwieten, J. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Developments in large marine current turbine technologies – A review Zhou, Z., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine
The influence of turbulence model and two and three-dimensional domain selection on the simulated performance characteristics of vertical axis tidal turbines Marsh, P., Ranmuthugala, D., Penesis, I. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling
Applicability of geotechnical approaches and constitutive models for foundation analysis of marine renewable energy arrays Heath, J., Jensen, R., Weller, S. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data Substructure
Hydrodynamic loadings on a horizontal axis tidal turbine prototype Ouro, P., Harrold, M. , Stoesser, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Review of ocean tidal, wave and thermal energy technologies Khan, N., Kalair, A., Abas, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
Asymmetry of tidal currents off the W.Brittany coast and assessment of tidal energy resource around the Ushant Island Thiébaut, M., Sentchev, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Scale-Model Experiments for the Surface Wave Influence on a Submerged Floating Ocean-Current Turbine Shirasawa, K., Minami, J., Shintake, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Kite Lab Data Performance
System Modeling and Simulation of In-Stream Hydrokinetic Turbines for Power Management and Control Tzelepis, V., VanZwieten, J., Xiros, N. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Control, Performance
Use of Global Satellite Altimeter and Drifter Data for Ocean Current Resource Characterization Tseng, R., Chang, Y., Chu, P. Book Chapter Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Mapping the Ocean Current Strength and Persistence in the Agulhas to Inform Marine Energy Development Meyer, L., Braby, L., Krug, M. Book Chapter Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal Energy Resource Measurements Thomson, J., Polagye, B., Neary, V. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Ocean Current Energy Resource Assessment for the Gulf Stream System: The Florida Current Haas, K., Yang, X., Neary, V. Book Chapter Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Challenges to Characterization of Sound Produced by Marine Energy Converters Polagye, B. Book Chapter Current, Wave Modeling Structural
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy in the Gulf Stream Off North Carolina: An Assessment Using Observations and Ocean Circulation Models Lowcher, C., Muglia, M., Bane, J. Book Chapter Current, Ocean Current Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Hydrokinetic Tidal Energy Resource Assessments Using Numerical Models Haas, K., Defne, Z., Yang, X. Book Chapter Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Parametric analysis of three dimensional flow models applied to tidal energy sites in Scotland Rahman, A., Venugopal, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tuned actuator disk approach for predicting tidal turbine performance with wake interaction Shives, M., Crawford, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Visualising the aspect-dependent radar cross section of seabirds over a tidal energy test site using a commercial marine radar system McCann, D., Bell, P. Journal Article Current, Wave Field Data
Dynamic model and experimental validation for the control of emersion manoeuvers of devices for marine currents harnessing Somolinos, J., Lopez, A., Núñez, L. Journal Article Current Modeling Control
Experimental Studies of Turbulent Intensity around a Tidal Turbine Support Structure Walker, S., Cappietti, L. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance, Substructure
Numerical modeling of turbulence and its effect on ocean current turbines Pyakurel, P., VanZwieten, J., Dhanak, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Assessing the Impacts of Marine-Hydrokinetic Energy (MHK) Device Noise on Marine Systems by Using Underwater Acoustic Models as Enabling Tools Etter, P. Book Chapter Current, Wave Modeling Array Effects, Structural
Impact of channel blockage on the performance of axial and cross-flow hydrokinetic turbines Kinsey, T., Dumas, G. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
Study on Lessons for Ocean Energy Development European Commission Report Current, Wave
The influence of blade roughness on the performance of a vertical axis tidal turbine Priegue, L. , Stoesser, T. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Assessment of the energy extraction potential at tidal sites around the Channel Islands Coles, D., Blunden, L., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Resource characterization of sites in the vicinity of an island near a landmass Pérez-Ortiz, A., Borthwick, A., McNaughton, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Pioneering developments of marine renewable energy in Australia Manasseh, R., McInnes, K., Hemer, M. Journal Article Current, Wave
Marine Renewable Energy: Resource Characterization and Physical Effects Yang, Z., Copping, A. Book Current, Tidal, Wave
Planning for tidal current turbine technology: A case study of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Sangiuliano, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Energy harvesting performance and flow structure of an oscillating hydrofoil with finite span Kim, D., Strom, B., Mandre, S. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off, Structural
Experimental investigations on Darrieus straight blade turbine for tidal current application and parametric optimization for hydro farm arrangement Patel, V., Eldho, T., Prabhu, S. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance, Structural
Assessing and Testing Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance and Effects on Open Channel Hydrodynamics: An Irrigation Canal Case Study Gunawan, B., Neary, V., Mortensen, J. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Field Data, Modeling, Full Scale
Performance analysis of a vertical axis tidal turbine with flexible blades Bouzaher, M., Guerira, B., Hadid, M. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance, Structural
Modelling study of the effects of suspended aquaculture installations on tidal stream generation in Cobscook Bay O'Donncha, F., James, S., Ragnoli, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
A modelling study of the tidal stream resource of the Pentland Firth, Scotland Murray, R., Gallego, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Tidal power technology review with potential applications in Gulf Stream Sleiti, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of tidal stream turbines subjected to rotor imbalance faults Allmark, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling
The effects of blade twist and nacelle shape on the performance of horizontal axis tidal current turbines Liu, J., Lin, H., Purimitla, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Hydrodynamic analysis of horizontal-axis tidal current turbine with rolling and surging coupled motions Wang, S., Sun, K., Liu, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Near wake study of counter-rotating horizontal axis tidal turbines based on PIV measurements in a wind tunnel Wei, X., Huang, B., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
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