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
An optimal tuning strategy for tidal turbines Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Control, Power Take Off
Experimental study on kinetic energy conversion of horizontal axis tidal stream turbine Seo, J., Lee, S., Choi, W. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
Modelling the effect of large arrays of tidal turbines with depth-averaged Actuator Disks Thiébot, J., Guillou, S., Nguyen, V. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Study on the performance of the Tidal power generator Nishimura, F., Murakami, T., Imai, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data Performance
Hydrokinetic turbine array characteristics for river applications and spatially restricted flows Riglin, J., Daskiran, C., Jonas, J. Journal Article Current Modeling Array Effects
Marine Renewables Canada Annual Report 2016 Marine Renewables Canada Report Current, Wave
Damage mechanics based design methodology for tidal current turbine composite blades Fagan, E., Kennedy, C., Leen, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Materials
Modelling turbulence with an Actuator Disk representing a tidal turbine Nguyen, V., Guillou, S., Thiébot, J. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Study on the performance of the Tidal power generator Nishimura, F., Murakami, T., Imai, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data
Structural Health Monitoring and Design Verification of Tidal Turbine Support Structure Mashayekhizadeh, M., Adams, T., Yang, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Structural, Substructure
Demonstrating a Tidal Turbine Control Strategy at Laboratory Scale Harrold, M., Bromley, P., Broudic, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Control
Hydrodynamic changes imposed by tidal energy converters on extracting energy on a real case scenario Pacheco, A., Ferreira, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
The influence of waves on the tidal kinetic energy resource at a tidal stream energy site Guillou, N., Chapalain, G., Neill, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Progress in Renewable Energies Offshore: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore Soares, C. Book Current, Wave
Medium-voltage power converter interface for multigenerator marine energy conversion systems Müller, N., Kouro, S., Malinowski , M. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Control, Grid Integration
Marine Energy Conversion Technologies: Lowering the Levelized Cost of Energy through Control Systems, Materials Research, and Systems Engineering Kobos, P., Neary, V., Coe, R. Conference Paper Current, Wave Control, Materials
Experimental study on hydrodynamic characteristics of vertical-axis floating tidal current energy power generation device Ma, Y., Li, T., Zhang, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Site Identification and Ranking Methodology Part II: Tidal Energy Kilcher, L., Thresher, R., Tinnesand, H. Report Current, Tidal Field Data Structural
Cavitating response of passively controlled tidal turbines Barber, R., Motley, M. Journal Article Current Modeling Control, Structural
Optimal Site Selection of Tidal Power Plants Using a Novel Method: A Case in China Wu, Y., Xu, C., Xu, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Simulating tidal turbines with multi-scale mesh optimisation techniques Abolghasemi, M., Piggott, M. , Spinneken, J. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling
Numerical optimization and experimental validation for a tidal turbine blade with leading-edge tubercles Shi, W., Atlar, M., Norman, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Performance parameters of Savonius type hydrokinetic turbine – A Review Kumar, A., Saini, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
Numerical analysis for a proposed hybrid system with single HAWT, double HATCT and vertical oscillating wave energy converters on a single tower Singh, P., Chen, Z., Choi, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Structural
Modeling and control of a hybrid wind-tidal turbine with hydraulic accumulator Fan, Y., Mu, A., Ma, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Hybrid Devices
Study of the hydrodynamic derivatives of vertical-axis tidal current turbines in surge motion Sheng, Q., Jing, F., Zhang, L. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics
Reliability evaluation of tidal and wind power generation system with battery energy storage Liu, M., Li, W., Yu, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Experimental Study of a Reference Model Vertical-Axis Cross-Flow Turbine Bachant, P., Wosnik, M., Gunawan, B. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Mooring systems for marine energy converters Flory, J., Banfield, S., Ridge, I. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data Materials, Mooring
Analytical performance assessment of a novel active mooring system for load reduction in marine energy converters Luxmoore, J., Grey, S., Newsam, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
Influences of yaw angle and turbulence intensity on the performance of a 20 kW in-stream hydrokinetic turbine Tian, W., VanZwieten, J., Pyakurel, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A Nonlinear Computational Model of Tethered Underwater Kites for Power Generation Ghasemi, A., Olinger, D., Tryggvason, G. Journal Article Current, Kite Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Wake vortex interaction effects on energy extraction performance of tandem oscillating hydrofoils Xu, J., Sun, H., Tan, S. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Hydrodynamics
The effects of yawing motion with different frequencies on the hydrodynamic performance of floating vertical-axis tidal current turbines Kai, W., Ke, S., Qi-hu, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Development and initial application of a blade design methodology for overspeed power-regulated tidal turbines Gracie-Orr, K., Nevalainen, T., Johnstone, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Structural
Evaluation of Design & Analysis Code, CACTUS, for Predicting Crossflow Hydrokinetic Turbine Performance Wosnik, M., Bachant, P., Neary, V. Report Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Performance
Load reduction potential of variable speed control approaches for fixed pitch tidal current turbines Arnold, M., Biskup, F., Cheng, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
Impact of structural flexibility on loads on tidal current turbines Arnold, M., Biskup, F., Cheng, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Structural
Maintenance Maneuver Automation for an Adapted Cylindrical Shape TEC Morales, R., Fernandez, L., Segura, E. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control
CFD modelling of a tidal stream turbine subjected to profiled flow and surface gravity waves Tatum, S., Allmark, M., Frost, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hybrid Devices, Performance
Bond graph modeling and fault diagnosis of tidal turbine systems Zhang, L., Li, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Comparative study of numerical modelling techniques to estimate tidal turbine blade loads Porter, K., Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Nevalainen, T. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling
Effects of extreme wave-current interactions on the performance of tidal stream turbines Ordonez-Sanchez, S., Porter, K., Frost, C. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Investigations into efficiency of vortex induced vibration hydro-kinetic energy device Narendran, K., Murali, K., Sundar, V. Journal Article Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Influence of stroke deviation on the power extraction performance of a fully-active flapping foil Wu, J., Chen, Y., Zhao, N. Journal Article Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance
Numerical Modelling of a Tidal Turbine Behaviour under Realistic Unsteady Tidal Flow Leroux, T., Osbourne, N., McMillan, J. Report Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Passivity based control of a Tethered Undersea Kite energy system Li, H., Olinger, D., Demetriou, M. Conference Paper Current, Kite Modeling Control
Modeling and experimental results of an Archimedes screw turbine Rohmer, J., Knittel, D., Sturtzer, G. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Lab Data, Modeling Performance
The effect of tidal current directions on the optimal design and hydrodynamic performance of a three-turbine system Bai, G., Li, W., Chang, H. Journal Article Current Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Optimisation of hydrokinetic turbine array layouts via surrogate modelling Gonzalez-Gorbena, E., Qassim, R., Rosman, P. Journal Article Current Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
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