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
Characteristics of the Turbulence in the flow at a tidal stream power site Milne, I. , Sharma, R. , Flay, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
Energy potential of a tidal fence deployed near a coastal headland Draper, S., Borthwick, A., Houlsby, G. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Accuracy of the actuator disc-RANS approach for predicting the performance and wake of tidal turbines Batten, W. , Harrison, M., Bahaj, A. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Evaluation of Tidal Stream Resource in a Potential Array Area Via Direct Measurements Fairley, I., Evans, P., Wooldridge, C. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
On the interaction between a turbulent open channel flow and an axial-flow turbine Chamorro, L., Hill, C., Morton, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Taming Tides Harris, A. Magazine Article Current, Ocean Current, Tidal
Analytical Model for Water Inflow of an Archimedes Screw Used in Hydropower Generation Nuernbergk, D., Rorres, C. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
A review of energy storage technologies for marine current energy systems Zhou, Z., Benbouzid, M., Charpentier, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration, Structural
Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part I: Calibration of energy extraction Gebreslassie, M., Tabor, G., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Modeling tidal stream energy extraction and its effects on transport processes in a tidal channel and bay system using a three-dimensional coastal ocean model Yang, Z., Wang, T., Copping, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Modeling and validation of a cross flow turbine using free vortex model and a modified dynamic stall model Urbina, R., Peterson, M., Kimball, R. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Performance
The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
Wave Farm Impact Based on Realistic Wave-WEC Interaction Carballo, R., Iglesias, G. Journal Article Current, Wave, Overtopping Modeling
Operational planning of an independent microgrid containing tidal power generators, SOFCs, and photovoltaics Obara, S., Kawai, M., Kawae, O. Journal Article Current, Tidal Grid Integration
Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part II: Investigation of turbine-to-turbine interaction Gebreslassie, M., Tabor, G., Belmont, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology (MHK) Instrumentation, Measurement, and Computer Modeling Workshop Musial, W., Lawson, M., Rooney, S. Report Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Application of bend-twist coupled blades for horizontal axis tidal turbines Nicholls-Lee, R., Turnock, S., Boyd, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Performance, Structural
Power system stability enhancement with an integrated offshore wind farm and marine-current farm using a STATCOM Truong, D., Wang, L. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Control, Grid Integration, Hybrid Devices
Tidal Current Energy Resources off the South and West Coasts of Korea: Preliminary Observation-Derived Estimates Byun, D., Hart, D., Jeong, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Three-dimensional flow visualization in the wake of a miniature axial-flow hydrokinetic turbine Chamorro, L., Troolin, D., Lee, S. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Hydrodynamics
The Facility Planning and Electric Power Quality of the Saroma Lake Green Microgrid by the Interconnection of Tidal Power Generation, PV and SOFC Obara, S., Kawae, O., Morizane, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Power Take Off
Current patterns in the Inner Sound (Pentland Firth) from underway ADCP data Goddijn-Murphy, L., Woolf, D., Easton, M. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Fatigue analysis of composite turbine blades under random ocean current Zhou, F., Alsenas, G., Mahfuz, H. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Ocean Current Modeling
Design and analysis of an ocean current turbine performance assessment system VanZwieten, J., Young, M., von Ellenrieder, K. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Modeling Performance
Maximum power from a turbine farm in shallow water Garrett, C. , Cummins, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Power Take Off
The need for variable amplitude corrosion fatigue materials data for offshore wind & marine renewable energy steel support structures Brennan, F. Conference Paper Current, Wave Substructure
Shape design and CFD analysis on a 1MW-class horizontal axis tidal current turbine blade Singh, P., Choi, Y. Journal Article Current Modeling Performance
Tidal current power for Indonesia? An initial resource estimation for the Alas Strait Blunden, L., Bahaj, A., Aziz, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
A techno-economic analysis of tidal energy technology Johnstone, C., Pratt, D., Clarke, J. Journal Article Current
Archimedes in Cephalonia and in Euripus Strait: Modern Horizontal Archimedean Screw Turbines for Recovering Marine Power Stergiopoulou, A., Stergiopoulos, V. Journal Article Current, Archimedes Screw
Numerical Simulation of an Experimental Ocean Current Turbine VanZwieten, J., Vanreitvelde, N., Hacker, B. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling
Numerical investigation of the power generation of a ducted composite material marine current turbine Wang, J., Piechna, J., Müller, N. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials, Performance
An eagle’s CFD view of Studying Innovative Archimedean Screw Renewable Hydraulic Energy Systems Stergiopoulou, A., Stergiopoulos, V., Kalkani, E. Conference Paper Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling Performance
Structural Analysis of an Archimedes Screw and a Kinetic Hydro Turbine Krybill, Z. Thesis Current, Archimedes Screw Modeling
Ocean Energy Technology: Gaps and Barriers MacGillivray, A., Jeffrey, H., Hanmer, C. Report Current, Tidal, Wave
First Aid Needs Assessment: Guidelines for renewable energy projects RenewableUK Report Current, Tidal, Wave
Assessment and Mapping of the Riverine Hydrokinetic Resource in the Continental United States Jacobson, P., Ravens, T., Cunningham, K. Report Current, Riverine Modeling
Effect of Intake Vortex Occurrence on the Performance of an Axial Hydraulic Turbine in Sihwa-Lake Tidal Power Plant, Korea Kim, J., Heo, M., Cha, K. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Studying the Effect of Class Imbalance in Ocean Turbine Fault Data on Reliable State Detection Duhaney, J., Khoshgoftaar, T., Napolitano, A. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current
Applying Feature Selection to Short Time Wavelet Transformed Vibration Data for Reliability Analysis of an Ocean Turbine Duhaney, J., Khoshgoftaar, T., Wald, R. Conference Paper Current Modeling
Experimental Parametric Investigation of an Oscillating Hydrofoil Tidal Stream Energy Converter Huxham, G., Cochard, S., Patterson, J. Conference Paper Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Power Take Off
Numerical Analysis of a Non-Profiled Plate for Flapping Wing Turbines Usoh, C., Young, J., Lai, J. Conference Paper Current, Oscillating Hydrofoil Modeling Performance
Reliability analysis for hydrokinetic turbine blades Hu, Z., Du, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Riverine Hydrodynamics
The Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Free Variable-Pitch Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Zhang, X., Wang, S., Wang, F. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling
Status and potentials of tidal in-stream energy resources in the southern coasts of Iran: A case study Rashid, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
The TSE index – A new tool for selecting tidal stream sites in depth-limited regions Iglesias, G., Sanchez, M., Fernandez, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling
Investigation of macro-turbulent flow structures interaction with a vertical hydrokinetic river turbine Birjandi, A., Woods, J., Bibeau, E. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
The energetics of large tidal turbine arrays Vennell, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Array Effects
Synchronized control of cross-flow-water-turbine-based twin towers Vallet, M., Munteanu, I., Bratcu, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Riverine Modeling Control
Efficiency improvement of a tidal current turbine utilizing a larger area of channel Kim, K., Ahmed, M., Lee, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects
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