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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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 1987
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
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
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
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
IEC TS 62600-2:2019 - Part 2: Marine energy systems - Design requirements IEC Guidance Current, Wave Structural
Experimental study of the turbulence in the areas of strong currents and it impact on the tidal turbines Ikhennicheu, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Hydrodynamics
A review of deep learning for renewable energy forecasting Wang, H., Lei, Z., Zhang, X. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling
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
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
Optimal planning and design of run-of-river hydroelectric power projects Ibrahim, M., Imam, Y., Ghanem, A. Journal Article Current, Riverine Modeling Performance, Structural
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
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 TS 62600-300:2019 - Part 300: Electricity producing river energy converters - Power performance assessment IEC Guidance Current, Riverine Performance
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
Modeling and dynamic analysis of a mobile underwater turbine system for harvesting Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Tandon, S., Divi, S., Muglia, M. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling 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
Magnet failure-resilient control of a direct-drive tidal turbine Toumi, S., Elbouchikhi, E., Amirat, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control, Structural
Marine energy resource characterization, and classification in the United States Kilcher, L., Neary, V., Yang, Z. Conference Paper Current, Tidal, Wave Field Data, Modeling
Reducing variability in the cost of energy of ocean energy arrays Topper, M., Nava, V., Collin, A. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Array Effects
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
Resource assessment of the marine current developed in the Cozumel Channel Alcerreca-Huerta, J., Callejas-Jimenez, M., Ordonez-Sanchez, S. Conference Paper Current, Ocean Current Field Data
Design and test of a 600-kW horizontal-axis tidal current turbine Li, Y., Liu, H., Lin, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Control, Performance, Structural
Numerical investigation on interactive FIO of two-tandem cylinders for hydrokinetic energy harnessing Ding, W., Sun, H., Xu, W. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Modeling Performance
Sensitivity of bathymetry and choice of tidal constituents on tidal-stream energy resource characterization in the Gulf of California, Mexico Mejia-Olivares, C., Haigh, I., Lewis, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Measuring the hydraulic effect of hydrokinetic energy extraction in the Tanana River, Alaska Edgerly, E., Ravens, T. Journal Article Current, Riverine Field Data Hydrodynamics
In-Stream Hydrokinetic Turbine Fault Detection and Fault Tolerant Control - A Benchmark Model Tang, Y., VanZwieten, J., Dunlap, B. Conference Paper Current Control
Developing a coupled turbine thrust methodology for floating tidal stream concepts: Verification under prescribed motion Brown, S., Ransley, E., Greaves, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling
ADV Preview Based Nonlinear Predictive Control for Maximizing Power Generation of a Tidal Turbine With Hydrostatic Transmission Yin, X., Zhao, X. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control, Performance
Uncertainty quantification in tidal energy resource assessment Kreimair, M. Thesis Current, Tidal Modeling Performance
A Numerical Assessment of Artificial Reef Pass Wave-Induced Currents as a Renewable Energy Source Sous, D. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Wake Interactions of Marine Hydrokinetic Turbines Gotelli, C. , Musa, M., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Riverine Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics
Tidal Turbine Blade Composites Using Basalt Fibre Reinforced Powder Epoxy Robert, C., Pecur, T., McCarthy, E. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Materials
Application of vibration monitoring to the detection of early misalignment and rub failures in a tidal turbine De Cal, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal
Evaluation of turbulence-related high-frequency tidal current velocity fluctuation Novo, P., Kyozuka, Y., Villamayor, M. Journal Article Current Lab Data, Modeling
Wake measurements from a hydrokinetic river turbine Guerra, M., Thomson, J. Journal Article Current, Riverine Full Scale Hydrodynamics
Interaction between hydrokinetic turbine wakes and sediment dynamics: array performance and geomorphic effects under different siting strategies and sediment transport conditions Musa, M., Hill, C., Guala, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects
Study of the internal flow structure of an ultra-small axial flow hydraulic turbine Nishi, Y., Kobori, T., Mori, N. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Performance
The impact of spring-neap tidal-stream cycles in tidal energy assessments in the Chilean Inland Sea Artal, O., Pizarro, O., Sepúlveda, H. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Application of the actuator disc theory of Delft3D-FLOW to model far-field hydrodynamic impacts of tidal turbines Ramos, V., Carballo, R., Ringwood, J. Journal Article Current Modeling Hydrodynamics
Turbine array locations and turbine layouts for tidal and marine current energy resources in Ireland Sustainable Energy Ireland Report Current, Tidal Array Effects
What about Marine Renewable Energies in Spain? Esteban, M., Espada, J., Ortega, J. Journal Article Current, Wave, Salinity Gradient, OTEC
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