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: 3037
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Shape Optimization of a Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbine (HATT) Blade Using Neural Networks for Response Surface Methodology Rotor, M., Hefazi, H. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
The Effects of Blade Configurations on Performance of a Tidal Vertical Axis Turbine Tavakoli, S., Hemmati, S., Niazi, S. Book Chapter Current, Cross Flow Turbine Performance, Structural
Numerical Experiments on Hydrodynamic Performance and the Wake of a Self-Starting Vertical Axis Tidal Turbine Array Zhu, L., Hou, E., Zhou, Q. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Turbulent Eddy Generation for the CFD Analysis of Hydrokinetic Turbines Gregori, M., Salvatore, F., Camussi, R. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Optimization design of the internal structural support of marine turbine blade for weight reduction: A preliminary study Zhu, D., Tao, R., Lu, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Modeling Materials, Structural
Fatigue life prediction of composite tidal turbine blades Gonabadi, H., Oila, A., Yadav, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Materials
MHK Wake flow field and power generation predictions using physics-informed convolutional neural networks Zhang, Z., Khosronejad, A. Presentation Current Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Performance
Tidal barrage operational optimisation using wave energy control techniques Ringwood, J., Faedo, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control
Design and testing of an open-source tidal energy converter to advance Marine Energy IEC standards Bichanich, M., Wosnik, M., Neary, V. Presentation Current, Tidal Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
A Grid-Based Interpolation Procedure for Turbulence Analysis in Riverine Settings Duvoy, P., Brown, E., Kasper, J. Presentation Current, Riverine Modeling
Experimental comparison of passive blade pitch control strategies for marine current turbines Van Ness, K., Tully, Z., Aliseda, A. Presentation Current, Tidal Lab Data Control
Open Water Data Acquisition on a Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine Bharath, A., Ross, H., Nichols, C. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Field Data Performance
High-torque low-speed test stand for current energy converter generator testing Bond, B., Loeffler, B. Presentation Current Lab Data Performance
Up Sampling Hydrokinetic Resource Data to Model Electrical Output from a CEC Browning, E., Kasper, J., Cicilio, P. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data, Modeling Performance
Simulations of Dual Cross-Flow Turbines under High Confinement Franck, J., Dave, M. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
A Retrievable Ocean Petal Anchor for Marine Energy Devices Williams, W., Gabr, M., Shariar, A. Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
Operation of a tidal turbine from a moored vessel in Agate Pass, WA Bassett, C. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data Acoustics, Performance
Using marine energy in oyster farming operations: an assessment of opportunities Briggs, C., Grear, M. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling
Field Testing of BladeRunner Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Arango, M., Kasper, J. Presentation Current, Riverine Field Data Performance
Modeling the Effects of Surface Waves on Power Generation of Cross-Flow Turbines Hartke, S., Pujara, N., Franck, J. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Ocean Testing of Hydrokinetic Turbines Schurtenberger, W. Presentation Current, Tidal, Ocean Current Field Data Performance, Structural
Performance of a cross-flow turbine array at high confinement Hunt, A., Polagye, B. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data, Scale Device Array Effects, Performance
Field Testing of Water Horse Current Energy Converter Loeffler, B., Kasper, J., Duvoy, P. Presentation Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration Field Data Hydrodynamics, Performance
Layout and Design Considerations for a Confinement-Exploiting Array of Cross-flow Turbines Polagye, B., Terry, B., Hunt, A. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal, Riverine Modeling Array Effects
Assessing the Risk of Hurricane Damage to Marine Hydrokinetic Devices Faria, V., Jamaleddin, N., deQueiroz, A. Presentation Current, Ocean Current Modeling Mooring
Implementation of the Spatial Environmental Assessment Toolkit McWilliams, S., Jones, C., Roberts, J. Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics
Effects of surface roughness on performance of a helical cross-flow turbine made with electron beam melting (EBM) 3D-printed titanium blades Marone, N., Wosnik, M., Barrington, M. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Lab Data Materials, Performance
In-Situ Performance and Load Measurements for a Grid Connected Tidal Energy Conversion System Wosnik, M., O'Byrne, P., Bichanich, M. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data Performance
Optimization of Intracycle Velocity Control for Cross Flow Turbines Athair, A., Scherl, I., Snortland, A. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Control
OpenFAST for Marine Turbines: Development of an Open-Source Modeling Tool Ross, H., Tran, T., Platt, A. Presentation Current Modeling
Recent Progress in Subcomponent Validation of Composite Joints for the Marine Energy Advanced Materials Project Murdy, P. Presentation Current, Wave Lab Data, Full Scale Materials, Structural
Status of the VIVACE Converter: Current and wave energy harvester using fluid structure interaction and fish-bioinspired control Bernitsas, M., Liapis, S., Sadiq, S. Presentation Current, Vortex-Induced Vibration, Wave Field Data, Modeling Control, Hydrodynamics
Integration and Demonstration of Marine Energy Models with Microgrid Software Barajas-Ritchie, A., Jackson, D., Cotilla-Sanchez, E. Presentation Current, Wave Modeling Performance, Power Take Off
The Influence of a Slack Current Threshold on Tidal Energy Resource Characterization Ruhl, C., Neary, V., Banerjee, A. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling
Debris risks and mitigation strategies for hydrokinetic turbines Gunawan, B., Papanicolaou, A., Hill, C. Presentation Current, Riverine
Coupled Fluid Structure Interaction Simulation on a Horizontal Tidal Current Turbine Kim, D., Gunawan, B. Presentation Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling, Scale Device Performance, Structural
Deployment of Thermoplastic Composite Marine Current Turbine Blades in the East River, New York Beach, R., Murray, R., Bharath, A. Presentation Current, Tidal Field Data, Full Scale Materials, Performance
Integrated Combined Energy Box McGilton, B., Nakhai, A. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave Modeling Control, Grid Integration
The Influence of Cycle-to-Cycle Variation on Cross-Flow Turbine Performance Snortland, A., Scherl, I., Williams, O. Presentation Current, Cross Flow Turbine Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
Capturing Lessons Learned as the U.S. Marine Energy Industry Advances Farr, H., Gunda, T., Copping, A. Presentation Current, Tidal, Wave
Turbulence Modeling to Support Tidal Energy Resource Characterization in the Western Passage, USA Yang, Z., Deb, M., Wang, T. Presentation Current, Tidal Modeling
Power density capacity of tidal stream turbine arrays with horizontal and vertical axis turbines Ouro, P., Dené, P., Garcia-Novo, P. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Array Effects, Performance
Turbulence characterisation during ebbing and flooding tides in the Raz Blanchard with large eddy simulations. Mercier, P., Guillou, S., Thiébot, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics
Comparison of dense optical flow and PIV techniques for mapping surface current flow in tidal stream energy sites McIlvenny, J., Williamson, B., Fairley, I. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data
A literature review on wake dissipation length of hydrokinetic turbines as a guide for turbine array configuration Nago, V., dos Santos, I., Gbedjinou, M. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine Array Effects, Hydrodynamics
Performance enhancement of low speed current savonius tidal turbines through adding semi-cylindrical deflectors Samadi, M., Hassanabad, M., Mozafari, A. Journal Article Current, Cross Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance, Structural
A Numerical Performance Analysis of a Rim-Driven Turbine in Real Flow Conditions Song, K., Kang, Y. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
An Output Power Interval Control Strategy Based on Pseudo-Tip-Speed Ratio and Adaptive Genetic Algorithm for Variable-Pitch Tidal Stream Turbine Cai, Y., Li, M., Wang, T. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Control
Design and performance evaluation of bionics-based combined blade for horizontal axis tidal current hydroturbine Zhang, K., Li, J., Gao, Z. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Lab Data, Modeling Performance, Structural
Exploitation potential of tidal current energy in Southern China seas Wen, Y., Lin, P. Journal Article Current, Tidal Field Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Performance
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