Tidal Kite

A tidal kite ‘flies’ in the tidal stream, swooping in a figure-eight shape.

A tidal kite is comprised of a hydrodynamic wing, with a turbine attached, tethered by a cable to a fixed point that leverages flow to lift the wing. As the kite 'flies' loops through the water, the speed increases around the turbine, allowing more energy extraction for slower currents. The kite is neutrally buoyant so as not to fall as the tide changes direction. Electricity production is by means of a generator coupled to the turbine. Power is transferred through a cable coupled to or as part of the tether.

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Affiliated Marine Energy Engineering Documents

Total results: 24
Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Application
The effect of complementarity between solar, wind and tidal energy in isolated hybrid microgrids Neto, P., Saavedra, O., Oliveira, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite Grid Integration
First techno-economic evaluation of array configuration of self-balancing tidal kinetic turbines Barbarelli, S., Florio, G., Zupone, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite Modeling Array Effects
Dynamic Simulation of the Mooring System with a Shock-Absorbing Mechanism for Floating Kuroshio Turbine Chou, C., Huang, P., Chen, J. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Modeling Mooring
Enabling renewable baseload generation by flying subsea kites Edlund, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite
A novel hydro-kite like energy converter for harnessing both ocean wave and current energy Yin, X., Zhao, X., Zhang, W. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite Modeling
Shaping factors in the emergence of technological innovations: The case of tidal kite technology Andersson, J., Hellsmark, H., Sanden, B. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite
Development, deployment and experimental test on the novel tethered system GEM for tidal current energy exploitation Coiro, D., Troise, G., De Marco, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite Lab Data, Full Scale, Scale Device Performance
Numerical simulations of biofouling effects on the tidal turbine hydrodynamic Rivier, A., Jean, G., Bennis, A. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Kite Modeling Hydrodynamics
Good Practices for Environmental Impacts Assessment and Social Acceptance of Tidal Projects Dhome, D., Allo, J. Conference Paper Marine Energy, Tidal Kite, Tidal
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, Tidal Kite Lab Data Performance
Lcoe evaluation for a tidal kinetic self balancing turbine: Case study and comparison Zupone, G., Amelio, M., Barbarelli, S. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite
Taming Dragons: Improving power performance of tethered turbine tidal farms Singhroy, E. Thesis Current, Tidal Kite, Tidal Array Effects, Performance
A Nonlinear Computational Model of Tethered Underwater Kites for Power Generation Ghasemi, A., Olinger, D., Tryggvason, G. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite Modeling Hydrodynamics, Structural
Passivity based control of a Tethered Undersea Kite energy system Li, H., Olinger, D., Demetriou, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Modeling Control
Modeling and Simulation of Tethered Undersea Kites Wang, Y., Olinger, D. Conference Paper Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Kite Modeling
Transients analysis of a tidal currents self-balancing kinetic turbine with floating stabilizer Barbarelli, S., Florio, G., Scornaienchi, N. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite Modeling
Computational Simulation of the Tethered Undersea Kites for Power Generation Ghasemi, A., Olinger, D., Tryggvason, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Modeling
Hydrokinetic energy harvesting using tethered undersea kites Olinger, D., Wang, Y. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Kite Modeling Structural
Control of a tethered undersea kite energy system using a six degree of freedom model Haocheng, L., Olinger, D., Demetriou, M. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Modeling Control
Barriers to renewable/sustainable energy technologies adoption: Indian perspective Luthra, S., Kumar, S., Garg, D. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite, Wave
Experimental tests of GEM- Ocean's kite, an innovative patented submerged system for marine current energy production Coiro, D., Troise, G., Scherillo, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Lab Data, Scale Device Performance
Tidal energy update 2009 O Rourke, F., Boyle, F., Reynolds, A. Journal Article Current, Tidal Kite, Tidal
Harnessing marine current energy with tethered submerged systems: Experimental tests and numerical model analysis of an innovative concept Coiro, D., De Marco, A., Scherillo, F. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Lab Data, Scale Device
Development and In-Sea Performance Testing of a Single Point Mooring Supported Contra-Rotating Tidal Turbine Clarke, J., Grant, A., Connor, G. Conference Paper Current, Tidal Kite Field Data, Lab Data Mooring
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