The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis

Patrick F. Cummins

Renewable Energy, 2013, vol. 50, issue C, 395-401

Abstract: Considerable interest exists in the possibility of exploiting strong tidal currents as a source of renewable energy. Methods to understand and evaluate this resource have been developed for simple flow configurations, such as a tidal channel linking the open ocean to an inner basin. More complicated flow geometries involving branching channels have been considered recently. A simple prototype for this class of problem consists a tidal channel that is split by an island into two sub-channels. In-stream energy conversion devices are deployed in one of the sub-channels, while the second is left free for navigation or other purposes. The free sub-channel allows flow to be diverted away from the impeded sub-channel, which may lead to a reduction in the available power.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Tidal power; Resource assessment; Split channel; Electric circuit analogue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.07.002

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