Directionality in prospective Northern UK tidal current energy deployment sites

S. F. Harding; I. G. Bryden

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.003

Directionality in prospective Northern UK tidal current energy deployment sites

S. F. Harding, I. G. Bryden

School of Engineering

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Abstract

The directionality of the tidal flow throughout the tidal cycle has important implications for tidal energy capture with respect to turbine performance, capacity factor, and structural loading. There has been a tendency to infer that energetic sites possess near bi-directional flows or that there are sufficient sites with near bi-directional flows such that more omni-directional flow tidal currents can be neglected. This technical note investigates the connection between directionality and the incident kinetic energy density of tidal currents in the Northern United Kingdom. It demonstrates a positive correlation between these flow parameters and quantifies this through the analysis of real tidal velocity data.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	474-477
Number of pages	4
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	44
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.02.003
Publication status	Published - Aug 2012

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