TY - CONF
TI - Array Optimization for Tidal Energy Extraction in a Tidal Channel - A Numerical Modeling Analysis
AU - Yang, Z
AU - Wang, T
AU - Copping, A
T2 - 2nd Annual Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS)
AB - This paper presents an application of a hydrodynamic model to simulate tidal energy extraction in a tidal dominated estuary in the Pacific Northwest coast. A series of numerical experiments were carried out to simulate tidal energy extraction with different turbine array configurations, including location, spacing and array size. Preliminary model results suggest that array optimization for tidal energy extraction in a real-world site is a very complex process that requires consideration of multiple factors. Numerical models can be used effectively to assist turbine siting and array arrangement in a tidal turbine farm for tidal energy extraction.
DA - 2014/04//
PY - 2014
SP - 1
EP - 5
UR - https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/49233
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Tidal
ER -