Numerical assessment of tidal stream energy resource in Langyatai strait

Author

Li, Huajun ; Wu, Guoxiang ; Liang, Bingchen ; Fei, Fan

Author_Institution

Shandong Province Key Lab. of Ocean Eng., Ocean Univ. of China, Qingdao, China

fYear

2012

fDate

21-24 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In the present work, the tidal stream energy resource in Langyatai (LYT) strait was calculated based on tidal current velocity. To obtain the tidal current velocity, a tidal current numerical model was setup and validated by measurements of tidal current in 2 points around LYT strait with observing period of 25 hours in spring tide. The calculated tidal current velocities agree well with the measured velocities, which shows the reliability of the model. The characteristics of tidal currents around LYT were analyzed and the following tidal stream energy density was calculated: The velocity category interval containing maximum energy potential for LYT strait is 1.5~1.6 m/s and the power for the entire section of the strait is 1.927 MW.

Keywords

numerical analysis; tidal power stations; LYT strait; Langyatai strait; maximum energy potential; numerical assessment; power 1.927 MW; tidal current velocity; tidal stream energy resource; time 25 hour; velocity category; Current measurement; Energy resources; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Renewable energy resources; Sea measurements; Velocity measurement; Power extraction; Tidal current; Tidal stream energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2012 - Yeosu

Conference_Location

Yeosu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2089-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS-Yeosu.2012.6263629

Filename

6263629