Title :
Harnessing marine current energy with tethered submerged systems: Experimental tests and numerical model analysis of an innovative concept
Author :
Coiro, Domenico P. ; De Marco, Agostino ; Scherillo, Ferdinando ; Maisto, Umberto ; Familio, Rosario ; Troise, Giancarlo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng. (DIAS), Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
An innovative system concept in marine/river current technologies is presented. A floating submerged body is used as a support to turbines and a casing for electrical and control systems. A series of experimental test has been performed in a towing tank on a test model using already characterized turbines, in order to evaluate its behavior in response to current actions. The present paper is aimed to report the results of such tests and to obtain a simple dynamic model to compare with experimental results.
Keywords :
hydroelectric power; numerical analysis; turbines; current action; electrical and control system casing; floating submerged body; marine current energy; numerical model analysis; tethered submerged system; towing tank; turbine; Aerodynamics; Control systems; Generators; Numerical models; Performance evaluation; Rivers; Steady-state; System testing; Turbines; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Clean Electrical Power, 2009 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Capri
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2543-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2544-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICCEP.2009.5212080
