DEVELOPMENT OF STRAIGHT WING VERTICAL AXIS HYDRO TURBINE GENERATION SYSTEM

Abstract

The tidal and sea current turbines are one of potential utilization of renewableenergies as well as offshore wind ones. However they possibly produce efficiently electricity because of high density of water to air and more steadiness of flow to winds, hydro turbine generation system is less employed than wind one. We are studying an application of Straight Wing Vertical Axis Hydro Turbine Generation Systems in the tidal current. This paper presents the results of hydraulic model test using 2-dimensional channel and field test.