SIMULATION OF ARRAYED CURRENT TURBINE DEPLOYMENT FOR OPTIMIZATION OF TIDAL KINETIC ENERGY CONVERSION IN ALAS STRAIT
Tidal currents are one of the most promising renewable energy sources due to their predictable availability. Additionally, the conversion of kinetic energy (current) into electricity has been widely developed and is relatively easier compared to the conversion of potential energy. This energy...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/84574 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | Tidal currents are one of the most promising renewable energy sources due to their
predictable availability. Additionally, the conversion of kinetic energy (current) into
electricity has been widely developed and is relatively easier compared to the
conversion of potential energy. This energy conversion is achieved using a specific
arrangement of current turbines designed to optimize energy production. In this
study, the arrangement of turbines and estimation of the most optimal energy
production in the Alas Strait were determined using numerical model simulations.
The model used is OpenTidalFarm, which employs shallow water equations with
solutions obtained using the adjoint method to achieve the objectives of this
research. Optimization of 67 turbines in the narrowest part of the Alas Strait near
the coast of Sumbawa Island showed that, out of 100 iterations of optimization,
power production increased by 4.2%. The power generated with the theoretical
turbines before optimization, with an alternating arrangement, was 572.683 watts,
which increased to 596.919 watts after optimization. |
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