Author(s)

Weixing Liu ¹, Ling Wei ¹, Linyan Wu ¹, Zhiyang Zhang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Marine Engineering, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, China

Corresponding Author

Zhiyang Zhang

ABSTRACT

Tidal energy is mainly used to generate electricity, and the principle is that the turbine blades rotate under the impact of the tide, which in turn generates electricity. The blade is the core component of a tidal turbine and determines the efficiency of tidal energy capture. In order to make tidal turbines more efficient, researchers have focused on the design of the blade. With the rise of bionics in recent years, the design of bionic blades has become a hot topic of interest for many researchers. This paper briefly describes the development status of tidal turbines and the development status of tidal turbines with bionic blades, summarises the problems that exist in the development of tidal turbines with bionic blades, and puts forward suggestions for the current situation.

KEYWORDS

Renewable energy, Tidal energy turbines, Bionic blades

CITE THIS PAPER

Weixing Liu, Ling Wei, Linyan Wu, Zhiyang Zhang, Analysis of the Current Development of Tidal Energy Turbines with Bionic Blades. Frontiers in Power and Energy Systems (2023) Vol. 2: 1-7. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/fpes.2023.020101.

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