Hybridized Vertical-Axis Underwater Current Power Turbine System Suitable for Low Underwater Current Velocities: A Report of Its Application and Potential in Imo River, Nigeria

IF 0.7 4区工程技术 Q4 ENGINEERING, OCEAN

Marine Technology Society Journal Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI:10.4031/mtsj.57.1.12

J. Agbakwuru, Sani Nicolas Arome

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Abstract

Abstract A novel vertical axis underwater current power dual turbine that extracts power from flowing water bodies of low velocities (0.5 m/s or less) is presented. It has now a further innovation of a dual turbine and hybrid system that provides a solar panel roof over the underwater current power turbine (UCPT) platform to enable the system to extract power from both solar and underwater current. The hull of the UCPT was built using Glass-Fiber Reinforced (GFR) instead of steel material. The use of GFR reduced the hull's weight by 50% compared to the steel made. The installation of the UCPT in Imo River in Nigeria demonstrated that the UCPT has 99% efficiency in converting the water flow hydraulic power to mechanical power. The model was scaled to a product of 5.7 kW underwater power generating platform that provides addition integrate-able solar power of 25kW capacity. It is further demonstrated that satellite model development of the UCPT can be made to generate 150 kW and more depending on the number of the installed UCPT.

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适用于低水下流速的混合式垂直轴水下水流动力涡轮机系统：在尼日利亚伊莫河的应用和潜力报告

摘要提出了一种新型的垂直轴水下电流动力双涡轮机，该涡轮机从低速（0.5 m/s或更低）的流动水体中提取动力。现在，它对双涡轮机和混合系统进行了进一步创新，在水下电流动力涡轮机（UCPT）平台上提供了太阳能电池板屋顶，使该系统能够从太阳能和水下电流中提取电力。UCPT的船体是用玻璃纤维增强（GFR）代替钢材建造的。GFR的使用使船体的重量与钢制相比减轻了50%。UCPT在尼日利亚伊莫河的安装表明，UCPT在将水流液压动力转换为机械动力方面具有99%的效率。该模型被扩展为5.7千瓦的水下发电平台产品，该平台可提供25千瓦的额外集成太阳能。进一步证明，根据安装的UCPT的数量，UCPT的卫星模型开发可以产生150千瓦或更多的功率。

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Marine Technology Society Journal 工程技术-工程：大洋

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1.70

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审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： The Marine Technology Society Journal is the flagship publication of the Marine Technology Society. It publishes the highest caliber, peer-reviewed papers, six times a year, on subjects of interest to the society: marine technology, ocean science, marine policy, and education.