Sistemas de Conversores Fluidodinámicos de Energías Alternativas para la Patagonia Argentina

Abstract

UNPA-UACO began to study the topic of Ocean Energy and its converters with PI 29 B 125 of 2010: "Analysis of Fluid Dynamics Renewable Systems for the Southern Patagonia of Argentina". Then in 2014 the PI 29 B 163: "Fluid-Dynamic Renewable Energy Converting Systems for Patagonia, Argentina" will be started. This project analyzes the ocean resources of ocean currents and wave in macroscale way and it will also use developed models of energy converters of the sea currents and waves for study and subsequent sizing application prototypes for these sources. During 2014 the fellow intends to study the tidal resource in Rio Gallegos and determine the location of a future prototype in the Rio Gallegos estuary. The present report details the work carried out during the year 2015 regarding the study of the tidal resource and possible location of prototype floating hydrokinetic turbine for the Rio Gallegos estuary, Santa Cruz, Argentina.