Estimating the optimum size of a tidal array at a multi-inlet system considering environmental and performance constraints

• Published in: Applied energy Vol. 232; pp. 292 - 311
• Main Authors: González-Gorbeña, Eduardo, Pacheco, André, Plomaritis, Theocharis A., Ferreira, Óscar, Sequeira, Cláudia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2018
• Subjects: energy conversion; experimental design; Hydro-morphodynamic modelling; hydrodynamics; Marine renewable energy; mathematical models; Portugal; power generation; Surrogate based optimisation; system optimization; Tidal current turbines; Tidal stream resource; tides; Turbine array layout; water power; Portugal; Tidal current turbines; Hydro-morphodynamic modelling; Tidal stream resource; Marine renewable energy; Turbine array layout; Surrogate based optimisation

•A procedure for the optimisation of tidal array size through surrogate modelling is introduced.•Array size is defined by means of two design variables: number of rows and number of turbines per row.•Tidal array is placed in a channel of a multi-inlet costal lagoon with complex feedback mechanisms.•...