著者
木方 靖二 塩野 光弘
出版者
一般社団法人 電気学会
雑誌
電気学会論文誌D(産業応用部門誌) (ISSN:09136339)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.112, no.6, pp.530-538, 1992
被引用文献数
11 4

This paper reports the method of electric power generation from tidal currents and test results of the system which is specially designed for this purpose. The system consists of a vertical axis turbine, a accelerator, an electric generator, and a control unit. The turbine is vertical axis Darrieus rotor, and has three blades. The real test in tidal currents was conducted from 1983 to 1988, at Kurushima straits, and its results are discussed.