A Seminar Report on

TIDAL ENERGY

Submitted by
M.VENKATESWARA REDDY
(182P5A0315)
in
Mechanical Engineering

CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Vidyanagar, Proddatur - 516360.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2020 - 2021
CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Vidyanagar, Proddatur - 516360.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

A Seminar Report on
“TIDAL ENERGY”

SUBMITTED BY
NAME : M.VENKATESWARA REDDY
ROLL NO: 182P5A0315

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1 ABSTRACT 4

2 INTRODUCTION 5

3 TIDES 8

4 TYPES OF TIDES 9

5 MAIN PARTS OF TPP 10

6 TIDAL BARRAGE 11

7 SLUICE GATE 12

8 TIDAL STREAM GENERATOR 13

9 SINGLE BASIN SCHEME 14

10 DOUBLE BASIN SCHEME 15

11 ADVANTAGES 16

12 DISADVANTAGES 17

13 APPLICATIONS 18

14 CONCLUSION 19

15 FUTURE 20

16 REFERENCES 21
 ABSTRACT
Tidal energy is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into
electricity or other useful forms of power. It's also a renewable source of
electricity which does not result in the emission of gases responsible for global
warming or acid rain associated with fossil fuel generated electricity. Use of
tidal energy could also decrease the need for nuclear power, with its associated
radiation risks. The few studies that have been undertaken to date to identify the
environmental impacts of a tidal power scheme have determined that each
specific site is different and the impacts depend greatly upon local geography. If
fossil fuel resources decline during the 21st century, as predicted by Hubert peak
theory, tidal power is one of the alternative sources of energy that will need to be
developed to satisfy the human demand for energy. Whatever the process is a
traditional power generation using a alternator and mechanical energy (for
rotation) are collected from tidal energy using a simple floating device but create
a artificial floating dam to hold huge energy, a system also involved to convert
linier motion to rotary motion not using any traditional turbine.

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 INTRODUCTION:
❖ Tidal power, also called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower which
converts the energy of tides into the useful form of power, mainly in
electricity.
❖ Tides are the waves caused due to gravitational pull of the moon and sun.
❖ Ocean tides are the periodic rise and fall of ocean water level occurs
twice in each lunar day.
❖ During one lunar day the ocean water level rises twice and falls twice.

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 CONTD
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❖ Time interval between a consecutive low tide and high tide is 6.207 hrs.
❖ Tidal range is the difference between the consecutive high tide and low tide.
❖ During high tide, the water flow into the dam and during low tide water flow out
which result in moving the turbine.
❖ Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity
generation. Tides are more predictable than wind energy and solar power.

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 TIDES:
❖ This tidal electricity generation
works as the tides comes in and
again when it goes out.

❖ The turbine is driven by the power

of the sea in both directions.

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 TYPES OF TIDES

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 MAIN PARTS OF TPP:

❖ A tidal power plant consists of three main parts:

❖ The first being the barrage itself, holding the water back during high
tide.
❖ The second part is the sluice gate that let water through the third part,
❖ The third part consist turbine and generator, resulting in electricity
generation.

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 1. TIDAL BARRAGE:
❖ A tidal barrage is a dam-like structure used to capture the energy from
masses of water moving in and out of a bay or river due to tidal forces.

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 2. SLUICE GATE:
❖ The sluice gates are left open during high tide and closed during low tide
to create a water level differential, creating a potential difference that
powers the turbine when the water is released.

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 3. TIDAL STREAM GENERATOR:
❖ Tidal stream generators are very similar to wind turbines except their below
the water surface instead of above or on land.
❖ The turbine and generator converts the movement of water coming from
change in tide, the kinetic energy, into electricity.
❖ Water is 830 times denser than air and therefore can generate electricity at
lower speeds than wind turbines.

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 SINGLE BASIN SCHEME: This scheme has one barrage and one
water storage basin, one way system, the incoming tide is allowed to fill the
basin through sluice ways during the tide and the impounded water is used to
generate electricity by letting the water flow from basin to the sea through the
turbines during single basin schemes is intermittent generation power.

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 DOUBLE BASIN SCHEME: In the double basin

scheme, there are two basins on the landward side with the
powerhouse located at the interconnecting waterway between
the two basins

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 ADVANTAGES OF TIDAL ENERGY:

❖ Tides are easily predictable.

❖ Inexpensive to maintain.

❖ Reliable and renewable source of energy.

❖ High energy density than other renewable energy forms.

❖ It produces no greenhouse gases or other waste.

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 DISADVANTAGES OF TIDAL ENERGY:

❖ High tidal power plant construction costs.

❖ Negative influence on marine life forms.

❖ Location limits.

❖ The variable intensity of sea waves.

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 CONCLUSION:

Tidal energy is a kind of renewable energy with large potential. It has many
advantages over solar and wind energy. For example, the availability of tidal
energy is highly predictable and not subject to the impact of weather condition.
The energy density of tides is also higher than solar and wind energy. However,
the high demand in technology and capital investment has hindered the
development of tidal energy so that the tidal energy projects are much less than
those of solar and wind energy. With the development of innovative tidal turbine
system and coastal infrastructure, the popularization of tidal energy worldwide
can be expected.

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 FUTURE?

❖ In a society with increasing energy needs, it is becoming more and more

important to have alternative sources of power to keep up with the ever
growing energy demand.
❖ The capacity of tidal energy exceeds that of coal and oil and is
renewable.
❖ The Department of Energy has shown great interest in regards to tidal
power as the perfect energy source for the future.

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 REFERENCES

❖ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_power
❖ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide
❖ Non conventional energy sources by GD Roy
❖ http://energyinformative.org/how-does-tidal-power-work/

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