Power Performance Assessment of Tidal Energy Converters Standards Released

This past May, the IEC TC114 released its third publication:  
Technical Specification (TS) 62600-200 Electricity producing tidal energy
converters – Power performance assessment.  This TS provides parameters
for the performance testing of a Tidal Energy Converter (TEC), and covers a
broad range of information, including:


• TEC-specific definitions;

• Suitability of a test location;

• Technology description;

• Acceptable measurement equipment and methods;

• Current profiler placement;

• Calculation of the power curve; and,

• Reporting of the results.

This document will provide confidence to project developers, utilities, and
technology developers that devices are being evaluated consistently and to the
same criteria.   Procedures have been developed for both floating and
bottom-mounted devices, and to accommodate a range of TEC designs including
horizontal-axis and cross-flow turbines, oscillating foils, and the use of
ducting.

http://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:22:0::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ID:1316,25