Tidal Resource: Model Overview

The tidal resource model is essentially a file reader that processes the data for use in the OpenMDAO format of H2I. It expects a CSV file to be input with timeseries tidal data and meta data.

The tidal resource format is based on the System Advisor Model (SAM). Additional sample tidal resource files can be downloaded via the SAM GUI.

Note

H2I expects the resource date to be in a timeseries format rather than a probability distribution.

The tidal resource data should be in the format: - Rows 1 and 2: Header rows with location info. - Row 3: Column headings for time-series data - (Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Speed). - Rows 4+: Data values: - Speed (current speed) in meters/second.

If the tidal data is greater than hourly the model will interpolate the values in between the timesteps so that the resulting data is in an hourly format.