Initial analysis and assessment of tidal current energy resource in the Qiongzhou Strait

FVCOM ocean model is applied to simulate the tidal wave system in the Qiongzhou Strait, and the error between investigation and simulation is acceptable. Based on that result, we assess the tidal energy of Qiongzhou Straits by the method of FLUX, and discuss the temporal and spatial distributions of tidal current energy resource in this area. An conclusion can be extracted like this: there is a higher power density of energy in the central area of this strait, relatively, lower on both sides; characteristic symbols of power density of energy such as most possibility speed, maximal density of.