Tidal Energy at the Uldolmok Strait, Korea

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Tidal Energy at the Uldolmok Strait, Korea

• Testing of the Gorlov Helical Turbine
• designed and built by
• GCK Technology, Inc.
• conducted by the
• Korea Ocean Research Development Institute
• (KORDI)

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The inventor, Dr. Alexander Gorlov, with a
sub-unit of the Gorlov Helical Turbine (GHT)
during construction of the GHT (1m diameter,
2.5 m length) tested by KORDI in the Uldolmok
Strait.
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VARIOUS ROTORS
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Demonstration projectsCape Cod--1996
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Tidal Power system with 3 GHTs under a motel in
Maine, May 2003
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Shelter Island Strait, July 2004
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The first tidal power generation from a GHT was
on July 10, 2002. The 1 meter GHT turned at
160-180 rpms in a 4 knot current and generated
8-10 kW.
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In 2004 GCK built a larger GHT, 2.2 m in diameter
and 2.5 m in length to be tested at KORDIs site
in the Uldolmok Strait.
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1 meter and 2.2 meter GHTs during testing by
KORDI in the Uldolmok Strait.
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GORLOVS CONCEPTUAL DESIGNfor a floating power
station in the Uldolmok Strait

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KORDIS CONCEPTUAL DESIGNfor a fixed power
station in the Uldolmok Strait
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KORDI ESTIMATES OF TIDAL POWER IN THE JIN-DO
ISLAND AREAUldolmok Strait 470 MWJaing Juk
Strait 1,230 MWMaeng Gol Strait 1,910
MWTOTAL 3,610 MWThis is the equivalent of
3.5 nuclear power plants