The invention provides a
tidal power generation method and a universal tide power
plant. Two reservoirs A and B are enclosed by a
cofferdam method on a
shoal or
shallow sea; furthermore, a water inlet strobe and a water outlet strobe are arranged on the
cofferdam to correspond to the reservoir A and the reservoir B; a separation
levee between the reservoir A and the reservoir B is provided with a hydraulic generator set which generates power by water head; when an astronomic tide ebbs to the lowest
tide level, the water outlet strobe corresponding to the reservoir B is closed to wait for
flood tide; when the tide is flooded, the water inlet strobe of the reservoir A is opened and the water enters; furthermore, when the
water level reaches the water head between the reservoir B and the reservoir A more than the minimum design of the water head difference for generation, the hydraulic generator set starts to generate power; when the astronomic tide is flooded to the highest
tide level, the water inlet strobe of the reservoir A is closed, and the hydraulic generator set continues to generate power by the water head between the reservoir A and the reservoir B when the
water level of the B reservoir ascends and the
water level of the reservoir A descends; when the
tide level ebbs below the water level of the reservoir B, the reservoir B is opened and the water is discharged out, leading the water level of the reservoir B is reduced to the minimum tide level with the ebb and the hydraulic generator set can continue to generate power till the tide is flooded to the next circulation. The invention has the advantages of long
generation time, low manufacture cost of unit
electric energy, strong
controllability of
electric energy quality, wide applicable range of
plant establishment, high comprehensive exploitation rate of resource, etc.