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Captain Planet Super Windmill. Jonathan Buswell Nathan Meek Jim King. Goal and Restrictions. Goal: design and build an efficient and effective windmill to generate electricity. Restrictions: $40 Budget 6 weeks to design and build device Schedule conflicts. Research and Cost.
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Captain Planet Super Windmill Jonathan Buswell Nathan Meek Jim King
Goal and Restrictions • Goal: design and build an efficient and effective windmill to generate electricity. • Restrictions: • $40 Budget • 6 weeks to design and build device • Schedule conflicts
Research and Cost • Online video • Youtube, Howstuffworks.com • What materials to use • Fan, wire, lubricant, wood, rod, pvc tubing, magnets, glue, tape • Where to get them • Home Depot, M&J Magnets, Walgreens, online vendor • Total Cost • $34.50
First Design • Design • Problem • Did not catch enough air and were too far apart which didn’t allow the magnets to spin fast enough to light the bulb.
Second Design • Change in materials • New, stronger magnets • Change in design • New windmill • More coils around the generator
Calculations • Efficiency