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Windmill Power

Windmill Power. By : Matt Iannacone Sammy Akato Stephen Zimmerman. Design. Our design consists of a Kenex box structure, a generator, and a fan. As the fan turns due to wind power the magnets will rotate within the generator producing the voltage needed. Fan Design.

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Windmill Power

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  1. Windmill Power By : Matt Iannacone Sammy Akato Stephen Zimmerman

  2. Design • Our design consists of a Kenex box structure, a generator, and a fan. • As the fan turns due to wind power the magnets will rotate within the generator producing the voltage needed.

  3. Fan Design • Created out of balsa wood and tissue paper • Water wheel style • Supported by Kenex • Three blades • Extremely light

  4. Generator Design • Insulated wire wrapped around a coke bottle • Wrapped 700 times • Placed and supported in a box structure • Earth magnets run within the coils • Connected to the fan

  5. Mechanical and Electrical Aspects • Wind energy captured by the fan • The more wind the more rotations • Magnets rotate • Magnets create electrical current • Energy loss due to friction, generator resistance, and fan flaws.

  6. Construction Issues • The generator • Difficult to create • Problem with efficiency • The fan • Fragile • Sensitive to moisture • Overall • Project was challenging • Time consuming

  7. Efficiency • Equations • Ptheoretical = ½(ρAV3) – density(air) * surface area(fan) * air velocity • Ptested = VA – volts * amps = watts • (Ptested / Ptheoretical) * 100 = efficiency • Values • Ptheoretical = ½ * 1.225 * .0383866) * 1.73 = .115513 watts • Ptested = 1.4 * .0035 = .0049 watts • E = (Ptested / Ptheoretical) * 100 = 42.42% efficiency

  8. Conclusion • Project was successful • Learned basic concepts of electricity and generators • Development of teamwork • Better materials could produce a higher efficiency • Spent $21.29 • This project is relevant because at a large scale windmills are used to produce green electricity for everyday life.

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