Transcript Kid Wind Design Challenge

Kid Wind Design Challenge
http://challenge.kidwind.org/online
Designed By: Colin Hand, and Cristiana Baia
Team Name: The Energy hawks
5-8
Coaches Name: Pamela Urbanek Childs
Email Address: [email protected]
Clarence Middle School
Our Team
Tell us about your team: Our team is called the
Energy hawks. We are two sixth graders from the
Clarence Middle School (CMS) in Buffalo, NY. We are
making a wind turbine using the least amount of energy
possible. The turbine is suppose to produce as much
wind energy as possible. We have to make blades for the
turbine, the post was already premade.
Design Brief
Problem Statement (What is the problem that your teacher has given you to solve?):
Our teacher has presented us with a challenging
problem, we have to create a solution to make wind energy.
This means that we have to create the best solution as
possible.
Design Statement (How are you going to solve this problem? Include the process you are
going to take to solve the given problem) : To solve the problem, we are
going to make a wind turbine that produces the most wind
energy as possible. We are making the blades for the
turbine, the post was already made.
Design Brief
Constraints (What you can and cannot
do/use.):
• can use
need to solve this problem)
cannot use
-Light weight
-materials
-Something bigger than
3 inches
-dowels
-masking tape
-Cardboard
-hot glue
-balsa wood
-corrugated plastic
Deliverables (What materials and items you
• We will be needing design plans
- Cardboard, balsa wood , and
corrugated plastic
-The blades
Blade Testing Round 1
Blade Description: triangular
Blade Material: balsa wood
Blade Length (cm): 25.5
Wind
Speed
Trial
Number of Blades
Tilt Degree
Volts Produced
1
3
20°
0.75
yes 3
2
3
10°
0.60
yes 2.3
3
2
40°
0.40
yes 3
Gears
Blade Testing Round 2
Blade Description: diamonds
Blade Material: cardboard cereal boxes
Blade Length (cm):22.5
Wind
Speed
Trial
Number of Blades
Tilt Degree
Volts Produced
1
3
20°
0.79
yes 3
2
3
30°
1.75
yes 2.3
3
Gears
Our Best Test
Number of Blades: 3
Geared or Direct Drive: Gears
Generator Used : KidWind Wind Turbine Generator
Photo of Turbine
Our Best Test
Wind Speed: 2.3
Blade Length: 22.5
Turbine Rotor Swept Area: 1590.43
Turbine Voltage: 1.75
Resistor Value: 54 ohms