Revolutionary Technologies Group C1 Nicholas Arch, Nicholas Fraser, Robert Huth, Patrick Noble, Michael Toomey Preliminary Design Review January 31, 2008
Last Week’s Action Items Product Design Requirements Internal memo of design requirements, customers, and competitors Individual Product Concept Memo Sketched concepts based on design requirements
Product Design Requirements Extract energy from wind Produce 20 Watts, 12 Volts DC for a constant 24 hours Able to operate at fluctuating wind speed Satisfy transportation requirements Easily-deployable Utilize a provided generator
Customers and Competitors Customers Construction crews Military personnel Campers Film Crews Disaster Victims Competitors Batteries Solar Energy Small internal combustion engine
Individual Concept Sketches
Individual Concept Sketches (continued)
Current Status of Concept Status of Design Currently evaluating advantages and disadvantages of types of turbines Prototyping to decide between HAWT and VAWT
Prototype Video
Next Week’s Action Items Decide between horizontal-axis and vertical-axis wind turbine Options: Lift-Based Vertical, Drag-Based Vertical, Traditional Horizontal Calculate power and torque Use literature from Dr. Nelson Complete torque calculations for available generators Analyze generator specifications Explore back-driven DC motor Contact Mr. Brownell
Thank You Questions?