1. Kid Wind Design Challenge
Designed By: Gianni Morabito and Shane Varrone
Team Name: Merone5
5-8
Coaches Name: Pamela Urbanek Childs
Address:
Clarence Middle School

2. Our Team
Tell us about your team: We are ambitious young men and are trying to make this world a better place. Thank you thank you very much.

3. Design Brief
Problem Statement (What is the problem that your teacher has given you to solve?):
There is a big energy crisis going on in the world. We need to find a way to make energy, without polluting the Earth.
Design Statement (How are you going to solve this problem? Include the process you are going to take to solve the given problem) :
We will make a wind turbine that can make energy without polluting the Earth.

4. Design Brief Constraints (What you can and cannot do/use.):
Materials such as metal.
Blades can not be less than 15 inches.
Deliverables (What materials and items you need to solve this problem)
Saw
Scissors
Dowels
Hot glue and masking tape.
Cardboard tubes

5. Blade Testing Round 1 3 20° 1.42 40 ° 1.15 yes 30° 1.09 Yes Yes
Blade Description: Banana Blade
Blade Material: Coroplast
Blade Length (cm): 24.5cm
Trial
Number of Blades
Tilt Degree
Volts Produced
Gears
Wind Speed 1 3 
20° 
1.42
Yes 4 2
40 °
1.15
yes 3
30° 
1.09
Yes 

6. Blade Testing Round 2 2 30° .72 yes 20° .85 3 1.09 Yes
Blade Description: Banana Blade
Blade Material: Coroplast
Blade Length (cm): 24.5cm
Trial
Number of Blades
Tilt Degree
Volts Produced
Gears
Wind Speed 1  2
30° 
.72
yes 4 2
20° 
.85
2.5 3  3
1.09
Yes

7. Our Best Test Number of Blades:3 Geared or Direct Drive: Geared
Photo of Turbine
Number of Blades:3
Geared or Direct Drive: Geared
Generator Used : KidWind Wind Turbine Generator

8. Our Best Test Wind Speed:4 Blade Length:24.5cm
Turbine Rotor Swept Area:
Turbine Voltage:1.42
Resistor Value: 54 ohms