eric bigarel carter mccall danny holbert ryan burnett
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Flower Power. Eric Bigarel Carter McCall Danny Holbert Ryan Burnett. The Design. Wood Dowel Drive Shaft Balsa Wood Propeller Plexiglas generator housing 4 Bar Magnets 600 Ft enamel coated wire Decorative Wooden Base. Mechanical Aspects. Single drive shaft Ball bearings Fan blades. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
oEric BigareloCarter McCalloDanny HolbertoRyan Burnett
Flower Power
The Design
o Wood Dowel Drive Shafto Balsa Wood Propellero Plexiglas generator housingo 4 Bar Magnetso 600 Ft enamel coated wireo Decorative Wooden Base
Mechanical Aspectso Single drive shafto Ball bearingso Fan blades
Electrical Aspects
o 4 magnets attached directly to drive traino 600 ft wire
o 4 separate spools connected in serieso Soldered together o Various gauges
Efficiency
P= ½(1.225 kg/m^3)*(.114m^3)*(9m/s)^3
P= 50.9 Watts
Theoretical
Actual
P=IV
P=(.180A)*(2.5Volts)
P= .45 Watts
Efficiency
.88 %
Budgeto Wood $9o Wire $15o Magnets $8o Plexiglas/PVC $4o Paint $4
o Met Budget
Design & Construction issues
o Small Magnetso Orientation of Magnet Poles vs. coilo Number of coilso Distance between magnets and coilo Poor Original Construction Materials