progress report (aug. 11 to aug. 18 2009)
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PROGRESS REPORT
Wind Energy Harvesting
August 11 – 18 2009
Experiment 1: Measuring the Wind Speed
FAN SPEED Actual Wind Speed
1 4.37 m/s
2 4.98 m/s
3 5.59 m/s
DATA
This experiment was done by using the
simple anemometer provided by Sir
Opus. The electric fan measured is the one situated in the
workshop.
Figure 1: Experiment Set-Up
Fan Speed Voltage (AC) Current
1 3.2 V 2.05 mA
2 4.4 V 25 mA
3 5.05 V 25 mA
Experiment 2: Measuring Voltage and Current
DATA
This experiment was done using the department electric fan situated at the department workshop . The pictures of
the set-up for both the voltage and current measurements will be provided in the next slides. The video coverage
will also be shown.
At a fan speed of 1 which is
approximately having a wind speed of 4.37
m/s. The device can
slightly turn a light bulb on.
Experiment 3: Motor Testing
Motor 1: AirPAx MotorVoltage Generated: 10.4 V
AC The motor has a red and black physical color
characteristic. It is slightly harder to turn as compared to the other motor tested. This motor tested at the
department using the drill at the uniform drill speed.
Motor 2: Teac MotorVoltage Generated: 11.33 V AC The motor’s rotor
component runs smoothly under the experiment
conditions. This motor is run using the same set-up as the first motor. The drill used to test the motor also runs at a uniform speed.