Steven crawford Mike Higgins Shaun Hooker Matt Thornbury Don Quixote Steven crawford Mike Higgins Shaun Hooker Matt Thornbury

Team Pringles

Objectives Create a generator with the capacity to power a small, LED light Design a windmill capable of operating the generator Produce the desired effect as efficiently as possible

Procedure Fan blades were constructed from potato chip can Mechanical energy from wind is used to operate the pulley system Pulley system rotates magnets in the generator, converting mechanical energy to electrical energy

Don Quixote

Power and Efficiency

Development Issues Mounting fan blades to the device Determining whether to use gears or a pulley system Choosing a magnet rotating inside a wire coil or a wire coil rotating inside of a magnetic field Producing enough energy to power the LED light

Conclusion Windmill meets required goals Effectively converts mechanical energy to electrical energy Produces enough electrical energy to power LED light Though several problems were encountered, most were overcome Efficiency of device was not spectacular Windmill and generator are simple, yet yield consistent results