Power Simulation By: David Lehinger, Jarod Moore, Gus Franco McKinney High School 11-21-2014 POE (Principles of Engineering)
Research Summary Jarod Researched Solar power to find that, when simulated in our system, powers up to 2 residential LED’s, and, When powered in real life, can power an entire home Gus Researched Wind power to find that, when simulated in our system, assuming to spin the crank fast, can produce up to 5 LED’s, and, When use in real life can power 2 to 5 homes per turbine (assuming its windy enough) David researched the hydro fuel cell, only to find that it barely produces enough to power 1 LED, therefore we dumped it, although in real life they can manage to be amazing batteries for other power sources
24 Hour Electrical Energy Demand Scenario Design Brief Client-Residential and Industrial Design Problem- Create a 24 hour simulated power supply/demand system Constaints-Using (2)Solar panels and/or (2)Hydrocells and/or a wind turbine create a simulated 24 hour demand cycle Shown below 24 Hour Electrical Energy Demand Scenario Operational Time Simulated Operational Duration Environmental Conditions Industrial Demand (Red LED) Residential Demand (Amber-Yellow LED) 7:00 PM – 6:00 AM 165 seconds (2min 45sec) Wind and darkness Minimal (Lit LEDs x 1) (Lit LEDs x .5) 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM 150 seconds (2min 30sec) Wind and sunlight Maximum (Lit LEDs x 3) 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM 45 seconds (Lit LEDs x 4.5) (Lit LEDs x 2)
Brainstorming Sketches!!!
Final Sketch!!!
Wiring Diagram
Sources Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/tech/hydrogen http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-use-a-breadboard/