Energy to Educate Craig Hammond Stephanie Sheppard Kyle Tress Justin Valenti Presented to: OPP EDSGN 100 8/8/11

 Wind  Wind types  Micro Hydro  Power Control System  Final Design Table of Contents

 Supply self sustainable energy  Enhance cultural understanding  Marketable  Educational  Affordable Goals

Wind Energy What wind is Wind power generation- Wind Turbine Advantages and challenges Personal Use

Wind How it’s formed – Uneven heating of the atmosphere – Irregularities of the earth’s surface – Rotation of the earth How wind flow patterns are determined – Earth’s Terrain -Bodies of water -Vegetation How it's captured to create electricity – Wind Turbine

Wind Turbine What it is -Device that converts kinetic energy from wind into mechanical energy.

Advantages and Challenges PROS ● Renewable energy ● Abundant ● Low-priced long term CONS ● May not be cost competitive ● Higher initial investment ● Wind is inconsistent

Personal Wind Systems ● Provides energy for personal use ● Requires consistent Wind around 9mph for best use Skystream 3.7 Wind Turbine

 Interactive wind Turbine  Shows Moving Parts  Powers lights  Wind Pump  Shows more wind creates more power  Gears Educational opportunities on Wind

Rethinking Wind Energy Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT)  Traditional Design  Commercially used  Quite Expensive  Needs to be directed into the wind Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT)  Recently popular  Used more on the residential level  Lower Cost  No need for direction

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250W DC Barrel Turbine

Micro Hydro Power System  Convert potential energy from water flow  Great alternative energy source  Turbine  Generator  electricity  Head and flow of stream  Constant AC power

Energy Output P = Q * H * e * g P = Power at generator terminal (kW) Q = Volume flow in pipeline (m 3 /s) H = Head (m) e = efficiency g = 9.81 m/s 2 (gravity constant)

Head- vertical distance the water falls Higher heads require less water to produce a given amount of power.

Educational Opportunities Demonstrations Marbles Water Wheel Mini Micro Hydro system

The Flow 1.Intake 2.Pipeline 3.Turbine  Impulse  Water wheel  Reaction Fun Fact: Hoover Dam generates 4.2 billion kW hours annually Fun Fact: Hoover damn has Pelton water wheels (impulse turbine). powerelectrical.blogspot.com technologysector.blogspot.com

Preventing overcharge Preventing Reverse flow Did you know that Solar Panels remove charge from a battery at night? Low Voltage Disconnect Solar Power  Cut power at 80% diminished or 20% of total charge Wind  Keep constant load (Dump Load) Windy Dankoff. “What is a Charge Controller”

How much power is created from the various inputs?

Safe containment Constraints John Meyer and Joe Schwartz. “Battery Box”

 Brainstorming  Traditional Windmill  Helix Windmill  Geothermal  Micro Hydro  Playground  Water Tower  Helix Water Tower Windmill Design Process

 Ease Of Use  Power Consumption  Power Provided  Manufacturing Ease  Maintained  Space consumption  Durability  Cost  Reliability  Sustainability Criteria

 Micro Hydro  Battery Bank  Wind Mills  Helix  Traditional Final Design