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Wind Turbine Design Workshop Guide

This document provides instructions for an activity to build a small wind turbine. The goals are to learn about wind energy conversion and engineering design principles. Students will work in teams to design, construct, test, and redesign if needed a wind turbine that can rotate for 1 minute to lift a small object using a fan or hair dryer to generate the wind. The activity covers principles of forces, motion, geometry and problem solving. It also discusses wind power generation and how wind energy is transferred to electrical grids to do work.

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Wind Turbine Design Workshop Guide

This document provides instructions for an activity to build a small wind turbine. The goals are to learn about wind energy conversion and engineering design principles. Students will work in teams to design, construct, test, and redesign if needed a wind turbine that can rotate for 1 minute to lift a small object using a fan or hair dryer to generate the wind. The activity covers principles of forces, motion, geometry and problem solving. It also discusses wind power generation and how wind energy is transferred to electrical grids to do work.

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Working With Wind Energy

IEEE TISP Training Workshop Pittsburgh, PA, 23-24 October 2009


Douglas Bowman, PE Central Arkansas Chair, IEEE Lead Engineer, Southwest Power Pool
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Activity Goal

Build a wind turbine with simple materials


The wind turbine must withstand the wind generated by a fan or hair dryer and rotate for 1 minute to lift a small object

Activity Objectives

Learn about wind energy conversion Design a wind turbine Construct the wind turbine Test the wind turbine Evaluate Performance

Why is this experiment useful to teachers and students?

Learn about wind energy and wind turbines


Learn about the concepts of forces and motion

Learn about engineering design


Learn how engineering can help solve societal challenges Learn about teamwork and problem solving

Principles & Standards for School Mathematics

Geometry: Use visualization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems Analyze characteristics and properties of two- and threedimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometric relationships Problem Solving: Recognize and apply geometric ideas in areas outside of the mathematics classroom Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies Communication: Communicate mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others

U.S. Available Wind Power

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Getting Wind Power to the Grid

End Result is Work

Outline and Procedures

Divide into teams of three (3) Review the requirements Agree on a solution and create a sketch of your design Build a model of your design with given materials Test your model

Redesign after testing

Discuss and agree upon a redesign

If needed after testing, or to enhance the previous design

Rebuild your wind turbine Retest your model

Answer Evaluation Phase questions as a team

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Evaluation Phase Questions

Did your design succeed? If not, why did it fail? Did you decide to revise your design? Why? What is one thing you would change about your design based on your experience? How would you modify the instructions to create a better experience for the participants?

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Questions?

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