Since my last blog I haven't really done anything because I kind of forgot to but over spring break i plan to make a model that will go outside and produce electricity.
This weekend I went bigger scale on one of my models but after testing it quickly became apparent that I need a new, sturdier, material to make my blades out of. So this weekend I am going to get a new material with low weight and high strength to make my blades out of.
This week I tested many small scale designs, threw away many small scale designs, and ended up with a few that might work nicely. This testing took a while because even after research in aerodynamics I was still going in blind. This was mainly due to the slightly advanced equations that real engineers can understand...... I'm not an engineer.
So today I am going to tweak my designs a little bit and maybe go bigger this weekend. HAPPY FRIDAY. After watching and researching about aerodynamics and wind turbines I have a couple designs that I am going to test on a small scale using a fan. Then I will pick the best design and go big, but one thing that worries me is that aerodynamics doesn't always scale, so I will have to take that into consideration. My goal once I go big I will try to charge a small battery then go bigger depending on how good it is.
I was supposed to get my supplies for my magnet motor but that didn't happen...oops, so while I'm wa to get my supplies I am going to start researching aerodynamics and start to sketch a new wind turbine design.
I'm really late with this post but here it is anyway. I have decided to start by making a magnet propelled fan that will generate electricity.
For the generator I will need to get a computer fan and a few disk magnets. Once I get the parts I'll put the magnets on the blades of the fan and with a stationary magnet I'll hopefully start making power! Efficient EnergyI have researched multiple sources of energy, but two really stuck out for me, wind power and "FREE" energy magnetic motors.
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