Wind Turbine Blog

1. ) There were many major physics concepts covered in this project that we were introduced to in previous units. In this case, making a wind turbine to generate electricity contains many topics from our past units of magnetism and electricity. The idea of building a wind turbine contains many  materials and strategies in order for it to work. The wind turbine contains different sets of physics components that allow it to function. One set of this happens to be electric component. The way the turbine is able to produce electricity is a chain reaction from the other components. When the wind blows on the fan blades of turbine it spins the electric generating motor. This motor is made from the electric current of a battery running through the magnet and spinning the coils. When the armature spins it generates a current which positive and negative wires are connected allowing electricity to be produced.

2.) To reproduce the project that we completed you  would need a certain set of materials to make sure the turbine worked properly. First of a we started out buy buying a structure for the wind turbine to make it stable and hold the working parts in place. We used PVC pipe because not only is it sturdy it also is hallow and can contain running wires. In addition to this, we purchased a shaft to spin when the wind blew the fans and work as an axle. We created an electric motor, as mentioned above, out of a battery and a magnet connected to an armature that allows it to produce electricity. The armature was created out of copper coils bound together to work as a good conductor for the current running through it. Lastly, we attached wire to both the positive and negatives ends of the armature it produce a current and generate electricity. 

                                     

3.) From this project I learned many factors in order to produce more electricity and understand this physics concept more clearly. I learned that in order for more electricity to be produced it directly corresponds to the number of turns in the armature to produce that electricity. For example, when there is faster wind, the armature would spin faster and induce more electricity. Also from a construction standpoint the wind blades should not be flimsy and be able to spin easily in the wind with less friction by making them larger.