Information about the team, client, and sponsors can be found here.
This project will explore manufacturing techniques in 3D printing to solve some of the resistive torque issues seen in small wind turbines as well as the generator voltage constant. The team will be expected to build a few existing designs in 3D printed motors to learn the pros and cons as well as to gauge the performance of the resulting product. The team will then be required to come up with their own design, after referencing the physics of the problem, that could be used as a testbed for future generator design. This final design will be able to modify things like voltage, current, torque, speed, and resistive torques (including cogging torque) as easily changed design parameters.
First prototype comes from Chris_Worshop's design. The original (left) and ours (right) are shown below
First Model
The second prototype comes from Tanya Akinora's design. The original (left) and ours (right) are shown below
