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Team Notus TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 Horizontal Wind Turbine

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The Team Team Members: Hector Bonilla Albert Gonzalez Laura Nguyen Austin Glaze 1 Instructor: Medhat El Nahas Faculty Advisor: Medhat El Nahas Industry Advisor: Michael Burriello Demond Williams TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1

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Outline Objectives, Goals Background Analysis Design Material Selection Project Management Questions 2 TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1

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Objectives Design and fabricate a wind turbine that will convert kinetic energy from the wind into electrical power Implement the wind turbine at the base of the University of Houstons Central Plant cooling towers TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 3 Courtesy of Pond5

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Goals Design a wind turbine that will operate in wind speeds ranging from 4.522 mph To have an efficiency ranging from 35-45% Self-starting with an operational start-up speed not less than 4.5 mph Fit in the cooling towers opening of 50ft x 18ft (L x H) 4 TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1

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TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 5 18 ft. 50 ft.

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Fibonacci Spiral The sequencing of numbers starting with either 1-1, or 0-1 o Each subsequent number is the sum of the previous two More commonly know as the golden ratio Forms a spiral expanding outwards from a center point by connecting each corner of the boxes formed Image courtesy of Mathyear TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 6

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Creo (Blade Prototype 4) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 7

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Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 8

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TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 9 Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

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Creo (Frame Prototype 3) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 10

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Solidworks (Frame Prototype 4) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 11

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Solidworks (Frame Prototype 4) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 12

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Solidworks (Frame Prototype 4) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 13

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Part Drawing (Frame Prototype 4) TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 14

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TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 Generators Alxion 400STK2M Ginlong GL-PMG-1800PMGL 330-6MDVE PMGI-3K-320 Rating 4.0 kW1.8 kW3.0 kW Efficiency 79%72%76%94% Weight 77 lb.43 lb.150 lb.147 lb. Startup.Speed 4.47 mph 5.59 mph 16

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TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 Generator 17

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TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 Materials (Fabrication) 18 PVC SheetSquare TubingFlat StripFlat BarShaft Piping Dimensions1/16" x 48" x 96"2" x 2" x 1/4"1/8" x 2"1/4" x 2"3/4" Nom. Sch 40 Weight28.12lbs/sht8.8 lb/ft0.85 lb/ft1.7 lb/ft0.85 lb/ft Quantity3 Sheets21'10'

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Cost Projection TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 20 ProductsQty.Price GinLong Tech GL-PMG-18001$1,000 1/16" PVC Sheets3$127 3 x 3 x 1/4" Square Tubing40' 2 x 1/8" Plate10' 2 x 1/4" Plate10' Cast Steel Bearing Lock1$52 2 x 1/16" Silicon Rubber30'$30 Screws, Nuts$100 Contingency Total

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TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 Senior Design 2 Gaant Chart 21

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WBS TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 22

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Questions? TEAM NOTUS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SENIOR DESIGN 1 23