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Steel Energy
The GREENEST steel you’ll ever see.
Team Hot Sauce
Ben GastineauZach WiegerHunter CulbertsonEric Spraggins
The Steel Mill
Windmill & Generator•PVC casing•All thread•Steel Rod•30ga. Magnet Wire•Neodymium magnets•Plexiglass•Duct Tape
Cost of Production
•PVC – Zach’s house•Plexiglass – Zach’s house•Prop – Ben’s dorm•Duct Tape – Friend’s•L.E.D’s – Friend’s•Mag. Wire - $15•All thread - $3•Steel rod - $3•Nuts/Lock nuts - $2•Magnents - $16
Total Cost
TC ≈ $38
Electrical and Mechanical Aspects
Electrical Mechanical
•Magnets spining create an electrical current through magnetic field
•The current then lights a small L.E.D
•Wind turns the prop
•The prop turns the rod and magnets inside the generator
A Look at Efficiency
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voltsvoltageV 8
Wattstheo 09.13 Wattsact 8.0%11.6
Design Issues
•Finding Materials
•Producing enough energy
•Mounting generator in PVC
•Tolerance to spin in steel rod
•Positioning magnets
Conclusions
•Successfully lit 2 L.E.D’s
•An estimated efficiency of 6.11%
•Learned how to produce electricity through a magnetic field
•We carefully picked materials, and did research to be productive.