The Hockaday School · Mackenzie Miller · April 1, 2025
Project Overview
Our wind turbine Gustavo is 10 inches long, with blades with perimeters of 25 inches. We decided to test our independent variable, number of blades (2, 3, and 4) to get our dependent variable, energy in joules.
Key Metrics
Wind Speed (m/s)
3
Rotor Swept Area (cm2)
4300.84
Resistor Value (ohms)
30
Output voltage (V)
1.0347