Washington-Monroe Elementary, Lincoln, IL · Tammy Dietrich · February 16, 2025
Project Overview
We are a team of four 5th graders who created four wind turbine blades.
We chose to use balsa wood after our classmates tested different blade pitches, sizes, and materials to see what made it spin the fastest. Our competition turbine used gears with a ratio of 64 to 8.
Key Metrics
Wind Speed (m/s)
4
Rotor Swept Area (cm2)
3421.0935
Resistor Value (ohms)
30
Output voltage (V)
0.67
Solar Home Elementary Division (4th-5th grades)
