Introduction
Aims
Today we will learn about wind tubines and experiment with them!
Key info
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Learning outcomes (Whole activity)
| Learning outcome | Detail |
|---|---|
| Wind Turbines | Learn about how wind turbines work |
| CAD | Design our own wind turibine blade |
| 3D printing | 3D print our wind turbine blade |
| Electronics | Learn how to (a) use a multimeter and (b) create and use a voltage divider |
| Coding | Automatically measure the voltage of a wind turbine using a microcontroller |
| Radio waves | Radio broadcast our measurement to a seperate microcontroller across the room |
| Experiment | Test the wind turbine blades we designed |
What is the purpose of a wind turbine?
We’ll use this video as an educational aid. And if you’re reading this outside a workshop, well, this video does a great job of introducing the topic.
Questions (let’s discuss together)
- Why do we build wind turbines?
- Do wind turbines always face the same direction?
- Why are wind turbines tall?
- What types of engineering are involved in wind turbines?