Project Zephyr (Wind Turbine)

This is a wind turbine that I designed from scratch and built using FFF printing. It was designed using Fusion 360 and I had to read quite a bit about how these machines work and how they produce power. After some research I came up with this design that utilizes 4 blades to increase efficiency and a high angle of attack (AOA) at the root of the blades to increase aerodynamic lift, thicker airfoils are used to generate lift at high AOA without stalling. The tips have reduced AOA to decrease wing loading at the structurally weaker areas of the blade, therefore there is a noticeable twist in the blade. This design choice is commonly applied to wind turbine and even aircraft, it is known as wing washout. The source of the power generation is from the alternator itself which was designed to allow magnets inside of it to spin in the middle and therefore would produce current through a change in magnetic flux near the wires causing induced current. This was actually meant to be a science project for a university physics class, and I am proud to say I got a good mark! I am very happy to see how this project turned out and I may try to make an improved version in the future!