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PDR: 4/1/08PDR: 4/1/08
Pinwheel Technologies (C3)Pinwheel Technologies (C3)Heather BlahaHeather Blaha
Matt FuxaMatt FuxaJoey KingJoey King
Michael McConnellMichael McConnellDomenic TassoniDomenic Tassoni
OverviewOverview
Vertical-Axis Wind TurbineVertical-Axis Wind TurbineSavoniusSavonius Turbine
Interchangeable ShaftInterchangeable Shaft
Last Week’s Action ItemsLast Week’s Action Items
Define ‘Step Two’Plan from Raw to FinalMechanical Components
Finalize circuit logicDecide on intelligenceCircuit Diagram
‘‘Step Two’Step Two’
Step One was receiving parts
Step Three is displaying the final product
Step Two is EVERTHING IN BETWEENFabricationAssembly
‘‘Step Two’Step Two’
ShaftsTurn to proper sizeInstall bearings, sprockets, shaft couplings
Machine Flats and KeywaysAlign centers
BaseCNC base plates
Mounting for bearings, generator, batterySeatings for vertical supports and diagonal straps
‘‘Step Two’Step Two’
TurbineMachine barrel into bladesMounting blades to the shaft
Hand CrankDiscuss with WelderCut/Drill pieces to make his job
easier
Circuit DesignCircuit Design
Circuit Block DiagramMicrocontroller input
= current sensor
Decided on ‘slow drain’ circuitReal circuitry is overly
complicated for MEsProducts already available
This Week’s Action ItemsThis Week’s Action Items
Finish all machiningShafts – Matt, Joey, MichaelBaseplate – Domenic, HeatherTurbine – Heather, Matt, DomenicHand Crank – Joey, Michael, (Paul)
This Week‘s Action ItemsThis Week‘s Action Items
Final Documentation Rough DraftPlan who/how:
Joey will take the lead on writing/organizingMeet/Discuss to divide up sections and assign
work to ‘experts’
Outline as a groupCombine individual efforts into one coherent
report