I am beginning to think a little more about the turbine tower and what physical attributes it should have and what exactly the make up of it should be. So here is what I have so far to this date.
The tower will be approximately 7-8 feet tall and consist of many turbines all varying in size and possibly aesthetics.
The tower will have a Plexiglas or Polyurethane cover to keep water off of visitors and protect the turbines from damage.
The outside of the turbine will have a label on it designed out of copper wire saying either "STEM STOPS" or " RANDOM ACTS OF SCIENCE".
I was also looking at more turbine design related material today. After reading a little bit about how an AC generator works and viewing some pictures I am thinking of making the turbine a 6-fin turbine with 1 set of fins (2 fins) being a U-shaped magnet or two separate magnets with opposite poles adjacent to one another. (I will post a picture for clarification later)
The website I looked at was http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_1/1.html
Besides the fins, I am thinking of making the support rod a combination of many small copper wires that will be soldered into one single rod and then be connected through a circuit. I was also thinking about having one thicker copper rod be the support. I just have to figure out which method will give me the most current, that I will find out later.
A caveat I have thinking of this route to take for the turbine tower was whether or not soldered or welding the copper wire will affect its ability to generate current. Or maybe which method (soldering or welding) would be best to join the turbines to the wall and label to the rest of the circuit.
Until next time, "You Stay Classy San Diego!"- Ron Burgundy
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