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Micro wind turbines to learn Physics

Abstract:

The present article describes the process that was followed to develop a prototype of a functional wind turbine, as well as some results, both of the learnings and prototypes. The project emerged to address several situations, one of them is to investigate and learn one way of electric power can be generated by means of sustainable technologies. It was considered that designing and building a wind turbine would allow the students of the subject of Physics II of the Tecnologico de Monterrey Morelia campus to better understand the concepts (fluid mechanics and thermodynamics) addressed in the course. The students, by teams, built three different types of wind turbines and after making measurements on different variables they chose the model they considered optimal. After the experimentation it was seen that the students considered the construction of the wind turbine to be very relevant for their learning.