I have created my unfinished product that I have learned lots from. I have attempted to merge a wind turbine into a windmill structure. the base is made from clay. The supports are made from straws that are reinforced with steel wire and in some places skewers. the blades are made from cardboard that is connected to a central hub by skewers. in the second image you can see I have tried to incorporate into my design. the central hub is connected to the drive shaft which is connected to a electric motor which will generate electricity when turned. this was a complete failure as the turbine was to heavy for the loose connection of the drive shaft. this means that the bottom blades hit the base structure if they are two close to it. the turbine itself is two heavy and the wind cannot turn it. this is not one of my best models and as Edison said while inventing the light bulb “I have not failedI’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” I have never done this much versions of this model but like Edison I have not failed I’ve found one way that doesn’t work. I took away many experiments and successes from this model that I might use on my other models.

Innovated term 3/4

Innovation & Enterprise, Projects