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2022 Wind Turbine Data Acquisition Capstone Project

Team Members: Spencer Norton, Xuefeng Jiao

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Topic: Hardware Status Update 100% build

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Client: Professor David Willy

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Date: 11/14/2022

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Table of Contents

Design Efforts

Purchasing Plan

Manufacturing Plan

Demonstration

Gantt Chart Update

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Design Efforts 

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  • Since Beginning of the semester: Manufactured sub plates, created voltage reduction circuit, built and tested anemometer system with amplifier. Built enclosure and assembled all components, created code to simultaneously record data and plot data.
  • Hardware updates since 66% build: Completed sub panels to hold components, achieved real time plotting and simultaneous csv recording of data, ensured system can handle up to 36 V from variable power source, ensured system can read current.
  • Made changes to circuitry and added a fan to cool the processors.

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Final CAD Designs

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Purchasing Plan�

We have currently spent $530.90 (35% of overall, $1500 overall budget)

100% of items have been purchased. Any additional parts that need to be purchased will be a result of executing the testing plan.

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Purchasing Plan

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Manufacturing Plan

Item Name

Who will Make

How long to make

material

location of manufacturing

Enclosure holes

Team

1 week

Polycarbonate

Home

Screen Base

Team

1 week

Steel

Home

Component sub plate

Team

2 weeks

Steel

Home

Cooling Fan Mount

Team

1 week

ABS

Home (3D printer)

Perf Board Circuit building

Team

2 weeks

NA

Home

Assembly of components

Team

1 week

NA

Home

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Parts Received/Manufactured

  • Sub panel and screen base have been fully manufactured and components have been mounted to them.
  • Cooling fan mount was 3D printed and mounted to the Pi. Cooling fan comes on whenever the Pi is on.
  • Voltage amplifier is utilized to produce a constant 9v supply to the anemometer, output is converted to wind speed within code.

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Demonstration

  • So far, the team has successfully collected environmental data using raspberry pi, including temperature, pressure, wind speed, voltage, and current.
  • The enclosure has been modified with holes on the wall during the manufacturing process for sensors to go through as well as USB ports, and power in.
  • Saving data to csv files has been achieved while simultaneously plotting live data. Current and Voltage are unable to run at the same time in current state.
  • Real time plotting has been achieved for temperature, pressure, and wind speed.

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Gantt Chart

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