Chuck's Senior Design Page
This page is dedicated to my progress on my senior project.
these links are just for me.
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As you can see there is not much here, but I am working on it. I am about 5 weeks from graduation and I mainly made this page so I can get to my drawings from any computer with an internet connection. So here we go!
Some updates:
3-17-03: Inauguration of the site.
3-18-03: Dimensioned the schematic
3-31-03: Added redesigned rotor
4-02-03: added the ProE drawing of the bobbins
4-04-03: Misc. housekeeping
What is my Senior Design Project?
In short, we are looking to design a semi-portable, Hydro-electric generator within a $1000 budget. We are to use information from other classes as well as research on our own.
Drawings
These two pictures are links to drawings in AutoCAD R14
Please right-click to save.
I think if you just click them a buncha jibberish pops up. These files really do work!
Honest!
This is an exploded view of the generator --
This is a basic schematic for the third prototype that has been dimensioned. --
This is the redesigned rotor/stator assembly. The coils are colored blue and the magnets are colored red. As you can see the magnets are slightly skewed from the coil assembly. This is to prevent cogging.
newest proto
scaled proto
bobbin 1 ProE
bobbin 2 ProE
progress report for spring break
parts list data sheet
New scaled drwaing with 9 pole pairs
the new coil bobbin
ProE drawing of two bobbins These bobbins are different from ewach other. One has a wall thickness of .050 and the other has a wall thickness of .030. May not seem much, but if we can get another 10 windings on it, it may make the difference.
Tables
My first prototype was interesting to say the least, but simplicity always proves the point. I'll post more on that later.
Here is some data on my second prototype. To put it simply it is a 8 pole generator using grade 5 ceramic magnets and 200 turns of 16 gauge magnet wire. We used a DC motor to simulate water turning the shaft.
I'm working on finding the schematic for the second proto type... My dog ate it... yea, that's the ticket.
