Natalia Moreno Cots

Grade 10 Red
Unit 3- Sketch Up

Guiding questions:

1. What are renewable resources?
This is a natural power that will never run out, thus it will replenish with the
passage of time. Renewable resources are not manmade; they are part of the
Earths environment. These resources will replace non-renewable resources which
are coal, oil and natural gas. They will reduce pollution, soil contamination, land
degradation and habitat destruction.

2. What is a wind turbine?
Wind turbines are devices that will convert the power of wind to electricity. There
are a lot of advantages of using turbines:
-The main one is that wind energy is free and you will only pay for the installation.
-Wind energy is a green source, which means that doesnt release damaging
carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

3. How does a turbine convert wind to electricity?
Turbines are basically made of blades and a large post to hold them and keep
them in a high height to catch up the wind. When the wind is strong enough to
move the blades, these would turn on a generator to create energy.
The energy that the wind carries will turn two or three blades placed around the
motor. This motor is the main peace, thus it will connect to the main shaft and
make a generator work to create the energy. As I stated before, there is a certain
height for the turbines, which impacts on the speed of the blades and so the
amount of energy. This height is around 100 feet high, which corresponds to 30
meters.


4. How much energy can a turbine produce?

The energy that a turbine produces depends mostly on the size of it. Generally
there are two types of wind turbines:

1) Pole mounted: these are the ones that usually produce energy for a big
area like a village or city. They are collected forming a farm in the outside
part of the cities. They are the biggest ones and so they can generate from
5kW to 6kW.
2) Building mounted: they are smaller than pole mounted because their use
is based on house energy generators. They are installed on the roof of the
building and they pick up the wind that passes around there. One of these
turbines can generate around 1kW to 2kW.
The turbine that I will use for my motorcycle will result to be the building mounted
because the pole mounted is too big and they supposed to be installed on the
ground: a motorcycle would not be able to support them.

5. How much does a turbine cost?
Wind turbines under 100 kilowatts cost roughly $3,000 to $8,000 per kilowatt of
capacity. A 10 kilowatt machine (the size needed to power a large home) might
have an installed cost of $50,000-$80,000 (or more) depending on the tower type,
height, and the cost of installation.

6. How much energy does a motorcycle use?
Motorcycles in general will use from 25mpg up to over 50mpg. Two stroke motors
fare much worse than four stroke motors. Smaller displacement (250-500cc) four
stroke motors often fare the best as high mileage commuter bikes for that reason.


7. What are the different parts of a motorcycle?


Mostly I will have to change the whole fuel system, the engine, and all the items
connected to it. The things that I am able to keep the same way are the body of
the motorcycle, the brakes, wheels and the control system. I will need to create a
big battery replacing the engine where the energy created from the turbine will be
deposited. The turbine will be at the back of the motorcycle where rolled vintage
red watch dial is, and I will have to design a platform to make it stand.
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