Outline of the Wind Turbine Generator Paper Model
Introduction：
This “Wind Turbine Generator Paper Model” is a teaching material which Waseda-Lab produced, intending to teach mechanic and environmental conservation. This papercraft imitates a real wind turbine in move and it moves in the same Tip Speed Ratio. It can generate electricity with a gentle breeze caused by an electrical fan and can light up a LED light valve. Most of the parts can be made out from materials easy to purchase, which could be bought in nearby DIY shop or a dollar shop. This paper model even considers the safety of the participants. All the process in this paper craft won’t use any edged tool besides scissors.
Caution：
This papercraft is not a toy nor any product which wouldn’t give any guarantees that every participants could complete this paper craft.
Intended Age：
10 years old or older （Could be done by 7 years old child with help）
Average Assembly work time：
about 2.5 hours
Preparation
- Scissors
- Glue（strong stick shaped or tape shaped glue if possible)
- Base sheets ×4（size A4 thickness 0.22mm matte paper recommended）
- Bamboo skewer ×1（must be in a round shape and 12cm or more in length and 2.7mm in diameter）
- Cotton swab ×1（hollow circular plastic grip, 2.4mm in diameter（1.8mm in inside diameter）)
- Plastic Straw ×1（4mm in diameter)
- Rubber bands ×1
- Plastic tape（19mm in width)
- Paper Clips ×7
- PET bottle ×1（1L～2L)
- Conductor leads ×2（10cm change each colors if possible)
- LED ×1（Red VF:1.8V)
- Motor ×1（XiKIT Co. Genemotor XGM-RAor other compatible motors)
※This papercraft base sheets are planned to use the Genemotor XGM-RA by Xikit Co. There are no liability about this papercraft to Xikit Co. Do not ask advise or any kinds of questions about this papercraft to Xikit.Co.
・Papers or cloths may be needed from preventing the table from getting messed up.
Download Files
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You are welcomed to download the papercraft base sheets free. Notice about Creative Commons & Inquiry
2013（Latest model）
・Upwind model
Uneditable version（Notice about Creative Commons）
・PDF(2013)Download
Editable version(Notice about Creative Commons）
・Microsoft Power Point(2013, ppt)Download
・Microsoft Power Point(2013, pptx)Download
・Impress(2013, odp)Download
Coming soon
・Drawing applications(2013, eps)Download
Uneditable version（（Notice about Creative Commons））
・PDF(2013)Download
Editable version（Notice about Creative Commons））
・Microsoft PowerPoint（2013, ppt）Download
・Microsoft PowerPoint（2013, pptx）Download
・Impress（2013, odp）Download
Coming soon
・Drawing applicationss（2013, eps）Download
Earlier models(2011)
・PDF(2011)Download
Tips for printing out the base sheets
・Printing to a A4 size（210mm×297mmm）、thickness 0.22mm（180g/m2）non glare matte paper is recommended.
・Do not full bleed when printing.
Assembling the papercraft
Assembly manual of the upwind papercraft wind turbine 2013（Latest version）
・PDF(2013) Download
Assembly manual of the downwind papercraft wind turbine 2013（Latest version）
・PDF(2013)Download
Earlier version of the assembly manual(Beta) in HTML HERE
Advanced exampes
- （Beginner level）Reforming the blade form and find the best shape (now preparing)
- （Beginner level）Use a calculater by the generated electricity (now preparing)
- （Beginner level）Light up as many LED as you can (now preparing)
- （Amature level） Change the rating speed of the main axis and the motor axis and find the best pair (now preparing)
- （Professional level）Set up a booster circuit (now preparing)
We are happy to hear from you when you use this papercraft for some new kinds of experiments. (ex. Building a smartgrid using plural papercraft wind turbines)
Notice ＆ Inquiry
This papercraft wind turbine is produced by Waseda Lab for mechanical and environmental education.
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This papercraft is released in Creative Commons. You can freely download the files released. You can redistribute it as handouts, or edit the file but please use the file as a"Creative Commons" file.
We avoid the onus of any problems occured by the papercraft or any other related files released. Please use the files in your own responsibility.
Contact us when you want to use the files for buisiness. We are pleased if you contact us when you use the files for non profit events.
Please ask us if there are any requests such as changing the logo on the nacell for the event. We will try our best to suit your requests.
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About Creative Commons
Wind Turbine Generator Paper Model by Kazuyoshi WASEDA is licensed under a Creative Commons 表示 - 継承 4.0 国際 License.
Refer to the production released in http://www.kobe-kosen.ac.jp/~waseda/wtgpapermodel/index-e.html
Check the following adress for the additional use of the files that is not permitted by the license. http://www.kobe-kosen.ac.jp/~waseda/wtgpapermodel/index-e.html
Acknowledgement
Part of this research is subsidized by the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research.(Research Project Number: (B)25871037：2013～)
Part of this research is supported by Waseda Laboratory student staffs Department of Mechanical Engineering Kobe City College of Technology
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