Power San Marin
By Gabriella Vasquez, Emma Rice, and Vanessa Diaz
After going on a field trip to Stone Edge Farm Micro grid in Sonoma, we were given the task of designing our own grid that would either power San Marin High School or all of Novato. We had to create a detailed presentation on how we would get the energy to our school, what materials we will be using, how we expect to store energy, and the estimated cost. We were given three days to come up with this information and create our presentation.
But before we did all of this, we had to go over plenty of material to really understand how all of this worked. We went over wind turbines and the most effective designs, electrical fields, electromagnets, how motor work, and what parts went into a micro grid. Prior to this project, we already had knowledge about how energy and electricity works, and during this project we learned how to properly harness and discharge it in order to use it the most efficiently. The above pictures are of my experiment notes and the document is my lab write up. We had to create an electromagnet lab that had to do with how electric currents influence magnetic fields. We did this mini project to understand the electrical currents around us and how to better control them.
The top left picture is of my notes on the wind turbine lab we did. We had to create propellers that worked the most efficiently in different types of wind. After wee took all data, we had to create a C.E.R. Poster. The top right photo are small pictures and notes about different motors we dissected in class.
|
Content
Energy: A resource used to power a light or machine created by chemical reactions of friction. Electric current : An electric charge can be carried by electrons on a wire or ions in electrolytes. Magnet field: A space around an electric charge or magnetic source where magnetism is in effect. Voltage: A electromagnetic charge conveyed in volts. Watts: The SI unit of power that responds to the potential difference in a circuit. KWH: A unit of energy that is calculated by the power in kilowatts times the time in hours. Reflection This assignment was a very quick one, and was an experience I won't forget. We only had three days to do the actual assignment, but the learning that took place beforehand was very extensive. One thing that I thought my group did well over this project was time management. We had a very short amount of time to create our idea and present all the information, and we finished with time to spare. We decided at the beginning who would be in charge of what and split up the work evenly, and then worked diligently on the task at hand. Another thing I believed I did well on was expanding my inventive thinking skills by using them on the ideas for this project. One thing I could have done better on in this project was working as a team. My group tended to split up and do things individually with only a little consulting. Another thing I could keep in mind during future projects would be becoming detail oriented. But overall, I am proud of how much my group has accomplished in the time given. The following buttons lead to my teammates pages:
|