Awards & Nominations
NAVY SEALS has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!
Global Nominee
Wind powered lander and rover on Venus
High-Level Project Summary
Design a lander that can harness wind power on Venus to store enough energy in a battery that will last at least 60 days.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
https://www.3dcontentcentral.com/download-model.aspx?catalogid=10408&id=1808035
We designed a lander with three components:
- Wind Turbine
- Battery
- Charging Station
1. Wind Turbine
It sits at the top of the lander and uses the wind power on Venus and transforms it into electrical energy via a generator that induces a current in a coil via a magnetic field. It works similar to a brushless motor.
2. Battery
We chose to store the energy coming from the wind turbine generator as kinetic energy using a flywheel. The electrical current from the generator powers multiple electromagnets that spin the flywheel.
The flywheel is enclosed in a vacuum cylinder and levitates in a magnetic field.
The kinetic energy stored in the flywheel is then used to induce a current in a coil (via a magnetic field) which powers the charging station.
3. Charging Station
The charging station is powered by the flywheel via a AC to DC converter and provides wireless power to four rovers that can explore the surface of Venus and come back when they need to recharge their chemical batteries.
Space Agency Data
None
Hackathon Journey
We learned a lot about the challenges of sending a lander/rover to Venus. This inspired us to create a solution that would be viable in the harsh conditions found on this planet.
We would like to thank our mentors and especially Doru Manda for his help with the 3D design of the lander.
References
https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/1.41886
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576520305695
https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/handle/2014/53889/CL%2320-4439.pdf?sequence=1
Tags
#windturbine #flywheel #kinetic