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New to the forum .
Secondly, I'm in grade 11 physics and we have this project to build an anemometer...
Alright, I have many ideas which may work but don't quite know how to incorporate physics into it...
Well, first off, we don't have a huge budget (below 30 bucks maybe?)...
So the best our class could do would be a cup anemometer...yea simple but I was thinking I turn it into a generator (magnets, wires and so forth) so as it spins EMF/current is induced which is logged.
Now, the problem I'm having now is that how do I relate wind velocity with the voltage(EMF) and current that is produced by the anemometer-generator.
Are they directly proportional? Should I take into account "back-EMF" - higher wind speed means greater EMF but also greater back EMF...
Any information would be helpful!
-protox
Secondly, I'm in grade 11 physics and we have this project to build an anemometer...
Alright, I have many ideas which may work but don't quite know how to incorporate physics into it...
Well, first off, we don't have a huge budget (below 30 bucks maybe?)...
So the best our class could do would be a cup anemometer...yea simple but I was thinking I turn it into a generator (magnets, wires and so forth) so as it spins EMF/current is induced which is logged.
Now, the problem I'm having now is that how do I relate wind velocity with the voltage(EMF) and current that is produced by the anemometer-generator.
Are they directly proportional? Should I take into account "back-EMF" - higher wind speed means greater EMF but also greater back EMF...
Any information would be helpful!
-protox