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KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design

KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design

KidWind MINI Wind Turbine with Blade Design

Starts at $54.00

Demonstrate the power of the wind with an affordable and rugged wind turbine.

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$69.00   Order Code: KW-MWTBD
$54.00   Order Code: KW-MWT

The KidWind Mini Wind Turbine with Blade Design allows students to explore basic wind energy production and blade design concepts such as pitch, area, mass, quantity, and material on a desk using a small house fan. This kit is the recommended kit to use with Investigating Wind Energy.

The KidWind Mini Wind Turbine is a simple easy-to-build turbine with an optimally designed, efficient blade set that can light an LED bulb using a small house fan.

Specifications

  • Height: 12 in
  • Maximum blade diameter: 8 in (Mini Turbine), 16 in. (with blade design option)
  • Expected power output: 0-1 watts
  • Table of floor space needed: 6 in. diameter circle

View the KidWind MINI Wind Turbine user manual

Experiments

What's Included

Mini Wind Turbine with Blade Design

  • Mini Nacelle Assembly (1)
  • 10″ Mini Aluminum Tower (1)
  • Mini Base (1)
  • Red Blade Set (1)
  • Sound and Light Board (1)
  • Red Alligator Clip Cord (1)
  • Black Alligator Clip Cord (1)
  • Wind Turbine Hub (1)
  • 1/4″ x 5″ Dowels* (25)
  • 3″ x 8″ Chipboard sheet* (10)
  • Blade Pitch Protractor (1)

Mini Wind Turbine

  • Mini Nacelle Assembly (1)
  • 10″ Mini Aluminum Tower (1)
  • Mini Base (1)
  • Red Blade Set (1)
  • Sound and Light Board (1)
  • Red Alligator Clip Cord (1)
  • Black Alligator Clip Cord (1)

* This part is a consumable and is excluded from warranty.

Note: The Mini Wind Turbine does not include a multimeter. You can measure current and voltage from the turbines using a Vernier Energy Sensor, a load such as the Vernier Variable Load or Resistor Board, and an interface.

Accessories

AccessoryOrder CodePriceQuantity
Go Direct® Energy SensorGDX-NRG$98.00
Vernier Variable LoadVES-VL$74.00
Vernier Energy SensorVES-BTA$99.00
Replacement PartOrder CodePriceQuantity
KidWind Blade Design ConsumablesKW-BDC$169.00
KidWind Sound and Light BoardKW-SLB$9.00
KidWind Red Blade SetKW-RED$10.00
KidWind Wind Turbine Hub - 10 PackKW-WTH10$69.00
KidWind Wind Turbine Hub - 3 PackKW-WTH3$22.00
Chipboard SheetsKW-CB50$19.00
KidWind Dowels - 25 PackKW-D25$5.00
KidWind Dowels - 100 PackKW-D100$12.00

Activities and Concepts

ACTIVITY MINI WIND TURBINE WITH BLADE DESIGN MINI WIND TURBINE
Generate electricity
Light LEDs
Play a song
Measure the effects of windspeed
Measure turbine shading
Compare blade designs
Investigate effect of changing number of blades
Change blade pitch
Measure power output
CONCEPTS MINI WIND TURBINE WITH BLADE DESIGN MINI WIND TURBINE
Understanding clean energy
Exploring energy transformations
Understanding the relationship between energy and forces
Developing and using physical models
Understanding differences between energy and power
Collecting data with advanced tools
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics to explain and understand data
Designing controlled experiments
Optimizing designs

Lessons, Tips, and Challenges

Download lessons, learn tips for building turbines, and check out the KidWind challenges.

Go to KidWind.org

Support

Educational use only: Vernier products are designed for educational use. They are not appropriate for industrial, medical, or commercial applications.

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