This is the outcome of my Bachelor thesis in collaboration with the Swedish company Windforce Airbuzz Holding AB during my last year of studies at Jönköping University (Sweden) as an exchange student. Windforce manufactures wind power solutions and solar systems, from small scale wind turbines for individuals to complete hybrid systems.
The aim of this project was to design an outer housing and a new wind vane for a small wind turbine recently released by the firm, the Wind Flower. These parts required design considerations to be manufactured in two halves of fiberglass each, according to the requirements of the company. The design process required creativity skills, investigation of aerodynamics, the use of different CAD tools and the creation of a physical model in real scale.
Ideation and sketching
Windforce's logo integrated in the wind vane
If placed on the ground, the mast should have a height between 4 and 7 metres
Exploded view of the main elements in the Wind Flower
Main measures in millimetres
Hybrid system including solar cells
Making of the model using a CNC milling machine, a FDM 3D printer and other workshop tools
Finished model in real scale of the designed parts (symmetrical half stuck onto a mirror)
