This webpage documents the Wind Energy Collection to Energy Bank (WECEB) project. This project represents the numerous core functions of a Sustainable Energy System for Education (SESE). It will collect energy from the wind and convert the mechanical energy into electrical. The electrical energy will then be transmitted to a storage unit. Other users, MSD teams, and students will eventually consume the energy captured and stored within the WECEB's storage unit; specifically through the Charging Dock Module being developed by MSD team P12402.

The Mechanical Engineering Department is the primary customer for this system. A previous MSD project, P11401, used a wind turbine to charge a small battery. This project will be a good basis for ours.

Final WECEB Assembly. Foreground: Turbine & Stand, Background: Battery Enclosure.

Project Name

Wind Energy Collection to Energy Bank (WECEB)

Project Number

P12401

Project Family

Sustainable Energy Systems for Education (SESE)

Start Term

2011-1

End Term

2011-2

Faculty Guide

Vince Burolla, vabddm@rit.edu

Primary Customer

Dr. Edward Hensel

Sponsor (financial support)

RIT Mechanical Engineering Department

• Mission Statement
• Stakeholders
• Benchmarks
• Constraints
• Objective Tree
• Customer Needs
• Engineering Specifications

• Work Breakdown Structure
• Function Structure Diagram
• Concept Generation
• Concept Selection
• Risk Analysis
• Initial Design Documentation
• Systems Design Review

• Family Tree
• Detailed Design
• Bill Of Materials
• Preliminary Test Plan
• Preliminary Assembly Plan
• ISE Documents
• Detailed Design Review
• Action Items from DDR

• Project Review
• Technical Paper
• Project Poster

• Project Readiness Package
• References