Development of education tool using wind turbine generator and sustainable practice of the engineer education and the technology literacy education with regional alliances

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25871037
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Science education; Educational technology
• Research Institution: Kobe City College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: WASEDA Kazuyoshi 神戸市立工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 准教授 (20390479)
• Research Collaborator: FUJIMOTO Kenji ; KAWAMURA Yuito ; IRITANI Haruki ; Murakawa Seita ; KOREI Akito ; SUGAI Kouhei ; MATSUSHITA Suzuka ; WADA Mayu ; KAWANISHI Hideaki ; SUMITOMO Yuuki ; AIDA Yoshiki ; UEDA Seidai ; TAKAGI Atsushi ; TAJIMA Genki ; TAKEMURA Daisuke ; WADA Kengo
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 工学教育 / STEM教育 / 再生可能エネルギー / 公開講座 / 導入教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is development of the sustainable education system using horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) generator model which is made from a paper or 3D printer. The practical purposes of this study are instruction in renewable energy to young students and provide the experience of mechanical engineering such as airfoil design, manufacturing, and craftsman’s mind and so on. Furthermore, the open seminar is a good opportunity for college students about mechanical engineering design skill-building and the technical communication skill-building.
In this study, designing of the wind turbine generator paper model and 3D-printed model, and planning, preparation and operation of the open seminar using the HAWT generator paper model were carried out. The new curriculum using the horizontal axis wind turbine generator paper model with GPL wind turbine calculation software (QBlade) was constructed at department of mechanical engineering, Kobe City College of Technology.

Free Research Field

工学教育