Diseño y construcción de un prototipo de vehículo impulsado por viento para el Laboratorio de Física de la Carrera de Mecánica de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato

Abstract

It should be noted that a lot of research has been done on wind energy vehicles in the last decade and a large number of scientific publications have been presented. However, developing a prototype requires a lot of calculations and manufacturing. For this reason, the aim of this research work was to design and build a prototype of a wind-powered vehicle for the physics laboratory of the mechanics course at the Technical University of Ambato, by means of which it can be determined that a wind-powered vehicle can overcome the speed of the wind. The methodology used was of a bibliographic-experimental nature, so the model consisted of a layout and/or casing that served as the basis for a propeller connected to the wheels of the vehicle that used a helical gear transmission, so that when the vehicle advanced, if so, the propeller rotates in a way that provides traction that accelerates the vehicle in the presence of tailwind energy, which explains the mechanism of energy conversion. The developed model shows below average deformation data, exhibiting a very high efficiency of 69,83 percent.