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INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
A battery charger or power bank is a device used to transfer but this is rare and should not be assumed of any power
energy by imposing electrical current flows through a bank, as trying to force power into an output can damage the
rechargeable battery (Zeng, 2015). Wind power bank is a battery (Cable Chick Blog, January 29, 2014). Common type
device that will allow anyone to take advantage of the of power bank needs a cord and an adapter to charge from
abundance of renewable resources. This is a light weight and outside AC source. This power bank was developed by using
movable device that uses the power of the wind to store both AC source and a mechanical way of producing
electrical power. electricity. The device will not work by itself, it requires
Additionally, a power bank is a portable device comprised of wind energy. The device must be supplied with sufficient
a special circuit that control power flow. They allow the amount of wind enough to produce and store power.
storage of electrical energy (i.e. deposit it into the battery With the rapid development of global economy, people
bank) and then later use it to charge any mobile device (i.e. continued to carry more portable electronic products, as
withdrawn it from the battery bank). mentioned earlier, which are drained or discharged as a
Thus, power banks have become increasingly popular as the result of longtime uses.
battery life of phones, tablets and portable media player is As civilization grows, the need for more energy does as well.
outstripped by the amount of time spent using them each The only problem with this is that, main sources of energy,
day. By keeping a battery backup close by, you top up your non-renewable resources, are depleting at a faster rate.
device(s) while far from a wall outlet. Power banks are good Research has shown that in the next 70 years the world's
for almost any USB-charged devices. Cameras, MP3 players, entire oil reserves will run out, and if the current
mobile phones, tablets etc. as long the power bank is consumption of oil continues it will be much less than that.
charged. Most commonly power bank will have a dedicated The simple solution is to use renewable resources such as
input sockets for receiving power. This power can come solar and wind power instead, but even with the obvious
from a USB sockets on your computer, but may charge faster answer renewable resources only make up around 15% of
when using a wall socket adapter. In most rare occasions, all the sources of energy used on Earth (National Renewable
power bank can use the same socket for input and output, Energy Laboratory, 2005).
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Moving towards energy sustainability will require changes Wind power physics. This section specifically discusses how a
not only in the way energy is supplied, but in the way it is wind turbine turns its energy of motion into power that can
used, and reducing the amount of energy required to deliver be used to do work and gives technical specifications of a
various goods or services is essential (Tan, 2016). wind turbine to figure out how much power to generate from
it. How does a wind turbine work? Wind turbines kinetic
Some of the reasons of not converting over to renewable
energy from wind and transform it to electricity. Wind
resources is because most of the machines used to harness
moves perpendicular through what is called a “swept area” –
the energy are large apparatuses that most people don't
the circular plane created by the turbine blades. The blades
have access to.
are at a tilt so they are able to capture the force of the wind
This study contributes something beneficial to the universe and spin the axis which turns the gears in a gear box, which
and this small step in cleaning our energy is only the then turns the generator to produce electricity.
beginning.
The section explains where the wind power equation comes
Objectives of the Study
from, how the power from a turbine is calculated, what
Generally, this study aims to design and construct a power
factors to consider, what features of the turbine can be
bank with rechargeable battery that will be able to charge
altered to generate more or less power. Essentially, the wind
mobile devices and is capable of supplying 20 000 mAh
power equation is a more general equation for kinetic energy
current rating.
(KE), which is the energy of an object in motion measured in
Specifically, the study sought to answer the following:
Joule that has to do with its mass and how fast it is moving.
1. Identify the characteristics of the wind power bank
components in terms of:
1.1 design; ; Where KE = kinetic energy in Joules, m = mass
1.2 principle; in kg, and v = velocity in m/s. But for air, m = . The wind
1.3 functions; and power equation (P) then is:
1.4 mechanism
2. Determine the system parameters of the components in
terms of: Considering the efficiency measurements and factors, since
2.1 wind speed; no process, like in a wind turbine, is 100% efficient due to
2.2 rotor rotational speed; losses in the different components, the wind power, the wind
2.3 rotors to generator speed; power equation would be:
2.4 generator output; and
2.5 battery output ;
3. Determine the working principle of the power bank in Where P = power generated in Watts, = density of wind in
terms of: kg/m3, v = velocity of wind in m/s, = swept area (where r
3.1 capacities; = blade length in m), cp = performance coefficient, CF =
3.2 output specifications; and capacity factor, = generator efficiency, and = gearbox
3.3 charging time efficiency.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Performance coefficient ( is theoretically 59.26 percent.
This chapter presents the methods used by the researchers.
This is referred to as the Betz Criterion or the Betz Limit. It
It includes the power supply module, the power storage
was the value that Albert Betz, a German engineer,
module, and the phone charging module with their working
formulated in 1919, and still accepted as the maximum or
principles and technical feasibilities.
optimal efficiency of a wind turbine in the conversion of
Power Supply Module kinetic to mechanical energy and applies to all wind turbine
This section specifically answers the first objective, which designs. It is the theoretical power fraction that can be
discusses the components’ design, the science and principle extracted from an ideal or undisturbed wind stream. Modern
behind it, as well as the functions and its mechanisms. wind turbines operate at a slightly lower practical non-ideal
performance coefficient. Considering the frictional losses,
Figure below presents the energy conversion diagram or the
blade surface roughness, and mechanical imperfections,
basic clustering diagram of a portable wind power bank
between 35 to 40 percent of the power available in the wind
design.
are extractable under practical conditions.
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continuation of the flow regime. The additional losses in
efficiency for a practical wind turbine are caused by the
viscous and pressure drag on the rotor blades, the swirl
imparted to the air flow by the rotor, and the power losses in
the transmission and electrical system.
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Test Results
WIND SPEED ROTOR SPEED VOLTAGE
TEST LOCATION MEASURING DEVICE
(kph) (rpm) (V)
Caray-caray, Naval, analog multi-tester, manual
1 (not measured) 140 to 300 4 to 6
Biliran(along the road) counting
Villaconsuelo, Naval, cup anemometer, analog multi-
2 10 to 20 350 to 450 3 to 7
Biliran (house rooftop) tester, manual counting
NSU Main Campus cup anemometer, digital multi-
3 20 to 25 240 to 778 4 to 8
(motorpool building) tester, digital tachometer