Vertical-Axis Windmill Design and Implementation

The world's need for energy is consistently growing, and so is the demand for fossil fuels.At our current rate of consumption, we will not be able to sustain the future demand for fossil fuels, and the associated negative environmental effects of carbon emissions will continue to harm the planet.To keep up with the growing demand for energy and lessen the dependence of fossil fuels, we need to move towards more sustainable solutions with alternative energy technology.The alternative energy market has been decentralizing (i.e., many production sources are spread out across a large area) rather than maintaining one central production location.A decentralized alternative energy market allows each individual in a community to sustain themselves and the network if a node goes down.The concept of this project, which features a vertical-axis windmill, is to move forward with the design of individual sustainability.The vertical-axis windmill presented is cost effective, small, and can sustain a load.The vertical-axis windmill will be comprised of three parts: propellers, a gearbox, and a generator.Each part has a separate function.The propellers turn wind energy into mechanical energy, the gearbox increases rotational speed, and the generator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.