Final Testing
I took the wind turbine to a river nearby to test the final build, hoping for some windy weather. The setup was placed just beside the river, and the sensor node attached to it was powered by a lithium-ion battery placed inside.
As soon as there is a gush of wind, the turbine blades start rotating according to the wind speed. The vibration generated due to this event is captured on the accelerometer. If the raw values are above the set threshold, the accelerometer generates an interrupt to the MCU. The MCU on waking collects the sensor data processes it, and then feeds it into the edge-AI model. The model then classifies the data and sends the results back to the gateway node through LORAWAN. The gateway node displays the data on the LCD and changes the backlight color according to the data. Here are some beautiful pictures of the turbine along with working hardware sealed inside the Hammond enclosure safely:
Final Note:
Thanks to Hammond Manufacturing for sponsoring the kit and organizing the Just Encase Design Challenge. I enjoyed the whole process, and hopefully, the blogs would help other makers in the community.