This semester's two sections of the Introduction to Electrical and Electronics Engineering class got competitive this week as the first year students separated into teams to test the efficiency of machines they designed to turn wind energy into electricity.
Although they had a month to perfect their designs, the contest came down to just two minutes in front of a common house fan, during which each design's electric output was measured.
Muammer Atik and Gürhan Battır were the champs in one section, creating .289 watts with a machine that featured an ultra-light foam propeller and gears to boost performance.
İlker Deligöz and Abdullah Çelik were the best in the other section, creating .324 watts with a design highlighted by an axle set in ball bearings to reduce friction. The class is designed to provide a broad introduction to Electrical Engineering.
