For the generator experiment we did in class, the equipment we used was one generator (magnet that moves back and forth inside a coil of wire), one voltage probe, and one NXT adaptor. We used the NXT and Labview VI programs and used excel to calculate the results into scatter charts. We used these supplies to measure the voltage output of the generator. In the lab, we had to equate the number of shakes of the generator in a thirty second time interval with the voltages (or more specifically the sum of the square of the voltages) that the generator produces. We were able to prove that the more shakes, the greater the voltage output.

The first day we did the experiment, we did a less amount of shakes (0 shakes, 18 shakes, 24 shakes, and 28 shakes) to detect the voltages. The next class we decided to switch up the amount of shakes to 0 shakes, 20 shakes, 40 shakes, and 60 shakes. Below is a linear scatter chart made on excel that displays the results we made when squaring the sum of the voltages from these shakes (0, 20, 40, & 60).

In this lab we used a shaking a tube that has a magnet which travels back and forth through a coil of wires. The lab also tested Faraday’s Law which states that changing magnetic fluxes through coiled wires generate electricity (currents and voltage). This is because the greater the change in magnetic flux, the greater are the currents and voltages. We were able to demonstrate that the faster you shake the tube, the greater the generated voltage. Furthermore, we were able to show that no matter how the change is produced, the voltage will be generated.

Energy sustainability is about discovering the balance between a thriving economy, the urgency for environmental preservation and social responsibilities so we can supply an enhanced quality of life for current and future generations. Renewable resources such as wind, sunlight and biomass maintain a source of sustainable energy. This lab relates to sustainability because of how researchers are implementing new technologies to existing plant platforms and cultivating solutions to lower the cost of electricity and increase adaptability and reliability. Energy sustainability can stimulate technical innovation with an environmentally alert mindset. In conclusion, energy sustainability is coming to terms with the needs of the present without compromising the demands for the future.