Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
CABANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. STA RITA, CABANGAN ZAMBALES

Efficiency of Harnessing Wind Energy as an Effective Phone

Charger
(A Research Proposal)

Aleck Cesar D. Delos Reyes

Thiannie Faye W. Estrada

Jonhel A. Corre

Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

For Project Capstone
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 12
Cabangan National High School
Senior High School Department

May 21, 2021

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
CABANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BRGY. STA RITA, CABANGAN ZAMBALES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page …………………………………………………………………………… i

Table of Contents ………………………………………..………………………….ii

Chapter 1

Background of the study………………………………………………..……………..1

Scope and Delimitation………………………………………………………………..2

Significance of the study………………………………………………………………2

Conceptual Framework………………………………………………………………..3

Statement of the Problem……………………………………………………………...3

Definition of terms…………………………………………………………………….4

Chapter 2

Research Methods……………………………………………………………………..5

Research Locale…………………………………………………………………….…5

Data Gathering Procedures………………………………………………………….....6

References……………………………………………………………………………..7

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

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Background of the study

Wind can be defined as the movement of air from one place to another that
can create force strong enough to move objects. With this kind of force, wind
turbines were invented that can convert the wind’s kinetic force into electrical
energy that can be used to power up appliances and even light up houses.

According to Dallas (2014), using or harnessing wind energy has many

advantages. First of all, wind is pretty much unlimited especially to those areas
near the beach and places with high altitudes unlike solar energy that can only be
used during the day. Second is that harvesting wind energy is ecofriendly. Unlike
other powerplants that emits harmful gases through the atmosphere and
hydroelectric powerplants that can affect the organisms living in the water, wind
energy is clean and non-polluting.

On the other hand, smartphones are technological devices that can function
similar to a computer making it one of the must have objects in today’s
generation. O’dea (2021) stated that almost half of the population in the world are
considered smartphone users. According to his study, three billion people around
the world have smartphones and is expected to grow by several hundred million in
the next few years.

Many smartphone users mean that a lot of electricity are being consumed
because of these devices. According to Helman (2013), 2 kilowatt-hours of
electricity is being wasted in charging smartphones a year. With the increasing
number of people getting smartphones annually, the estimated amount of money
being spent because of charging phones in the world is around 1.5 Billion U.S.
dollars per year.

Because of the pandemic going around the world, people use their phones
more often than before. Therefore, the amount of time people charges their phones
probably doubled or even more. Due to these circumstances, the researchers
decided to create a charger that can charge phones using renewable energies like
the wind energy.

Scope and Delimitation

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This study aims to create a phone charger that is powered by wind energy and
is small enough to fit in backpacks when traveling. The researchers also plan to
make the charger using materials that can be found in their home. This study will
be conducted in Barangay San Isidro, Cabangan, Zambales and will be done on
the month of May until July,2021.

General Purpose: to create a phone charger by harnessing wind energy

Subject Matter: saving electricity caused by charging phones

Locale: Barangay San Isidro, Cabangan, Zambales

Period: May to July year 2021

Significance of the Study

 Students
Because of online classes, modular learning, and to get away from
boredom, students or teenagers use their phones more during the
pandemic. With this study, students living in areas with winds can use this
kind of charger to charge their phones for free.

 Travelers
Even though there is still a pandemic caused by COVID-19, there are
still people that travels a lot such as going to the beach or hiking to places
they have never reached before. With this charger, they can charge their
phones with just the power of the wind. Unlike powerbanks that only has a
limited energy.

 Future Researchers
This study can help future researchers as well. It can give them ideas
that will help them create more things that is powered by wind energy.
This study can also be a background for their study

Conceptual Framework

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In this study, harnessing or using wind energy will be the independent variable
while the smartphone charger will be the dependent variable. The expected output
of this study is that the charger should be portable, it can save electricity, and most
importantly it can charge smartphones.

Independent Variable Dependent Variable Output

Harnessing Wind Smartphone Portable, Saves

Energy Charger Electricity, and can
charge phones

Statement of the problem

This study was conducted to create a charger strong enough to charge phones
by harnessing or using wind energy.

It sought to answer the following questions:

1. Can it charge phone?

2. Is this charger portable?
3. How long does it take for this charger to charge a phone?
4. Does this charger helps save electricity?

Definition of Terms

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Wind – it is the air that is moving from one place to another making force that
people can feel.

Kinetic Energy – an energy that an object has because of motion.

Electricity – it is a form of energy that is used to power majority objects in today’s

generation.

Charger – it is a tool used to charge phones.

Smartphones – a device that functions similar to a computer but smaller.

Portable – easy to access or carry.

COVID-19 – also knows as Corona Virus Disease 2019. It is a newly discovered

disease that is caused by corona virus that started in China.

Pandemic – an outbreak of a disease.

CHAPTER 2. METHODOLOGY

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Research Method

Experimental Research Design is a branch of statistics that deals with the

design and analysis of experiment. This type of research design was used in this study
to test or experiment wether the researchers can create a charger that is powered by
harnessing wind energy.

Research Locale

The study will be conducted in Barangay San Isidro, Cabangan, Zambales.

The researchers choose to conduct this study in this area because it is near the beach
which means that the flow of wind is great and can help the researchers gather the
data they need.

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Data Gathering Procedure

Materials:

 Dynamo/HC Motor – 2 pcs (depends on how many volts the dynamo can
handle)
 Plastic Container – 1 pc
 Plastic Bottle Cap – 2 pcs (must be the same with the number of dynamos)
 Copper Wires – at least 0.5 meter long
 USB port – 1 pc
 Bamboo – 0.5 inch in diameter

Procedures:

1. Cut three pieces (three for each dynamo) of triangle shaped plastic from the
plastic container with the length of 4 inches and with the base of 1 inch.
2. Twist the cut-out plastic until they are twisted permanently.
3. Grab your bottle cap and place the twisted plastic into the bottle cap using
shoe glue.
4. Grab the dynamo and stick it into the top of the bamboo.
5. Using a soldering iron, connect the copper wires into the dynamo.
6. Next is connect the other end of the copper wires into the USB port.
7. Grab your bottle cap with the fans on it and put a hole in the middle small
enough to fit the tip of the dynamo.
8. Using a shoe glue, stick the dynamo to the hole you created and seal it nicely.
9. Try putting it into the front of an electric fan to test wether it spins or not.
10. Try charging your phone as well to test if the mini wind turbine you created is
working or not.

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References:

Dallas, L. (2014, December 11). Wind Energy: Advantages and Disadvantages.

Retrieved May 19,2021, from http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2014/ph240/lloyd2

O’Dea, S. (2021, March 31). Smartphone users worldwide 2016-2023. Statista.

Retrieved May 19,2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/330695/number-
of-smartphone-users-worldwide/#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20smartphone
%20users,in%20the%20next%20few%20years.

Helman, C. (2013, September 7). How Much Electricity Do Your Gadgets Really
Use?. Forbes. Retrieved May 19, 2019, from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/09/07/how-much-energy-
does-your-iphone-and-other-devices-use-and-what-to-do-about-it/?
sh=10a60ead2f70

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