Fennec Ẹ̀rọ Afẹ́fẹ́ by Maxim Kuzin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Agbára, Iṣẹ́ àti Ẹ̀rọ Agbára Competition Category.

IdẹAgbára· 2022

Fennec Ẹ̀rọ Afẹ́fẹ́

by Maxim Kuzin

Client: Max Kuzin Machinery

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Agbára Category

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The Design

About Fennec Ẹ̀rọ Afẹ́fẹ́

Fennec jẹ́ ẹ̀rọ afẹ́fẹ́ tí ó kéré tí ó dúró ṣánṣán, tí a ṣe fún ìlò ní àwọn agbègbè ìlú àti lórí àjà ilé. Ẹ̀rọ náà ń lo apá tí ó ní àpẹrẹ hyperboloid tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ ní 60 rpm, pẹ̀lú iyara abẹ́fẹ́lẹ̀ tí ó ga jùlọ tí kò tó kìlómítà mẹ́rìnlélógún sí méjìlélógún (26) ní wákàtí kan. Iyara kékeré yìí ń dín ariwo, gbigbọ̀n àti ewu ìṣíṣẹ́ kù. Ìwọ̀n tí ó tóbi jùlọ ń ṣiṣẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹ̀rọ ìṣẹ̀dá agbára tí ó dúró fúnrarẹ̀, tí ó ń pèsè agbára fún àwọn ẹ̀rọ mìíràn. Ìwọ̀n tí ó kéré jùlọ ń ṣiṣẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí orísun ìmọ́lẹ̀ àgbègbè tí ó dúró fúnrarẹ̀, àti ìfilọ́lẹ̀ mobile kan ń yí àwọ̀ rẹ̀ padà. Àwọn ẹ̀yà náà ni a ṣe nípa gé aluminiomu pẹ̀lú omi tí ó ní ipá, líle wọ́n pọ̀, àti fífín irin.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award

Fennec Ẹ̀rọ Afẹ́fẹ́ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Fennec Ẹ̀rọ Afẹ́fẹ́ yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Fennec Ẹ̀rọ Afẹ́fẹ́ ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Fennec Turbine is a compact vertical wind turbine with low noise, high safety and long use. The heart of the technology is a unique hyperboloidal rotor working at 60 rpm and maximum linear velocity of blades lesser than 26 km/h. It means the lowest noise, vibrations and kinetic threat and enables to use it in the city area and on the rooftops.
Dimensions & Packaging: Rotor S - 2250 mm x 2250 mm x 6000 mm
Rotor XS - 500 mm x 500 mm x 2000 mm
Tags: wind turbine, autonomous energy source, green energy, zero emission
Production Technology: Waterjet cutting of aluminum sheets and pipes, gluing, steel CNC milling.
Design Challenge: The low rotational speed and efficiency of a vertical wind turbine are inversely proportional characteristics. It was necessary to find a fundamentally new shape of the rotor and study it in detail in order to establish the relationship of geometric parameters and optimize the design.
Research: Having set the goal of creating a rotor that is safe for use in a populated environment, theoretical calculations were carried out that determine the main geometric parameters of the design, which allows a vertical rotor of small diameter to operate efficiently at very low speeds. Physical layouts and prototypes confirmed the necessary accuracy of the theoretical calculation model, which made it possible to design a working functional prototype. FENNEK's design is entirely dictated by CAE simulation, which determines the optimal proportions and precise turbines and geometry of its main parts.
Inspiration: Almost weightless hyperboloid shells of famous Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov (1853 - 1939) are magnificent even being a static towers. If you make them spin they will turn to a magical kinetic sculptures.

I was passionate about to make a perfect fusion of art, machinery and arcitecture.

The wind moving the branches of the trees, as if giving them the opportunity to talk. I wanted to breathe life into this sculpture, make it a full-fledged part of the surrounding world.
Project Duration: The project started in 2016 in Moscow, the first prototypes were exhibited in Moscow, Baku. In 2018, the project was awarded the STARTS Prize Honorary Mention. In 2020, he was supported by the educational and mentoring program STARTS in Motion. The first series of products based on the technology is currently being developed.
Operation Flow: The S-size turbine is used as autonomous energy generator to supply other devices.
The XS-size turbine works as an autonomous ambient light sourse, more as an kinetic art object pleasant to view and to interact with. An app in a smartphone allows to changing the color or make it follow the music or othe data stream.
Patents: Copyrights belongs to Maxim Kuzin, 2016.
Team Members: Maxim Kuzin
Alexey Savchuk
Dmitriy Kulakov