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Product Summary
With the renewable energy kit students can investigate key concepts around energy transformation and factors that affect the efficiency of wind turbines and solar (photovoltaic) cells. The setup is easy and can be done in the classroom or lab for fast results.
Using PASCO sensors for voltage and current, students can explore the following concepts:
- Effect of angle, light intensity, and temperature of solar cell output
- Calculating solar cell and wind turbine efficiency
- The effect of number of blades, length, pitch, and shape on wind turbine power output
- Energy transformation, power curves, and efficiency
After exploring these concepts, students will be challenged to create a design for either solar or wind power that maximizes energy output under a given set of conditions. This is a great way to leverage the knowledge they’ve acquired for an engineering design challenge and bring STEM into your classroom.
What's Included
- 6x 6" Long turbine blades
- 6x STEM adapters for student designed blades
- 2x Towers
- 1x Weighted base
- 1x Nacelle with generator
- 1x 1 W Solar Cell
- 1x LED
- 2x Patch Cords
Buying Guide
Required Accessories | P/N | Price |
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1x Wireless Voltage Sensor | PS-3211A | -- |
1x Wireless Current Sensor | PS-3212 | -- |
Recommended Accessories | P/N | Price |
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PASPORT Weather Anemometer Sensor | PS-2174 | -- |
Wireless Light Sensor | -- | -- |
Also Available | P/N | Price |
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Renewable Energy Bundle | PS-7612A | -- |
Lab Activities & Experiments
11 SPARKlabs with Student Activity PDFs | 58.25 MB |
Support Documents
Manuals | ||
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Renewable Energy Kit Manual | English - 1.78 MB |