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Assembled PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine
Note, this kit comes unassembled.
You build the windmill.

Superb for energy science fair projects, science reports, or just plain fun!

Rectification kit
Includes 12 page manual guide.

Intermediate Level Deluxe Solar Educational Kit

Cen-Tech Multimeter

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1 Package of 4 Wire coils
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Science Fair Project Ideas - This is a very exciting kit because you can choose from so many variables. ~ Will more magnets and coils produce more energy? Remember, for every coil that you add, you must add a magnet, and vice versa. See if they compete with one another. ~ Does wind power produce more energy than solar power? Does a hybrid produce more energy than wind or solar power? ~ Create a different circuitry than what is shown in the manual. Which produces more energy? Measure all your results with the multimeter. Exampe hypothesis: A hybrid solar/wind generated windmill produces more energy power than a wind generated windmill.

The kit can be easily built in less than one hour. With some adult supervision the kit can be built by children as young as 10 years old. Included in the PicoTurbine Windmill Kit V2 4 pre-wound coils of enamel coated copper wire 4 ceramic grade-5 magnets 1 (5 1/4”) disk 1 bicolor light emitting diode (LED) with 2 leads 1 (1/2”) Phillips head (cross slot) screw 1 eye-hook screw 1 wooden dowel 1 piece of wood about 6” by 6” and ½” thick (for the base) 1 strip of double-sided tape 1 small piece of sandpaper for stripping the copper wire Manual and Template PicoTurbine Windmill Kit V2 is a fully functioning Savonius wind turbine. It stands 8" tall and produces between 2.0-3.0 volts which is enough to light up a bicolor LED (included). The LED flashes red and green to show the alternating current produced. PicoTurbine Windmill Kit V2 is an upgraded version of the original PicoTurbine which has been used by tens of thousands of students, homeschoolers, and even adult hobbyists to learn about Savonius Vertical Axis wind power. It’s perfect for teaching about Wind Energy in the classroom. Test different wind turbine blade configurations, various generator components, the effects of changing wind speeds, or other experiments that are only limited by your imagination.

The Rectification kit and the Windmill kit come packaged together. The kit includes all parts that you will need: 4 light emitting diode (LED) with 2 leads 2 electrolytic capacitors 1 piezo buzzer A solderless breadboard and 8 jumper wires Instructions booklet includes teacher's guide and technical notes. The guide shows you how to build 4 different circuits and test them. Circuits explained include: A simple half-wave rectifier, A half-wave rectifier with smoothing capacitors, A full wave "bridge" rectifier with and without smoothing, and A voltage doubling rectifier. Many adults who are considering home power systems will profit from the lessons taught by these simple experiments. Each experiment takes from 10 to 15 minutes to perform, a perfect length of time for classroom use.

The Intermediate Deluxe Solar Education Kit shows you how-to develop a very special science fair project by combining it with a PicoTurbine Windmill or PicoTurbine Windmill & DC Experiments. At the same time you will attain basic knowledge of solar energy. 1. When a solar cell module is under direct sunlight, it generates power comparable to batteries. Experiment and learn how to harness solar energy, which can be applied to countless practical applications in your daily living. 2. You will be able to do a series of do-it-yourself experiments to acquire the basic knowledge of solar energy. Science Fair Projects & Ideas Make an electrical circuit. Make a solar circuit. Learn how to increase voltage. Learn how to increase current. How to use solar power to produce energy for a radio, calculator, battery charger, cassette player and more.. Manual Ages 8 and up

The 10 BioColor LEDs alternate between red and green depending on direction of current flow, making them an excellent accessory for alternating current. They can also be used to show the increase in outage of electricity.

More magnets and coils creates more friction
which in turn creates more "static electricity"
which in turn creates more voltage.

As the project increases you also lose about 1/3 of the voltage increase.

 

 

An extra 1 Package of 4 Ceramic Grade-5 Magnets pack of 4-ceramic grade-5 magnets can be used to to scale up PicoTurbine in your own experiments. This means you will be able to create a larger magnetic field. WARNING! A person who wears a pace-maker must not come anywhere near these magnets.

 

 

 

1 extra package of 4 Coils consists of approximately 300 turns of enamel coated magnet wire, measure approximately 2" x 1" by 1/4" thick, weigh about 1 ounce or [28 grams] and have a resistance of approximately 8 ohms. The coils come preassembled which will save your hours of work.

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Premiere Wind Turbine-Solar Energy Science Fair Projects Kit
(Includes PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine Kit, Deluxe Intermediate Solar Kit, 10 Biocolor LEDs, Multimeter, 1 set of 4-magnets, 1 set of 4-wire coils + Free SciFair eBook, a $21.95 bonus gift and download to 50 free science fair project abstracts and ideas.)
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