Vertical Wind Turbine
vs Horizontal Wind Turbine
Science Fair Experiments Kit

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Assembled PicoTurbine Savonius V2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine Windmill Kit

10s of 1000s of students, homeschoolers, and adult hobbyists has used this wind turbine to learn about Savonius Vertical Axis wind power.

Rectification kit
Includes 12 page manual guide.

Assembled WindLab Basic Plus

 

 

 

 

 

 

CEN 7 Function Multimeter

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This kit produces fascinating electrical energy science fair projects, science experiments, or just plain fun!
Perfect for teaching about Wind Energy in the classroom.

Science Fair Project Ideas Modify the parameters (blades and vane) of either turbine to see how the output changes at different wind speed conditions. When you do with with the WindLab, the vane on the turbine aligns the turbine automatically to the direction of wind. Use each windmill independently of each other. Measure the electrical output with the multimeter for each. Which windmill produces more electrical energy? Blades and Vane are made from a polypropylene sheet. You can use any suitable sheet material to make your own blades for evaluation.

Product Description 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. 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

The Rectification kit and the Windmill kit come packaged together. Each 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.

WindLab Basic Plus is a high power mini wind turbine (wind power generator) designed for students to learn Wind Power Technology. The wind turbine converts Kinetic energy in the wind to electrical energy. You can do various experiments with it to understand how wind turbine works to generate electricity. Profiled blades are included with this turbine to generate high power. Sheet Blades are also included for evaluating the blade parameters at different wind speeds. The vane on the turbine aligns the turbine automatically to the direction of wind. Blades and Vane are made of Polypropylene sheet. Students can use any suitable sheet materials to make their own blades for evaluation. The special 3 Phase AC Alternator used in the turbine is similar to the one used in real commercial wind turbine. Gold Capacitor is included inside the wind turbine to store the energy harvested from the wind. The LED inside the turbine lights up to indicate that electrical energy is being converted from the wind. Features - Kit for Learning Wind Power Technology Mini Wind Turbine (wind power generator) Gold Capacitor for storage of generated electricity Blade parameters can be modified by user for evaluation Included: profiled blade, BP-38 (3 Pc) BS-11 Blades BS-21 Blades Special 3-Phase AC Alternator Vane aligns the generator automatically to the direction of wind Manual

The Cen-Tech Multimeter is excellent for measuring your output of electricity from all of the PicoTurbines Science Kits. It displays AC millivolts, adds another dimension to your experiments, and helps to tune the alternator. You will get accurate readings for DC voltage, DC current, AC voltage, resistance, transistor test, diode test, and battery test. Easy-to-read 3-1/2 digit LCD readout, positive set selector switch, and 32" leads. • Automatic zero adjust • Overange indicator • 2.5x second sample time • Low battery indicator • Fuse and diode protected circuit.

A small horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) has the main rotor shaft and electrical generator at the top of the tower and is pointed into the wind by a wind vane.

Advantage: The tall tower base allows access to stronger wind in sites with wind shear. Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere.

A vertical-axis wind turbine (or VAWT) has the main rotor shaft arranged vertically.

One key advantage of this arrangement is that the turbine does not need to be pointed into the wind to be effective. This is an advantage on sites where the wind direction is highly variable.

The question for you is "Which wind turbine is best for where you live?"

Vertical Wind Turbine vs Horizontal Wind Turbine Science Fair Experiments Kit
(Includes: PicoTurbine Savonius Windmill Kit V2 Plus Wind Turbine - includes rectification kit, WindLab Basic Plus, Multimeter + Free SciFair eBook and links to 50 free science fair abstracts and ideas.)
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