Package Includes PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine, Deluxe Intermediate Solar Kit
Multimeter, 10 BioColor LEDs, + Free SciFair eBook
High School thru College
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Assembled PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine
Note, this kit comes unassembled.
You build the windmill.
The PV2 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. Perfect for teaching about Wind Energy in the classroom.
Rectification kit
Includes 12 page manual guide.
Intermediate Level Deluxe Solar Educational Kit
Cen-Tech Multimeter
10 Extra BioColor Leds
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| Science Fair Project Ideas
~ Do more blades translated into more power output? Measure the output with the multimeter and compare a 2, 4, and 6 blade driven windmill. Then compare output when the windmill is hooked up to the solar panels.
~ Compare the windmill's energy output when used alone vs combining it with the solar panels.
Exampe hypothesis: The wind turbine with the thinner blades will have more energy power.
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With the PicoTurbine Windmill Kit will build
a fully functioning, electricity-producing scale model of a wind turbine.
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
Superlative for energy science fair projects, science reports, or just plain fun!
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The Rectification kit and Windmill kit come packaged together.
This 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.
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With the The Intermediate Deluxe Solar Educational Kit you can now develop a very unique science fair project by combining it with the PicoTurbine Windmill or PicoTurbine Windmill & DC Experiments. At the same time your child will acquire the basic knowledge of solar energy. Includes manual guide.
1. When you place the solar cell module under direct sunlight, it generates power comparable to batteries. Discover how to harness solar energy and apply to countless practical applications.
2. Students can do series of do-it-yourself experiments to acquire the basic knowledge of solar energy.
Project 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
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The Cen-Tech Multimeter measures your output of electricity and can be used with all the PicoTurbines Science Kits. It displays AC milli-volts, 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.
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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.
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Warning for all kits on this page.
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Note: Only the multimeter and LEDs
come assembled. You receive parts
to build the other items pictured
on this page.
To put together your own wind energy package
madeline@super-science-fair-projects.com
1-800-296-3650
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Deluxe Hybrid Renewable Energy SciFair Projects Kit
(Includes PicoTurbine Savonius v2 Plus Educational Wind Turbine, Deluxe Intermediate Solar Educational Kit, Multimeter, 10 BioColor LEDs + Free SciFair eBook, a $21.95 bonus gift and download to 50 science fair abstracts and ideas.)
Retail Price: $101.44 Our Price: $93.32
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