leXsolar-NewEnergy Kit

The leXsolar-NewEnergy Kit is specifically adapted for young students in Junior High School and provides by qualitative and quantitative experiments an understanding of the topics photovoltaic, wind power, hydro power, electric mobility and fuel cells. With the enclosed Smart Control components, an innovative measuring and control system is available and all necessary accessories like power supply, cables and measuring devices are already included.

Experiments:

• 1. Forms of energy and consumers 
• 2.1. Basic structure: rotation discs 
• 2.2 Color qualities 
• 2.3 Mixing colors 
• 2.4 Color-deception with the Benham-disk 
• 2.5 Relief-disk 
• 3. Dependence of power of a solar cell on its area 
• 4.1 Dependence of solar cell power on angle of incidence of light (qualitative) 
• 4.2 Dependence of solar cell power on angle of incidence of light (quantitative) 
• 5. Dependence of power of a solar cell on the illumination intensity
• 6.1 Dependence of solar cell power on load 
• 6.2 The I-V-characteristics and filling factor of a solar cell 
• 6.3 Dependence of I-V-characteristics of a solar cell on illumination
• 7.1 Influence of changing wind speeds (qualitative)
• 7.2 Influence of wind speed on the wind turbine (quantitative)
• 8. Start-up wind speed at a wind turbine 
• 9. Changing the turbine voltage by connecting several consumers
• 10. Characteristic curves of a wind turbine 
• 11.1 Influence of the number of rotor blades (qualitative) 
• 11.2 Influence of the number of rotor blades (quantitative) 
• 12.1 Influence of the wind direction (qualitative) 
• 12.2 Influence of the wind direction (quantitative) 
• 13.1 Influence of the rotor blade pitch (qualitative) 
• 13.2 Influence of the rotor blade pitch (quantitative) 
• 14.1 Influence of the blade shape (qualitative) 
• 14.2 Influence of the rotor blade shape (quantitative) 
• 15.1 Water as an energy source (qualitative) 
• 15.2 Water as an energy source (quantitative) 
• 16.1 Influence of the water falling height (qualitative) 
• 16.2 Influence of the water falling height (quantitative) 
• 17. What does an electrolyzer? 
• 18. What does a fuel cell? 
• 19. Characteristic curve of the electrolyzer 
• 20. Characteristic curve of the fuel cell 
• 21. Operation of the electric car with the reversible fuel cell 

List of components:

• 1 x 1100-02 Solar module 0.5 V, 840 mA 
• 1 x 1100-07 Solar module 1.5 V, 280 mA 
• 1 x 1100-19 leXsolar-Base unit Large 
• 1 x 1100-20 Lighting module 
• 1 x 1100-23 Potentiometer module 
• 1 x 1100-25 Buzzer module 
• 1 x 1100-26 Light bulb module 
• 1 x 1100-27 Motor module without gear 
• 1 x 1100-28 Color discs - Set 1 
• 1 x 1100-29 Solar cell cover set (4 pieces) 
• 1 x 1100-31 Solar module 2.5 V, 420 mA 
• 1 x 1600-02 Capacitor module 5.0F/5.4V 
• 1 x 1400-08 LED-module 2mA, red 
• 1 x 1400-12 leXsolar-Wind rotor set 
• 1 x 1400-19 Wind machine 
• 1 x 1400-21 Wind rotor set (assemblied) 
• 1 x 1400-22 Wind turbine module 
• 1 x 1800-15 Distilled water (100 ml) 
• 1 x 1801-02 Electric model car 
• 1 x 1900-01 Water wheel module 
• 1 x 2002-01 Box 2002 
• 1 x 9100-03 AV-Module 
• 1 x 9100-05 PowerModule 
• 1 x L2-02-051 Silicone tube 12 mm 
• 1 x L2-06-012 Test lead black 25 cm 
• 1 x L2-06-013 Test lead red 25 cm 
• 1 x L2-06-014 Test lead black 50 cm 
• 1 x L2-06-015 Test lead red 50 cm 
• 1 x L2-06-067 Reversible Fuel cell 
• 2 x L3-01-013 Lid for tray 
• 1 x L3-01-104 Padding universal wind 
• 1 x L3-01-174 Insert NewEnergy Kit 
• 1 x L3-03-216 Layout diagram 2002 NewEnergy Kit 
• 1 x L3-03-220 Instruction for use of finger protector 
• 1 x L3-03-258 Info sheet initial startup