Renewable Energy Experimenter Kit for the Parallax BS2

             Board of Education                               Homework Board

Parts:

Parallax Board of Education or Homework Boards       - www.parallax.com

MCP3208  8-channel, 12-bit A/D Converter Chip        - www.parallax.com

Experiments for the Parallax Board of Education and Homework Board

    Solar Experiments

• Sunlight versus Artificial Light
• The Effects of Tilt Angle on Solar Panels
• The Effects of Shading on Solar Panels
• The Effects of Heat on Solar Panels
• Solar Panels in Series and Parallel
• Determining the Maximum Power Point
• Build a Simple Solar Powered Battery Charger
• Build an On Demand Solar Powered Battery Charger
• Build a "Double Wide" Sun Tracker

   Wind Experiments

• Understanding 3-Phase Voltage Output
• Smoothing The Rectified DC Output
• Adjusting The Load
• Wind Speed, RPM and Rectified DC Voltage
• The Effects of Magnetic Coupling
• Star versus Delta Winding

  Hydrogen Experiments

• Electrolysis and Fuel Cell Modes
• Decomposition of Water
• Fuel Cell Efficiencies
• Polarization Characteristics
• Determining the Maximum Power Point

• Parallax Background Information
• Parallax Wind Turbine Information
• Fuel Cell Information

BS2 Code:

• parallax_solar_basic_exp.bs2
• parallax_solar_exp.bs2
• parallax_solar_auto_charger_exp.bs2
• parallax_solar_sun_tracker_exp.bs2
• parallax_wind_3phase_exp.bs2
• parallax_wind_rpm_exp.bs2
• parallax_fuel_cell_exp.bs2