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| PicoTurbine Savonius Classic Wind Turbine Kit | ||||
| BEGINNER KIT: Little or no previous knowledge of electronics. | ||||
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PicoTurbine Savonius Classic is a fully functioning wind turbine. Standing 8 inches tall, it produces between 1.7-2.5 volts, enough to light up a bicolor LED (included) that flashes red and green to show the alternating current produced. The kit can be easily built in under one hour, less time if used as a group project. Children as young as 10 years old can build the project with some adult supervision. This kit has been used by thousands of students, home schoolers, and even adult hobbiests to learn about wind power. Its been used by major universities such as MIT and Caltech, as well as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for summer youth programs. Its perfect for science fairs, science reports, or just plain fun! |
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| PicoTurbine Whirlybird 3-Phase Wind Turbine Kit | |||||
| PRO/INTERMEDIATE KIT: Some knowledge of electronics and mechanical ability. | |||||
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| Imagine creating a 3-phase wind turbine from a common, everyday roof ventilator along with some magnets and coils of wire. That’s what we’ve created for your study of wind technology. We chose the Whirlybird TM roof ventilator for several reasons. |
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| PicoTurbine 50 Watt Hybrid Complete Wind and Solar Energy System | |||||
| PRO/INTERMEDIATE KIT: Some knowledge of electronics and mechanical ability. | |||||
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| Get started with solar and wind energy in one easy do-it-yourself kit. Perfect for beginners wanting to get their "feet wet" with wind and solar power Includes 50 Watt solar panel, our 50 Watt Do-it-Yourself Mini Wind Turbine Kit and everything else you need to build your system. Comes with easy to follow instructions. Solar panel output: 1.2 amps System voltage: 12V DC Wind Turbine output: Max. 2.25 amps, typical .1-2 amps. If you had 5 hours of sun per day, you would generate about 42 amp-hours per week with the 50W, 1.2 amp solar panel. This equals about 500 watt-hours per week. Whenever there is adequate wind, you will add additional amp-hours to your battery. This hybrid wind and solar DIY kit is great for a classroom, camp or scout project. |
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| PicoTurbine Energy Station | |||||
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| Battery Charger and Voltage Regulator. Accessory to the Wind Charge Plus | |||||
| The Energy Station was designed to work in conjunction with most miniature wind turbines and solar panels. It allows you to charge batteries and power external devices. The regulated output voltage is 5V at 250mA. The optimum input voltage range is 1.8V to 3.6V with a maximum input of 4.5V.Note: Input voltages higher than 4.5V will damage the internal boost up regulator. |
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| Add-On Kit (Requires PicoTurbine Windmill Kit) | |||||
| PicoTurbine Direct Current Experiment Kit | |||||
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| PicoTurbine DC Experiments is an add-on kit to the PicoTurbine Educational Windmill. It provides you with all the materials you need to learn about converting the AC electricity produced by PicoTurbine into DC electricity. The comprehensive instruction guide shows you how to build 4 different circuits and test them. No soldering is required, because the kit includes a solderless breadboard and jumper wires. Just follow the simple instructions to connect together the parts and perform the experiments! | |||||
| PicoTurbine Wire Coil 4-Pk | |||||
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| This is a pack of 4 wire coils, just like the ones we package with the PicoTurbine educational windmill kit. They consist of approximately 300 turns of #28 AWG [0.3 mm] enamel coated magnet wire. The coils measure approximately 2" x 1" by 1/4" thick. Each coil weighs about 1 ounce [28 grams]. The resistance of each coil is approximately 8 ohms. These coils are wound by hand and so there is some variability to them, but they are great for homebrew experimentation and will save you a lot of time vs. winding your own coils. You can use these to create your own alternators based on the PicoTurbine design. Try using 6 or 8 coils instead of the usual 4 coils. | |||||
| Ceramic Grade 5 Magnets 4-Pk | |||||
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This is a pack of 4 ceramic grade 5 magnets, the same ones we use in PicoTurbine. |
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