Kitronik Solar Powered Buggy

Comprehensive Classroom Set: Each class set contains 16 individual sets, suitable for a class of 30 students and one teacher.

Solar Energy Education: Designed to effectively communicate the principles and applications of solar energy to students.

Included Components: Comes with two solar modules and one solar motor to power the experiments.

Interactive Learning: Provides ten classroom experiments available online, enhancing the educational experience.

Product Description:

As renewable energy becomes increasingly crucial, the fischertechnik Solar Energy Class Set offers an engaging way to introduce students to the basics of solar power. This set is designed to make learning about solar energy both fun and educational, even for the youngest students.

The kit includes three simple models that help instructors teach the core concepts of solar energy through ten fully developed tasks and solutions, ensuring that students have a hands-on and enjoyable learning experience.

Each class set contains 16 individual kits, making it perfect for a classroom of 30 pupils and one teacher. With included solar modules and motors, this set provides everything needed to bring solar energy education to life in the classroom.

This solar cell kit has been put together to provide a renewable power source for the Kitronik Environmental Control Board. Harness the energy of the sun to power your projects. The kit comprises 3 x AA Ni-MH 1300mAh Rechargeable Batteries and a 5.0V 130mA Polycrystalline Solar Cell.

The Environmental Control Board comes supplied with its own onboard battery holder and also a terminal block for attaching solar cells. This add on pack provides everything you need to take advantage of these features, enabling you to make use of sunlight as a power source. Firstly, insert the batteries and then attach the solar cell to the terminal block with a small screwdriver. No soldering required.

Features:

This kit provides a renewable power source for the Kitronik Environmental Control Board.

No soldering required.

Solar Cell Features:

Maximum current: 130mA.

Maximum power: 0.65W.

Rechargeable Batteries Features:

The batteries are rechargeable making them a cost-effective and greener way of powering your projects.

They have a capacity of 1300mAh and a nominal output of 1.2V.

They are of a Nickel Metal Hydride construction.

They have no charging memory effect.

AA Battery type.

Contents:

3 x AA Ni-MH 1300mAh Rechargeable Batteries.

1 x 5.0V 130mA Polycrystalline Solar Cell.

The Miniature 2V Low Inertia Solar Motor RC300FT is a precision-engineered motor designed for low power applications, particularly those powered by solar cells and modules.

Dimensions: 24.3mm Dia. x 12.8mm high. Shaft length 6.0 x 2.0 dia. Weight 20g approx. 120mm wire leads.

Solar farming. Learn how to harvest and then store energy from the sun with the MonkMakes Solar Experimenters Kit for micro:bit. With the Solar Experimenters Kit, you will use a practical and experiment-led approach to learn how small amounts of energy can be harvested from the sun, converted to electrical energy and then be stored for later use. Connect the kit to a micro:bit with the included alligator clips and work through the 6 experiments, learning as you go.

The kit is supplied with a; Solar Store board, Solar Panel, bulb, motor with fan, set of alligator clip leads, and a full-colour instruction booklet. First, the booklet gets you set up and acquainted with the parts, then it guides you through your solar farming learning adventure. There are 6 practical experiments included in the Instruction booklet, designed to be worked through in order. The first three experiments are very basic and are designed to get you familiar with the harvesting concepts and the features of the kit. Once you have a solid grasp of the basics, the final three experiments are more challenging and involved.

The hub of the kit is the Solar Store board. The micro:bit, solar panel, and connected device (bulb, motor) all connect to the Solar Store board. The connections on the board are as follows;

Charge% (output) – stored charge indicator. A voltage between 0V and 3V that can be connected to a micro:bit pin.

Level (output) – stored charge (raw). A voltage between 0V and 5V that can be looped directly to the enable pin, to auto-enable when charged. Note: Do not connect to micro:bit

Enable (input) – enables the power output, so that any stored energy can be used by the attached device.

Power (input) – provides power to the Solar Store board, primarily so that the Charge% output works. Connect 3V and GND to micro:bit.

Solar Power (input) – connect this to your Solar Panel to harvest energy, which is stored in the Solar Store. Accepts a voltage up to 10V. Make sure that + goes to the + on the Solar Panel, and - goes to the - on the Solar Panel.

Power (output) – connect your attached device here. This output is only enabled when the Enable pin is active and there is sufficient stored energy in the Solar Store. The LED (D3) will light when there is enough stored energy.

Power LED – indicates that power is provided to the Solar Store and the Charge% indicator connection to the micro:bit is working.

As the kit is supplied as a single boxed unit it is also the perfect choice for anyone who wishes to learn about measuring air quality at home.

Features:

Learn how to harvest and then store energy from the sun with the MonkMakes Solar Experimenters Kit for micro:bit.

Work through the 6 practical experiments and learn as you go. The experiments included in the booklet are;

Project 1 – Sun Finder.
Project 2 – Garden Light.
Project 3 – Self Charging Cooling Fan.
Project 4 – Adding an Energy Meter.
Project 5 – Energy Logger.
Project 6 – Intelligent Cooling Fan.

All connections are made via the supplied convenient alligator clip leads.

No soldering is required.

The kit is supplied with a full-colour instruction booklet packed full of useful information.

This kit is supplied with everything you need in order to learn about solar farming in a hands-on way. Just add micro:bit and go!

This add-on will make the perfect gift for any micro:bit user.

This kit works with micro:bit V1 & V2.

Contents:

1 x Solar Panel.

1 x Solar Store board.

1 x Bulb.

1 x Motor.

1 x Propeller (Fan).

1 x Set of Alligator Clip Leads.