The Solar Hydrogen Science Kit
The kit also comes with a small electric motor and propeller blade as the starting point for the motorized applications you can build using your futuristic solar energy storage device. The set comes with a complete curriculum on renewable energy with easy to follow experiment manual, assembly guide, flash animations, and background history on the technology.
Features
Turn Solar Energy Into Hydrogen Energy! Includes Horizon’s complete curriculum on renewable
energy on CD-ROM Lessons on solar energy, hydrogen fuel cells, electrolysis,
and basic electronics Build your own solar powered inventions using a fuel
cell
Experiments and activities
Solar energy experiments
1. The effect of heat and cooling on solar panels
2. The effect of shade on solar panels
3. The effect of tilt angle on solar panels
4. Finding the solar panel’s maximum power point
Hydrogen energy experiments
1. Electrolysis mode: generating hydrogen and
oxygen from water
2. Fuel cell mode: generating electricity from
hydrogen and oxygen
3. Determining the minimum voltage for water
decomposition
4. Polarization states for hydrogen fuel cells
Kit content
Reversible PEM fuel cell Reversible PEM fuel cell base Hydrogen and oxygen tanks Inner gas containers Water/gas tank module base Transparent silicon tubing Flexible 2mm banana connecting leads Plastic plug pins for fuel cell Battery pack with connecting leads Syringe Motor and fan with propeller blade 1 Watt solar panel Assembly instructions CD with curriculum manuals
