Thursday, 15 August 2013

Student Project: Energy generation by excercise

In this project, students learn about the energy generation and usage. Emphasis is placed on potential sources of renewable energy, and on how power demands vary from country to country. The students learn how energy is measured, and experiment with generating and storing energy themselves, using an AC or DC generator connected to a bicycle and lead-acid batteries. They can measure how long common household appliances can be run on the stored energy, and in the process gain a better understanding of their own personal energy usage. Design of different energy efficient converters can be undertaken in this project. 

No comments:

Post a Comment