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Renewable Energy Models

Solar, wind and water power models that really work

  • Free ebook
  • Beginner to intermediate
  • 28 pages
  • 114 KB
  • PDF, English
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About this ebook

What you will learn

Build working models of solar, wind and water power with small panels, toy motors and safe low-voltage batteries. Learn how a solar cell works, test a panel with a multimeter, make a solar car, an automatic street light, a water heater, a wind turbine and a water wheel generator, and explain biogas, tides, geothermal energy and smart grids in a viva.

Who it is for

Students of class 5 to 12.

Contents

  1. Energy and how it changes form
  2. How a solar cell works
  3. Testing a small solar panel
  4. A solar car
  5. A solar street light with an LDR
  6. A solar water heater model
  7. A wind turbine model
  8. A water wheel and hydro power model
  9. Biogas, tidal and geothermal energy
  10. Smart grids and measuring output
  11. Presenting your model and answering questions

At the end of the book

  • Practice questionsTo check what you have learnt, with the answers after them.
  • GlossaryThe key words of the book, each explained in one sentence.
  • Easy EnglishShort sentences and everyday words, with each new word explained the first time.

Reading, printing and sharing

  1. On a phone or computerTap Read online to open the book in your browser, or Download to keep it and read it without the internet.
  2. To printThe pages are A5, half the size of A4. Choose two pages per sheet in the print settings to fit two pages on each A4 sheet.
  3. To shareSend the link to this page, or the PDF itself, to friends, classmates or students. The book is free for everyone.

Safety first. Electronics in these books runs on cells and batteries of up to 12 V, never on mains electricity. Soldering, hot glue, cutters and chemicals need an adult nearby for younger students.

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