Mini Solar Generator Project

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This group will have information on How we are sharing our science project in building a truly usable Mini Solar Generator. Fun for the family, child or adult to learn a... More

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William Middleton

August 29, 2022 10:24 am

Planning -- Phase 1 The finished product looks so simple, but there is a lot that goes into planning for this project. This was probably one of the most important steps that eventually made this pro... View MorePlanning -- Phase 1 The finished product looks so simple, but there is a lot that goes into planning for this project. This was probably one of the most important steps that eventually made this project super budget cost effective, after some trials and errors of purchasing parts and changing our mind. The final project actually cost us less than what a commercial project would have cost with more power, better battery chemistry and flexibility. The whole project will cost a little over 200 dollars. While your planning, if this is going to be done with a child and they have yet learned about simple electrical circuits and energy, may I suggest a few things I bout my boys while I was planning it out so they can easily understand what we are doing from step to step. Children ages 5 on up Energy: Physical Science for Kids Paperback – Picture Book, March 1, 2018 https://amzn.to/3kbY3zT Middle School aged Children Electricity & Magnetism, Grades 5 - 8 (Connecting Students to Science) https://amzn.to/38fYyWW Children ages 8 and up Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 Electronics Exploration Kit, Over 100 Projects, Full Color Project Manual, 30 + Snap Circuits Parts, STEM Educational Toy for Kids 8 + , Black https://amzn.to/3k1vS6Z The Planning Stage will be broke up into easy segments, soon, when we have all the supplies we need, and assurred we have all the tools needed for the project, we will be ready to start and will only take a few hours to assemble. Probably, the 2 most expensive items in this project will be a battery and the solar panel. So, if saving, up and working on this project slowly, but surely, just something to keep in mind. Some of the things we will be looking at. Reason Why are we creating it and what function do we want it to perform. A container. What will you want your finished product to be housed in. The shell of the project is quite important, because it pretty well dictates the amount of room we will have for our components as well as how big and what we will include without cluttering it. A few thoughts here, almost all electrical components will produce some heat, some more than others. and, of course we are dealing with electricity so we don't need to have a bunch of wires crammed in to a small place crossing positive and negative electrical charges. Battery Here we will learn briefly on battery chemistry, how to know how much energy the battery can store and of course the dimensions of the battery itself. Will it fit safely inside our chosen container. Solar Charge Controller We want free energy, here we will learn what type PWN or MPPT, how big of a charger do we need. If under powered we can wait days to charge, if over powered we cannot use it safely. We will also learn how to wire one up as well as set up simple settings. Solar Panel Once we figured out what we will store the energy captured by the solar panel, and how we will convert the energy to charge the battery then we will need to figure how to capture the Sun. We will learn how to know what size solar panel will work for us as well as what type, We have stationary and likewise travel cased panels we can choose from. Now that we have all this fabulous free power stored, how the heck are we going to use it. Here we will learn of many different choices you have and how to wire them up. From USb chargers to cigarette lighter sockets to inverters so we can plug in small wattage devices. Okay, we have the items planned for our project, but lets not forget having the proper tools available will make the job a lot easier and of course other expendables such as wire, connectors, fuse box and fuses ect... Once all this is checked off, the rest will be easy peazy and put together like a simple jig saw puzzles, safely and functional for a very long time. Ready to get started? these posts may contain affiliate links, and yes, we will earn a small commission but no cost to you. This helps us to purchase further things for testing so you don't have to. If you can help, we would truly appreciate and need it -- Thank you https://gofund.me/5b4a16c6 Any little bit helps and we truly are grateful.

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