20 Watt DIY Solar Energy KIT - Classroom Edition

This DIY solar energy kit is designed with solar education in mind and is perfect as a solar power demonstration for a classroom.

The important components of the classroom edition are the digital meters. This is where you can learn about voltage, current, amp-hours and more.

The digital meter will give you the real-time voltage and current of your system. Watch the voltage increase when the battery is charging. Meter tells you how many amp-hours you have generated during the day of sun. Watch it go down when you are powering devices (or charging smartphones etc.). Includes a 12V Desk Lamp and a 12V 7 Watt LED bulb for the lamp. Also includes a 100W DC to AC inverter and a Stainless Steel 12V DC outlet with USB adapter. The kit does not include battery. We recommend using an 18AH Sealed battery or a 32AH sealed battery. You can also use a 12V Deep cycle marine battery purchased locally, but we recommend one of our sealed batteries if you are locating the battery inside a classroom.

The kit includes:

• - 20 Watt Polycrystaline Solar Panel - Solar charge controller
• - 100W DC to AC inverter
• - 12V DC Stainless Steel outlet with USB adapter
• - 12V DC Desk Lamp
• - 12V 7W LED Bulb
• - Fuse holder with fuses
• - 2 Digital loggers displays voltage and current for solar and load
• - All Wiring and connectors
• - Complete instructions

You can mount the digital meters and 12V outlet on a piece of plywood and label each meter. Or use a wooden crate, or plastic cooler.

Just keep the wires and battery in "the back" and have the meters and outlets available to see and use.

Be creative! Optional: Wall/Pole mounting hardware, 12V DC 15W CFL Bulb (to compare power usage to LED bulb).

You can buy this 20 Watt DIY Solar Energy KIT - Classroom Edition here.

You can also read more information about solar energy pros and cons.

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20 Watt DIY Solar Energy KIT - Classroom Edition