Thames & Kosmos WIND POWER Experiment Manual

Renewable energy science kit

E X PE R I M E NT M A N UA L

Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de

Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com

Thames & Kosmos UK Ltd, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 2QZ , United Kingdom | 01580 212000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk

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Page 1 E X PE R I M E NT M A N UA L Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | +49 (0) 711 2191-0 | www.kosmos.de Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com Thames &...
Page 2 › › › KIT CONTENTS What’s in your experiment kit: Checklist: Find – Inspect – Check off No. Description Qty. Item No. No. Description Qty. Item No. 3-hole cross rod 714 127 Joint pin 702 524 3-hole dual rod (with anchor pin) 4 714 283 Motor shaft 715 677...
Page 3 CHECK IT OUT Wind and Its Uses Average Annual Wind Speeds in the United States at 100 Meters Above Ground Wind Speed Source: NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory >10 9.5 - 10 9 - 9.5 8.5 - 9 8 - 8.5 7.5 - 8 7 - 7.5 6.5 - 7...
Page 4 EXPERIMENT 3 Operating the wind turbine outside YOU WILL NEED › Assembled wind turbine with attached LED › 1.2-volt rechargeable AA battery (HR6/KR6) › Cable ties HERE’S HOW 1. As soon as you have gotten to know your wind turbine, you can take it outside into its “natural”...