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Experiment #7 – Powering a Capacitor Load
Purpose:
This last experiment uses the WindCharge
called a capacitor, can both smooth out the voltage produced by the wind turbine.
Equipment:
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WindCharge
1
Table fan
1
Capacitor
1
Data Acquisition Card
1
USB cable
2
Red test leads
2
Black test leads
1
PC computer with graphic software
Setup:
1. Connect the USB cable between the circuit board and the computer and verify that the
green and blue LEDs on the circuit board are flashing.
2. Make sure the graphic software is running on the computer.
3. On the computer display, click on the Connect button at the lower-left on the screen and
verify that a red plot line is slowly moving across the bottom of the grid display.
4. Adjust the voltage (vertical) scale to 1.88 volts.
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wind turbine to show how another component,
Wind turbine
Voltage
Current
Input
Output
Figure 7.1 – Experiment #7 Setup
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