 | Building a Faraday torch helps to understand how it is possible to produce electricity from a magnet, a copper coil and a movement. The same principle is used in most electricity plants. Depending on the plant, the movement is produced by different means (for instance by transferring the ... »
faraday, torch, magnet, coil, transferring
| | Note |  | | Difficulté |  | | Durée | 4h 0 min. | | Date | 07.06.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | Bulding a bicycle electricity generator helps to understand how it is possible to produce electricity from a magnet, a copper wire coil and a movement. This technique found in traditional bicycle dynamos is also used in electric power stations. Unfortunately less bicycles are equiped with ... »
bicycle, generator, magnet, wire, coil
| | Note |  | | Difficulté | | | Durée | 3h 0 min. | | Date | 24.05.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | Building a solar torch (flashlight) helps to understand how it is possible to store the energy of the Sun and use it later at night. photovoltaic cells transform the energy of the sun in electricity that can be stored in a rechargeable battery. Photovoltaic cells are now widely used and can be even ... »
torch, flashlight, photovoltaic, transform, rechargeable
| | Note |  | | Difficulté |  | | Durée | 2h 30 min. | | Date | 17.05.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | Building this torch (flashlight) helps to understand how it is possible to transform mechanical energy into electricity. This type of transformation is achieved in most of our power plants. This DIYs project reveals all the components of an electric generator. By using a small electric motor ... »
torch, flashlight, transform, generator, motor
| | Note | | | Difficulté | | | Durée | 3h 0 min. | | Date | 16.05.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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 | Concept Building a solar boat is a good way too experiment the use of photovoltaic solar cells. Solar boats are an ecological means of transportation because they use the sun, a renewable and environmental friendly energy. In order to navigate by night and when the sun is too weak, solar boats ... »
experiment, photovoltaic, ecological, renewable, batteries
| | Note | | | Difficulté |  | | Durée | 3h 30 min. | | Date | 16.05.2013 | | Langue(s) | |
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