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Stem Education ‘Horizon’ | FUEL CELL: Developer Kit
Price range: $ 1,111.50 through $ 3,152.50 excl. GST
► Join this Stem Education fuel cell DEVELOPER KIT (FCDK) community and start experimenting with an open-source fuel cell system that enables hobbyists, engineers and aspiring inventors to create their own hydrogen powered devices.
• Hobbyists have created all manner of hybrid vehicles with this kit – from RC boats, trains and cars to lighting systems, autonomous robots and more.
* To recharge the HYDROSTIK PRO cartridge: the HYDROFILL PRO hydrogen source is required.
** Optional accessory for displayed graphical data to PC, add ENERGY MONITOR
Features:
• Full integration with popular development boards: Arduino, mbed and Raspberry Pi
• FCDK hobbyists have created: RC vehicles, robots, lighting systems and much more!
• Also great for practical applications such as battery chargers and remote temperature sensors – how-to guides included !
• Remote temperature sensor project
• See Battery Charger Project
Kit Contents:
HYDROSTIK PRO metal hydride storage cartridges | Micro Fuel Cell technology | Pressure regulators | Electrical cables | Tubing and clips to regulate hydrogen supply | An electronic controller to manage output voltage for integration with different development boards.
[View DEVELOPER KIT pdf info: HNFCDK-30-assembly-guide or HNFCDK-30_Battery_Charger_Project ]
Stem Education 'Horizon' | FUEL CELL: Developer Kit
• Join this Stem Education fuel cell DEVELOPER KIT (FCDK) community and start experimenting with an open-source fuel cell system that enables hobbyists, engineers and aspiring inventors to create their own hydrogen powered devices.
[View DEVELOPER KIT pdf info: HNFCDK-30-assembly-guide or HNFCDK-30_Battery_Charger_Project ]
WHY FUEL CELLS and HYDROGEN ?
► Fuel cells can be thought of as alternative energy devices.
They convert chemical energy into electrical energy.
Hydrogen fuel cells do this very cleanly, with no toxic emissions, and with a better efficiency.
Fuel cells do not generate energy out of thin air.
They use hydrogen.
Hydrogen is an outstanding carrier of energy.
► Hydrogen is non-toxic, renewable, easily obtained, and packed with energy.
When it combusts with oxygen, it turns into water.
This water can again be split into hydrogen and oxygen via electrolysis.
The generated hydrogen can be combusted once again, thus undergoing a limitless cycle without toxic emissions.
With a fuel cell, you can convert hydrogen into electric current without combustion.
Fossil fuels are converted into usable energy through combustion.
► The energy released during combustion is inherently difficult to capture and inefficient.
It also produces carbon dioxide, which cannot easily be converted back into a usable fuel.
A fossil fuel combustion engine at a power plant is only about 30 to 40% efficient.
This means it coverts only 30 to 40% of the energy in the fossil fuels to usable energy (electricity).
Engines in a car are even less efficient, and reach the level of 15 to 20% of efficiency.
Where does the rest of the energy go? It escapes as heat, vibration, and noise.
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