For this solution, we combine Locktronics with a miniature clean energy technology system and energy meter.  Students learn how to power an electrical circuit via a solar panel or wind turbine, then generate hydrogen through water electrolysis and convert this into electricity using a PEM fuel cell.

The energy meter is used to develop records in Excel which can be exported into MATLAB/Simulink or similar.

The Hybrid vehicle demonstrator can be purchased as an optional extra, to explain the processes and topology of a hybrid vehicle. 

Learning objectives

• Technology and methods behind energy production
• Electric vehicle configurations
• Circuit topology
• Sources of renewable energy
• Energy efficiency
• Power conversion