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de LEGO Group. ©2010 The LEGO Group.

Charging and discharging the Energy Meter

Before.using.the.Energy.Meter.for.the.first.time,.you.must.charge.the.Energy.Meter.three.times.in.
quick.succession.in.order.to.achieve.the.full.capacity.it.was.designed.to.provide.

The.Energy.Meter.measures,.stores.and.releases.generated.energy..The.Energy.Storage.powers.
the.Energy.Meter.and.stores.energy.generated.during.the.course.of.your.experiments..

To.fully.charge.and.power.the.Energy.Meter,.the.following.three.energy.sources.can.be.used:

Power.Functions

Battery.Box

Power.Functions

Rechargeable.Battery.Box

LEGO

®

.MINDSTORMS

®

.

NXT

IMPORTANT!

To.maximise.the.life.of.your.Energy.Meter,.it.is.essential.that.you.read.the.following.
information.thoroughly:

Using the Energy Meter for the first time

Before.using.the.Energy.Meter.for.the.first.time,.you.must.charge.the.Energy.Storage.

three times in quick succession

.in.order.to.achieve.the.full.capacity.the.Energy.Storage.

was.designed.to.provide..The.remainder.of.this.section.provides.full.instructions.on.
charging.and.discharging.the.Energy.Storage.using.one.of.the.devices.listed.above..

After long periods of inactivity

To.prolong.the.life.of.your.Energy.Storage.and.ensure.that.it.performs.as.designed,.we.
highly.recommend.that.you.charge.it.three.times.in.quick.succession.either.

every six 

months

.or.following.a.longer.period.of.inactivity,.whichever.occurs.first.

Regular use

When.used.on.a.regular.basis,.the.Energy.Storage.

only needs a single charge

,.as.and.

when.required..Do.not.manually.discharge.the.Energy.Storage.unless.you.are.using.
it.for.the.first.time.or.charging.it.after.long.periods.of.inactivity..Remember.to.always.
disconnect.the.Energy.Storage.after.use.

Summary of Contents for Renewable Energy Meter

Page 1: ...O logo MINDSTORMS and the MINDSTORMS logo are trademarks of sont des marques de commerce de son de marcas registradas de LEGO Group 2010 The LEGO Group 1 Renewable Energy Getting Started With the LEGO Energy Meter ...

Page 2: ...Energy Storage 3 3 Charging and discharging the Energy Meter 4 3 1 Charging and discharging with the LEGO Power Functions Battery Box 5 3 2 Charging and discharging with the LEGO Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box 7 3 3 Charging and discharging with the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 9 4 Removing the Energy Storage 12 5 Using the Energy Meter 13 6 Troubleshooting 16 7 Caring for your Energy Meter 16 8 ...

Page 3: ...adas de LEGO Group 2010 The LEGO Group Energy Meter Overview Energy Meter Attaching the Energy Storage To attach the Energy Storage slide it onto the bottom of the Energy Display as shown Front Back LEGO MINDSTORMS Output Port Display Directional control switch On Off button Output plug Energy Display Energy Storage Input plug ...

Page 4: ...at you read the following information thoroughly Using the Energy Meter for the first time Before using the Energy Meter for the first time you must charge the Energy Storage three times in quick succession in order to achieve the full capacity the Energy Storage was designed to provide The remainder of this section provides full instructions on charging and discharging the Energy Storage using on...

Page 5: ...he Power Functions Extension Wire Step 3 Turn on the Power Functions Battery Box by moving the orange slider button to the right or left The Battery Box is on when the green light is on Step 4 Make sure the Energy Meter is on Turn on the Energy Meter by pressing the green On Off button Charging will now begin Charging is complete when the display turns off Even though the display may show 100 J th...

Page 6: ...ing will now begin Discharging is complete when the display turns off You can cancel the discharge at any time by pressing the green On Off button Press the button again to turn the Energy Meter on and use as normal Step 8 Charge and discharge the Energy Meter a second time by repeating steps 2 to 7 Step 9 Finally charge the Energy Meter for the third and last time by repeating steps 2 to 4 You ar...

Page 7: ... Rechargeable Battery Box by pressing the green On Off button The Rechargeable Battery Box is on when the green light is on Turn on the output power by turning the orange dial all the way to the right or left Step 5 Make sure the Energy Meter is on Turn on the Energy Meter by pressing the green On Off button Charging will now begin Charging is complete when the display turns off Even though the di...

Page 8: ...ll now begin Discharging is complete when the display turns off You can cancel the discharge at any time by pressing the green On Off button Press the button again to turn the Energy Meter on and use as normal Step 9 Charge and discharge the Energy Meter a second time by repeating steps 2 to 8 Step 10 Finally charge the Energy Meter for the third and last time by repeating steps 2 to 5 You are now...

Page 9: ...nnect the MINDSTORMS NXT to a power source using the LEGO transformer as shown Step 3 Build the following program in the MINDSTORMS NXT Software Configure a Move block for motor A with the duration set to unlimited and power to 100 Configure a Loop block to run forever Place a Keep Alive block inside the Loop block so the MINDSTORMS NXT does not power down during charging Step 4 The MINDSTORMS NXT...

Page 10: ...ware and press Download and run Step 7 Make sure the Energy Meter is on Turn on the Energy Meter by pressing the green On Off button Charging will now begin Charging is complete when the display turns off Even though the display may show 100 J the Energy Meter is not fully charged until the display turns off INFO A full charge normally takes approximately one to three hours Charging and dischargin...

Page 11: ...ears on the display shown below right Discharging will now begin Discharging is complete when the display turns off You can cancel the discharge at any time by pressing the green On Off button Press the button again to turn the Energy Meter on and use as normal Step 11 Charge and discharge the Energy Meter a second time by repeating steps 2 to 10 Step 12 Finally charge the Energy Meter for the thi...

Page 12: ...de commerce de son de marcas registradas de LEGO Group 2010 The LEGO Group Removing the Energy Storage To remove the Energy Storage press the plastic tab on the back and press the Energy Storage down to slide it off INFO Always remove the Energy Storage from the Energy Display when not in use ...

Page 13: ... Meter 1 LEGO MINDSTORMS Output Port Allows the Energy Meter to be used with LEGO MINDSTORMS Visit www MINDSTORMSeducation com for more information 2 Display Shows input and output measurements as well as power status and error information 3 Directional control switch Selects the output function Set to the middle position to turn the output function off 4 On Off button Turns the Energy Meter on an...

Page 14: ...completed your experiments After recharging once you can continue using the Energy Meter Energy Storage power is empty The lightning symbol remains on constantly to indicate that the Energy Storage is empty You cannot continue using the Energy Meter until it is fully charged Energy Storage charging The Energy Meter has to be turned on The input voltage is then measured and shown in the display as ...

Page 15: ...ero and the lightning symbol blinks at one second intervals to indicate that the output has been overloaded We recommend charging the Energy Storage Energy Storage error The triangular warning symbol remains on constantly to indicate that there is an error on the Energy Storage Remove the Energy Storage and check that the connections are clean Reconnect the Energy Storage and charge If the warning...

Page 16: ...cted correctly to the Energy Meter via the Output plug Ensure that the directional control switch is not set to off Ensure the Energy Storage has sufficient charge Caring for your Energy Meter The life of your Energy Meter is affected by how it is used maintained and stored Follow the guidelines below to ensure that you get the most out of your Energy Meter Do Store the Energy Meter at room temper...

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