The battery was made of a clay jar that was full of a vinegar solution into which an iron rod wrapped with a copper cylinder was placed inside. This "battery" gave 1.1 to 2.0 volts of electricity. Overall, batteries, inverters, and battery chargers have become way more efficient over the past 15 years or so. The hypothesis is that if a charger, battery pack, and an inverter are made into a system to transport electrical power, it will gather energy from a remote source and move it to the point of use. .
Materials and Methods.
To test out the hypothesis, a prototype system was be built. To do this, a battery, charger, and an inverter were used. Then, all of the components were mounted onto frame, and then connected the battery to the battery pack with DC power cables. Next, using the same type of DC connection cables, the battery was connected to the inverter. A power cord was installed and a receptacle to allow external devices to receive power from our prototype. To measure DC current a shunt was used. A shunt creates a measurable voltage drop that corresponds to the current flowing through it. Next, a volt meter was used to measure the voltage. Then, the measured power put in and the measured power taken out which were found by multiplying I (current) by V (voltage) to get the amount of power according Ohms Law ( P=IV0). Finally, power input by power output was divided to find each component's efficiency, (Power in/Power out) x 100 = the percentage of components efficiency. After the data is recorded, the entire individual component was multiplied to find the total efficiency of the prototype. The trends were graphed and compared to the data from the manufacturers.
Results .
The hypothesis is that if a system to transport electrical power was developed, it will gather energy from a remote source and move it to the point of use. To test this hypothesis a series of tests were completed.
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