H2Hybrid - Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer (FCAT 30) - Horizon Educational

The H2Hybrid Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer is the ultimate tool for exploring science and engineering concepts through hands-on activities with a working fuel cell car. An impressive array of hardware, software, and digital curricular materials allow for hours of activities for students from high school vocational-technical up through college-level engineering. Everything you need to get started is included right out of the box. The centerpiece of the H2Hybrid Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer is the

hybrid hydrogen fuel cell- and battery-powered RC car, featuring: onboard sensors, hybrid power management modules, and an advanced data logging system for the fuel cell, battery, and motor. This system collects data on voltage and current, displaying them via the onboard LCD screen which shows real-time graphs of output data from the fuel cell, battery, and motor. Additionally, each H2Hybrid Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer includes a custom-made testing bench that can gather data while the car is

standing still, four metal hydride fuel cartridges, battery, and battery charger. Optional add-ons include an electrolyzer to easily refill your metal hydride fuel cartridges. The car itself comes preassembled and is ready to drive immediately. To use the car with the testing bench is easy too. Start by simply connecting the testing bench wiring to the car. Then turn on the car, fuel cell, and board. Now you’re ready to gather data in real time. Connect the car to any computer and the testing be

nch can utilize the included labVIEW software to monitor speed, current, battery voltage, and more. Uniquely, the testing bench allows you to measure braking force, through a combination of data from the bench servos and the remote control. Even when not on the testing bench, the onboard sensors can gather data while the car is running anywhere. While being displayed on the onboard LCD screen in real time, the sensor data can also be downloaded to an SD card and imported to a computer to be anal

yzed in spreadsheet programs such as Excel. To run experiments virtually, software models of the car are included for 3D CAD, OpenModelica, MATLAB, and more. The included Hydrostik metal hydride cartridges safely store up to 10 liters of hydrogen apiece and are recharged easily with the optional Hydrofill station. The Hydrofill station, sold separately, provides hydrogen cleanly, by electrolyzing distilled water. Want even more activities? Then consider including optional add-ons such as acceler

ometers and the measurement box, which allow for many more possibilities for experimentation. The included curricular materials guide students through hours of experiments on everything from measuring the car’s velocity and acceleration, to assessing the flow of energy in the electrical system, to designing more efficient parts and processes. Simple experiments involve monitoring the output of the fuel cell or measuring the forces at work as the car runs. More advanced experiments develop better

ways of utilizing the hybrid power sources or improving the car’s efficiency. Students from high school vocational/technical or physics classes to college-level engineering courses will find hours of content to meet their needs. Concepts covered in these activities include Newtonian mechanics, gear ratios, radio circuitry, sustainable engineering, and much much more! With more than a semester’s worth of content in one product, the H2Hybrid Fuel Cell Automotive Trainer is the perfect addition to

your class or lab. For more information on this and other great educational products, visit horizoneducational.com today.