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Software interTESS Applied Science, Renewable Energy, DVD

Product No: 01081-00

Function and Applications

The software interTESS is an interactive software tool for supporting teachers as well as students in the set up, performance and evaluation of experiments from PHYWE's TESS program (Training and Experimental System for Students, in total more than 1000 student experiments available). The age-based teaching approach together with a computer interface for PC-based data collection, interTESS offers a real computer-based learning.

The experiments are available in up to 11 languages on DVD (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Arabic, Russian, Turkish).

Experiments become more attractive. Future kids grow up with computers. With interTESS, the fascination of the PC can be transferred to physics.
Save valuable teaching time. The software supports the student during the experimental setup, action and evaluation. The teacher can assist the students individually.
Step-by-step experimentation ensures maximum learning effectiveness. The interTESS software guides the users through the experiments. Detailed descriptions help for a better understanding. The measurement results can be entered in tabulars, graphs are generated automatically.
Easy evaluation of student performance. A large variety of questions can be answered using multiple choice, by drawing sketches or as text. Also possible as homework on the students PCs.
Teacher Tool minimizes preparation time. The teacher tool offers password-protected access to sample-solutions.

Topics

In total more than 400 experiments described in english.

Physics: 304 experiments (Mechanics 75, Thermodynamics 34, Optics 81, Electrics/Electronics 74, Electrostatics/Magnetism/Electrical fields 24, Optics/Atomic Physics 16)
Chemistry: 60 experiments (General and Anorganic Chemistry)
Biology: 23 experiments (Plants & animals 1, Plant growth 9, Environment 4, Respiration & Blood 1, Plant metabolism 7, Reproduction 1)
Applied Sciences: 53 experiments (Renewable Energy)

Equipment and Technical Data

Content: 1 DVD
53 experiment descriptions for Applied Sciences:Renewable Energy
System requirements: MinimumPentium III, 500 MHz, 64 MB RAM,8× CD-ROM drive,Windows 98/ME/2000/XP; LinuxSuSE Version 7 or higher, RedHatVersion 7 or higher, MacOS X.

Accessories

PHYWE TESS (Training and Experimental System for Students)

Single versions available for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Applied Science, as well as topic-related versions for Optics, Mechanics etc. (see article list below).

This documentation contains the following experiments

Title	Product
Conversion of light into motion with a solar cell	P9510100
Conversion of mechanical energy into electrical energy	P9510200
Conversion of thermal energy into electrical energy	P9510300
Conversion of thermal energy into motion	P9510400
Driving a water wheel	P9510500
Influence of illumination level on voltage and current of asolar cell	P9511100
Influence of surface area of solar cell on voltage and current	P9511200
Voltage and current in a series connection of solar cells	P9511300
Voltage and current in a parallel connection of solar cells	P9511400
The solar cell as a power source for LED	P9511500
The solar cell as a diode	P9511600
Voltage and current of a solar cell as a function of light intensity	P9511700
Storage of electrical energy of a solar cell with the aid ofa rechargeable battery	P9511800
Solar-dark characteristic curve	P9511900
The characteristic current-voltage curves of solar cells	P9512000
Storage of the electric energy from a solar cell in a capacior	P9512100
Thermal conduction	P9513100
Influence of surface on the absorption of solar energy	P9513200
Influence of insulation on the absorption of solar energy	P9513300
Using the greenhouse effect with a solar collector	P9513400
Heating water in a solar collector	P9513500
Thermal insulation of houses and thermal imaging	P9513600
Thermal radiation and greenhouse effect	P9513700
Electrical energy from wind energy	P9515100
Influence of wind speed	P9515200
Influence of wind direction	P9515300
Wind energy under load	P9515400
Influence of number of rotor blades	P9515500
Storage of electrical energy from wind energy with the aid of a rechargeable battery	P9515600
Storage of the electric energy won from wind energy in a capacitor	P9515700
Current-voltage characteristic of the wind wheel	P9515800
Generation of hydrogen and oxygen using a PEM electrolyser	P9516100
Generation of electric energy using a PEM fuel cell	P9516200
Solar-hydrogen system	P9516300
Wind-hydrogen system	P9516400
Characteristic curve of a PEM electrolyser	P9516500
Faradic efficiency and energetic efficiency of a PEM electrolyser	P9516600
Current-voltage characteristic of a PEM fuel cell	P9516700
Faradic and energetic efficiencies of a PEM fuel cell	P9516800
The efficiency of a electrolyser-fuel cell system	P9516900
current-voltage characteristic of an air breathing fuel cell	P9517000
Generation of electrical energy using a thermogenerator(thermoelectric power)	P9517100
Thermal voltage and temperature	P9517200
Peltier effect: cooling engine	P9517300
Peltier effect: heat pump	P9517400
Using ambient heat with the aid of a Peltier heat pump	P9517500
Pumping water using solar energy	P9518100
Pumping water using wind energy	P9518200
Efficiency of the pump in the conversion of electric energy to potential energy	P9518300
Running water drives a generator	P9518400
Heating water using a parabolic trough	P9519100
How heating is influenced by the position of the absorber in the parabolic trough	P9519200
Model of a parabolic trough field	P9519300