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Renewable Energy

Getting Started

With the LEGO® Energy Meter

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Table of Contents

1. Energy Meter Overview ........................................................................................... 3

2. Attaching the 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. Technical Speciﬁcations .......................................................................................... 16

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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

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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.

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Charging and discharging with the

LEGO® Power Functions Battery Box

Charging the Energy Meter

Step 1

Make sure that the Power Functions Battery

Box is ﬁtted with six new batteries before

beginning. Rechargeable batteries can

beused.

Step 2

Connect the Power Functions Battery Box to

the Input plug at the back of the Energy Meter

with the 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,

the Energy Meter is not fully charged until the

display turns oﬀ.

Charging and discharging with the LEGO® Power Functions Battery Box

INFO

Remember that charging

and discharging the

Energy Meter must

always be done under

adult supervision.

INFO

A full charge normally

takes approximately one

to three hours.

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Discharging the Energy Meter

Follow steps 5 to 9 only if this is the ﬁrst time you are using the Energy Meter.

Step 5

To completely discharge the Energy Meter, ﬁrst

disconnect all wires and devices.

Step 6

Turn on the Energy Meter by pressing the

green On/Oﬀ button.

Step 7

Press and hold the green On/Oﬀ button for

10 seconds until a blinking warning symbol

appears 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 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 are now ready to start using your fully charged Energy Storage.

Always remove the Energy Storage from the Energy Display when not in use

(see ‘Removing the Energy Storage’).

INFO

A full discharge normally

takes approximately

30-90 minutes.

INFO

Always store the

Energy Storage at room

temperature in a clean,

dry place.

Charging and discharging with the LEGO® Power Functions Battery Box

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Charging and discharging with the LEGO®

Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box

Charging the Energy Meter

Step 1

Make sure that the Power Functions

Rechargeable Battery Box is fully charged

before beginning.

Step 2

Connect the Power Functions Rechargeable

Battery Box to the Input plug at the back of

the Energy Meter with the Power Functions

Extension Wire.

Step 3

Connect the Rechargeable Battery Box to a

power source using the LEGO® transformer

asshown.

Step 4

Turn on the Power Functions 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 display may show 100 J,

the Energy Meter is not fully charged until the

display turns oﬀ.

INFO

Remember that charging

and discharging the

Energy Meter must

always be done under

adult supervision.

Charging and discharging with the LEGO® Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box

TIP

When fully charged,

the Power Functions

Rechargeable Battery

Box can charge up to

three Energy Meters at a

same time.

TIP

A full charge normally

takes approximately one

to three hours.

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Discharging the Energy Meter

Follow steps 6 to 10 only if this is the ﬁrst time you are using the Energy Meter.

Step 6

To completely discharge the Energy Meter, ﬁrst

disconnect all wires and devices.

Step 7

Turn on the Energy Meter by pressing the

green On/Oﬀ button.

Step 8

Press and hold the green On/Oﬀ button for

10 seconds until a blinking warning symbol

appears 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 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 ready to start using your fully charged Energy Storage.

Always remove the Energy Storage from the Energy Display when not in use

(see ‘Removing the Energy Storage’).

INFO

A full discharge normally

takes approximately

30-90 minutes.

Charging and discharging with the LEGO® Power Functions Rechargeable Battery Box

INFO

Always store the

Energy Storage at room

temperature in a clean,

dry place.

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Charging and discharging with the

LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT

Charging the Energy Meter

Step 1

Make sure that you have the LEGO Converter

Cable, Power Functions Extension Wire, LEGO

transformer, Energy Meter and MINDSTORMS

NXT as shown.

Step 2

Connect the LEGO Converter Cable to Port A

of the MINDSTORMS NXT and then connect the

LEGO Converter Cable to the light grey end

of the Power Functions Extension Wire. Now,

connect the dark end of the Power Functions

Extension Wire to the input plug at the back

of the Energy Meter. Finally, connect 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 must be on. Turn on the

MINDSTORMS NXT by pressing the orange On/

Enter button.

Step 5

Attach the MINDSTORMS NXT to a computer

using either a USB cable or Bluetooth

connection.

INFO

Remember that charging

and discharging the

Energy Meter must

always be done under

adult supervision.

TIP

Show the complete

palette to locate the

Keep Alive block.

Charging and discharging with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT

TIP

When fully charged,

the MINDSTORMS NXT

can charge up to three

Energy Meters at the

same time.

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Step 6

Open the program you created in the

MINDSTORMS NXT Software 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 discharging with the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT

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