SUNPOWER 550912 Functional Cell Demo Kit User Manual
- July 23, 2024
- SUNPOWER
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SUNPOWER 550912 Functional Cell Demo Kit
Product Information
Specifications
- Product Name: SunPower Functional Cell Demo Kit (FCDK)
- Model Number: 550912 Revision A – Aug 2023
- Contents:
- 1x Demo Kit
- 10x Maxeon Cells
- 4x Magnets
- 1x SunPower Sticker
- 1x Briefcase
Product Usage Instructions
- Make the Breaking kit demonstration as usual.
- Locate the Cell’s negative side as indicated in Figure 5.
- Set the Cell over the empty spot of the Demo kit, ensuring the Cell’s negative side is at the top connector. Use the magnets to fix the Cell in place.
- Expose the Demo kit to sunlight. The LED will turn on, demonstrating energy production.
- You can create shading in one or two Cells to observe the LED still working even under shading conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: Can the FCDK demonstrate energy production with cracked Cells?
A: Yes, the FCDK can show how Cells produce energy even if they have cracks by
connecting the cracked Cell to the demo kit and exposing it to sunlight.
SUNPOWERFUNCTIONAL CELL DEMO KIT (FCDK) User Manual
Product Overview
The Functional Cell Demo Kit (FCDK) was designed to demonstrate of how the
Maxeon Cells can produce energy even under shading or with cracks.
The FCDK lets the existing cell breaking kit (fig. 1) and the 4-cell demo
(fig. 2) work together creating a powerful message.
Both demos have been used to show the reliability of the Maxeon Cells but
cannot demonstrate the Cells can produce energy under real conditions, so the
message could sound incomplete.
The new demo, the FCDK, can show how the Cells are interconnected, and it can
be used to show a Cell producing energy, even if the Cell has cracks.
After using the Cell Breaking kit, you only need to connect the Cell, possibly
with cracks to the FCDK and expose the Demo to the sunlight to see how an LED
turns on.
Product Description
What is the content of the FCDK? 
Operation
How to use it?
- Make the Breaking kit demonstration as usual, it does not matter if the Maxeon cell breaks during this.
- Locate the Cell negative side.
- Set the Cell over the empty spot of the Demo kit, the Cell’s negative side must be in the top connector. Use the magnets to get the Cell fixed.
- Expose the Demo kit to the sunlight, the LED will turn on. You produce a shading in one of the Cells or make a partial shading in two Cells. If the Maxeon Cell is broken, you can shade a cell to see that even with it the LED still works.
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