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* Jephias Gwamuri, Dhiogo Franco, Khalid Y. Khan, Lucia Gauchia and Joshua M. Pearce. [http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/4/1/3/html High-Efficiency Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Sustainable Development]. ''Machines'' 2016, '''4'''(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/machines4010003 | * Jephias Gwamuri, Dhiogo Franco, Khalid Y. Khan, Lucia Gauchia and Joshua M. Pearce. [http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/4/1/3/html High-Efficiency Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Sustainable Development]. ''Machines'' 2016, '''4'''(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/machines4010003 [https://www.academia.edu/20326034/High-Efficiency_Solar-Powered_3-D_Printers_for_Sustainable_Development open access] | ||
* To build: First follow the [[Delta_Build_Overview:MOST| basic MOST Delta 3-D printer build instructions]]. Then print some [[Solar Panels holders (Solar powered delta)]] and finally use the more advanced and simplified electronics discussed in the paper. | |||
* You can upgrade to print with fluids (e.g. silicone) and do PCB milling: [[Multi-material additive and subtractive prosumer digital fabrication with a free and open-source convertible delta RepRap 3-D printer]] | |||
'''What could you print with it?''' | |||
* [[:Open source 3-D printing of OSAT|3D printable appropriate technology designs]] | |||
* [[Applications of Open Source 3-D Printing on Small Farms]] | |||
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[[Appropriate Technology]]; [[Distributed Manufacturing]]; [[Open Source Hardware]]; [[Photovoltaic]]; [[Solar Energy]]; [[3D Printing]]; [[OSAT]]; [[off grid]] | [[Appropriate Technology]]; [[Distributed Manufacturing]]; [[Open Source Hardware]]; [[Photovoltaic]]; [[Solar Energy]]; [[3D Printing]]; [[OSAT]]; [[off grid]] | ||
==Presentation== | ==Presentation== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Self-sufficiency of 3-D printers: utilizing stand-alone solar photovoltaic power systems]] | |||
* [[Open-source, self-replicating 3-D printer factory for small-business manufacturing]] | * [[Open-source, self-replicating 3-D printer factory for small-business manufacturing]] | ||
* [[Distributed manufacturing with 3-D printing: a case study of recreational vehicle solar photovoltaic mounting systems]] | * [[Distributed manufacturing with 3-D printing: a case study of recreational vehicle solar photovoltaic mounting systems]] | ||
* [[Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective]] | |||
* [[Development of a Resilient 3-D Printer for Humanitarian Crisis Response]] | |||
* [[Open-source 3-D Printing in Managing Humanitarian Innovation]] | |||
==In the News== | |||
* [http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160118-open-source-solar-powered-reprap-3d-printer-brings-3d-printing-to-developing-communities.html Open source, solar-powered RepRap 3D printer brings 3D printing to developing communities] - 3Ders | |||
* [http://3dprintingindustry.com/2016/01/18/65012/ Print Off the Grid! Michigan Tech Develops Solar-Powered 3D Printer] - 3D Printing Industry | |||
* [http://3dprint.com/115706/solar-powered-3d-printer/ Latest Developments in Solar Powered 3D Printing Released by Michigan Tech] - 3DPrint.com | |||
* [https://www.3printr.com/3d-print-dawn-till-dusk-solar-powered-reprap-3d-printer-0433957/ 3D Print From Dawn Till Dusk with this Solar Powered RepRap 3D Printer] - 3printr | |||
* [https://localmotors.com/blog/post/solar-powered-3d-printers-bring-sustainable-development-to-impoverished-communities/1972/ Solar-powered 3D printers bring sustainable development to impoverished communities] - Local Motors | |||
* [http://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/the-revolution-will-be-customized-and-recycled-and-solar-powered/ The Revolution Will Be Customized (and Recycled and Solar-Powered)] - MIT-Sloan Management Review | |||
* [http://www.surfolks.com/interesting-facts-about-solar-powered-printers/ INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SOLAR-POWERED PRINTERS] - Surfolks | |||
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- Jephias Gwamuri, Dhiogo Franco, Khalid Y. Khan, Lucia Gauchia and Joshua M. Pearce. High-Efficiency Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Sustainable Development. Machines 2016, 4(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/machines4010003 open access
- To build: First follow the basic MOST Delta 3-D printer build instructions. Then print some Solar Panels holders (Solar powered delta) and finally use the more advanced and simplified electronics discussed in the paper.
- You can upgrade to print with fluids (e.g. silicone) and do PCB milling: Multi-material additive and subtractive prosumer digital fabrication with a free and open-source convertible delta RepRap 3-D printer
What could you print with it?
Abstract
The release of the open source 3-D printer known as the RepRap (a self-Replicating Rapid prototyper) resulted in the potential for distributed manufacturing of products for significantly lower costs than conventional manufacturing. This development, coupled with open source-appropriate technology (OSAT), has enabled the opportunity for 3-D printers to be used for sustainable development. In this context, OSAT provides the opportunity to modify and improve the physical designs of their printers and desired digitally-shared objects. However, these 3-D printers require electricity while more than a billion people still lack electricity. To enable the utilization of RepRaps in off-grid communities, solar photovoltaic (PV)-powered mobile systems have been developed, but recent improvements in novel delta-style 3-D printer designs allows for reduced costs and improved performance. This study builds on these innovations to develop and experimentally validate a mobile solar-PV-powered delta 3-D printer system. It is designed to run the RepRap 3-D printer regardless of solar flux. The electrical system design is tested outdoors for operating conditions: (1) PV charging battery and running 3-D printer; (2) printing under low insolation; (3) battery powering the 3-D printer alone; (4) PV charging the battery only; and (5) battery fully charged with PV-powered 3-D printing. The results show the system performed as required under all conditions providing feasibility for adoption in off-grid rural communities. 3-D printers powered by affordable mobile PV solar systems have a great potential to reduce poverty through employment creation, as well as ensuring a constant supply of scarce products for isolated communities.
Keywords
Appropriate Technology; Distributed Manufacturing; Open Source Hardware; Photovoltaic; Solar Energy; 3D Printing; OSAT; off grid
Presentation
- Pearce Prezi on OS Solar-powered 3-D Printing intro in 2012.
Other Versions of Solar Powered 3-D Printers
- Mobile Open-Source Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Distributed Manufacturing in Off-Grid Communities - for the first two versions of mobile solar powered 3D printers
- Markus Kayser's solar concentrator sand sinter 3D printer: http://www.markuskayser.com/work/solar-sinter/
- Mark Fuller's PV-powered Mendel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzo-M5c_73Y
- The inventor of RepRap, Adrian Bowyer, in a true show of classiness is running his RepRap making factory off solar power and feeding the excess back into the grid.[1]
- Solar powered Gigabot
See Also
- Self-sufficiency of 3-D printers: utilizing stand-alone solar photovoltaic power systems
- Open-source, self-replicating 3-D printer factory for small-business manufacturing
- Distributed manufacturing with 3-D printing: a case study of recreational vehicle solar photovoltaic mounting systems
- Global value chains from a 3D printing perspective
- Development of a Resilient 3-D Printer for Humanitarian Crisis Response
- Open-source 3-D Printing in Managing Humanitarian Innovation
In the News
- Open source, solar-powered RepRap 3D printer brings 3D printing to developing communities - 3Ders
- Print Off the Grid! Michigan Tech Develops Solar-Powered 3D Printer - 3D Printing Industry
- Latest Developments in Solar Powered 3D Printing Released by Michigan Tech - 3DPrint.com
- 3D Print From Dawn Till Dusk with this Solar Powered RepRap 3D Printer - 3printr
- Solar-powered 3D printers bring sustainable development to impoverished communities - Local Motors
- The Revolution Will Be Customized (and Recycled and Solar-Powered) - MIT-Sloan Management Review
- INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SOLAR-POWERED PRINTERS - Surfolks
