P20462: Solar Powered 3D Printer Cart

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Our Problem This is the EDGE homepage for project 20462 SparkCart. For more information, please follow this link to our Confluence wiki, which will contain all project development. There is a need across the world for reliable, mobile power that is not dependent on an electrical grid. In 2017 and 2018, a solar-powered cart was developed for use in Columbia in order to provide reliable power to a 3D printer in an area with an unstable power grid. However, upon implementation, it was found that the scope of the project could be expanded to encompass multiple applications, leading to a need for a collapsible, mobile power system that could seamlessly switch between power sources. The goals of this project are to develop a solution and identify opportunities to switch between multiple power sources seamlessly, be portable and compact, improve reliability and ease of use, disassembly, and transport, and fail gracefully without power. The expected result is a functional prototype with a user manual, setup and teardown instructions, and a field test plan to be used in Columbia.	Project Name Solar Powered Portable 3D Printer Cart Project Number P20462 Project Family Sustainable Technologies for the Global Marketplace Start Term 2019 End Term 2020 Faculty Guide William Nowak, wjnddm@rit.edu Primary Customer Marcos Esterman, mxeeie@rit.edu Sponsor (financial support) Marcos Esterman, Bill Hard Fund, RIT Global

Team Members

Pictured from left to right: Konstantinos Konstas, Andrew Rearson, Arden Bonzo, Darcy DeAngelis, Liliana Benzer, Suyu Wang.

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Planning & Execution Project Photos and Videos Imagine RIT Gate Reviews	Problem Definition Systems Design Preliminary Detailed Design Detailed Design	Build & Test Prep Subsystem Build & Test Integrated System Build & Test Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation)

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A huge thanks to Dr. Marcos Esterman, Dr. Alvaro Rojas Arciniegas, and Francisco Mercado, as well as RIT and UAO.

Thanks to our sponsers, the Bill Hard Fund and RIT Global