Power, energy and ruggedisation
Hybrid microgrid planning
Combining PV, wind, storage and generators into an isolated or grid-tied site microgrid.
We design and deploy.
IEC TS 62898-1 (microgrid planning and specification)
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PowerSolar, battery and microgrids, sized to the load.
Power, inside Hardware & power: hybrid microgrid planning, microgrid controllers, grid interconnection, -48 V DC telecom power and more. Every item is traced to its specification, from IEC TS 62898-1 (microgrid planning and specification) to IEEE 2030.7 (microgrid controller specification), and runs on the open Observatory Protocol.
Plan with usArchitectureThe protocol- Technologies
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- At the frontier
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- Industries served
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Reference design, drawn to scale · drag to turn · hover a part
01What it is
Microgrids and distribution.
How a remote site is powered, stored, distributed, cooled, sealed, tested, grounded, held up and kept safe, from a solar-powered sensor to a hybrid microgrid on a guyed mast. Each technology below carries what it is, what we do with it, and the standard it is drawn against.
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Microgrid controllers
Dispatch, islanding and generator scheduling with tested control functions.
We design, integrate, deploy and operate.
IEEE 2030.7 (microgrid controller specification) · IEEE 2030.8 (microgrid controller testing)
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Grid interconnection
Connecting site generation to the utility with protection and ride-through settings.
We design and deploy.
IEEE 1547-2018 · CSA C22.3 No. 9 (interconnection of distributed resources)
Power, energy and ruggedisation
-48 V DC telecom power
The standard DC interface for radio and network equipment, with rectifiers and battery strings.
We design, deploy and maintain.
ETSI EN 300 132-2
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Higher-voltage DC distribution
Up to 400 V DC to cut cable losses across masts and edge racks.
We design.
ETSI EN 300 132-3
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Power over Ethernet
Power and data on one cable for cameras, radios and access points up to about 90 W.
We design, integrate and deploy.
IEEE 802.3bt-2018 (Type 3 and 4)
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Single-pair Ethernet with power
Long-reach 10 Mb/s links with power over one pair for field instruments.
We design and integrate.
IEEE 802.3cg (10BASE-T1L) · IEEE 802.3bu (PoDL)
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Uninterruptible power supplies
Ride-through and clean power for compute and network loads.
We design, deploy and maintain.
IEC 62040-3 (UPS performance)
Power, energy and ruggedisation
Vehicle and mobile power
Power for vehicle-mounted and deployable systems with transient protection.
We design and integrate.
ISO 16750-2 (road vehicle electrical loads) · MIL-STD-1275 (28 V DC vehicle systems)
02Architecture
Where it sits, and what it speaks.
Power draws on 1 domain and 8 layers of the spectrum; the highlighted layers carry this area. It speaks 3 of the protocol’s 8 core functions.
Generation
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Storage
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Microgrids and distribution
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Energy management and monitoring
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Thermal design and ingress
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Environmental and EMC testing
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Lightning, grounding and structures
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Safety and transport
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01JoinIdentity, attestation quote, signed policy.
02AdmitAdmitted for a stated scope, nothing wider.
03DescribeWhat, where, how and by whom, with calibration.
04TimeOne clock across the grid, with its error bound.
05ObserveEvery value with quality and provenance.
06QualifyTested against the specification, state on record.
07FederateSigned exchange across grids and trust domains.
08OrchestrateSoftware and configuration by signed plan.
03On the grid
Every site joins one observing grid.
The open networks on the grid today, over real relief and the geodesic cells we count them into, filtered to the energy industry domain this area serves. A site built here enrols into the same grid.
04In the field
Where this runs, sector by sector.
6 deployment scenarios from the sector research that rely on power.
CitiesMunicipal low-power radio or private 5G layer
A city-wide connectivity layer as digital public infrastructure.Defence-adjacent (civil dual-use)Civil observatories supporting northern infrastructure
Weather and ionospheric observatories, communications and power at remote sites that surveillance programmes may share.Government and public safetyUrban street-flood sensor network
Open-hardware depth sensors with open data and alerts to emergency management.Government and public safetyDeployable communications and sensing for incident command
A cell on wheels with satellite backhaul, mesh telemetry and environment nodes at the incident base.Communities and ruralRemote microgrid, sensing and connectivity bundle
Solar-plus-storage telemetry with a weather station and a small cell in a diesel-reduction project.Development and humanitarianDisplacement-site connectivity and sensing
Point-to-multipoint wireless, satellite backhaul, solar and water-point sensors with protection safeguards.05Open and enterprise
Open by default. Enterprise by contract.
The open counterpart lives on the main site for anyone to read and run. The enterprise service is designed, deployed and operated with you, under contract.
Open, on the main site
- Device classes with 3D models
- Reference designs (licence pending)
Enterprise, on this site
- Kit supply
- Bills of materials and deployment plans
- OEM co-engineering
06The rest of the line
Hardware & power, area by area.
Hardware & powerForm factors
Sensor node, gateway, 7U rack, shelter.Hardware & powerRuggedisation
Ingress, thermal, vibration and shock, specified per site.Hardware & powerMobile and deployable
Vehicles, vessels and airborne platforms.Hardware & powerReference designs
Drawn to scale, published once licensed.Hardware & powerOEM
Co-engineering with instrument and enclosure makers.Bring us the site.
Survey, design, deployment and operation for power. The form names who receives your details.
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