--- title: "Power: Hardware & power | Nexus Observatory" description: "Power, inside Hardware & power: hybrid microgrid planning, microgrid controllers, grid interconnection, -48 V DC telecom power and more." url: https://observatory.global/hardware/power/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Hardware & power](https://observatory.global/hardware/) / **Power** # Solar, 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 us](https://observatory.global/contact/) Architecture [The protocol](https://observatory.global/protocol/specification/) **Technologies**: 9 **At the frontier**: 0 **Protocol functions**: 3 of 8 **Industries served**: 12 Reference design, drawn to scale · drag to turn · hover a part **01** What 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 ### 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) 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) **02** Architecture ## 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 9 Storage 9 Microgrids and distribution 9 Energy management and monitoring 7 Thermal design and ingress 8 Environmental and EMC testing 7 Lightning, grounding and structures 8 Safety and transport 7 01**Join** Identity, attestation quote, signed policy. 02**Admit** Admitted for a stated scope, nothing wider. 03**Describe** What, where, how and by whom, with calibration. 04**Time** One clock across the grid, with its error bound. 05**Observe** Every value with quality and provenance. 06**Qualify** Tested against the specification, state on record. 07**Federate** Signed exchange across grids and trust domains. 08**Orchestrate** Software and configuration by signed plan. **03** On 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. **04** In the field ## Where this runs, sector by sector. 6 deployment scenarios from the sector research that rely on power. [Cities Municipal low-power radio or private 5G layerA city-wide connectivity layer as digital public infrastructure.](https://observatory.global/sectors/cities/) [Defence-adjacent (civil dual-use) Civil observatories supporting northern infrastructureWeather and ionospheric observatories, communications and power at remote sites that surveillance programmes may share.](https://observatory.global/sectors/defence-adjacent/) [Government and public safety Urban street-flood sensor networkOpen-hardware depth sensors with open data and alerts to emergency management.](https://observatory.global/sectors/public-safety/) [Government and public safety Deployable communications and sensing for incident commandA cell on wheels with satellite backhaul, mesh telemetry and environment nodes at the incident base.](https://observatory.global/sectors/public-safety/) [Communities and rural Remote microgrid, sensing and connectivity bundleSolar-plus-storage telemetry with a weather station and a small cell in a diesel-reduction project.](https://observatory.global/sectors/communities/) [Development and humanitarian Displacement-site connectivity and sensingPoint-to-multipoint wireless, satellite backhaul, solar and water-point sensors with protection safeguards.](https://observatory.global/sectors/humanitarian/) **05** Open 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 **06** The rest of the line ## Hardware & power, area by area. [Hardware & power Form factorsSensor node, gateway, 7U rack, shelter.](https://observatory.global/hardware/form-factors/) [Hardware & power RuggedisationIngress, thermal, vibration and shock, specified per site.](https://observatory.global/hardware/ruggedisation/) [Hardware & power Mobile and deployableVehicles, vessels and airborne platforms.](https://observatory.global/hardware/mobile-and-deployable/) [Hardware & power Reference designsDrawn to scale, published once licensed.](https://observatory.global/hardware/reference-designs/) [Hardware & power OEMCo-engineering with instrument and enclosure makers.](https://observatory.global/hardware/oem/) ## Bring us the site. Survey, design, deployment and operation for power. The form names who receives your details. [Talk to us](https://observatory.global/contact/) [contact@observatory.global](mailto:contact@observatory.global?subject=Hardware%20%26%20power%3A%20Power) [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/)**Hardware & power** . 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