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Today, as I was sipping my morning coffee and planning a quick check on my solar house projects, the news broke: a massive blackout swept across Spain and Portugal. Airports closed, metros stopped mid-tunnel, and-most importantly for the local butchers and ice-cream shops-fridges and freezers went dark. It’s the kind of event that makes you realize just how much we all rely on electricity and how we treat it for granted. The outage, which struck late morning, was sudden and… - Peacock feather strategy for Energy management
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As energy grids evolve to accommodate growing demand and renewable energy integration, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) are emerging as an innovative solution to enhance grid stability and efficiency. Central to the success of VPPs is the incorporation of smart home technologies, which transform individual households into active participants in energy management. By leveraging distributed energy resources (DERs) and intelligent devices, smart homes can contribute significantly to the operation of VPPs, offering benefits for both consumers and utilities, increasing the safety… - Why 3d printer is what you need for Zombie Apocalypse? Part 2: How and what to print?
If you’re interested in how we powered up our 3d printer when Zombies are running through the earth, check Part 1 of this article. Ok, so we’re prepared for our setup but haven’t we stated that in our scenario resources are thin world is inhabited by but not most pleasant brain eaters? YUP. - Why 3d printer is what you need for Zombie Apocalypse? Part 1: How to get Power?
Evolution of 3d printers made them as much of a tool as chisel or saw, they’ve stopped being a gimmick or something geeky and became fully fledged tool for every shop. - DSP-700GB power supply and how to make it workDSP-700GB is an affordable alternative to new, fancy power supplies that would cost around 100 EUR for same current rating. Which is staggering 56A at 12VDC. As it will not just output 12V on its pads, it needs some additional treatment. Connect pad 4 and 7 to GND (left or right doesn’t matter), that will make it “Always on”, it will always provide 12VDC between pads GND and +12V.