Power Cube Design Rationale - Revision history

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 The Power Cube is an interchangeable power source. This design approach satisfies a number of the [[OSE_Specifications#GVCS_Specifications.2FCore_Values|OSE Core Values]].
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 #'''Sufficiency.''' The Power Cube is "good enough" but could be augmented to achieve any specified level of performance.
 # '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.
 '''Definition''' - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses.  A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility

Marcin at 11:17, 14 September 2013

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	#'''Sufficiency.''' The Power Cube is "good enough" but could be augmented to achieve any specified level of performance.		#'''Sufficiency.''' The Power Cube is "good enough" but could be augmented to achieve any specified level of performance.
	# '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.		# '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.


			=Structural Design Rationale=
			We are using 4"x4" tubing for the Power Cube to make it a self-contained, structural unit.

			The reason for the 4x4 frame is that we want to use it like building blocks - to stack these like Lego Blocks. If the Cube is a structural unit in itself, we can attach other things to it, such as a 3 point hitch. It can be a complete building block. If it's not structural in itself, it needs to go inside a structural frame, making the structure much larger and awkward than necessary. We want to address the infinite scalability issue: putting on as many power cubes as needed. This is harder when each of them is too large.

	'''Definition''' - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility		'''Definition''' - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility

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2013-02-16T18:20:51Z

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	The Power Cube is an interchangeable power source. This design approach satisfies a number of the ~~OSE Core Values~~ [[OSE_Specifications#GVCS_Specifications.2FCore_Values]].		The Power Cube is an interchangeable power source. This design approach satisfies a number of the [[OSE_Specifications#GVCS_Specifications.2FCore_Values\|OSE Core Values]].

	#'''Modular.''' Power Cubes are easily traded out and the design is easily altered. At the same time, there is an overall logic to the design that encourages interoperability.		#'''Modular.''' Power Cubes are easily traded out and the design is easily altered. At the same time, there is an overall logic to the design that encourages interoperability.

KhalidH: wikification + cat

2013-02-16T18:19:23Z

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	The Power Cube is an interchangeable power source. This design approach satisfies a number of the OSE Core Values [[OSE_Specifications#GVCS_Specifications.2FCore_Values]].		The Power Cube is an interchangeable power source. This design approach satisfies a number of the OSE Core Values [[OSE_Specifications#GVCS_Specifications.2FCore_Values]].

	1. '''Modular.''' Power Cubes are easily traded out and the design is easily altered. At the same time, there is an overall logic to the design that encourages interoperability.		#'''Modular.''' Power Cubes are easily traded out and the design is easily altered. At the same time, there is an overall logic to the design that encourages interoperability.
			#'''User-Friendly.''' The Power Cube can be transported without special equipment and swapped out with only a few minutes training.
	2. '''User-Friendly.''' The Power Cube can be transported without special equipment and swapped out with only a few minutes training.		#'''Do-It-Yourself.''' Build it yourself. Use it yourself. Repair it yourself. Nothing about a Power Cube requires special tools or proprietary information.
			#'''Resilience.''' Power Cubes work for you, not against you. If one breaks, you can swap it out in the field and get back to work.
	3. '''Do-It-Yourself.''' Build it yourself. Use it yourself. Repair it yourself. Nothing about a Power Cube requires special tools or proprietary information.		#'''Systems Design.''' The Power Cube does not maximize the performance of any particular machine. Rather, it maximizes the performance of the entire GVCS system of systems.
			#'''Substitutability.''' Any GVCS machine designed to accept a Power Cube can just as easily be powered by a commercial equivalent or by manual activity. Additionally, Power Cubes can replace commercial and manual equivalents in non-GVCS applications.
	4. '''Resilience.''' Power Cubes work for you, not against you. If one breaks, you can swap it out in the field and get back to work.		#'''Scalability.''' The concept of the power cube automatically lends itself to smaller versions, larger versions and versions with different power in/out puts.
			#'''Simplicity.''' Each Power Cube is composed of the bare minimum components necessary for go-anywhere power production.
	5. '''Systems Design.''' The Power Cube does not maximize the performance of any particular machine. Rather, it maximizes the performance of the entire GVCS system of systems.		#'''Sufficiency.''' The Power Cube is "good enough" but could be augmented to achieve any specified level of performance.
			# '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.
	6. '''Substitutability.''' Any GVCS machine designed to accept a Power Cube can just as easily be powered by a commercial equivalent or by manual activity. Additionally, Power Cubes can replace commercial and manual equivalents in non-GVCS applications.

	7. '''Scalability.''' The concept of the power cube automatically lends itself to smaller versions, larger versions and versions with different power in/out puts.

	8. '''Simplicity.''' Each Power Cube is composed of the bare minimum components necessary for go-anywhere power production.

	9. '''Sufficiency.''' The Power Cube is "good enough" but could be augmented to achieve any specified level of performance.

	~~10.~~ '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.

	'''Definition''' - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility		'''Definition''' - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility
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Eric mossotti: /* Product Ecology */ duplicates in list

2012-08-07T02:00:43Z

Product Ecology: duplicates in list

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Marcin at 13:33, 28 December 2011

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	'''Status''' – Check with [[Tom Griffing]], project manager, on latest status. Power Cube Prototype V is being built currently. Prototype IV is relatively stable and is in use at Factor e Farm.		'''Status''' – Check with [[Tom Griffing]], project manager, on latest status. Power Cube Prototype V is being built currently. Prototype IV is relatively stable and is in use at Factor e Farm.

			=Power Cube Product Ecology=

			==Product Ecology==
			[[Image:6b-Powercubeeco.png\|thumb\|600px\|Power Cube [[Product Ecology]]]]

			The current iteration of the power cube is an [[Power_Cube/Bill_of_Materials\|off-the-shelf gasoline engine]], but the design is intended to be as power source agnostic as possible so that the power production can be readily changed. There will likely be many variations on the power cube design, but all fitting inside a similar size profile so that a [[GVCS]] machine can readily swap out one Power Cube for another.

			{{Product Ecology
			\|Product={{Power Cube}}

			\|From=
			*[[Gasoline]]
			*[[Biodiesel]]
			*{{Steam Engine}}
			*{{Steam Generator}}
			*{{Gasifier Burner}}
			*{{Pelletizer}}

			\|Uses=
			*[[Biofuel]]
			*[[Biomass]]
			*[[Tractor]]
			*[[QA Plate]]

			\|Creates=
			*[[Power]]
			*[[Hydraulic]]

			\|Enables=
			*{{Tractor}}
			*{{CEB Press}}
			*{{Bulldozer}}
			*{{MicroTrac}}
			*{{Bulldozer}}
			*{{Car}}
			*{{Truck}}
			*{{Hammermill}}
			*{{Drill Press}}
			*{{Lathe}}
			*{{Welder}}
			*{{Ironworker}}
			*{{Sawmill}}
			*{{Induction Furnace}}
			*{{Torch Table}}

			\|Components=
			*Frame
			*Engine
			*Coupler
			*[[Metal]]
			*Hydraulic Tank
			*Gas Tank
			*[[Hydraulic Pump]]
			*[[Hydraulic Hoses]]
			}}

Marcin at 13:14, 28 December 2011

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	'''Solution''' – By decoupling the power unit from a powered device via quick-attach coupling – it is possible to turn a dedicated power unit into a flexible power module. We have shown proof of concept – in that power units can be shared between different machines. This allows for drastic cost reduction in the overall cost of mechanical infrastructures.		'''Solution''' – By decoupling the power unit from a powered device via quick-attach coupling – it is possible to turn a dedicated power unit into a flexible power module. We have shown proof of concept – in that power units can be shared between different machines. This allows for drastic cost reduction in the overall cost of mechanical infrastructures.

	'''Status''' – Check with [[Tom Griffing]], project manager, on latest status. Power Cube Prototype V is being built currently. Prototype IV is in use at Factor e Farm.		'''Status''' – Check with [[Tom Griffing]], project manager, on latest status. Power Cube Prototype V is being built currently. Prototype IV is relatively stable and is in use at Factor e Farm.

Marcin at 13:14, 28 December 2011

2011-12-28T13:14:10Z

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	10. '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.		10. '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.

	Definition - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility		'''Definition''' - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility

	Problem Statement and Solution – Power machinery and equipment typically uses dedicated engine units, such that a large number of different engines is required to power a large number of powered equipment. The engine unit is the heart of any powered device.		'''Problem Statement and Solution''' – Power machinery and equipment typically uses dedicated engine units, such that a large number of different engines is required to power a large number of powered equipment. The engine unit is the heart of any powered device.

	Solution – By decoupling the power unit from a powered device via quick-attach coupling – it is possible to turn a dedicated power unit into a flexible power module. We have shown proof of concept – in that power units can be shared between different machines. This allows for drastic cost reduction in the overall cost of mechanical infrastructures.		'''Solution''' – By decoupling the power unit from a powered device via quick-attach coupling – it is possible to turn a dedicated power unit into a flexible power module. We have shown proof of concept – in that power units can be shared between different machines. This allows for drastic cost reduction in the overall cost of mechanical infrastructures.

	Status – ~~The second prototype of the~~ Power Cube ~~has been~~ built~~, and we have an order for a~~ Prototype ~~III of the Power Cube, which we will be building~~ at Factor e Farm ~~after April, 2011~~.		'''Status''' – Check with [[Tom Griffing]], project manager, on latest status. Power Cube Prototype V is being built currently. Prototype IV is in use at Factor e Farm.

Matt Maier at 03:17, 18 December 2011

2011-12-18T03:17:00Z

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	10. '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.		10. '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.

	Definition - The Power ~~Cube1~~ is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility		Definition - The Power Cube is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility

	Problem Statement and Solution – Power machinery and equipment typically uses dedicated engine units, such that a large number of different engines is required to power a large number of powered equipment. The engine unit is the heart of any powered device.		Problem Statement and Solution – Power machinery and equipment typically uses dedicated engine units, such that a large number of different engines is required to power a large number of powered equipment. The engine unit is the heart of any powered device.

Matt Maier at 03:16, 18 December 2011

2011-12-18T03:16:49Z

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	10. '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.		10. '''Realistic Immediacy.''' Power Cubes are doing real work right now and the design is already in its fourth version.

			Definition - The Power Cube1 is a universal power unit, and it is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. As such, any of these platforms can be used as power sources for other devices, such as workshop tools, power generators, ironworker machines, or any other devices which require a power source. The key to this flexibility is the self-contained nature of the Power Cube, where quick-connect hoses and quick-connect physical mounting allow the Power Cube to be coupled to used with other devices. It has frame-integrated fuel and hydraulic reservoirs. It currently contains an 18 or 27 hp gasoline engine, coupled to a hydraulic pump, and produces fluid flow up to 15 gallons per minute and up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI) pressure. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses. A modern steam engine will be retrofitted as soon as it is developed to allow complete fuel flexibility

			Problem Statement and Solution – Power machinery and equipment typically uses dedicated engine units, such that a large number of different engines is required to power a large number of powered equipment. The engine unit is the heart of any powered device.

			Solution – By decoupling the power unit from a powered device via quick-attach coupling – it is possible to turn a dedicated power unit into a flexible power module. We have shown proof of concept – in that power units can be shared between different machines. This allows for drastic cost reduction in the overall cost of mechanical infrastructures.

			Status – The second prototype of the Power Cube has been built, and we have an order for a Prototype III of the Power Cube, which we will be building at Factor e Farm after April, 2011.