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Overview
Overview
DDS is a solar system that bypasses the electrical grid by connecting solar panels directly to the devices and that they power.
Despite the intuitiveness of this approach, it has remained relatively unknown--we are hoping to change that.
Goals
Goals
Initial:
Initial:
Our primary objective is to support DDS behind-the-scenes; in making DDS understandable and accessible, while our partners in Africa focus on the implementation and installation itself.
Final:
Final:
After reassessing and then altering our goals to match our timeline more accurately, we met our goal of making the information regarding DDS more easily understood and organized. We acknowledge that part of our initial goal--including beginning to disseminate, preforming outreach, and educating locally on said information--was more lofty than was realistic given our constraints.*
(*See outlook section, in the timeline page.)
Vision Statement
Vision Statement
To transform energy access worldwide by making solar power as simple, affordable, and direct as sunlight itself—empowering communities to harness the sun’s energy without barriers, building local expertise, and resilience within the communities.
To transform energy access worldwide by making solar power as simple, affordable, and direct as sunlight itself—empowering communities to harness the sun’s energy without barriers, building local expertise, and resilience within the communities.
Mission Statements
Mission Statements
of the Project Lead:
of the Project Lead:
Empower communities by delivering affordable and reliable electricity solutions that expand access to underserved populations.
Empower communities by delivering affordable and reliable electricity solutions that expand access to underserved populations.
Reduce reliance on costly and carbon-intensive grid power.
Reduce reliance on costly and carbon-intensive grid power.
Ensure dependable, low-cost backup energy during grid outages.
Ensure dependable, low-cost backup energy during grid outages.
of the Supporting Team:
of the Supporting Team:
Spread awareness of DDS.
Spread awareness of DDS.
Find, connect, encourage communities where DDS is a good socio-environmental aid.
Find, connect, encourage communities where DDS is a good socio-environmental aid.
Organize, support, connect adopters with resources and backing.
Organize, support, connect adopters with resources and backing.
Aid Ryan with his various pursuits.
Aid Ryan with his various pursuits.
What is DDS?
We are developing and deploying Direct DC Solar (DDS) microgrids and Direct Solar Optimizer (DSO) circuits to power industrial and domestic applications-- such as community microgrids, schools, and small enterprises in low-income and off-grid regions.
Because DDS systems offer the least expensive, most efficient, and simplest energy solution for communities where expanding or maintaining the traditional electrical grid is costly or impractical. By directly using solar energy without inverters or complex infrastructure, communities can access reliable daytime power for critical needs like cooking, pumping, and manufacturing.
How Does DDS work?
We design and implement open-source DSO circuits that maintain panels at their optimal operating voltage and enable smart load prioritization when solar power is limited.
Field deployments such as the 180V microgrid at Living Energy Farms and the 6 kW solar cooking installation in Uganda demonstrate safe, effective operation supported by data logging, local manufacturing, and community training to build long-term local expertise and reduce system costs.
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