Self-sufficiency of 3-D printers: utilizing stand-alone solar photovoltaic power systems

Abstract A self-replicating rapid prototyper (RepRap) is a type of 3-D printer capable of printing many of its own components in addition to a wide assortment of products from high-value scientific or medical tools to household products and toys. There is some evidence that these printers could prov...

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Main Authors: Khalid Yousuf Khan, Lucia Gauchia, Joshua M. Pearce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40807-018-0051-6