date-created: '2024-09-13'
date-updated: '2026-09-16'
manifest-author:
    name: Appropedia
    email: admin@appropedia.org
title: 'Open-source Hardware Design of Modular Solar DC Nanogrid'
description: 'The technical feasibility of solar photovoltaic (PV) direct current (DC) nanogrids is well established, but the components of nanogrids are primarily commercially focused on alternating current (AC)-based systems. Thus, DC converter-based designs at the system level require personnel with high degree of technical knowledge, which results in high costs. To enable a democratization of the technology by reducing the costs, this study provides a novel modular plug-and-play open-source DC nanogrid. The system can be customized according to consumer requirements, enabling the supply of various voltage levels to accommodate different device voltage needs. The step-by-step design process of the converter, controller, data logger, and assembly of the complete system is provided.'
intended-use: 'renewable energy'
keywords:
    - 'Distributed Generation'
    - 'Energy Management System'
    - 'DC Nanogrid'
    - Photovoltaic
    - 'Solar energy'
    - 'Open Source'
    - 'open source hardware'
    - microgrid
    - nanogrid
    - 'modular PV system hardware'
    - 'renewable energy'
project-link: 'https://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_Hardware_Design_of_Modular_Solar_DC_Nanogrid'
contact:
    name: 'User:J.M.Pearce'
    social:
        platform: Appropedia
        user-handle: 'User:J.M.Pearce'
version: 16
development-stage: Designed
made: false
image: 'https://www.appropedia.org/w/images/thumb/9/96/Nanogrid.jpg/1280px-Nanogrid.jpg'
license:
    documentation: CC-BY-SA-4.0
licensor:
    name: 'User:J.M.Pearce'
    affliation: FAST
    contact: 'https://www.appropedia.org/User:J.M.Pearce'
documentation-home: 'https://www.appropedia.org/Open-source_Hardware_Design_of_Modular_Solar_DC_Nanogrid'
documentation-language: en