this is a good article that on it’s surface, deliberates about tanks, guns and equipment used in warfare, but the underlying message is clear, in product design, durability and innovation does not come from just getting and stiching up “everything from everywhere”.
the author then substantiates why design doctrine is so critical in subsequent examples where the American built tank becomes a tool that facilitates getting the job done. better, easier; in contrast as to how the Russian assembled tank needed finesse to work the equipment to get the job done. (try using a pre-1980s Zenith camera, and you’re know what I mean)
when it comes the design of infrastructure-scale energy systems, or the build-up of modular renewable power equipment, the same thing applies; has the design doctrine been thought-out beyond the “pen and paper” single sheet design brief? (they, are not the same.)
within a sub-set of experienced project and systems design professionals, only a small percentage subscribe to adherence to the search for a project’s Critical Design Flaw (“CDF”) or a plurality thereof, during the (1) development of a design doctrine and (2) ongoing process feedback at the execution stage of said project.
consider the current intense research and development into better industrial scale electrolyzers that makes hydrogen using electricity and water, to date, very little substantive progress is made on it’s own CDF, except the constant emphasis on the tried and proven mantra of economies of scale.
to go a step further, given the recent news on the breakthrough achieved in the area of rapid charging performance for electric vehicle (EV) batteries being hailed as the industry’s gamechanger, the focus on getting the right type of EV battery chemistry, is unfortunately, missing past its Critical Design Flaw.
thus, Wes O-Donnell’s excellent take on the performance envelope of the respective Russian and American tanks in the field, proves beyond reasonable doubt, why tackling any critical design flaw is the key to taming any project’s design doctrine to within good standing.
#design #innovation #technology #energy
https://substack.com/home/post/p-161611177
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