Honorable Mention

Emergency Power Pack
The battery-backed Emergency Power Pack produces enough power to run some household items during a power failure, including a few lamps and a television. An inverter originally designed to plug into car batteries plus a pair of 12-V, 17-Ah seal lead-acid batteries comprise the Emergency Power Pack. The compact 200- to 400-W inverter produces 120 VAC, which is suitable for powering home electronics. The Tiny 3687 microcontroller-based system controls battery charge and monitors various battery functions. It also enables users to recharge the battery with a car battery, which can be particularly useful during prolonged power outages.

Brian Millier
Canada
brian.millier@dal.ca

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