Innovative Power Concepts
Products that are
“The next step beyond renewable
energy”
Agenda
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Setting the stage – the U.S. without power
Battery Statistics
Our Approach
The AC Power Box
The multi-purpose Battery Charger
Innovative Power Concepts
The US Without Power
• What causes power outages?
– Hurricanes
– Blizzards
– Severe Thunderstorms
– Ice Storms
– Tornados
– Extreme Heat Waves
• Power outages can last from a few hours to several weeks
• What starts as an inconvenience can quickly become a
criticality
Case Study: Hurricane Sandy
Oct 30, 2012, overnight –
Con Edison states that
Hurricane Sandy caused
the largest power outage
in its history
Timeline of
Events:
Oct 29, 2012 – 11pm –
Storm surge peaked at
13.88 ft.
Oct 29, 2012 –
8pm – Hurricane
Sandy makes
landfall at
Atlantic City, NJ,
with wind speeds
of 80 MPH
Oct 30, 2012 - 6:00 PM EDT: New
York City power company Con
Oct 30, 2012 - 5:42 PM
Edison warns residents in lowEDT: As of 5:15 p.m.
lying, flood-prone areas, and
Eastern time, an
Manhattan residents living below
36th Street, that they “may have
estimated 1,258,923
people in 10 states are to shut off their electrical service
if the underground electrical
without power.
equipment becomes inundated
with water.”
The US Without Power
• What do consumers do when a pending storm is
approaching?
– Raid the local stores for:
• Water
• Medication
• Food
• Batteries
• Flashlights
Battery Statistics
US consumers purchase 3 billion batteries annually, averaging 32
per family or 10 per person
US consumers throw away approximately 2.9 billion batteries per
year - or 179,000 tons – that end up in landfills
When dumped into landfills, batteries can leach mercury, lead,
cadmium and nickel into the groundwater.
Recycling programs at retail outlets are only scratching the surface –
waste caused by disposing of single-use batteries is a true
environmental problem.
Our Approach
• We repurpose depleted, single-use batteries
– Depleted batteries have approximately 60-70% of
remaining energy left
– Not enough to power the most simplest of home
devices – such as flashlight
– But more than enough to power the AC Power Box
The AC Power Box
• Converts DC power to AC power
• Harnesses energy from depleted single-use
batteries
• Powered by 1.5 Volt flashlight batteries
- new or depleted
• Powers LED lights and radios for multiple,
consecutive hours without any degradation in
performance
The AC Power Box
AC Power Box with 1.5 Volt
flashlight battery
Power Box
Battery Charger
(to be announced)
• Charges
rechargeable
batteries
• Charges nonrechargeable
batteries
• Recharges cell
phone batteries
• Last for months
on one battery
Power Box Battery
Charger
A versatile battery charger that
recharges:
• rechargeable batteries
• non-rechargeable batteries
• cell phone batteries
Use on a boat, in an RV, when
camping, or when normal power
sources are not available.
Last for months on a single battery
and can be stored safely for extended
time periods to be used when needed.
Measurements:
7”W x 5”H x 3”D
Weight:
Weight:
3 lbs. with 6 volt battery
Mini – AC Power Box
Converts DC power to AC power and
harnesses energy from single-use
batteries.
- Powered by a single 1.5 Volt flashlight
AA battery .
- Powers LED lights and radios for
multiple, consecutive hours without any
degradation in performance.
Measurements:
4”L x 2”W x 1” D
Note: to be redesigned before
distribution
Weight:
+/- 6 oz. with battery.
Availability: TBD
AC Power Box
“Emergency Power when the Power goes Out”
AC Power Box purpose
• Provide power to lights and a radio
• Using an inexpensive, safe, and well-known
energy source
Use Cases
• Any emergency when power is lost
• Hurricanes, blizzards, tornadoes, floods, ice
storms
• Camping, on a boat, in an RV, in a tent
AC Power Box
Converts DC power to AC power and
harnesses energy from single-use
batteries.
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Powered by 1.5 Volt flashlight
batteries (D, C, AA, or AAA)
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Powers LED lights and radios for
multiple, consecutive hours
without any degradation in
performance.
Measurements:
• 5”W x 5”H x 3/12” D
Note: to be redesigned before
distribution
Weight:
• Less than 15 oz. with battery.
Innovative Power Concepts
• The AC Power Box has been issued a
provisional patent (application # 61954896)
• Multiple products for emergencies in
development
• The goal…to provide emergency products that
run on 1.5 volt depleted batteries
• We want to help keep the planet GREEN!
What we are looking for
• We are seeking a partner that:
– Can provide the financial, test and development, and sales and
marketing resources to help take the AC Power Box and Multi-purpose
Battery Charger to market
– Can convert a design from prototype to a finished product, designed for
home use
– Has an existing channel infrastructure to where the AC Power Box and
Charger can be sold
– Has the means to promote, and enable, an effective recycling of singleuse batteries
– Shares our passion for being environmentally friendly
• Our goal is to provide a portfolio of emergency products that
run on depleted single-use batteries.
• We want to help keep the planet GREEN!