DEVELOPMENT OF DISASTER POWER STATION USING SOLAR PANEL

Power outage is one of the problems when calamity occurs. It causes delay in search and rescue operation because of the lack in communication. It takes much time for the power to be restored after the rescuers damage is done after the disaster struck. The developed study is a possible solution to in averting power shortage during the natural calamity or disaster strike. The Disaster Power Station was developed through the fabrication of stainless-steel base and enclosure. It is controlled by a microcontroller, it is capable of detecting movement on the ground and send signal to alarm that there is an earthquake and it will activate the charging station as soon as the earthquake detected. Lamp is also provided in case earthquakes occur at night. Charging system will function and will be monitored to what was intended for the project. It is concluded that based on the evaluations, the prototype will be used in case of disaster. It is evaluated by It is evaluated by 1 professionals and 15 students using the TUP Evaluation Instrument and rated with an overall mean of 4.38 with the descriptive rating of "Very Good". The system developed performs the operation needed and was rated objectively. A manual is also implemented for the instructions.