1. Status Report #8 Portable Solar Power Supply Team# 13 Eric Camacho John Michael McLeod Ky Dinhquoc Nguyen Kelechi (Kc) Nwogu 04/06/2011

2. Need & Milestones A portable solar power supply that will use solar energy with a solar tracker to power AC and DC devices. Finalize design & order parts (by 1/22) Build inverters (by 2/7) Build solar tracker (by 4/8) Assembly entire circuit (by 4/12) Test and make final adjustments (by 4/14)

3. Recently Completed Inverters ◦ DC/AC inverter (Functional) ◦ DC/DC inverter  USB (Functional)  Cigarette lighter (Functional) Completed website Solar Panel ◦ Tested for proper functionality & power ratings Casing ◦ Designed component layout ◦ Added battery power tester ◦ Incorporated all components into casing

4. Ongoing/Pending Tasks Build solar tracker & Stand ◦ Finish work on stand for solar panel  Finish Stand  Incorporate servo motor w/ Microcontroller Finalize Design ◦ Final Testing ◦ Final Modifications

5. Upcoming Tasks Completion of solar tracker Prototype final design Testing Poster Layout Final report

6. Block Diagram

7. Schedule Finalize ideas & parts needed Purchase Parts Assemble Parts Testing and debugging Finalize design Presentation 01/22 01/25 03/01 04/10 04/16 04/21

8. Schedule Timeline Completed

9. Currently Completed