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Solar-Powered Ice and Cooling Solutions

The document outlines Project Ice, which aims to create portable cooling and ice-making devices powered by solar energy, batteries, or a hybrid system. It describes potential applications like beach and marine coolers and stroller air conditioners. The concept involves modular cooler and stroller designs that can provide air conditioning alone, ice-making alone, or both with an add-on solar power source. Key considerations are weight, cost, and ergonomics. Competitor product specifications are provided for comparison.

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Solar-Powered Ice and Cooling Solutions

The document outlines Project Ice, which aims to create portable cooling and ice-making devices powered by solar energy, batteries, or a hybrid system. It describes potential applications like beach and marine coolers and stroller air conditioners. The concept involves modular cooler and stroller designs that can provide air conditioning alone, ice-making alone, or both with an add-on solar power source. Key considerations are weight, cost, and ergonomics. Competitor product specifications are provided for comparison.

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Project Ice

A TrickyWater Concept

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

Objective
Provide cooling and ice on demand via solar, solar hybrid or stored energy.
On the go ice or cooling

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

Applications
Beach coolers
Marine coolers
Stroller A/C

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Off the Shelf Technologies

Input voltage: 115 V/60 Hz


Use tap water or bottled water
Power: 230 W
Ice making current: 1.7A
Ice harvesting current: 2.1A
Weight: 20.3 lbs
Dimensions: 12.9" H x 9.5" W x 14.1" D

High capacity/density marine battery


Need invertor to make system hybrid where a solar array can be utilized
Need charging circuit

Lightweight flexible and highly


efficient solar array to provide a trickle
charge

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Concept
Cooler
Chilled cooler with modular options
OPTION 1 AC only with battery
OPTION 2 Ice Maker with battery
only
OPTION 3 Add on solar power for
OPTIONS 1 and 2

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

Concept
Cooler

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

Concept
Cooler

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

Concept
Stroller
Chilled stroller
AC Unit driven by rechargeable battery

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Key Considerations
Weight
Cost ( components are about $400 before optimizing and packaging)
Ergonomics Tied to weight

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Igloo Trailmate
70qt
Overall: 23.61" H x 19.7" W x 34.59" D
Overall Product Weight: 34.7lbs
$379

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

Tunes2Go KoolMAX
40qt
Overall: 19 inches x 26.25 inches x 18.5 inches
Overall Product Weight: 39.5lbs
$289

Confidential Property of TrickyWater, LLC 2016

YETI 105
Overall: 20 inches x 29 inches x 30.5 inches
Overall Product Weight: 36lbs
$479

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IcyBreeze Air Conditioner


Capacity 38 qts
Overall: L-23.5 W-16.25 H-18.5
Overall Product Weight: 16lbs
$400(properly equipped)

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Nipi Cooler
Capacity 57qts
$449(properly equipped)

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Zero Breeze
Speaker and light
$499 retail
50sq ft. of cooling

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