Disaster relief device

A portable disaster relief system comprising:

• a main housing having a dirty water tank, a clean water tank, and an electronics compartment isolated by sealed partitions;
• a water purification train comprising a reusable stainless-steel mesh pre-filter, a plurality of sediment filters, a reverse osmosis stage, and a UV sterilization stage;
• a lithium iron phosphate battery pack disposed in a fire-resistant enclosure with thermostat-controlled cooling;
• a solar panel deployment system comprising a hinged upper panel and opposing slide-out panels mounted on telescoping rails;
• and
• a rainwater collection fabric mounted to outrigger poles and fluidly coupled to the dirty water tank.

A method of providing emergency relief, comprising:

• transporting a portable disaster relief device to a deployment site;
• unfolding a hinged solar panel and extending side-mounted solar panels from the housing to form a solar array;
• operating a charge controller to regulate power from the solar array to a battery pack disposed in the housing;
• supplying electrical power to an outlet from the battery pack via an inverter;
• introducing contaminated water into a dirty water tank;
• filtering the water through a reusable pre-filter, sediment filters, a reverse osmosis system, and a UV sterilizer;
• and
• dispensing potable water into a clean water tank or storage container.