Are there any systems you're aware of that are designed to protect an entire structure? Since we're building a new house it would be nice if i could just condition/filter everything coming into our house. I would like to do so without batteries. I don't care if the power goes out, I just don't want it to damage my electronics when it's on or inbetween.
It would be really nice if I could just put a unit in between our power line and the distribution panel that is rated for 23KW (100A @ 230V) or so.
Third World Answer:The ferroresonant transformer may be what you need. It appears the author of
this paper is quite taken with its application to his third world country of Sri Lanka. I'm not sure if the same applies to your third world country.
Another option is the battery bank with Outback, or similar power inverter & battery charger, someone posted above.
The trade-off is maintenance. Lead acid battery maintenance is a full time job. The ferroresonant transformers have a MTBF of 20 years and its not unheard of to see much older ones in service.
I would recommend segregating the protected circuits with expensive equipment versus your connections for lighting and plugging in the vacuum.
Good candidates for a ferroresonant transformer have a defining charactaristic - a constant load matched to the size of the transformer.
In either case with power as bad as you say, you must wonder if the above devices (ferroresonant transformer, inverter/battery charger) will be "popped" by your serious power quality issues.
You will, for sure, want the whole house surge suppressor discussed below.
First World Answer:So the the basic problem here is that people have a new "baby" and want to protect it. So you proscribe a harmless placebo (plug in surge protector) to protect the baby from harm.
Your question is a different problem entirely, and correct solution is to have a whole house surge protector. You may want to consider this for any conductive utility services which leave your house (power, phone, cable tv coaxial cable, satellite dish coaxial cable) This is just one big MOV (metal oxide varistor).
You can condition and filter everything coming into your house, but your local Homeowner's Association may be concerned with what the installation of
this device will do to their property value.